Contacting local Uni for tuition?

Just a quick question really; would it be at all rude of me to email a few members of my local universities mathematics department and query about wether or not they would be interested in tutoring me during A2 Maths? (paid ofc). I am struggling to find a local tutor on all the tutoring sites as they are either too expensive/too far away etc etc - I honestly cannot find a tutor that meets my budget and lives nearby! I do however live very close to the local uni.

I ask bcos i would be contacting said staff via their work email which is published on their websites - I feel a bit cheeky using it for this purpose. Thoughts?

Reply 1

Gilo98

Original post by baeteke

tbh i imagine they'd all be too busy anyway

Reply 2

contradicta

maybe you could ask if there was a first/second year student that would be willing to tutor you for a lower price

Reply 3

username1221160

Original post by contradicta

maybe you could ask if there was a first/second year student that would be willing to tutor you for a lower price

This.

Have you looked in local newspapers for people advertising? Alternatively, trying contacting the maths society at the university and ask if they'll email their members (go to the student union website and look for societies/clubs to obtain an email address).

Reply 4

Kvothe the Arcane

Tutorhunt or firsttutors is a good place to try. Have you tried Gumtree?

Failing that, there are online tutors through agencies.

If you don't manage to find anyone, at least maths is one of the easier A levels to self-teach :smile: