FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
My hourly rate for online math tutoring for middle school or high school non-AP/IB courses is $60 per hour. My hourly rate for online AP/IB course tutoring (calculus or statistics) is $80/hour. My hourly rate for online college course tutoring (calculus or statistics) is $80/hour. My hourly rate for online ACT/SAT preparation is $180 per hour. I never ask for any money up front, nor do I require a minimum number of tutoring sessions. My payment model is strictly pay-as-you-go. That way, if a student is ready for their test sooner than expected --- which often happens --- then you have no further financial obligation. I also offer a money-back guarantee (conditions apply) to students who don't reach their goal score.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I always have an introductory phone call with a parent to discuss the student I will be working with and the goals that both the student and parent have for tutoring (test prep or academic). Before getting started with test prep, I try to find out why each student has decided on the ACT or SAT so that I can ascertain whether or not I feel that test best aligns with the student's relative strengths/weaknesses. While the two tests have a significant amount of content overlap, the tests are very different in some ways. As a result, some students are likely to perform much better on one test than the other. I recommend that we prepare for the test that the student is most likely to perform well on, but the final decision is made by the student and their parents. For test prep, the first session is a general overview of recommended tips/strategies to utilize on the applicable test. I assign a full test as homework each week and during subsequent sessions we go over all the questions that a student misses from the homework. In addition to explaining why the student's answer was incorrect, I demonstrate how using the recommended tip/strategy could have helped them choose the correct answer. For academic tutoring, I review whatever topics the student is currently going over in his/her class and make sure that the student has mastered the current material. If the student isn't struggling with the current material, we will go over past assessments (test or quizzes) and make sure that the student understands the questions that he/she got incorrect.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have a B.S. in Actuarial Science (essentially a double-major in Math and Statistics), a M.S. in Applied Statistics, and over six years of full-time experience as an academic and Test Prep tutor.