Varsity Tutors

We had a tutor who is a very experienced 10th-grade teacher. My child was not really interested because he didn’t think he needed the tutoring, but she found a great way to connect with him and get his attention. It worked really well and he was looking forward to the lessons and we saw the benefits right away. Unfortunately, she broke her foot, so for the second package we got, Varsity Tutors paired us with another tutor. It was awesome and an excellent fit. He's younger and a new teacher, but my son absolutely loves him and would do anything he asked. It was a really positive experience.

We started during the school year the first time, then we decided to use the second six sessions during the summer because our school years get a little crazy. He's gonna start an advanced class in language arts and that’s not his strength because he's a math kid. He's a straight A student, but I've noticed some deficits that showed on the test and in attitude. We didn’t have very good teachers in that subject, so Varsity Tutors helped to catch him up. Both tutors, on my request, walked with him on comprehension and they were very complimentary. He is now more confident in his ability to express himself in writing and verbally. We're taking a little break because of the summer but we still have a few sessions to finish, and we're looking forward to it. Varsity Tutors is good and I've recommended them to a bunch of people.

We signed up for the first 50 hours. We used two tutors which was math and language arts. The first tutor for math didn't work out for us because she was always either calling out because she didn't have vehicle or her job or something happened, or she was late. So, I called Jen again. I told her the tutor wasn't working for me, and she changed it right away for me. She sent another tutor for math, which turned out very good. My son was almost able to have a friendship with the tutor and able to ask her questions because he is really, really shy. And if he don't know you, then he's not gonna ask you because he thinks he is not supposed to ask a lot of questions. So, he got really comfortable with her. But when we talked to her, she's not gonna be able to tutor this year because she applied for college and she was gonna move out of state. So, we said goodbye to her at the end of the year.

We finished the tutor with 100 hours for the whole year and it really helped a lot. My son is still behind in language arts because it's a lot of comprehension and reading. But with the tutor, he was able to pass it, which was really good. The tutor would come and help him. And he was able to talk to her and deal with her very good. It worked out for us. I really liked the program, and the tutors were always on time.

We are trying to get a tutor for next year, but I have been sick for the past six months. Right now, I'm in natural clinic here where you have to get and pay everything out of pocket. It's getting a little bit expensive for me. So, I spoke to Jen, and I asked her to give me a call by the beginning or middle of July to see if they have something. She always calls me when Varsity Tutors has a special rate for the hours.

She goes to an all-girls Catholic school and it’s a very hard school. She’s so calm about it and I’m so glad. I told her that I was so glad she has Gil. It’s amazing. It’s the same with her English tutor. She has a session today and I asked her how it has been working and she said the tutor has been helping. I was glad to hear that because I know she was struggling. She was a B-plus. She is in her Honors English class and now, it’s at 95%. It wouldn’t be possible without their help. So, I’m very grateful. I am very proud but I’m not gonna sit here and take credit. The credit is in the tutors because without the tutors’ help, I don’t know what we would do.

We are very happy with Varsity Tutors and I told a friend that she needs to get into it. These tutors know what they are doing and everything is fresh in their minds. If you look at their profile, you will see what they specialize in and everything is documented. You will get all the notes of the whole session so, there’s nothing to worry about. I recommended them to several friends. One of my friends already took advantage of it. If they don’t, then that’s on them.

My daughter is a straight A student and without the help of the tutors, especially Gil, she wouldn’t be one. She has a solid A on her chemistry and she’s confident now. She’s gonna be taking AP Bio next year and Gil is a tutor for that. So, we’re good. Varsity Tutor hires amazing people and they are doing a great job. The experience with them has been life-changing for my child. She doesn’t have that additional stress on her that she used to have and as a parent, you don’t want your child to go through the pressure. As it is, their studies are very hard and Varsity Tutors has helped out.

Varsity Tutors is a little on the pricey side. My son's tuition is very expensive already. He's in the college prep school. Initially, I was feeling like we weren't seeing the results that we had expected. However, we have seen such a drastic improvement with the second tutor. And because of the level of interaction that we have and his flexibility, if my son has a test coming up, he does not think twice to rearrange his schedule so that he can fit my son in earlier to make sure that they have a session right before the test. And they cover what's going to happen on the test. He doesn't think twice to deviate from the curriculum a little to make sure that he's adjusting to my son's little co-curriculum. So, that's one thing that has been huge. And in that case, the price is probably worth it.

Varsity Tutors actually recommended that we switch tutors because I was ready to pull back and try some other different options. The person that is like my account manager took about 30 minutes to talk to me about my son, individually as a young man, his interests, what he likes to do, and what he reads. They weren't academic questions. Some of them were, but for the most part they were more just about who my son was as a person. And he personally paired him off with this other tutor. And that's phenomenal. Also, they gave us some hours back because we weren't super happy. And so, I can't say enough. They have done everything to make this an amazing experience.

The company has been responsive overall. My account manager has been amazing. He doesn't think twice to call me just to ask how's everything going when my son had a mid-term, which was sort of gonna be a clincher on where this grade was gonna go. He emailed me the day before, and asked me to wish him good luck because he knew that that next day my son's mid-term was coming. They're so interested in seeing his success. My son is excited about learning Latin again. Earlier in the semester, he was just disappointed and sort of really dreading going to class everyday and dreading the tutoring session. And he's excited about it again.

Three weeks ago, I passed my oral prelim which makes me a PhD candidate now. There would have been no way I would’ve been able to do that again without her assistance. I am in the process of finishing my proposal now and I’m working with Deborah very closely on this. I will be using her help in any of the steps, before the prelims, for writing the proposal and even when it comes to my dissertation and defending it. I’m very happy with the program and I’ve signed up for a whole bunch of more hours. I also have some of my cohorts who are going through the same stresses that I am going through to get ready. So, I’ve already given my recommendations to friends and some of the other students that asked me.