<p>well i just got a call today!
it was like</p>
<p>her: are you familiar with…college statistics?
me: uhh, i took ap stats in high school
her: but would you be able to tutor it
me: well i could if i prepared, but to be honest it’s been like three years…i could prepare for you if you wanted
her: okay, i’ll call you back, thanks</p>
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<p>^yikes. You may end up getting it, though. You have to be more confident. I’m sure you’d do fine. Think about it, you are a Caltech student (or were one) and the person getting help is likely to really need it, so they probably aren’t very bright. So even if you have far less experience in a certain subject, you could probably pick it up really quickly by just skimming through her book (unless its something like advanced number theory or quantum mechanics, which you still might know being at Caltech). I had to tutor a college guy in logic once (which I had almost no formal experience with) but I did just fine. Math is math.</p>
<p>You may want to recast your message as tutoring for test prep rather than for an academic class. Since it’s summer, most kids aren’t taking classes, but every rising 8th grader I know is getting tutored for the SSAT they’ll take this fall.</p>
<p>yeah i guess i shoulda accepted it and just skimmed my ap stats book. lol.
but i would feel kind of bad because i wouldn’t be able to answer as many questions…and i’m charging 25 an hour!</p>
<p>and good idea siliconvalleymom :)</p>
<p>^ yea i think you need to be more confident and i personally think $25 an hour is kinda overboard.</p>
<p>$25/hr is like half of what some “professional” tutors are asking for in some cities near me lol.</p>
<p>^But they are professional tutors, even if you don’t think so. They probably have degrees and a lot of tutoring experience. The hirer is taking a big risk by hiring a non professional tutor who doesn’t have any degree yet and may have zero formal experience, even if the tutor is from Caltech. Could fiziks be a fantastic tutor? Yeah, but he could also be a god-awful one for all the hirer knows. That is why you have to start low, and if you do an exemplary job, ask for better pay.</p>
<p>oh guess what, i got an email back from the first guy</p>
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<p>a) his dad sounds like a dumbass…it’s not that hard to multiply 25 by 12 seriously…and he already sent me an email asking how much it was for one week</p>
<p>b) his dad sounds overly pushy and kind of like my dad…i want to tell this kid to escape while he still can</p>
<p>seriously, 13 year olds should be relaxing on the holidays</p>
<p>maybe i’m just bitter from my own childhood</p>
<p>^That’s just an overall pitiful email. I feel bad for the dad, for the kid, for the nanny, for you even.</p>
<p>And congrats on getting a job!</p>
<p>Maybe he’s trying to hint that he wants a lower price? Or he just really is incapable of multiplying 25 by 12. Like father like son…</p>
<p>jk. That was mean :P</p>
<p>Anyways, congrats on landing that one!</p>
<p>His email really confused me though…</p>
<p>Take the $300 and do fun things with the kid. His directions seem vague. Finding fun math can’t be too difficult.</p>
<p>(BTW - when calling today to order transcripts, my dad was told that he should’ve checked online first to find the cost of 1 transcript for $3 each, even though he knew it off the top of his head obviously)</p>
<p>my brother says this guy might be a nigerian scammer =/ =</p>
<p>awesome idea tcbh! i can prep him for the AMCs or something :D</p>
<p>and thanks guys =]</p>
<p>well so far i’ve gotten two more calls (one for precalc, one for sat prep) and both of them seem legit</p>
<p>and i quit my job at kaplan because apparently i make more money from posting tutoring ads on craigslist =D</p>
<p>so yay craigslist</p>
<p>what’s your hourly rate?</p>
<p>fizix2- Meet at the local public library in a study room. The clock starts at the top of the hour whether the s is there or not and ends 60 minutes later. Cash payment for the whole week(3 sessions) is expected before the Monday session begins. If the s cannot make a session, notification before 9pm the day before the scheduled session or no refund or rescheduling of the missed session.</p>
<p>wow, I didn’t realize my thread was still going… </p>
<p>So what were the suggestions if I wanted to try private tutoring. I got a 36 for math on my ACT and will be taking AP Calculus BC next year (but I already know it). I am going to be a senior too. How do I get my name out there?</p>
<p>I have heard craigslist…</p>
<p>Has anybody has any success with the website Universitytutor.com ?</p>
<p>My guidance counselor found me a family who’s visiting their summer home in the US to tutor for $15 an hour.</p>
<p>I’ve made $35 so far. I would have reached $80 by today, but there was some confusion with a customer. Oh well.</p>
<p>Better idea is to tutor for free and count it as volunteering. When you apply for college scholarships, you can honestly (unlike me) claim hours of service and pick up some major green. Also helps in college app process.</p>