Monday, May 24, 2010

Does Sylvan Tutoring really work?

next year i'm going to back to the school i came from and the school i'm going back to is a really hard school! I kept getting C's %26amp; D's!!! will Sylvan help me?


-if you've ever been there did it work for u?





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Does Sylvan Tutoring really work?
Ive been going to sylvan for 4yrs now. it does help and you dont have to stay for that long. i just have troubles and my parents want me to stay there until my junior yr in high school. its kinda pricey but its worth it. i used to get D's and C's in math and now i make B's. its not really one- on -one tutoring if thats what your looking for. its 3 people per table and they give you problems to solve. if you get the problem(s) wrong they explain it to you and they help you with some examples. i say try it,give it a shot =)
Reply:nope, first of all its expensive, secondly ask your teachers fro extra help, or stay in for extra help. your teachers can help you WAY more then some random tutor.
Reply:If you wanted more answers, then put it in a section with people, like P%26amp;S. your going to get rude comments.








Anyways, I have never done Sylvan, but I have had a couple friends who have. It worked for both of them, so that's all I got.
Reply:yeah, i went there, and it didn't help me at all. it just focused on the totally wrong material, and the rate at which i was learning, i was 3 months behind at sylvan than at school. i know this isn't what you want to hear, but i would suggest talking to the teachers personally and see if there is anything they can do with you after school, because that is what i did, and they knew how to help me, and it worked really well.
Reply:NO it wont straight up Ive tried it before... KUMON is a better training center and it actually trains you through repition...





www.Kumon.com for more info...
Reply:nope!go to C2 Educate i go there and it is great sylvan is dumb!
Reply:Well, my sister had a different tutoring that was on TV and that really helped her. I don't think it will be bad if you take a shot at it, my friend did it and she said it really worked


I have another math tutoring question someone can hopefully help me with?

a, b, c, and d are all non-negative integers. How many total possibilities exist if a+b+c+d=10? I could do it systematically, but that seems like way more work than necessary. Also, I can obviously find the total number of possibilities, but then how would I (easily) eliminate the possibilities which wouldn't add up to 10?

I have another math tutoring question someone can hopefully help me with?
I think this is known as the "number partitioning problem" and I think there is no simple solution to this famous problem. I think you just have to count the ways: Do it systematically:





Here's a better way to count:





Highest Number .... #s used ..... Number of ways


7 .......................... 7 1 1 1 ...............4


6 ...................... 6 2 2 1 ...............4!/2 = 12


5 .................... 5 3 1 1 .............4!/2=12


...................... 5 2 2 1 .......... 4!/2 = 12


4 ................ 4 4 1 1 ........... 4!/(2x2) =6


................ 4 3 2 1 ............ 4! = 24


3 .................. 3 3 3 1 .......... 4


................. 3 3 2 2 ........... 4!/(2x2)=6





Now add up the ways %26amp; that should be the answer


I get 80. Check all my work to see if that's right.
Reply:Brute force:


7 1 1 1 (x 4)


6 2 1 1 (x 12) 16


5 3 1 1 (x 12) 28


5 2 2 1 (x 12) 40


4 4 1 1 (x 6) 46


4 3 2 1 (x 24) 70


4 2 2 2 (x 6) 76


3 3 3 1 (x 4) 80 total possibilities


if a ≠ ≠b ≠ c ≠ d, there are only 24 possibilities.
Reply:You could try solving simpler problems and looking for a pattern. For example if the sum were 0, there's only 1 way.


Sum 1, 4 ways


Sum 2, 10 ways


Sum 3, 20 ways


Sum 4, 35 ways


Sum 5, 56 ways





This is a cubic pattern since the third differences are equal. My TI-84 says it's n^3/6 + n^2 + 11n/6 + 1 where n is the sum.





So 10^3/6 + 10^2 + 11(10)/6 + 1 =


286 ways.
Reply:just do it out in your head its not that hard. Key word: integers.
Reply:Eliminate any possibilities using 9, 8, 7, 6, or 5 because if they were added to integers that were each unique numbers you'd get a number that's larger than ten.





that leaves 4, 3, 2, 1 which equal ten.





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ah, having read your additional detail, I defer to the comments below. Sorry to have added a constraint that wasn't actually in place. Good luck!


Are my chances good for Upenn? scale of 1-10 explanations plz?

Im a junior





here are my Credentials:





3.85 GPA


Took 5 APs ( taking 3 more in senior year)





Top 10% Class (at least)


Sat: Reading- 710 Writing- 730 Math- 760 =(2200)


Act: C- 32 (W- 34 M-32 R- 33 Sci- 29)


Varsity Fencing (since 7th grade) County champion


JV-9 Soccer


Clubs:


National Honor Society


Spanish Honor Society


Youth Decide


Peer Tutoring


Photography Club


Awards:


Toshiba Exploravision Contest (honorable mention)


AMC Math test- Second Place (semi-finalist)


National Merit (commendable at least- PSAT 2130)


All-County and All-State for Fencing


Qualified for Junior Olympics and Summer Nationals (fencing)





Volunteer and Research Work:





Queens Hospital


Downstate Hospital (research)


Beth-Israel Hospital


(im included in several medical journals, just my name)





thanks

Are my chances good for Upenn? scale of 1-10 explanations plz?
-1 .... try community college
Reply:If we tell you that you have a chance, will it satisfy you? =P





Please stop worrying! We can't decide your future! Just apply and see.





