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FR Review:
Columbia University does a good job of harnessing the educational abilities of its undergrad and graduate students in an entrepreneurial manner for tutoring the ambitious high school students of New York. Most private schools parents call upon Columbia more for academic tutoring rather than SAT prep, as Columbia does not provide a program per se for the tutors but rather a framework for them to connect with students. Language tutoring has proven particularly successful, as the Columbia student can easily jump right into the curriculum of the high school student and help out. Math and other more technical subjects have proven somewhat more complicated.
The really great news is the pricing. These Columbia students charge only $55 per hour (plus $5 for the subway if you want them to come to you), which is quite appealing compared to the $175 to $500+ charged by other services. Happy customers currently include Fieldston, Riverdale and Horace Mann students. There is less quality control than more formal tutoring companies, though, as the service really only distributes the tutor's email and/or cell phone and the rest of it is up to the customer.
Representative Client Comments:
"We had to call about 8 students before I found a French tutor that called me back and seemed responsible enough to agree to a weekly time. But she was great once we found her." "These tutors are not trained and this can sometimes be the first tutoring they have ever done, but the two that I used were eager and kind." "I would use them as homework helpers but not trust them to take my son through the specific SAT training process. Maybe a subject test but not the general SATs. They are not leading the process but are great about answering questions."
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