<p>Has anyone been a private tutor while still in high school? If so, how did you get it off the ground? I want to tutor during my senior year, but I don't know where to begin. I want that to be my job during the school year... thanks for any help</p>
<p>Craigslist has worked for a lot of my friends and some of my former tutors. It’s a little risky and scary to use, but your posts will be seen by a lot of people.</p>
<p>SAT prep is usually in high demand in my area. If you have high SAT I/Subject scores, then put those up on your post on Craigslist, and if you have 800s/high 700s, people will come flocking to you, especially if your rates are cheap ($10-$20.) </p>
<p>Sometimes, overachieving underclassmen or those who are struggling and really want to improve (or their parents want them to) will want some tutoring. My school counselors have lists of students with good academic reputations whom they think would be good tutors - you could ask your counselor about this. If there isn’t one, you could ask them to recommend you as a private tutor to anyone who needs help. </p>
<p>If you can’t do private tutoring, many private SAT companies or cram schools often give jobs to high schoolers. A few of my friends have worked for Kaplan, Sylvan, Kumon, and some other local prep companies.</p>
<p>If you’ve got a skill, know how to market it.</p>
<p>You need to spread the word. Post bulletins at the library and on the newspaper, mention it to your friends, etc. etc. State your accomplishments - GPA, SAT scores, anything relevant. Highlight how you, as a student, can provide both professional ability and a friendly, understanding demeanor. </p>
<p>Anything (legitimate) that can give you the edge. Remember, you’re competing with professional teachers and tutors. Having a lower pricetag will help your cause.</p>
<p>If you’re using craigslist, hold the sessions in a public area. Just in case.</p>
<p>luckily my school had a board where parents or other community members posted jobs for high school students. see if your school has such a board. If not, try craigslist (either for searching for work or listing your services) and posting a lot of fliers (I did that this summer but to no avail- I even offered a free first hour :(). If that doesn’t bring up anything, than you are kind of forced into working for some tutoring company.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! Any more suggestions?</p>
<p>My AP Bio teacher recommends her excellent students to parents for tutoring services. But this could be a little tricky to talk to your teachers about if they don’t actively do it already. I would post ads in local libraries, elementary schools, etc…</p>
<p>And don’t underestimate prep schools :] My cousin has a $21/hour job at this prep school and it’s six hours a week. Basically all he does is supervise them and answer homework questions when they get stuck…</p>
<p>i just posted on craigslist
but nobody’s responded yet,
i guess i’ll check back tomorrow</p>
<p>let your teachers know that if they have students struggling, they can suggest you for tutoring. go to teachers you’ve had previous years and do the same thing. parents are more likely to trust a senior tutoring a freshman rather than a junior tutoring a junior (due to the fact they might just ******** the whole time and the age similarities). </p>
<p>my french teacher actually came to me and asked if i was interested in tutoring because she had spoken to a few parents that asked for extra help for their kids. i started with two kids in french and spread to quite a few in other subjects because parents talk and spread the word. if you are good at what you do and the student starts performing better, you will probably be recommended.</p>
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<p>I was actually looking on craigslist to see the going rate for tutors, and I’ve been there for several hours. I don’t see your post.</p>
<p>EDIT: Still don’t see it, but I guess I was in the wrong section.</p>
<p>i moved back to florida,
it’s here => <a href=“http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/lss/1262410174.html[/url]”>http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/lss/1262410174.html</a></p>
<p>oh I thought you were SURFing</p>
<p>Hook me up fizix2 
haha.</p>
<p>EDIT: I said something idiotic :] And now there is no evidence. So shhhhhh TCBH! haha</p>
<p>It says $25 an hour</p>
<p>Ignore me. I’m stupid.</p>
<p>I didn’t look at the title :P</p>
<p>i was surfing, but i had to leave, long story</p>
<p>should i lower the price</p>
<p>I’ve been looking at some other ones such as this one [Stanford</a> U. SATI/II Math/Physics/Chemistry/Mandarin(HanyuPinyin)Tutor](<a href=“http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/1262264561.html]Stanford”>http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/1262264561.html)
It’s cheesy, but it looks “professional” to a desperate tutor seeker (Even though you have more background in math). So maybe you might want to bold your titles, state you past experiences with tutoring (even if you don’t have anything significant…), and avoid using abbreviations.</p>
<p>I don’t know :] I personally like the tone of yours better than the Stanford person’s, but a parent’s opinion would probably be different. And if you want to lower your price, maybe you could do 20-25. But 25 is a really decent amount of money. I always wonder how these things work. If you list your price range as 20-25, how would you decide? “Oh, your child is stupider than most. So I’m charging you $25. Now fork it over.” haha.</p>
<p>It sucks how most people don’t really know about Science Olympiads. :[</p>
<p>good idea, i didn’t know you actually could bold stuff,
i’ll go do that now,
before the craigslist people wake up</p>
<p>wow, now it looks way more professional</p>
<p>Hmm…for some reason, the link you posted before just gives me the same page (no difference…) Does the link change or something?</p>
<p>reload the page,
it does that a lot</p>