How to Write an Effective Tutor Application

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To maximize your chance of being matched with your desired client, it’s important to create tutor applications that are personalized to each potential client and their situation.

Since you’ll be receiving a note of what the parents are looking for in tutors for each job post, it should be pretty easy to put together an application that shows them that you’re interested in working with the student and that you have the necessary skills and experience (approach) to help their child.

Here are a few notes about application:

  • Applications are not for the BMT office, but for Clients, so it should be addressed to them.
  • When parents receive a list of potential tutor options, parents will be seeing your name first, your email bio second, and your application immediately or after.
  • Application is a great place to highlight any kind of relevant experience including your experience with the subject that the parents need help with and the type of the student parents have.

Good Tutor Applications Examples

Here are some examples of good applications. We removed some of the details since this is on a public website:

Example 1:

Hey there! I'm <Tutor> and I think I'd be a great fit for <Student>. I am doing this exact type of SAT intensive with a few students right now: I'm very comfortable teaching in this format, and the SAT is one of the primary tests I teach. I'm sure that with a little help we can get his scores up.

I also have several introverted students and I do my very best to show them that I'm really there to help and find ways to engage with them based on their extracurricular interests. I'm fully remote, which helps with lesson flexibility, and would really love to help you guys out!

Thanks so much and hope to hear back from you.

Example 2 :

Hello! I would be happy to work with <student> this school year. I am a former 7th grade teacher who is familiar with both the middle school curricula as well as the skills he will need to be successful on the Algebra 1 Regents next year. I am fully vaccinated and would be happy to meet at your home in <area name>. 6:30 on Monday or Tuesday evening should be a good time to meet, but I am generally flexible. Thanks!

Example 3 :

It would be my pleasure to work with <student>! I have a lot of experience with her age bracket, and can definitely help her slow down and organize her efforts to both improve her performance on multi-step math problems and her performance overall in class. I'm available for in person or remote tutoring. I'm available Mondays and Wednesdays until 6, and Tuesdays or Thursdays before 5. It would be my pleasure to work with <student>! Thank you for considering me.

List Your Availability

You should also list your availability in your applications, because sometimes parents choose based on convenience, and often your level of availability makes a difference. You might want to include that “I’m available to work with <student> at this time, this time, and this time”

COVID Information

Finally for 2021, when applying for in-person jobs, you may want to take a look at our COVID guidelines (link!), for when it makes sense to include your COVID information into your application.