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Online tutors in Boston
One-to-one specialists teaching in UTC-5 around a Boston school timetable. Free 1-hour trial class before anything is booked.
Tutoring for Boston families
Boston's density of universities changes what families ask for. A disproportionate share of our enquiries here are at undergraduate level rather than school level: economics students meeting real econometrics for the first time, business students who need the accounting to be solid before the finance makes sense, and students who arrived from a school system that did not prepare them for the quantitative pace of a first-year course. That is work we do well, and it is more specific than general tutoring: usually a defined gap, closed in six to eight sessions, with an end date rather than a standing weekly booking.
We work around the school week rather than against it. Monday to Friday, with most high schools finishing between 2:30pm and 3:30pm Eastern, so lessons run mostly on weekday evenings, with weekend morning slots opening up before exam series. IB and Cambridge candidates sit the May series. SAT dates run through the year.
Why online rather than in person
Because for most subjects it is better, not merely cheaper. A shared screen means the tutor sees exactly what the student writes, where they hesitate and what they delete, which is considerably more diagnostic than watching someone work across a kitchen table. It also removes travel from the equation entirely, which in this city is not a small consideration.
We teach online only and do not offer in-home tutoring.
Subjects we tutor in Boston
Each links to a page covering what that subject actually assesses and where marks are lost. Prices for Boston are in the box above.
Mathematics
Sciences
Computing
Business and economics
Humanities and social sciences
- Geography
- Government and Politics
- History
- Law
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Social Studies
- Sociology
- Theory of Knowledge
Languages and literature
- Arabic
- Classical Greek
- English Language
- English Literature
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Latin
- Mandarin Chinese
- Quran and Islamic Studies
- Spanish
- Urdu
Admissions and English tests
Questions from Boston families
Do you tutor university students?
Yes, and in Boston that is a large share of what we do: accounting, finance, economics, mathematics and statistics at undergraduate level. The work is usually a defined gap closed in six to eight sessions rather than an open weekly arrangement.
Do you cover AP?
No. IGCSE, GCSE, A Level, the IB Diploma, SAT and GRE preparation, and undergraduate subjects only.
What time do lessons run?
Agreed per student. With a UK-based tutor, late afternoon or early evening Eastern time is the usual slot.
How does the free 1-hour trial class work?
You book a time, we call you, and we ask what is actually going wrong, the syllabus code, the year group, what the last report said, and what you have already tried. At the end of it we tell you whether we think tutoring will help, and if so what shape it should take. If we do not think we are the right fit, we say so on that call. There is no charge and no obligation to book anything afterwards.
Are lessons online or in person?
Online only. Every lesson is taught over video with a shared whiteboard and a live code editor, so the student and the tutor can write and run the same code at the same time. We do not offer in-home or in-person tutoring anywhere.
Who will actually teach my child?
A specialist we match to the subject, level and problem you describe when you get in touch. You will meet them on an introductory call before anything is booked, and it stays the same person week to week: continuity is most of what makes tutoring work. We will never name a tutor before one has actually been assigned.
How quickly can lessons start?
We reply within one working day, then match a specialist and tell you when the free trial class can happen the week after. If you are in an exam term and the timeline is tighter than that, say so on the call and we will tell you honestly whether we can meet it.
What happens if it is not working?
Tell us early rather than late. Sometimes the fix is a different approach; sometimes it is a different tutor; occasionally the honest answer is that tutoring is not the bottleneck and something else is. We would rather have that conversation in week three than have you quietly stop booking.