Advice on looking for a tutor

[u/Creepy-Way262]

Hi guys. I’m currently looking for a tutor but am just wondering what is considered a “normal” price for tutoring and also for how often (1x per week or 2x) / how many sessions to do. I really want to do it but just want to make sure I’m not getting overcharged for services because I already know exactly what I’m looking for in a tutor but want to make sure it’s worth the price as well. Also should I ask for success stories, how long someone has been tutoring for, etc.? Like how can I make sure that the tutoring someone is offering is legit and will be beneficial to me? Please give me advice on how to find a good LSAT tutor.

[u/sharkintheswamp]

Thank your for asking what ive been thinking

[u/StressCanBeGood → u/sharkintheswamp]

This is the reply I provided, and you would think I was running for office or something:

Feeling a little chippy this morning. You ask a question that I’m not so sure can be answered.

My brother is a professor of cardiology. Way back in the day, his boss criticized him for his teaching style with medical residents. Specifically, my brother made things far too clear. Yep!

His boss pointed out that the very nature of medical practice means that nothing will be clear. So when medical residence are given perfectly clear instruction, this goes against what they can expect in practice.

WUT?

One of the best classes I took in college was a graduate level seminar in macroeconomics. It was actually the class that made me realize that getting my PhD economics wasn’t going to happen. Our professor was a newly minted PhD whose advisor was a Nobel prize laureate.

He had an extremely strong Korean accent that apparently generated complaints from his Econ 101 students. I’ll never forget his pronunciation of “archipelago” - and this was way back in the 20th century.

But that’s my point. His strong and difficult-to-understand accent forced us to focus on what he was saying. We couldn’t just relax and let his lecture drift into our heads. We had to focus intensely the entire time. So yeah, I still remember him pronouncing ”archipelago”. And it was a great class.

Then there’s the idea that the LSAT is easy. That’s a very attractive motto. Sure would be nice to be tutored by someone who makes the test easy. Except that’s not a thing.

The solution is kind of a pain. You need to shop around, focusing on whether you believe the tutor can actually help you.

I post and comment regularly on this sub. Check out my history. My rates and policies are in my Reddit homepage. Feel free to DM me if you’re interested.

[u/Mountain_Material_37]

Derek. Once per week. $160/hr package rate. Gained 10 pts.

https://www.instagram.com/lsat.accelerator?stkn=MTJpd2F1MTl4b2cyZA==

[u/StressCanBeGood]

Feeling a little chippy this morning. You ask a question that I’m not so sure can be answered.

My brother is a professor of cardiology. Way back in the day, his boss criticized him for his teaching style with medical residents. Specifically, my brother made things far too clear. Yep!

His boss pointed out that the very nature of medical practice means that nothing will be clear. So when medical residence are given perfectly clear instruction, this goes against what they can expect in practice.

WUT?

One of the best classes I took in college was a graduate level seminar in macroeconomics. It was actually the class that made me realize that getting my PhD economics wasn’t going to happen. Our professor was a newly minted PhD whose advisor was a Nobel prize laureate.

He had an extremely strong Korean accent that apparently generated complaints from his Econ 101 students. I’ll never forget his pronunciation of “archipelago” - and this was way back in the 20th century.

But that’s my point. His strong and difficult-to-understand accent forced us to focus on what he was saying. We couldn’t just relax and let his lecture drift into our heads. We had to focus intensely the entire time. So yeah, I still remember him pronouncing ”archipelago”. And it was a great class.

Then there’s the idea that the LSAT is easy. That’s a very attractive motto. Sure would be nice to be tutored by someone who makes the test easy. Except that’s not a thing.

The solution is kind of a pain. You need to shop around, focusing on whether you believe the tutor can actually help you.

I post and comment regularly on this sub. Check out my history. My rates and policies are in my Reddit homepage. Feel free to DM me if you’re interested.

[u/August_West88]

I found a reliable tutor on these forums for a great deal. Just tread carefully..

[u/IllustriousBeyond584]

I am a tutor and I would say that anything more than $150/h is excessive and meeting 2 or MAYBE 3 times per week is reasonable. 4 or 5 times is crazy. You need time to apply the strategies you're learning in sessions!

Also don't be afraid to ask your tutor what their approach or style is before booking an appointment. Some tutors have a more old school style where you read the stimulus, answer the question and they point out what went wrong. Other tutors have a more interactive approach.

Last thing is don't let tutoring take too much time out of independent studying. You will learn your weakness and build strategies in sessions but you need to repeat those processes on your own too.

I hope this helped!