General Academic employs more than 70 private tutors in the Houston area at any given time. These brilliant tutors can meet with families in-home, online, or at our offices in Rice Village (central Houston / West University) or Hedwig Village (west Houston / Memorial). No matter where you meet with [...]
The process to request and get started with a General Academic private tutor is easy and fast: Schedule a free consultation to discuss your family's needs and/or submit a request Confirm your preferred location, tutor, and schedule Start meeting That’s it! New clients can usually get started with a tutor [...]
Yes, when parents ask this question they're usually referring to study skills including: Organization Time Management Planning Note-taking Communication Because every child is unique, our tutors generally find success by helping the student develop and refine the systems that work best for them. For example, we do not simply hand [...]
Less than 10% of the top 1% of US college undergraduates and graduates meet our rigorous tutor qualifications. We actively recruit the most brilliant and charismatic would-be tutors. We start by recruiting brilliant individuals with proven academic records—very high test scores and grades. Then we ensure that these would-be tutors [...]
For private tutoring our rates depend on the: subject matter (1st grade reading vs MCAT test prep), experience level of the tutor (Rice undergraduate vs NASA engineer), and location (in-office vs 10 miles away). Our post-paid, hourly rates start at $80 per hour. Click here for more details.
When helping students improve their grades in school, out tutors and managers like to have access to the student's online school portal to see grades and assignments. For enrichment or test prep, tutors use a combination of official materials (i.e. College Board's Official SAT Practice Tests) plus our original content [...]
Most students meet with a tutor 1 to 2 times per week for 1 to 1.5 hours per week; however, every student's goals and needs are different— For maintaining current grades, getting ahead, or preparing for a standardized test, students generally meet with a tutor one to two times per [...]