Am I an idiot?

[red bull]

I approximately spend an extra $285 dollars on tuition outside of school every week. On top of that school fees are around about $16500 a year. Not to mention i have lunch at the canteen almost every day which tallies to a total of $35 per week on food. Plus to get to my accounting tutor we have to drive for 15 minutes to get there, 20 minutes to get to my friends house for free methods tutoring, 20 minutes to get to my economics tutoring and 10 minutes to get to my chinese tutoring.
 
Just in case u are curious: Eco ($60), Chinese ($30), Phys ($60), English ($65), Accounting ($70), Methods(free)

My question is should i reconsider having tuition for all my subjects because my parents work very hard to send me to a good private school and now because of tutoring my dad and mum have to work extra hours. so on weekends they work for a minimum of 5 hours. Plus if i don't get into either monash or melbourne for commerce or engineering my family are going to kill me and plus i will be looked down on by all my friends and relatives

[superflya]

the prices u pay for tutoring are a tad high, ur teachers any good?

[stonecold]

It really depends on whether you think the tuition is actually helping you.  If you believe that you are going to do better with tutoring, then it is probably best to retain your tutors, but if not, then look at how you think you would go on your own with help from just friends, teachers and here on VN.

VCE is the type of thing you only want to do once and it is really important that you get it right so you can get into the course/career you want, so do whatever you think will help you achieve your best.

And dw, if i am not careful i can spend $35 in a day on food if i'm careless lol.

....and yeah, they are a bit high superflya.

[red bull]

yeah most if not all teach at elite private schools. the only exception is my accounting and chinese tutors. Chinese tutor got 97ish and last year my accounting tutor's students all got 40+ for accounting

[superflya]

lol 1-2 trips to nandos >35$ -.-

[red bull]

the point im trying to make is i feel sorry for my parents. I mean, they have to put in the extra hours to cover for my personal expense. Out of my entire family i am the only 1 who goes to a private school. All my cousins went to public schools and had no tutoring and they all got into monash

[stonecold]

lol 1-2 trips to nandos >35$ -.-

haha so true.  especially in the city.  you can't really eat descent food for anything less than $20.

on days where i was poor i would eat sushi because it is awesome and cheap.

@ red bull

i know how you feel.  it sucks seeing your parents work really hard all the time.  i think you said somewhere else that your parents make you do tutoring.  if this is the case then you can't really feel guilty.  they are just trying their hardest to make you achieve your best.

[ghadz7]

Tutoring is useless, try being an independant learner..

[red bull]

Tutoring is useless, try being an independant learner..

Yeah, i think tutoring helps me though. I tried really really really hard in BM last year and only got 36 which scales to 32 i think.  I find it hard in class to pay attention and when i get home i dont know how to do it. Even if i try i will never understand how to do it

[stonecold]

Tutoring is useless, try being an independant learner..

i think that is a bit of a generalization.

if you are naturally good at a subject, then yeah tutoring probably ain't going to help you out much.  you have the ability and just need to push yourself to really excel.

on the other hand, if you really struggle with basic concepts and seem to get stuck all the time, the help of a tutor can give you someone to turn to who you can trust and help you build confidence within your own ability by refining your conceptual understanding and learning techniques.

[ghadz7]

So what's the point of going to an expensive school? Go to a cheaper school and use the 'saved' money for tutoring.

Are you planning ot get a tutor for every subject in uni?

[stonecold]

^ i agree ghadz, this is what i did.  i go to tafe now because it is cheaper and i just prefer it and it gives me money to spend on other areas of my education.

that having been said, it is obviously a bit late for her to move schools now.

[ghadz7]

Stonecold, did you have Further tutoring?

[stonecold]

nah.  i'm just having it for my english subjects this year.  i need major help with it.

btw 16 y.o. and a 46 in methods is a fair effort. well done.

[Akirus]

While tutors may seem an easy solution to your problems, there are other ways to compensate for it. Economical concerns withstanding, this is something you should probably consider for your own good.