Volunteer tutoring without a company

[Princeton Medical Student]

So, say I made a craigslist post asking for students who are low income and would be interested in getting 1 on 1 SAT tutoring. Would the above be a good idea given that I would be acting by myself without a tutoring company?
Has anyone done something like this?
What was it like?

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[Runner500]

You could take it a step further and start an official group at your university dedicated to matching people from a lower income area high school with people in your group. Maybe contact a few schools around the area and see how they respond to that.

 

[libertyyne]

There are many organizations that do this , that u can give your time to. How do you know the applicants are low income ?

 

[bbbcccppp]

Good point. May be selecting for people with an iPhone 7 and unlimited data plan...
remember the A students end up working for the B students in companies owned by the C students.


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[Princeton Medical Student]

There are many organizations that do this , that your u can give your time to. How do you know the applicants are low income ?

This seems to be a tough part of it honestly. And while I found many organizations that tend to deal with low income elementary/middle school students, I havent found any that focus on SAT test prep. I would probably request a small statement describing their current financial situation.
Ill most certainly give thought to doing this on a bigger scale, which is a great idea!

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

I've been doing pretty much the exact same thing, just within the military. I'm planning on listing it and using either myself or someone from my division as a contact.

 

[21Rush12]

I did this and listed a parent of one of the teens I worked with as a reference. Nobody ever checks anyway.


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