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Hi all! I'm a rising senior in Mechanical Engineering looking to tutor part-time.

Subjects I can help with:

Math: Calculus (I, II, III), and related

Physics & Chemistry (high school through intro college level)

Engineering: Statics, Thermodynamics, and other core ME courses

CAD: SolidWorks (CSWP certified) — both software skills and design/modeling concepts

Programming: Python, C++ (intro to intermediate)

Open to both high school and college students, mainly in math/science/engineering subjects I've taken or use regularly.

A bit about me: 3.95 GPA in Mechanical Engineering, member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, top 0.05% on my high school leaving exam (came in on a scholarship). I've also tutored as part of my volunteer work in college, so I have actual teaching experience, not just strong grades.

I can do online sessions (Zoom/Google Meet) and screen-share for problem-solving, or in-person if you're nearby. Happy to do a free 15-min intro call first so we can see if it's a good fit.

Comment or reply if you need help with something!

Hello everyone,

I tutor math and have my masters from Columbia and have been teaching for 700 hours online with over a dozen 5star reviews. I wanted to move away from working for a website and do my own business, but I don't have any social media presence. I do have a website that is still under construction, but that's it.

Would anyone have any advice for me on how to start and also with pricing? I've seen online that I should be charging $100 or more for lessons, but I'm just unsure. I know that I'm good at teaching, but I'm mostly just unconfident that people will pay those prices. If you have any advice then I would really appreciate it.

In particular, specific methods that I can see that have worked and can copy. Even if the price is decreased a little bit or the method is bare-bones simple just to get started and get clients quickly. Or even general strategies would be greatly appreciated.

I know that I have potential, but I just have this mental block.

EDIT: I had a plan to do group sessions for alg and calc a few weeks out and advertise it. Charge $60/session. But as my preparation for the each session I would make a small video explaining a topic from that session and fill my social media with that to show expertise. It just feels weird because the social media was empty and I don't know exactly where advertise etc. etc. Maybe paid facebook ads?