Teaching for the Princeton Review?

[Jay2910]

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Hey Everyone,

Question on teaching for the princeton review.
They say that I have an audition . . .only that, in my audition, I have to pick a chemistry or physics topic.
I have looked at previous threads and I saw that auditions were about non-academic subjects . . . . .has anyone else auditioned with a specific science topic in mind?

Also, I am going to be taking the qualifier exam . .. so far what I see is that people say to definately review for it. If it helps, I want to tutor in Gen Chem.
1) How long is the exam? Is it MCAT Styled?
2) I do have the TPR ICC . . ..I haven't done much of it . . ..do you guys think its a good idea to go over every single one of those questions?
3) The rest of the TPR questions( particularly on the science workbook) were too easy for me . . .. I am going over some of my Kaplan questions . . .just cause they were harder . . .is that a good idea? or not?

Finally do you take the exam after or before your audition? How long was the whole process of auditioning and exam taking?

Help on this would be great!

 

[rfm1313]

Have you followed through with this?
I am in the same boat as you were now, and I'm looking for some insight before i take the qual.
Thanks!

 

[LavarBall]

Went through this process and ended up quitting after a month but I can still talk about the hiring process. I did a quick 15 min lecture on using velocity vs time graphs to solve simple physics problems without memorizing formulas. However, I was eventually hired as an MCAT biology teacher so I don't think it matters what you pick. Also, the person grading my audition had zero science background and they're more looking at your ability to confidently guide a student through a problem rather than your expertise in whichever topic you chose. Key to getting past the audition is being an effective communicator.

The qual exam (which I chose to do in biology) was i think around 50(can't remember exact number) stand alone questions. Not MCAT style whatsoever and really not indicative of a good MCAT tutor in my opinion, but you don't have to get too high of a score to get hired(my guess is they use this just to make sure you have a decent background knowledge in your subject).

Something to note is that I was the only single person in my training class who had actually taken then MCAT. The other 3 teachers in my class all had backgrounds in biology education. I completed training but ended up quitting because they originally told us we would get paid for prep work but I eventually found out they capped the paid prep hours at a number that was far less than adequate and paid at my state's minimum wage rather than the $20/hr you get for actual instruction time.

 

[rfm1313]

Thanks a ton for the info! Super helpful. I figured as much regarding the audition. Did they give a passing percentage on the qual, or were notified in a pass/fail manner? Finally, would you suggest prep time for qual?

Thanks again!

 

[LavarBall]

Thanks a ton for the info! Super helpful. I figured as much regarding the audition. Did they give a passing percentage on the qual, or were notified in a pass/fail manner? Finally, would you suggest prep time for qual?

Thanks again!

They gave us a percentage and went over with us as a class the questions most frequently answered incorrectly by our class of incoming teachers.

The qual was such a broad range of topics that it’s hard to suggest a way to prep for it. If you’re really worried about it I would just review some MCAT Kahn academy videos in the subject you are applying for.