Getting a tutor can either be a wonderful or a frustrating experience. When hiring a tutor, you have to be very active in your own progress. You need to be very specific about what your issues are and what things are causing you problems. Also, a tutor can't read your mind so you have to give them feedback whether their teaching strategies are working for you and are they focusing on the right content.
Also, as with all relationships, some relationships with tutors work well and some do not. If you and your tutor are not on the same page, then find a new tutor. At Manhattan Review, we realize the importance of this and continually ask our clients if their relationship is working. If it is not, then we work to transition to a new tutor. Since time is usually of the essence, wasted time serves nobody.
Kimberly Plaga
Senior Admissions Consultant
Manhattan Review