Tutoring Help - Whats the best approach (1 Viewer)

[scaryshark09]

most people in top selectives go to all
i personally dont, but i would if it wasnt for bloody engineering studies

hey, engineering studies is soooo hard!!! I put more effort into engineering than math adv last year accelerated and i did so much better in math.

 

[scaryshark09]

oop the forum just updated for me, didnt realise that was posted wednesday!

 

[carrotsss]

Whats your opinion about the questions that I had -

1. Going for one big tutoring provider(like Matrix) over different providers (Dr Du for Maths and Ace for Physics etc.) as I'm not aiming for a 97+ ATAR? where do the kids who target 90-95 ATAR usually go to?
2. What are your thoughts on Online vs in campus tutoring? what are the other advantages of picking online vs in campus? Also I don’t want it to take a toll on my mental health so should I go for online tutoring instead? what do other students who are targeting a 90-95 ATAR prefer?
3. My parents would pay for all subjects but I know they are a bit worried about the expenses for tutoring. And does online offer good value for money in that case?

1. Don’t go matrix, can’t answer the rest. Most people I know aiming for that range (or anything about 90 for that matter) don’t do any tutoring, but I don’t go to a selective
2. Online tutoring seems like a waste of money imo, like why would u pay thousands of dollars for glorified YouTube videos when there are so many good videos on YouTube and Edrolo for free
3. If your parents can’t afford to do in person tutoring, you shouldn’t do any tutoring at all. Seriously, tutoring isn’t essential, and it’s not worth financially crippling your parents for a tiny advantage

I don’t do any tutoring so it might be worth getting a perspective from someone with tutoring as well

 

[kkk579]

Whats your opinion about the questions that I had -

1. Going for one big tutoring provider(like Matrix) over different providers (Dr Du for Maths and Ace for Physics etc.) as I'm not aiming for a 97+ ATAR? where do the kids who target 90-95 ATAR usually go to?
2. What are your thoughts on Online vs in campus tutoring? what are the other advantages of picking online vs in campus? Also I don’t want it to take a toll on my mental health so should I go for online tutoring instead? what do other students who are targeting a 90-95 ATAR prefer?
3. My parents would pay for all subjects but I know they are a bit worried about the expenses for tutoring. And does online offer good value for money in that case?

1. don’t go matrix - expensive and not that good. 90-95 atar students typically wouldn’t spend 2k a term on tutoring (like dr du), i think a cheaper one like ngo is much better
2.f2f is always better unless ur going to a tutor that requires a lot of travel then do online - but i’d rather find a good tutor in my area and do f2f (if there r any)
3.depends, if ur tutor is rlly good then maybe

 

[kkk579]

1. don’t go matrix - expensive and not that good. 90-95 atar students typically wouldn’t spend 2k a term on tutoring (like dr du), i think a cheaper one like ngo is much better
2.f2f is always better unless ur going to a tutor that requires a lot of travel then do online - but i’d rather find a good tutor in my area and do f2f (if there r any)
3.depends, if ur tutor is rlly good then maybe

if u have a tight budget then go to tutors that r cheap (like peak for the sciences) as i’ve heard that they are decent. don’t go to tutors like ace or zhangs or sigma and go broke lol. or just get tutors for the subjects u rlly struggle with or smth

 

[kkk579]

ngl. I wouldn't have found my passion for math without Du. But I kinda get ur point.

Same before i started ngo i hated math

 

[kkk579]

did u enjoy any subjects ?? idk u've always seemed like a certified stem lover
i would go different providers - more specialised centers if yk what i mean? i.e zhangs/peak/sigma/etc. only do/focus on sci, or centers which are known for a subject i.e du for math.

in person works better. i don't get the point for mental health; there's only possibly a detrimental effect if your travel time takes forever. different ranges of atar don't correspond with learning preferences; that's on an individual level. see what you prefer/work best with.

some online tutoring works fine but others are just as @carrotsss said, glorified yt videos

Funny thing was that my fav subject was english up until start of y8 - incredibly ironic since i absolutely loathe english now. But that was probably because i used to be pretty bad at math i still remember my first y7 math test. I got like 57% for that, chucked it in the bin and never showed my parents.

 

[yolo tengo]

Leave matrix right tf now wht r u doing with ur life other than wasting it

bruhhhh my bad i jus dont kno where to go for maths like physics is fun at matrix but idk

 

[Average Boreduser]

Funny thing was that my fav subject was english up until start of y8 - incredibly ironic since i absolutely loathe english now. But that was probably because i used to be pretty bad at math i still remember my first y7 math test. I got like 57% for that, chucked it in the bin and never showed my parents.

sounds like all of my yr 9 science topic tests during sem 1

 

[Average Boreduser]

Funny thing was that my fav subject was english up until start of y8 - incredibly ironic since i absolutely loathe english now. But that was probably because i used to be pretty bad at math i still remember my first y7 math test. I got like 57% for that, chucked it in the bin and never showed my parents.

Hold up u remember your yr 7 results? That's beyond concerning

 

[mmmmmmmmaaaaaaa]

Whats your opinion about the questions that I had -

1. Going for one big tutoring provider(like Matrix) over different providers (Dr Du for Maths and Ace for Physics etc.) as I'm not aiming for a 97+ ATAR? where do the kids who target 90-95 ATAR usually go to?
2. What are your thoughts on Online vs in campus tutoring? what are the other advantages of picking online vs in campus? Also I don’t want it to take a toll on my mental health so should I go for online tutoring instead? what do other students who are targeting a 90-95 ATAR prefer?
3. My parents would pay for all subjects but I know they are a bit worried about the expenses for tutoring. And does online offer good value for money in that case?

1. I only did tutoring for Maths, as someone who aimed for 90-95. I know people who did Matrix whose results were good. If you were to pick, I would probably choose in person tutoring.

 

[kkk579]

Hold up u remember your yr 7 results? That's beyond concerning

Not rlly but that one math test will forever by engrained into my head

 

[nsw..wollongong]

I think I might need help to get a good score, cant do it just myself. Whats your opinion about the questions that I had -

1. Going for one big tutoring provider(like Matrix) over different providers (Dr Du for Maths and Ace for Physics etc.) as I'm not aiming for a 97+ ATAR? where do the kids who target 90-95 ATAR usually go to?
2. What are your thoughts on Online vs in campus tutoring? what are the other advantages of picking online vs in campus? Also I don’t want it to take a toll on my mental health so should I go for online tutoring instead? what do other students who are targeting a 90-95 ATAR prefer?
3. My parents would pay for all subjects but I know they are a bit worried about the expenses for tutoring. And does online offer good value for money in that case?

not sure how others would reply bc its different for everyone so i think u should consider a range of opinions on this
personally i do online tutoring bc i live so far away from actual tutoring centres (and there arent great ones in Wollongong ofc - so there's that aspect of saving time on transport) and I'm doing fine in them, but tbh i don't see a reason why u couldn't perform just as well without a tutor.

 

[SmolBrain]

yeah matrix is actually insane, i do 3u and phys at matrix honestly the questions they give r like band 4 and band 5 q's mostly so i would recommend going somewhere else instead

i had that same prroblem which is why im changing to du next year, is it the same for chem and phys as well?