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08 Apr 2011, 10:33
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I think I jumped into this without thinking.
I hired a tutor thinking that anyone could teach me quant since I'm so terrible at it. Supposedly the tutor has been a huge success amongst their students. But here are my gripes:
1 - Working with a tutor is like taking a class over again. Literally, every session we go over problems of different levels and am given homework. How do other tutoring sessions go?
2 - My tutor has never taught a class. I think asking "Makes sense?" is not a good indicator of how you're progressing. I'm going to say yes for two reasons: (1) I think that I can probably work this out off the clock/when I'm not paying you and (2) I may think I actually get it until I see it again. I dislike INTENSELY when I am asked this.
Is anyone else working with a tutor? Can anyone provide a more efficient way on working with a tutor where I think it's productive??
Add'l information: I am taking the MGMAT class on top of hiring a tutor. Which, I still think is a waste of time. I would tell you to go through the entire class first, work on your own and hire a tutor to correct any of your mistakes. If anyone thinks any different, please let me know. Thanks!!
I hired a tutor thinking that anyone could teach me quant since I'm so terrible at it. Supposedly the tutor has been a huge success amongst their students. But here are my gripes:
1 - Working with a tutor is like taking a class over again. Literally, every session we go over problems of different levels and am given homework. How do other tutoring sessions go?
2 - My tutor has never taught a class. I think asking "Makes sense?" is not a good indicator of how you're progressing. I'm going to say yes for two reasons: (1) I think that I can probably work this out off the clock/when I'm not paying you and (2) I may think I actually get it until I see it again. I dislike INTENSELY when I am asked this.
Is anyone else working with a tutor? Can anyone provide a more efficient way on working with a tutor where I think it's productive??
Add'l information: I am taking the MGMAT class on top of hiring a tutor. Which, I still think is a waste of time. I would tell you to go through the entire class first, work on your own and hire a tutor to correct any of your mistakes. If anyone thinks any different, please let me know. Thanks!!
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08 Apr 2011, 23:39
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The same truth exists for a tutor or a class: You get ONLY as much as you invest.
The tutor/instructor can not force information into your brain. When using a tutor/class, you must determine where you're falling short and take advantage of resources to overcome said obstacles.
The same pitfalls exist for self prep and a tutor/class. If you don't know your shortcomings, you will not overcome then. Unless your tutor is taking a special interest to figure out where your shortcomings are, you're likely wasting time/money (not a complete waste as you are benefiting, but not as much as you should be).
An error log is the key.
The tutor/instructor can not force information into your brain. When using a tutor/class, you must determine where you're falling short and take advantage of resources to overcome said obstacles.
The same pitfalls exist for self prep and a tutor/class. If you don't know your shortcomings, you will not overcome then. Unless your tutor is taking a special interest to figure out where your shortcomings are, you're likely wasting time/money (not a complete waste as you are benefiting, but not as much as you should be).
An error log is the key.
09 Apr 2011, 14:58
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So would you suggest that I get rid of my tutor? I say this because we did not start with a diagnostic or a measuring stick. He asked me what I got on my MGMAT exam. During our sessions we're just going through different topics of the exam, not really going over the things that I'm weak in.
I'm not sure the tutor knows what I'm weak in because though, I can probably tell him, I don't think I'm a good gauge of that..
I agree with you though, I'm just recreating the wheel because I am already going over these topics in class even though not as deep as we look at them in the tutoring sessions. bur if we don't know what level I am on, then it may be a waste of time to not master a level before going to a higher level.
I'm not sure the tutor knows what I'm weak in because though, I can probably tell him, I don't think I'm a good gauge of that..
I agree with you though, I'm just recreating the wheel because I am already going over these topics in class even though not as deep as we look at them in the tutoring sessions. bur if we don't know what level I am on, then it may be a waste of time to not master a level before going to a higher level.
