Tutoring Particulars - New as of 6-1-2015 - Marisol Creed

ACADEMIC PREPARATION Monday, November 2, 2015 TOPICS: TUTORING PARTICULARS Mr. Carlos Ortiz | Ms. Creed page 1 of 3

Copyright 2015 Carlos Ortiz

Monday, November 2, 2015

Hi Marisol,

I do genuinely appreciate the opportunity to connect with you. Below you'll find some particulars about my background and revised tutoring services (subjects, rates, etc.). As far as helping your daughter with her Algebra (and possibly with SAT later on), we can certainly make

that happen! Let me know if you have any questions once you have had a chance to peruse all this information. Thank you again for keeping me in mind.

Kind Regards,

Carlos Ortiz

SOME QUESTIONS THAT PARENTS/STUDENTS OFTEN ASK:

Hey Carlos, so how'd you get into tutoring? Whats your background? What are your credentials?

GREAT QUESTIONS I am a proud graduate of Brown University in Providence, RI (Class of

'95 - GO BEARS!) My degree is in Biochemistry

(MSc) with a minor in Biophysics. While at

Brown, I was asked by one of my professors

(Dr. Mark Bear) to be a Teaching Assistant

(TA) for his Neuroscience course and after

some apprehension - I accepted the invitation.

WHAT A DECISION! That stint became a

regular thing in his course and several others

until I graduated - I cannot deny that a

passion for teaching was born. After

graduation, instead of going to work for the

pharmaceutical giant MERCK - they were

aggressively pursuing me for my sense of

humor ;-) - I decided to take a job

teaching...and that was my first "gig" out of

college. I taught at LaSalle High School in

Coconut Grove for a total of 7 years and then

left to realize a goal of opening my own

business. I did that in 2004 and just recently in

December of 2013, I closed that business

down so that I can focus on tutoring and other

projects - I have kept tutoring and have grown

even more passionate about imparting the

finer points of a beautiful array of disciplines to

today's young scholars. I am now in my 20th

year of tutoring.

Hey Carlos, so when are you available for tutoring? and where?

MY AVAILABILITY - PART 1: I typically tutor from

Mondays through Saturdays (starting as early as 9:00 am -

mostly for my college/university students - and starting as

late as 7:00 pm under REGULAR tutoring hours)

Sessions are typically a minimum of 2 hours (1 hour

is just too short to be productive) and are usually held

at either my home or, from time to time, I may be able to

go to your home.

PLEASE NOTE: I DO NOT hold sessions for just 1 hour.

Hey Carlos, so how much do you

charge? MY RATES: My RATES do VARY by discipline and I always

ask parents and students to keep in mind how I approach my

tutoring: I take time to prepare for each lesson (that includes

time for the preparation of notes and/or sample quiz/test

questions that enhance the session - these materials are

delivered to the student at each session and the student

walks away with a valuable study resource).

In other words, it's not always just "come on over and I

will deliver a lecture" for me I take my tutoring very seriously and deliver what parents and students expect -

100% each time. My role is to do what the current

professor(s) is/are possibly not doing - help the student

understand material in a more accessible and comfortable

atmosphere - one in which he or she can ask ANY question

and receive a reasonable and correct answer each and every

time without exception.

TUTORING THE DETAILS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015 3

Course: ACADEMIC PREPARATION Delivered: November 2, 2015

Instructor: Mr. Carlos Ortiz TBCB: NA

Student: Ms. Creed ETTC: 10 min

A fly was very close to being called a land because thats basically what it does half the time. Mitch Hedberg



So, here is a breakdown of what I charge for tutoring in the following subjects and test preparation programs as of June 1, 2015:

SUBJECT SPECIFIC TUTORING

$100.00 per hour

Pre-Algebra, Geometry, Introductory Biology, Physical Science, Earth Science,

Life Science, High School Conceptual Physics, High School Trigonometry, High

School Pre-Calculus, High School Calculus (non AP through Integration), High

School Algebra (I, II, Intermediate, Advanced), College Algebra, Statistics

(Descriptive and Inferential up through to Hypothesis Testing, non AP), High

School Chemistry (Inorganic, non AP), and High School Biology (non AP/IB)

$125.00 per hour

Statistics (Two Populations & Beyond including ANOVA, Multinomial, Wilcoxon

Rank Sum Testing, etc.), University/College Calculus and High School AP

(Sequences & Series, Parametric & Polar & Beyond, Differential Equations), High

School Chemistry (Inorganic AP), College/University Chemistry (Inorganic,

Organic & Physical), Biochemistry, High School Physics (with or without Calculus

including AP), University/College Physics (with or without Calculus), and

University/College Level Biology (Genetics, Evolutionary, Immunology, etc.)

