Thought you might enjoy this video today on how school fits into our life, and how to not lose site of the real goal :) Here is a link to the video if you if can’t view it below.

Today we have a question from a tutor: Dear UniversityTutor, I’d like to work on my profile to see if I can make it more appealing to potential clients. What are your thoughts on free/discounted trial sessions for students? Sincerely, Super Tutor Dear Super Tutor, A free first session is certainly one option, but I [...]

When tutoring students I often face the problem of going over notes with them.  What’s the problem with notes?  Well, it’s a bit like the old game of “telephone” where one person tells another who tells another, and by the time it reaches the end of the line, the original message is incomplete or flat [...]

I recently stumbled across a new system of note taking on wikipedia which looks interesting.  It’s called the Cornell Note Taking System because it was originally developed and used by a professor there. The basic idea behind it is to summarize as you go: On the right side of the page you take regular notes [...]

Today’s guest post is written by Alexandra N.  You can view her tutor profile and inquire about hiring her for tutoring sessions in Spokane, WA by clicking here. While studying and practicing can help improve test taking scores, there is something more important, especially for success on the SAT.  Because a large part of the test [...]

About two months ago we rolled out a new billing system on UniversityTutor.com which allowed online payments for tutoring. This was also a big change to our business model.  While in the past we charged tutors a monthly fee of $10/month to keep a profile on our site (after trying it for free and getting [...]

Here is an email we got from a tutor the other day. I thought it was worth re-printing in case others have a similar question: I am a tutor at universitytutor.com. I really love your website and the recent innovations you have made including client rating and profile updates. I just saw an email in [...]

Over the weekend we added a new feature to UniversityTutor.com that we hope you’ll like! It was the second most popular request in our user feedback forum: online payments for tutors! Now you can get invoices by email and pay your tutor securely online by credit card. Tutors will receive funds either by direct deposit [...]

If you’re in job hunting mode, this website could be a great resource for you: Krop.com. It’s designed mostly for creative professionals, but has some great features that are applicable to a variety of fields. For instance, if creates a beautiful PDF version of your resume that you can download, and gives you a personalized [...]

Reprinted from edufire.com. I’ve spent thousands of hours teaching in my life. A good chunk of that time has been focused on helping to prepare people for various exams including the SAT, the ACT and the GMAT (while working for Kaplan) and for various technology exams while working at a Microsoft training center. In addition [...]