I'd say you have a good chance, though.

pansy

Do I have any chance of getting into stanford?

I think I ruined my high school career. A 3.17 on the first semester of freshmen year. Usually, i'm a straight a student, but I started slipping alot this year. My first C ever on a report card. In order to get a good enough gpa would i have to take 4+ AP classes if i'm aiming for stanford?





(Future Years)


Freshmen


-not allowed to take APs


my final GPA for both semesters would be a 3.58





Sophomore


-AP Biology


-AP Computer Science





Junior


-AP U.S. History


-AP Literature


-AP Physics


-AP Calculus





Senior


-i've heard they don't even look at senior year


-AP Statistics


-AP Government/Economics


-AP Chemistry


-AP Literature


-AP Spanish





I'm in Track and Cross Country. My clubs are FBLA, leo, and key club.





I also volunteer at the library, hospital, %26amp; community center. I'm planning on getting a tutoring job too.

Do I have any chance of getting into stanford?
Talk to any stanford rep and they will tell you that the number one thing they look for on an application is passion. You don't need to join 4 million clubs, do what you love and do it well.





Also your going to need a solid schedule (which you plan on taking)...a higher GPA (3.8 at the minimum), a high SAT/ACT score.


Keep up whatever your doing. I would suggest starting a tutoring club that tutors in subjects that you enjoy.





Best of luck!
Reply:Thirty years ago a few of my high school friends went to Stanford. Others went to other private schools, most went to state universities and colleges. I can't see any evidence that going to Stanford was in any way better for those who did that. Instead, I think the people who had the best college experience were those who went to smaller colleges. They learned more, had a more personal relationship with their professors, and had more close friends. So think about finding a small college, public or private, that seems the closest fit with your personality type. You have a zero percent chance of getting into Stanford and it is just not worth spending even one second worrying about it.


**HELP**What happens if I withdraw a class after being accepted as a transfer student at a 4 year university?

I attend a community college and I'm taking 5 classes right now. I was accepted in a 4 years university for Fall.... they said in the admission letter that I need to pass all my classes with a "satisfactory grade" which I assume is like a C???? well, anyways... I am passing all my classes and getting As in all of them EXCEPT chemistry which sucks... the teacher is a **beep** and I don't want to mess up my GPA, I've never dropped off a class before and I always hated that dropping off thing until now. What should I do? what if then I don't pass chem. and the university denies me admission even tho' I passed all my other classes with As?


Would a withdraw mess up things? what if I change it to an audit?


This is a very small college and they don't even have chemistry tutoring here =(

**HELP**What happens if I withdraw a class after being accepted as a transfer student at a 4 year university?
I would definitely go to a school counselor.


He/she can tell you exactly what will happen


if you withdraw from that class. You should


definitely look into whether that Chemistry


class is necessary for your transfer to the


university.
Reply:I think the best advice I can give you is to contact the admission department at the university. Just ask what will happen if a class is dropped. Don't give them extra information unless they ask for it. They should give an answer and info on what you should do.
Reply:If chemistry is not part of your major, maybe you can take the class pass/fail. I believe a pass is still considered a satisfactory grade. You should talk to an advisor at both colleges and see what they can do to help you.
Reply:Speak to an Academic Advisor at your college! Advisors are there to answer those questions. All colleges have an Academic Advisor. You can also ask the register office.
Reply:If you are attending a community college and drop it, most likely it won't affect any letter grade. In Texas, when transferring from a CC to a university, the only grades and classes that transfer over are the ones that are completed. Dropping a class will give you a W(withdrawal) status in most situations. If I remember correctly, the university will get your transcript and they will mark that the classes you have taken and completed only and completely disregard withdrawals. The great thing about CC's are the fact that you can drop the class extremely late in the semester and not have it affect your overall GPA. If you do fail a class though, then the F will pass through and the university will not consider that class as passed. If you need more information, you should speak with the counselors from the school you are transferring to in order to get the correct information. The counselors at your CC may have a good idea, but it's not completely valid since it's the university's decisions that matter.
Reply:C is a border failing grade my dear.. You should aim for A's and B's.








{{{Princess}}}
Reply:You need to ask the college you're transferring to.





Or fix your internet so I can tutor you. :P





EDIT:


Okay, You're right, a C is a satisfactory grade. But if it's still early enough in the semester, you can drop with a W. (That is NOT a failing grade) If it's too late for a W, ask your teacher if you can get a WP(which is a withdrawal passing) if ya'll don't do that, then stay and tough it out for a C. IT won't hurt your GPA much.





