Tutoring on application?

[ketone]

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I've been tutoring students ochem for a year and continuing. However, I've tutored for free and on my own time. Would this be eligible to put on an application or does it has to be legit tutoring (e.g. Sanger)? If so, what do I have to provide to prove that I tutor? (I know it won't have a strong effect towards the application but I still want to include it)

Thank you 🙂

 

[dchoi]

just do it. who cares?

 

[JohnnnyD]

I tutor and all my students are referred by my other students. I dont work for any tutoring company. I put it on my application. I got some acceptances so I don't think it hurt haha

 

[nondescriptive]

Would that not be considered volunteering? since it's non-profit?

 

[Sal427]

Ya

 

[CedarZ4]

Would that not be considered volunteering? since it's non-profit?

Well, by definition a tutor is one who teaches, so OP is still tutoring regardless of weather or not he's paid. He never mentioned where he wanted to put it in his application though. Work experience? Perhaps, perhaps not.

 

[Bobby Fischer]

I put the tutoring I've done in the volunteer section. Its not like it was a 40 hour a week pursuit and besides I have substantial (~10 years) of post undergrad professional work history which filled up work history anyways.

The admissions committees seemed to appreciate the tutoring as a volunteer activity. I thought they would