Sixteen subjects, and who teaches them

Every rate below is what the cheapest tutor in that subject charges for a fifty-minute lesson. The first thirty minutes are free whichever one you land on.

The index

Twelve academic subjects. Test prep is counted separately below, because a test is bought against a date rather than a school term.

12 subjects shown

Rates start at $24/hr

Math

5 subjects · from $28/hr

AlgebraMiddleHighCollegeLinear systems, quadratics and the word problems that hide them.412 tutorsfrom $28/hr CalculusHighAP & HonorsCollegeLimits through integrals, at the pace an AP exam sets.197 tutorsfrom $38/hr GeometryMiddleHighProofs, circles and the coordinate plane, drawn rather than told.268 tutorsfrom $28/hr Pre-calculusHighAP & HonorsCollegeFunctions, identities and the unit circle calculus takes as given.231 tutorsfrom $34/hr StatisticsHighAP & HonorsCollegeAdultDistributions, inference and the software your course grades on.164 tutorsfrom $36/hr

Science

3 subjects · from $32/hr

BiologyMiddleHighAP & HonorsCollegeCells, genetics and the diagrams a test asks you to label.221 tutorsfrom $32/hr ChemistryHighAP & HonorsCollegeStoichiometry, bonding and lab reports that get read closely.186 tutorsfrom $34/hr PhysicsHighAP & HonorsCollegeMechanics and circuits, worked on paper before the formula sheet.143 tutorsfrom $38/hr

English & languages

4 subjects · from $24/hr

English & WritingElementaryMiddleHighCollegeAdultEssays, close reading and a college application that sounds human.356 tutorsfrom $26/hr FrenchMiddleHighCollegeAdultPronunciation, tenses and the oral exam half the grade rides on.124 tutorsfrom $30/hr ReadingElementaryMiddleDecoding, fluency and comprehension for grades 2 through 8.240 tutorsfrom $24/hr SpanishMiddleHighCollegeAdultConversation first, then the grammar your class is graded on.178 tutorsfrom $26/hr

Test prep

Test prep is bought against a date, not a school term

SAT

from $45/hr

Scored 400 to 1600

204 tutors prep it · Sat from sophomore spring, most often twice

Next national dateMarch 14

ACT

from $45/hr

Scored 1 to 36

171 tutors prep it · Sat through junior year, four dates to choose from

AP Exams

from $48/hr

Scored 1 to 5

158 tutors prep it · Sat in the first two weeks of May

ISEE & SSAT

from $50/hr

Scored as a percentile against the applicant pool

96 tutors prep it · Sat in the fall before a school application closes

Every test tutor above has sat the paper they teach and scores practice sections against the published rubric. See who is free before March.

Where to start

You know what went wrong. We will name the subject.

Nobody searches for “pre-calculus” first. They search for a term that went badly, or a date in May. Pick whichever of these is you.

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Algebra · High

31 tutors free on Tuesday evening.

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Book two free half hours in two different subjects.

Thirty minutes each, no card asked for. Two tutors looking at the same homework will usually agree about where the gap actually is — and that is the answer you came for, whichever of them you end up booking.

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