<p>Does anyone know if there are programs (e.g. Kaplan, Pton Review, etc) that let current college students do one-on-one SAT/PSAT tutoring? I’d like to do it in college to make some extra money…but I’ve heard that some places only hire grads.</p>
<p>princeton lets you tutor a group
but you shoul dhave had like 2400 or nearing tha tnumber score</p>
<p>Kaplan does(it said on their brochure)</p>
<p>I think Princeton Review will hire college students, but only their best instructors get to do individual tutoring (I know someone who used to teach there), so you’d have to start with the regular classes and prove yourself first. But it’d be worth it if you’re good at it, because tutors make more money.</p>
<p>Would it help that I have 2 years of teaching experience? And I do have the requisite scores…</p>
<p>PR definitely lets college students teach classes and tutor, both small-group and individual. The training is fairly intensive (but they do pay you for the training time).</p>
<p>Both Kaplan and TPR hire college students. Some centers don’t get a lot of requests for tutoring. You would most likely start off by teaching classes first.</p>
<p>Both Kaplan and Princeton Review allow college students to tutor. I worked for Kaplan for a year and a half and I’ve been accepted by PR to tutor (not teach).</p>
<p>You have to have test scores in the 90th percentile or higher of the test you want to tutor for both companies. Contrary to what most people on this thread have said, you don’t have to teach classes first; I never taught any classes. At Kaplan tutoring and teaching are run by two different divisions, and you apply to one or both. If you get hired by Kaplan Premier, you tutor; if you get hired by the other division, you teach. Once you are hired you can switch and do both to make more money if you want (may require more training in the other method), but generally tutoring is more flexible.</p>
<p>The reason they don’t make you do one first is that the training is so intensive that it adequately prepares you for the tutoring.</p>
<p>PR pays slightly more money ($17/hr for a fully trained tutor) than Kaplan ($14/hr for a fully-trained tutor). I also know that Kaplan pays you for prep time (1 hour for every hour you spend tutoring during your first 24 hours, and 15 minutes for every hour you spend tutoring thereafter). They also give you special bonuses for certain things (referring students, referring new teachers or tutors, getting requested by a student, proctoring tests on Saturday mornings, doing information sessions, etc.)</p>
<p>Juillet: Thanks for the information. I taught and tutored at Kaplan and Princeton Review (not at the same time) a while ago, but things might have changed since then. When I taught at Princeton Review, tutoring usually paid $7 per hour more than the teaching rate ($14 per hour when I started, then raised to $16 per hour), so I am surprised to hear that they only pay $17 per hour right now. Perhaps that rate only applies to starting tutors. I’m shocked by Kaplan’s low rate. I had thought that both companies paid their SAT tutors least $20-$22 per hour.</p>
<p>By the way, how “intensive” is Kaplan’s training (this is the training for classroom teachers you are referring to, yes?)? How many hours does it consist of?</p>
<p>You could try offering tutoring services just on your own, if you feel confident you could do your own prep. You’d be able to charge more per hour than these companies would pay you, and it would cost the parents less per hour.</p>
<p>Sure, some parents would only want a big-name franchise for tutoring, but there are enough who are just looking for a good individual. It also gives you more control over your schedule and flexibility while you’re in school.</p>