Tutoring Help - Whats the best approach (2 Viewers)

[carrotsss]

is learning urself hard? coz i was planning to go tutoring for all subjects in y12 if i do the asian 5 (if i don’t then i won’t go tutor for all, only the maths, eng, and sciences) but my dad said it’s hella expensive also cos my sister is in the year below me so there’s gonna be a point where he’s paying a shit ton in one year

no it’s absolutely not. with edrolo (usually provided by ur school) and youtube, you can access really high quality videos for all the asian 5 subjects and so you can easily learn all the content, and then in terms of questions there are tons of resources available here, on thsc, on acehsc and if you ask the right people you can even get tutoring questions. in my opinion, for trials and the hsc you can achieve results just as easily with or without tutoring as long as you have a good English teacher.

That being said, for in class tasks (especially in English) tutoring does definitely give you a big advantage, which may be important for a school like yours. At least at my school, there are a bunch of kids who get mountains of feedback for every take home English assessment and ace all of them and then don’t do anywhere near as well in in class assessments such as the trials and hsc, and although this does kinda suck (p2w lol), it is worth considering because it does give you an advantage.

 

[howcanibesmarter]

doesn't make it a good decision

they still get good atar so hey

 

[carrotsss]

they still get good atar so hey

most people from selectives are smart enough that they would probably still get a pretty great atar if they went to a local public school and did zero tutoring, correlation doesn't equal causation

 

[howcanibesmarter]

most people from selectives are smart enough that they would probably still get a pretty great atar if they went to a local public school and did zero tutoring, correlation doesn't equal causation

i wouldn't
i bet if i went to chatswood high imma lose 10 atar minimum (no offence and nothing personal you guys just get picked on)

 

[nsw..wollongong]

having a tutor doesnt gaurantee u a high atar. they may help u with techniques n whatnot, but in the end its all up to u.
a tutor doesn't make u 'get motivation,' nor do they make u 'study better.'

 

[Average Boreduser]

having a tutor doesnt gaurantee u a high atar. they may help u with techniques n whatnot, but in the end its all up to u.
a tutor doesn't make u 'get motivation,' nor do they make u 'study better.'

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

 

[howcanibesmarter]

having a tutor doesnt gaurantee u a high atar. they may help u with techniques n whatnot, but in the end its all up to u.
a tutor doesn't make u 'get motivation,' nor do they make u 'study better.'

unless if ur tutor happened to be ur parents

 

[nsw..wollongong]

unless if ur tutor happened to be ur parents

yes well in that case ur goal isn't a 99 atar, ur goal is to not get deported

 

[Sanj1963]

u can do well wihtout getting tutored in all ur subjects thats just very stupid
perhaps if u want 99.95 and only 99.95 then go ahead but otherwise why just why would u spend that much money when u can learn it urself

I think I might need tutoring to get a better score. I know I wont be able to do it without taking help. 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?

 

[Sanj1963]

u can do well wihtout getting tutored in all ur subjects thats just very stupid
perhaps if u want 99.95 and only 99.95 then go ahead but otherwise why just why would u spend that much money when u can learn it urself

is learning urself hard? coz i was planning to go tutoring for all subjects in y12 if i do the asian 5 (if i don’t then i won’t go tutor for all, only the maths, eng, and sciences) but my dad said it’s hella expensive also cos my sister is in the year below me so there’s gonna be a point where he’s paying a shit ton in one year

I think I might need tutoring to get a better score. I know I wont be able to do it without taking help. 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?

 

[Sanj1963]

realistically speaking MOST (not all) people who are aiming for a 95+ atar does at least one tutoring lmao - especially when they come from a rural background that don't provide the best resources/teachers that equals their expectation, so i dont think its fair to say its "just very stupid".

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?

 

[Sanj1963]

yes, learning yourself is hard if you are not willing to go around friends and teachers for problems you dont understand. Not just for maths, but for other subjects too. Of course, some subjects are easier to get tutoring for, i.e. maths, but going to tutoring doesn't always mean results. You have to dedicate hard work too...

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?

 

[Sanj1963]

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

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?

 

[Sanj1963]

If your learning is inclined that way, large provider tutoring will get you good marks.
Whether or not you have any fun at all doing it is a different story.

However, you 100% do not need tutoring to get good marks. Very good study habits, keeping up with your schools pace of content, and looking beyond the basic-level understanding (if you go to a less well resources school) also gets you good marks.

If you are a student who is able to find the own flaws in their understanding, your time is probably better spent working on the things you know you have trouble with and developing a deeper level of understanding rather than going through the forced process used in large provider tutoring, where you are going to go over & have to do homework on things that you already understand.

If you are somewhat high performing but find it hard to know where to improve, and your teachers will not/cannot show you how, private tutoring may be a good option for you, because they will be able to do what I said in the previous paragraph for you (and (hopefully!) wont spend time on useless things you already have a strong grasp of).

Given that most of your friends are aiming for 97+, I assume you are at a reasonably well resourced school that is probably also high ranking. You likely really don't need tutoring for all your subjects to achieve your atar goal.

Whats your opinion about the questions that I had -

1. 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?

 

[Sanj1963]

no it’s absolutely not. with edrolo (usually provided by ur school) and youtube, you can access really high quality videos for all the asian 5 subjects and so you can easily learn all the content, and then in terms of questions there are tons of resources available here, on thsc, on acehsc and if you ask the right people you can even get tutoring questions. in my opinion, for trials and the hsc you can achieve results just as easily with or without tutoring as long as you have a good English teacher.

That being said, for in class tasks (especially in English) tutoring does definitely give you a big advantage, which may be important for a school like yours. At least at my school, there are a bunch of kids who get mountains of feedback for every take home English assessment and ace all of them and then don’t do anywhere near as well in in class assessments such as the trials and hsc, and although this does kinda suck (p2w lol), it is worth considering because it does give you an advantage.

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?

 

[Average Boreduser]

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?

Mate. Goals honestly should not be a thing. Aim for as high as you can. If your parents are worried, you'll have to invest in a cheaper alternative to Matrix because their prices are actually insane.

 

[Sanj1963]

having a tutor doesnt gaurantee u a high atar. they may help u with techniques n whatnot, but in the end its all up to u.
a tutor doesn't make u 'get motivation,' nor do they make u 'study better.'

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?

 

[Average Boreduser]

there are cheaper options that moderate much more than what matrix does currently. this is discipline. Without it, you'll become lazy. laziness =/ 90+ atar.

 

[Sanj1963]

yes, learning yourself is hard if you are not willing to go around friends and teachers for problems you dont understand. Not just for maths, but for other subjects too. Of course, some subjects are easier to get tutoring for, i.e. maths, but going to tutoring doesn't always mean results. You have to dedicate hard work too...

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?

 

[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?

Why u spamming it so much