Tutoring Services

Send all tutoring service inquiries to johntutorsintampa@gmail.com

Tutoring

Essay Consultation

Other Policies

Include the following information in your tutoring service inquiry:

Whether you want asynchronous essay services or live tutoring
Whether you are looking for in-person tutoring or online tutoring
Whether you are looking to be tutored in essay writing or philosophy
The days and times you are willing to meet for a tutoring session (if applicable)
The deadline in which you would like one or more of my asynchronous essay services to be completed (if applicable)
The philosophical content you are looking to cover (if applicable)
Your essay (if applicable)

When you submit an inquiry to johntutorsintampa@gmail.com, you will receive an automatic reply either…

… that I am open for business and I will get back to you in 24 hours on weekdays.
…that I am closed for business and I am not accepting clients at this time.

If you receive the first automatic reply, I have up to 24 hours to accept or decline your request and determine the cost of the service requested. If 24 hours pass, then your request is declined, but you may resend the same request again.

If you receive the second automatic reply, your service request is automatically declined.

When a tutoring date or essay service deadline is scheduled, you then have 24 hours to pay for the service in full or your request is cancelled. NO REFUND WILL BE ISSUED UPON A CANCELLATION BY THE STUDENT ONCE THE PAYMENT IS MADE. A full refund will be issued if I am unable to attend the scheduled meeting or submit my essay analysis and feedback by the agreed upon deadline.

Curious about my credentials? Visit my bio page!

Tutoring services

I offer tutoring services online or around USF Tampa campus in essay writing and philosophy:

Philosophy: $40/hour
- This can take the form of a Q&A session regarding a philosophical work.
- This can take the form of a guided reading for a dense philosophical work to maximize reading comprehension and understanding. I can give guidance on how to use outlines to maximize comprehension of philosophical texts. You will receive an outline of the content being studied at the end of the session.
- This can also take the form of a review of the content of a philosophy class.
  - This final option will likely span several sessions
Writing: $40/hour
- I offer live editing suggestions (essay analysis - see below) for how to improve your essay (and how to improve your essay writing overall) for college-level research essays. I can provide these suggestion in-person or through Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
- Proof-reading is not included in the live session and is a service charged separately - see below.

Asynchronous essay services

Asynchronous essay analysis and proof-reading services for research essays. This is a good option for shorter papers or if you are looking for specific feedback for an essay rather than being tutored to write better overall. The rates for these services are as follows:

Editing suggestions (essay analysis - see below)
- 1-20 pages*: $15 + $1 per page
- 21 pages* or more: $2 per page

Proof-reading (suggestions for grammar corrections, suggestions for concision & flow of words, etc.):
- 1-20 pages*: $15 + $0.75 per page
- 21 pages* or more: $2 per page

BOTH proof-reading and editing suggestions:
- 1-20 pages*: $25 + $1.50 per page
- 21 pages* or more: $3 per page

What feedback do I provide when making editing suggestions? My essay analysis includes:

Assessing the validity of arguments presented (do they make logical sense?)
Assessing the soundness of arguments presented (do the arguments follow from and fully appreciate the source material?)
Providing feedback for use of sources (are sources cited when needed? Is there an empirical claim you make that does not utilize any source or collected data?)
Analyzing organization of ideas in the essay (are all the ideas where it makes sense for them to be?)
Analyzing how arguments support the core thesis (are your arguments doing the work you want them to?)
Evaluating the core thesis itself (Does your essay have a thesis? Is this thesis clearly stated and intelligible?)
Anything else your or your professor is looking for.

I offer feedback and suggestions for changing the essay to make the final product as strong as possible.

*All page counts exclude title page and works cited section. Page counts are based on a double-spaced essay written in 12 pt. Times New Roman font with 1” margins. Page count is rounded to nearest half page.