Click on the "Sign Up"
link and then follow these steps:
1. Simply fill out the information requested on the sign up screen.
2. Upon completion you will be brought to your schedule page.
3. You can schedule a future session or request help immediately.
Tutapoint.com tutors are available on demand or for scheduled sessions from 2 p.m. until midnight eastern standard time 7 days per week.
An hourly rate of $24.00 is billed directly to the credit card you submitted on the application. Billing is done using 5 minute increments, with a 15 minute minimum, so a half-hour session costs only $12.
Read through our tutor qualifications.
Yes, because we take education and safety seriously, Tutapoint.com screens prospective tutors to ensure we enlist well-qualified professionals who are passionate about teaching one or more of our subject areas. Before any tutor is invited to be a part of Tutapoint.com’s faculty, we perform background and criminal checks. As an additional method of quality control, our administrative Web team routinely monitors tutoring sessions.
Yes, our administrative Web team routinely monitors tutoring sessions on a daily basis.
Simply log-in and view your scheduled sessions. Find the session you wish to cancel and hit the "Cancel" button.
No, however we strongly encourage students to arrive on-time for scheduled sessions. Students who have missed repeated sessions may be asked to leave the program.
No, regardless as to whether the session was scheduled or spontaneous, the fee is the same. See Pricing for details on our rates
Yes, when scheduling a session, type in the username of the tutor you wish to be paired with and priority will be issued to that tutor. However, if that tutor is not available, you will be paired with the next available tutor that meets your needs.
The minimum length of a session is 15 minutes. After the first 15 minutes, parents are billed for every additional five minutes of live tutoring provided.
Sessions may last up to 2 hours
Unfortunately no, sessions must be paid by a Visa or MasterCard card only. When a student registers with Tutapoint.com, a credit card number is put on file. For every tutoring session, the credit card account is billed.
Log-in and click on Account Settings from the student options under the Welcome Back sign. Once on the Account Settings page, select "Billing" from the top of the screen and re-enter the new credit card information. Remember to hit "Save" before exiting the page.
> Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or 7
> High-speed Internet connection
> Webcam for video
> Headset or microphone
> Adobe Flash Player 8 (downloadable free)
No. However, it may be beneficial if the student plans to continuously request tutoring sessions in the same subject area. When the tutor and student can work from the same book, better results may occur.
Simply click on "forgot password" under the log-in screen. If you need further assistance, simply call (800) 390-2370 or e-mail info@tutapoint.com.