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I have been toying with the idea of doing some tutoring either at the college or privately. Does anyone have any experience doing this? Did it take a lot of time and focus from your own studies or were you able to handle both? I thought I would tutor in Anatomy, physiology, intermediate algebra, spanish, chemistry, and microbiology. Ya know - pre-nursing type stuff. Do you find a demand for tutoring in these areas? If so, how much would students generally be willing to pay for the service?

I have a part-time job and am taking 14 units starting on Monday. I'm thinking I could tutor two days a week privately since I have the books and TONS of computer programs to help. Do you think this would generally be too much? I have never tutored before. Just wondering how something like this worked out for others who may have tried it.

Just throwing thoughts out there. Thanks for anyone willing to respond.

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luckily my school hires tutors! i landed a tutoring job for anatomy and physiology. the students do not pay me, the school does. they pay minimum wage, per hour. not per student. it's fun! i actually really enjoy it. i had well over 13 students last semester so, the demand for a&p is high. i was able to get at least 15 hours a week easily. great part-time job! plus it's a huge reward when your client gets excited about doing well :)

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My college asked me to tutor Anatomy Physiology I and they pay 15/hr, but I was afraid that it would interfere with AP II that I am taking now. However I think I will do it during the summer, before Nursing School starts in fall

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Try doing a work study/nursing externship at a hospital if you need extra cash. They usually only make you work a very low minimum amount of hours. and they make sure you don't work over a certain amt. The work study/externship I started, only requires you to work 24 hours a month which is super convenient, and doable. I get 13/hr and the best part is that I get nursing experience. - Most hospitals require that you are in a BSN program to participate

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luckily my school hires tutors! i landed a tutoring job for anatomy and physiology. the students do not pay me, the school does. they pay minimum wage, per hour. not per student. it's fun! i actually really enjoy it. i had well over 13 students last semester so, the demand for a&p is high. i was able to get at least 15 hours a week easily. great part-time job! plus it's a huge reward when your client gets excited about doing well :)

this sounds a lot along the lines of what i am looking for, due to having a 3 year-old and having teusdays and thursdays open while my son is in daycare. i'm wondering, was the tutoring hours flexible or did you have a set schedule? i'm trying to fill in days that my other job doesn't schedule me (which may change slightly week to week). i typically don't get scheduled on those days. otherwise i was thinking of doing private tutoring 6pm or later due to childcare issues after 5pm during the week. i'm thinking tutoring at the college would be ideal, but not sure if would require a set schedule or not. my other job comes first.

thanks.

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the way it works with my school is, you give them hours that you are available to tutor. the students then have to come during the times that you are available. very flexible. i made myself available on mondays, wednesdays, and thursdays before i actually had to go to class. then i always had a bunch of hours on the weekends.

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