College Application Tutors...

zephyr15
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:59:48 +0000

Tutors can do a lot of the leg work on schools, and give you more individualized attention on making a list or preparing essays than most public schools can offer. They can also help package your applications (to make 'em look perty), etc.

Also, many students find that they don’t work well with their parents on things like applications – think back, when you learned to drive, was it easy for your parents to be your teacher, or after several crying-shouting scenes did everyone decide that a driving tutor would be the best thing to preserve family sanity.

Now, is it worth it. Many people think so, others think it’s a waste of money. As with all things, the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.

FWIW, we didn’t go this route with either of my D’s each of whom got into their first choice, so I guess we didn’t need it.