• Who’s eligible to sign up as a tutor?
Our tutor members include:
- Undergrad/grad university students
- College students
- Freelance tutors (certified and not certified)
- Teachers (current and retired)
- Parents
Review our subject listings to see whether there are any subjects you are able to tutor.
• Who are the students?
Our student members include:
- K-12 students
- University/college students
- International students
- Immigrants
- Seniors
• What are the tutoring subjects?
There are four main categories: K-12, Post Secondary, ESL and Extracurricular. This translates into high school tutors, university tutors, ESL tutors and sports/music/art tutors. A variation could be Excel/PowerPoint tutors, translators, Chinese language tutors, etc. See our subject listings.
• What does a certified tutor mean?
A certified tutor has a certificate, for example teacher’s license or ESL teaching certificates like TESOL, TESL, TEFL or CELTA, IT-related certificates, etc.
• I am under 19. Can I sign up as a student member?
No. If you are a minor, your parent or legal guardian should sign up as a parent member and search for a tutor on your behalf. We are very strict about this age limit to ensure our user safety.
• Should I use my real name and upload my personal photo?
Yes and No. Yes, it is recommended, because students/parents highly appreciate your enthusiasm and confidence, but No, there is no obligation. However, tutors who opt to use their real name and a photo tend to find students faster.
• Does my profile get posted immediately after I sign up?
No. We review your profile before we post it onto the system. If approved, your profile will be posted within 24 hours.
• I don’t mind people contacting me directly. Can I disclose my contact information in the Self-Intro Box?
No. We do not post any profile with the contact information in the Self-Intro Box. This is our policy to ensure our user safety.
• What is the 1-hour free lesson?
Some tutors offer a 1-hour free lesson to meet up with a student or a parent and discuss the needs and expectations. It is 100% up to tutors whether or not to offer it.
• Do you screen members?
No. MeetTutotrs.com is a user-driven online community for individual tutors, passionate students and enthusiastic parents. Our goal is to create a community for people to meet and facilitate educational and cultural exchanges.
• I represent a tutoring firm. Can I sign up as a tutor member?
No. We only welcome individual tutors to sign up as tutor members. However, there is a company membership option you might be interested in. Please contact us at info@meettutors.com for more information on the company option. This would serve your needs much better and faster.
• What is tutor rating?
Student/parent members can rate a tutor based on a 5-point scale and leave a comment. If you are a tutor, this helps to build your reputation in this community and get referrals. If you are a student/parent member, this works as a point of reference in searching for the most effective tutor.
• Can I edit my profile?
Yes. Go to ‘My Account’. You will see the four options to choose from – ‘My Message Box’, ‘Edit My Profile’, ‘Delete My Account’ and ‘Post My Profile Later’. Click ‘Edit My Profile’ to edit.
• Can I delete my account?
Yes. Go to ‘My Account’ and select ‘Delete My Account’.
• I am not currently looking for a student/tutor, but I get messages from students/tutors. What should I do?
Take down your profile temporarily. Go to ‘My Account’ and select ‘Post My Profile Later’. Your profile will not be displayed on any search results until you switch it back to ‘Post My Profile Now’.
• I signed up in Vancouver, but I moved to San Francisco, where I want to find some tutoring jobs. Can I change the location?
Yes. Go to ‘My Account’ and click ‘Edit My Profile’. Change the City of Coverage from Vancouver to San Francisco.
• I live in Kansas. I’d like to sign up, but I don’t see any city listing for Kansas. What should I do?
Email us at info@meettutors.com with the city you’d like to add. Your city will be added within 24 hours.
• If I sign up for say ‘California, US’, is my profile posted for that location only?
Yes. The location listing is based on the province/state level. If you sign up for California, your profile would be posted for that location. However, any MeetTutors.com members, regardless of location, can see your profile and talk to you.
• What is a standard message?
There is a selection of messages you can choose from. A good example could be ‘Are you still looking for a tutor?’ This free message is good to check the availability of a tutor or a student you’d like to speak to.
• What is a custom message?
It is a message you customize, just like any regular email message.
• Would my email address be displayed?
Never. MeetTutors.com’s Double-Blind Email System protects your privacy while ensuring efficient messaging. All sent and received messages will be routed through an internal contact system. Your personal email address will be kept confidential at all times and NEVER be disclosed to any members.
• I signed up a couple of days ago, but I haven’t got any emails from MeetTutors.com.
Check your junk email box (especially Hotmail users), the message might have been filtered as junk.
• I received a message from a tutor. She turned out to be a tutoring firm. Isn’t MeetTutors.com for private tutoring?
Yes. Only individual tutors are supposed to sign up as a tutor member. Please report to us when you receive any inappropriate messages.
• I am a student. I sent a message to a tutor a week ago, but I haven’t heard from her yet. What’s going on?
The tutor might have not checked her email. Or she might not be offering a tutoring service anymore, and hasn’t yet removed her posting from the site. We advise our members to send messages to multiple candidates to increase the chances of finding a right match and quicken the search process.
• I am a student member. Can I send a message to another student member?
No. The email system only allows messaging between members of different type – tutor to student or student to tutor.
• Who needs to subscribe?
Tutors only. It is free to sign up and use any of the searching tools available on the Site. However, tutors need a subscription to send or receive custom messages. There is no limit on the number of messages to send or receive during the purchased term.
• How much is the subscription?
It depends on the term you choose. Here are the current rates (USD).
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1 month - $14.99
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3 months - $25.97
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6 months - $38.95
• Should I buy a subscription at the time of sign-up?
No. Take your time and wait until: 1) you find a student you'd like to contact; or 2) a student/parent member contacts you first. Subscribe only when you believe a chance is viable.
• What about student/parent members?
Student/parent members need NO SUBSCRIPTION at all. It is 100% FREE for students and parents to sign up and send or receive custom messages.
• Where should I have a first meeting?Use public places. We highly recommend that you hold your first meeting in a populated pubic place.
• How do I verify the statements of tutors?
Ask for a resume, references or a copy of their certificate, if applicable, that may verify the statements of tutor members.
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