u/Roccoxwrld3

Hi all,

I've recently grabbed interest in applying for this job, and I was wondering what would be considered high competitiveness as a candidate?

I've worked 4 years as a public school teacher and 4 years in a critical role for mental health service providers that deal with patients that are medicaid funded.

I'm fluent in two adopted languages, English and Brazilian Portuguese. I would prefer to work in a consulate in Brazil.

1. How can I become more competitive, be actually considered for the job?

2. For those who have worked or are still in the application process, how long has the process been/is?

3. How do you think salary is determined? Do they take your previous roles and experience into account?

4. What city were you in? What was the experience?

Hey guys,

I have been working in behavioral health for almost 4 years and I just have a degree in English. I'll be 30 next year. I am considering in pivoting into tech by getting a degree from WGU, since my associates is in science and back then my major was CS.

The switch seems daunting though. I'd love to hear your stories about complete 180 switches from one industry to another after obtaining a degree with WGU. I know networking, seeking opportunities, and portfolio building is a huge part of it, but looking for some inspo lol

Hi All—

I've been on this LSAT journey for the better part of a year now and I wanted to share my thoughts on tutoring services.

For context, I have worked with quite a few of them, most of them being solicited through this subreddit lol(whether they reached out to me via pm or I sought them out based on posts). I've switched between tutors due to scheduling reasons, wrong fits, or looking for more depth in the services.

When it comes to one-on-one services(whether it be tutoring, therapy, coaching, or any general service) I've never been scared to end services because I've always been very selective of choosing what works best for me and finding the right fit.

With that being said, here's my advice on hiring independent LSAT tutors:

1. Have an idea of what you want to get out of the services. The most general desires are a target score, beating a plateau, or even just knowing when to start.

2. This should go without saying, but ideally, you should go with someone that scored within or past your target score. They say that a strong score basis for tutoring is 173+, because the tutor may be able to assist throughout a long range of scores into the 170s.

3. Their "first free session" shouldn't completely be about their sales pitch on why you should hire them. Ask them if you can go over 1-3 LR questions that you struggled with so you can get a better gage of whether or not you want to commit to their services. Just because they scored high on the LSAT doesn't mean they could teach it. Ask them what their methods are, how they evaluate progress, how they identify strengths and weaknesses, how they approach plateaus, etc. The answers to all these questions can help you identify whether or not they could be a good fit, and it could also show you their experience. Some tutors will tell you they do the whole nine yards, and don't be afraid to hold them accountable week to week and make sure they do so!

4. You will get quoted hourly rates between $20-300 an hour(even more sometimes), and offered different packages based on the number of sessions you want or other application services they offer. This is where things start to get tricky.

- First, some of the higher hourly rate tutors will bill this much because they have the success rate of former students to back up the value of their services. Some will charge you higher rates because time is money. Some will do so because of both. Don't be afraid to ask about their success rates, or to show any proof of it! Anyone that charges high rates should have some kind of portfolio to back it up—especially in 2026.

- Second, from my experience, the higher hourly tutors should leave you with or offer you something personalized to your study methods. Whether that's giving you notes or helping you identify your thinking flaws and suggesting exercises you can use to adjust them, you should come out with some steps to walk on from it. Go with a tutor that gives you something to build towards the next session, not someone that logs onto zoom the next week to talk about the LSAT again.

- Third, the tutor's price and methods of teaching should be seen hand and hand based on what fits best for you. Could you find a great tutor for $20 a hour? Absolutely. Should you hire a tutor for $100/hr that just logs on and drills question after question with you while giving pointers here and there? Absolutely not. Even if that's your style of learning, you shouldn't be paying that much for it.

- Fourth, be weary of the "guarantee" and "money back" people. If you're pitched with these words, make sure the tutors follows them up with a very structured plan that suits what you're looking for. Some of them genuinely say this because they will put their best foot forward in assisting you, and others will use this terminology as another way of saying "well if you don't follow these steps, I don't know what to tell ya" and obviously there's no single method that can work for everyone.

- Fifth, if you go for the pricier tutors($80+) and you buy packaged sessions, fight for the payment plan. Odds are, you're probably one of a group of people they're tutoring if their successfully gaining clientele at their rate. You don't want to be another number on a spreadsheet, keep them working week by week. I've unfortunately had bad experiences in regards to this when working with the higher end tutors, especially when services were coming to an end.

5. The service shouldn't solely be about the question types themselves. They could also help with prepping for test day, devoting sessions to answering questions under the test's time constraint(closer to test date), and meeting you where you're at in regards to accuracy/timing.

6. These aren't essential, but their green flags to find in a tutor:

- they follow up mid-week or before the session on how studying's going

-they're motivating

-they offer non-traditional perspectives that you wouldn't get otherwise without a tutor

-they assess your mistakes quickly and articulate to you clearly

-they're patient

-they help you organize your approach(thoughts, journaling, studying habits), even if they didn't have to for themselves for when they took the test

-they keep it real with you!

And that's my two cents. Whether it's the "that's fucking wrong" tutor or a tutor that tries to reverse engineer your thinking, find what works best for you! Just make sure you're paying the right price for it.