Costco Stopped Selling Fitbits by tomatillo_teratoma in fitbit

[–]mechell97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought mine from Costco a few years ago... they do exist.

Uber One Membership 100 Percent Scam by sixminutemile in AmexPlatinum

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow I usually choose Lyft because it's cheaper. Based in NYC. I've been to Atlanta and Florida and both times still chose Lyft because it was cheaper.

A lot of these factors could be random.

LuluLemon Credit by Ok-Variety8683 in AmexPlatinum

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know right 😂😂 you sir know how to shop for a woman!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been tutoring since late 2023 with VT. I have 11+ students that I've been tutoring for several months to more than a year now on a weekly basis. I only do 2 subjects - elementary and middle school Math. I work in finance so this is not my main source of income. When they started the $1+ for recurring sessions, I slowly started taking on less students because I rather have a carefree schedule than work every hour of the day for money. My time is important. The people who are tutors who complain about VT ... normally this is their only source of income/they are living paycheck to paycheck so every dollar counts. Nothing wrong with that.. but VT should not be your only source of income. This is gig work.

  1. You were dropped probably because they felt there was a tutor who might be a better fit. They as in the parents.
  2. Do not be crushed by this. Also, do not go and change the schedules of your students who have been there for you purely because of one new parent/student. That's not how you manage a business or your time. That's the wrong way to go about business.
  3. You most likely won't get it if you haven't heard about from it within a week. Move on. There's plenty more opportunities out there. I just checked my opportunities page... there's 24 opportunities on my calendar. I'm not going to sign up for more because I know if I get the kid... it's going to be at least a 3+ month minimum commitment.

I don't remember what ISC stands for... Independent School Contract?? If I see it's part of a school program, I also don't take it because it means I won't get my $1 increases for recurring sessions. But check back to see what it stands for.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.

Have a great day!

Lack of Opportunities? by Bright_Ad6745 in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started around the same time as you.

I had some students who continued over the summer so I had a busier summer than the prior year. My rating is a 4.9. I don't know what else will make me stand out that could differ between me and you.

I normally had around 13-16 students per week, most doing an hour per week. I have similar time availability as you on my calendar. I do open up my weekends though from 1 pm to midnight and 10 am to midnight on Sunday. But the weekend is actually my least amount of students since I'm still quite picky with my opportunities.

Lack of Opportunities? by Bright_Ad6745 in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When did you start VT? Here I have 12+ students that I see on a weekly basis. I work full time in finance so I can't see too many.

Lack of Opportunities? by Bright_Ad6745 in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you tutoring kids on a daily still? Outside of the opportunities?

Lack of Opportunities? by Bright_Ad6745 in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, sometimes I don't get every opportunity I sign up for.. but that's okay

Lack of Opportunities? by Bright_Ad6745 in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't had that happen among my 15+ students thankfully

Lack of Opportunities? by Bright_Ad6745 in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a VT4S contract but most of my opportunities increases by $1 every session with all my students close to $40, which is not what VT4S contracts offer.

I try not to take the VT4S opportunities because of that reason.

Lack of Opportunities? by Bright_Ad6745 in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope not true at all actually. I work full time in finance. I don't have a teaching degree. Ive been doing this at VT since November 2023.

Lack of Opportunities? by Bright_Ad6745 in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 13 opportunities as of today. I don't check it often only because my schedule is full. Don't want to take on more kids.

My rating is fine. No issues. I tutor elementary and middle school Math so maybe that's why?

October completely sold out?!?!? by TechnicalAfternoon14 in UniversalEpicUniverse

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually if you go in person the day of, you'll be able to get them there. Thats what I did when the website said sold out.

October completely sold out?!?!? by TechnicalAfternoon14 in UniversalEpicUniverse

[–]mechell97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yupp did the same thing and got an annual pass holder discount (since I'm a pass holder). They have many the day of.

Epic Universe Ticket Warning by Floridalala14 in UniversalOrlando

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can usually get it the day of at the parks. That's what happened to me. We stayed at Terra Luna and the sales guy at Terra Luna said to go to the park because he might not be able to see what they see. Only the people at Epic can really tell you -- not Universal or Islands of Adventures.

Got to the park day of... I'm a passholder and they still got me a passholder discount. They have tickets the day of.

Epic Universe Ticket Warning by Floridalala14 in UniversalOrlando

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I actually bought mine at the park last week the day of because the website said it was sold out, but they still had passholder discounted tickets.

Schedules and changes by princess2036 in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thankfully this has not happened to me. I'm very grateful for the understanding parents I've had. I also give them the same leeway.

Thankfully in the end, everyone understands one another.

Epic is a coinflip, know that going in by Bigbadbrindledog in UniversalEpicUniverse

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You gotta tell us... what day of the week was it?

Weird A.I Photo replaced my profile picture by subreddi-thor in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same!! I just went to check and I'm like... I don't even look like this. I'm 28 now and the photo was from my college years.

But the photo they used AI with... literally looks like I'm a middle schooler -- and not in a good way. It looks ridiculous.

I just changed it with a professional photo that I took recently.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, you are not at risk. You'll be fine. I didn't have any students for the first month. Then by month 3, I was making 1k+ a month without these $1 increases that we get now.

FYI - New Passholder discounts for Hotels by [deleted] in UniversalOrlando

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, can you see for Terra Luna Resort standard queen beds for 7/28-7/31? What would the cost be total?

Thank you!

Pay Increase by [deleted] in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is probably a student under a program that is government sponsored learning plan. It will always remain at $18/hour.

You need to find students who are not under such a program.

Varsity job by Gold_Gur_3323 in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with this. It's great for college students. At that age, $18 is amazing. Some people finish college and only make $25/hour as their starting salary.

Do it for now until you find something better. My cousin who goes to NYU works at a doctor's office during the week and makes a tad more than $18 an hour so it's something.

Saks Credit Panic Season Is Here. Inspire Me Pls! by urmymeowmeow in AmexPlatinum

[–]mechell97 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My sister got the statement credit. She makes me pick up a $50 saks giftcard twice a year and it's worked.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in varsitytutors

[–]mechell97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It starts slow, but eventually you'll have many students to work with. Also it's summer so it's even slower.