Note: These courses tend to be very demanding and as such, require an extra

level of preparation in order to achieve mastery. The time and energy I invest in

preparation for these sessions is considerable. Each session involves the

creation of a packet that the student then takes home as a valuable study resource.

EXAM/TEST PREPARATION TUTORING

$100.00 per hour (for preparation in one area of SAT

or one test of ACT)

Group settings of up to 4 students are

possible reduced hourly rate per student would apply.

SAT, ACT, ISEE, SSAT, PSAT/NMSQT

Note: The preparation programs for these exams are very

demanding and involve the creation of a packet for each session. The student then takes this packet home as a

valuable study resource.

$125.00 per hour (for preparation in all three areas

of SAT or all four tests of ACT)

Group settings of up to 4 students are possible reduced hourly rate per student would apply.

SAT, ACT


demanding and involve the creation of a packet for each session. The student then takes this packet home as a

valuable study resource.

$150.00 to $200 per hour

Group settings of up to 4 students are possible reduced hourly rate per student would apply.

DAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT exam preparation is based on individual

study plans and VARY in price again, group settings can be accommodated.


demanding and of high rigor and as such, require advance

notice and at least a three-week PREPARATION PERIOD for

me for the first four lessons of the program. Here are the

rates:

DAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT individual discipline area

preparation (example: Natural Sciences only for DAT,

OR, Physical Sciences only for MCAT): $150.00 per

hour

DAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT combined disciplined area

preparation (example: Verbal Reasoning, Physical

Sciences, Biological Sciences for MCAT): $200.00 per

hour



Hey Carlos, what if I need you OUTSIDE of your usual tutoring

days and times?

MY AVAILABILITY - PART 2: There was a time

when tutoring late into the night during weeknights

and even on Sundays was not a big deal but

eventually it became a bit much as some parents

would consistently wait until the proverbial "last

minute" to call me for help. SO, as of the Aug 2012,

I implemented a very simple policy with the sole

aim of having everyone (student AND parent) be as

responsible as possible when it comes time to

schedule a session with me and not wait until

that last minute to schedule tutoring.

PLEASE PERUSE VERY CAREFULLY:

I CAN and DO tutor later in the evening and on

Sundays but here is how it gets priced out:

ANY TUTORING THAT I BEGIN AT 7:30 PM OR

LATER FROM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

OR ANY TUTORING AT ANY TIME ON A SUNDAY

(regardless of time) WILL BE CHARGED AT:

! ! ! DOUBLE THE USUAL RATE ! ! !

Here are a couple of examples to clarify this policy: Example #1: Billy needs help for a big Algebra test on

Monday and his mom waits until the Friday before to call

me. Since Saturday is typically a very busy day for me, it

turns out I have no room for Billy on Saturday. She asks

if I can see him on Sunday. NO PROBLEM - I CAN TUTOR

HIM ON THAT SUNDAY, BUT... since Billy's sessions are

usually $100.00 per hour for his Algebra preparation

AND HIS MOM WAITED 'TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO CALL

ME...THEN, on that Sunday, the session would run

at $200 per hour. YIPES!!!

Example #2: I have a tutoree named Amy. Amy texts

me on Tuesday morning for some last minute help for a

big chemistry test she has on Wednesday. It turns out I

only have a 7:30 start time available that Tuesday

night. Her usual rate is $100 per hour but on this

occasion it would be $200 per hour. YIPES AGAIN!!!

Example #3: This time Amy texts me at 9:52 PM to ask

if I can help her with a tough HW assignment that is due

the next day. While I may not tutor her in person, her

rate would be $200 per hour while I offer phone or email/text support. This actually happens quite often!

Believe it or not, even with these double rates in place, I still find myself tutoring a couple of Sundays each month

as well as several weekday nights starting at 7:30 or later. Oh well, I guess procrastination is just an ugly

monster that rears its head all too often!

I hope this information helps, Marisol. Should you have any other inquiries, please make sure to either

respond to this email with them or simply call me.

THANK YOU,

Carlos Ortiz

[email protected]

305-785-5005

P.S. For scheduling sessions, I set up a simple web page with my calendar and a button that you can click on, CHOOSE A MINIMUM session time of 120 minutes, pick a date and

whatever START TIMES are available on THAT DATE will be displayed. If a date is GRAYED OUT, that indicates that there are no times available that day. That web page address is:

www.mrcarlosortiz.com/calendar.html Thanks again, Marisol, and I look forward to the possibility of working with your daughter.

Have a peaceful evening, Carlos Ortiz

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