Also, ask your college now about their policiews of D's transferring. if they are like my school, they give you the option not to transfer the credits in order to drop the grade from your GPA all together.So that could be an option. Just ask your school. (Is it U of U?) Good luck!


What to do about calc 1 class?

im a sophmore and in majoring in civil engineering. i am just now in calc 1 and failing. we, im not the only one, everyone else in the class is. the teacher does an example on the board, and none of us can understand a word he says. then because we dont know enough about the problem to ask questions, he assumes he can give harder ones on the test. we take our tests to the tutors and they dont knwo how to do it.





i am attempting to do the HW for fridays test but i understand it even less the usual. i am not used to not being able to understand math. i was a natural at it. now i try at a problem for over an hour and still dont get it. i know not to try others b/c they get harder.





now i think of myself as a failure and a quitter because i stopped trying to get the problem. ive twisted myself up inside so all i feel is shame for myself. i have to pass this class. plz dont say switch majors. im mostly venting but ay replies would be welcome.

What to do about calc 1 class?
you really should go talk to this professor


i suggest going with a small group of people in the class who are having the same problem as you, and explaining to him that you guys really dont understand the material and that he should explain why stuff works in more depth


he might seem distant or unapproachable but im sure that he will listen and try to improve his class based on your suggestions because thats why he is a teacher (hes there to teach not to fail you)


DONT switch your major!


if youve found something you like you should pursue it no matter how many obstacles are thrown in your way


good luck!





p.s. also if theres a specific problem that you cant work out, i could try to help...although im not making any promises
Reply:Is it too late to drop? I would drop it this semester and take it during a summer session either with your school or with a community college or somewhere else that your college will allow you to transfer the credit in with.





It sounds like a big part of the problem is the professor, so hopefully a new teacher will help.





Also, I was a great math student myself and loved math up until Calculus. I did great in PreCalculus and for the life of me couldn't get better than a C in Calculus. So maybe it's just something about the topic itself that gives some of us who have naturally done well in math a bit of difficulty in this particular area.
Reply:Don't quit. I have a foreign teacher with a horribly hard to understand accent. I get a seriously bad headache everyday in that class. The class is seriously averaging around 50% on tests. I'm passing, barely. Fortunately this won't transfer on my transcripts when I transfer to my target 4 year college. I have a 4.0 outside this one class with this terrible teacher. I need to take Calc I next semester which is the math that will transfer. Keep on going. Seriously, don't quit because it kind of makes me want to quit, and I need this!!!
Reply:I know what you mean being that I am in the exact situation. (Calc 3 though) I've never been great at math but i use to do MUCH better back in the days now I read and the more I do the less I understand. I usually go to other calculus teachers and beg them to help me solve and understand a problem.


If your teacher is the problem then I would just gather will all your classmates and demand him to teach better, otherwise, it would be impossible to pass. You can also try to switch to another calculus class w/ another professor. But DO NOT change your major.


Anyone doing the City & Guilds e-Quals course? I think it is a poorly thought out course?

Speaking to the tutors at my local college I get the impression that they too are not entirely happy with this course. C%26amp;G refuse to tell them what is in the assesments and yet expect the college to provide the correct study guides. I took my ITP assesement and found some questions had not been covered in the course work.


I am now attempting to do Level 3 Word but the Microsoft study guide is painfully lacking any kind of guidence and I have reached the point where I think I may as well jack it in and do a payed course. I guess its true what people say, you get what you pay for.

Anyone doing the City %26amp; Guilds e-Quals course? I think it is a poorly thought out course?
I sincerely hope that you fill in the feedback forms.





The only way that colleges and universities can give their students good service is by students being honest about the feedback about how the course did or did not meet their requirements.





Feedback can be given anonymously and students should not feel embarrassed about being truthful.





The Ofsted send inspectors to all colleges, universities and schools to make sure they are giving students the service they are paying for. If you prefer address your concerns to them directly.
Reply:I'm sorry to hear you haven't found your course preparing you for a City %26amp; Guilds IT qualification useful. We base the qualification on the skills and knowledge that employers tell us is most important to them. Because the assessment is hands-on practical assignments, employers know that people with a City %26amp; Guilds certificate can actually do the things that are important, not just answer questions about them.


We are very open about what the syllabus is and what you will be assessed on - go to www.cityandguilds.com/itquals to get all the info you need. If you feel your college has not prepared you properly for the assessment, you should first follow their complaints procedure - let them know you're not happy. If you have done that, and not had a satisfactory response, contact City %26amp; Guilds about it. If there are any aspects of the syllabus or the assessments that you felt were not good, please let us know so that we can work on improving them. City %26amp; Guilds doesn't get funding from the government, but your college may have got a government subsidy to run the course.
Reply:I did a city and guilds course a few years back and it was a total waste of time. I later did an Access course which got me a place at university, where i am now.





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