Who Pays More for MCAT Teachers?: Kaplan vs Princeton Review

[worried311]

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Hello Everyone,

I wanted to compare pay rates from across the country for Kaplan and Princeton Review MCAT course teachers. When I taugh for Kaplan last summer, I got paid 7 bucks an hour for prep time, 15 bucks an hour for teaching my first class, and 18 bucks an hour for teaching a class a second time (but less pay for prep time)...This was in New York by the way...

If you worked as a MCAT teacher at either Kaplan or Princeton Review please post your pay.

Thanks!

 

[care bear]

hi,
i am teaching SAT (not MCAT though) for PR and they pay $6.50 for training, $18 for class time, $24 for tutoring, $10 for proctoring.
i am in the tri-state area.

 

[aquaboy]

I teach for TPR and I make $30/hr. to teach. It's good cash!🙂

 

[Gleevec]

But how many hours a week?

 

[lady bug]

A girl I know who just started teaching for Kaplan gets paid $20/hr for teaching and &7.50/hr for prep time.

 

[indianboy]

The rate for teaching at Kaplan is region dependent; as low as 15/hour to 25/hour starting.

 

[DarkChild]

and how many hours a week do you work?

 

[siempre595]

TPR here (st. louis) only makes 20/hour.
aquaboy where are you at? I wanna move this summer, I was gonna teach for them.....but maybe i'll relocate!😛

 

[CaNEM]

Definitely depends on the area. The philly branch of TPR pays us about $20

 

[Adcadet]

how do you become a TPR or Kaplan instructor? Seems a strange thing to do....do you guys (and gals) do this during school, or on summers, or what?

 

[Gleevec]

Originally posted by Adcadet
how do you become a TPR or Kaplan instructor? Seems a strange thing to do....do you guys (and gals) do this during school, or on summers, or what?

The weird thing is Kaplan asked me several times to be an instructor even before I took the REAL test. They usually try and recruit while youre a student, at least in my case.

 

[crazyA]

Originally posted by Adcadet
how do you become a TPR or Kaplan instructor? Seems a strange thing to do....do you guys (and gals) do this during school, or on summers, or what?

You can just go to their websites and fill out a preliminary application with your test scores. If you meet their minimum criteria, they'll call you in for an addition and ask you to provide proof of your scores.

I did during my last semester at school and also for a month over the summer...it was kinda fun, sometimes.

Maybe some people think that your jobs are strange too. Did that ever occur to you? (jk)

 

[DarkChild]

nobody knows how many hours a week you can work at kaplan?
can I do a full 40?
is it usually more on the order of 20?
is it usually during the evenings??!!
😕 😕 😕

 

[saiyagirl]

i love teaching for TPR. i just wish they reimbursed for travel time and prep time, which they don't. but they pay more per hour than kaplan, so perhaps it all evens out.

the TPR philosophy i think is so much better.

 

[MedApp2003]

you can't teach 40 hours per week at kaplan. at most you could probably teach 2 classes (about 12 hours per week).

most classes are in the evening or on the weekend.

 

[DarkChild]

Originally posted by MedApp2003
you can't teach 40 hours per week at kaplan. at most you could probably teach 2 classes (about 12 hours per week).

most classes are in the evening or on the weekend.

Thanks MedApp2003!!!

 

[aquaboy]

I usually work 8-10 hours/week which works out great for me because I have a full-time research position. You can work more if you teach more subjects or if you tutor.

 

[Bounty]

interesting...so i have been thinking about ways to make extra money since i am butta$$ po'. After reading this thread, I was inspired and filled out a TPR mini-apllication thing. They just called me and they want me to come in this afternoon to meet with them! Eeek!

Do you guys who teach classes find it hard? I'm a really outgoing person but the thought of standing in front of a room full of people and being responsible for helping tehm do better on a test makes me feel a little nervous. Any thoughts?

 

[TroutBum]

Hey all, I taught Kaplan this past year and I started at $18/hr, then moved up to $20/hr, with $7/hr prep. I'm in Denver.

I thought teaching was a heck of a lot of fun, but I had already done some teaching and a lot of tutoring beforehand so I already knew it would be something I would enjoy.

Just a warning though--if you want to be a good teacher, it goes without saying that you have to put in a lot of prep time. I never felt good about teaching a class unless I prepped an hour for every hour I would be in class, which adds up to quite a bit of time. I couldn't imagine teaching MCAT 40 hours a week. I taught maybe nine hours of class time a week, max, and it was no picnic. Six hours (two classes) was more manageable, but I was still working pretty hard.

I wouldn't suggest doing it unless you really like to teach--just because you're good at science doesn't necessarily mean you would do well as an MCAT teacher (I had a couple of teachers who definitely knew their stuff but were pretty bad teachers when I went through the class).

Good luck!