Our team of current Rice undergraduates, graduates, and recent Top Tier alumni provide subject tutoring in virtually all subjects and skill areas ranging from physics to Spanish to SAT prep.  We develop a custom strategy and road map to ensure that your student obtains the success you seek.  Subject areas we work in include:

 

Subject Tutoring		Organization	College Prep
Physics	Calculus	Organization + Planning	SAT + PSAT + ACT Prep
Chemistry	Geometry	Time Management	College Essay Editing
Biology	Algebra	Study Skills	College Application Review
English	Spanish	Tech Use	Choosing the Right Colleges
French	Chinese

 

How it Works: General Academic's Holistic Approach

 

Our capabilities are embodied by our Holistic Approach towards unlocking the innate abilities, talent, and drive within your student.  The General Academic Holistic Approach (GAHA) enables or accelerates your student to outperform.  Through GAHA we (1) develop a strategic vision and philosophy for excellence (2) enable that philosophy with tools and technology and (3) back it all up with superior tutoring and Insight.

 

Anatomy of an A

 

Combining the GAHA with your student's innate ability and drive, we are able to deconstruct the "Anatomy of An A" -- what enables or accelerates your student to outperform.

 

The basis of success is locked in your student; it is the innate ability, talent, and drive within her.  Although these qualities might seem obscured at times, they are there!  Every student has the ability to succeed.

 

Our capabilities, defined by GAHA, layered on top of your student's innate abilities, enable or accelerate outperformance.  Strategic consulting, tools and technology, and our Top Tier tutoring unlock the awesome capabilities within your student.

 

 

 

The first step towards enabling your student to outperform is by understanding where you want your student to be and how he should proceed to get there. General Academic can help you and your student develop an academic vision that describes where your student should be in a given time frame. We can then work closely with your student to propose a philosophy that provides the guidelines and momentum to achieve that vision.

 

A vision for good grades and beyond:

 

"I will improve my grade in Algebra II by 5 percentage points within two months time and my Spanish I grade by 10 points."

 

A vision is enabled by an embraced philosophy for achieving that vision:

 

"I will work with my tutor Analyst twice a week for an hour and a half.  I will review my notes and have questions ready for him before we start our regular sessions.  I will also review after."

 

 

Tutoring

After a vision and philosophy have been outlined and embraced, tools and technology have been identified and implemented, then traditional tutoring can have its greatest impact.

Tutoring reinforces the material covered in the classroom and enables your student to gain a better comprehension.

We can accelerate your student's good performance to outperform by demonstrating the skills and Insights that only exceptional university undergraduates and an entire company devoted to outperforming can do.

We can recover grades and confidence that have fallen below expectations by helping to filter through distractions, prioritizing goals, and reinforcing material.

We provide tutorial services in virtually all subjects including math, science, general homework help, SAT/ACT prep, study skills, and foreign language. Schedule a consultation to discuss your needs with us.

 

 

Our Generalists are pursuing or have recently obtained a bachelors degree from Rice University or a similar institution of demonstrated academic excellence.  These exceptionally smart, capable, and charismatic individuals can help in multiple subjects.  Our Peer tutors are able to communicate with students on a more personable level, having recently endured the same societal, academic, and hormonal challenges of their tutees.  Click here for more information about our tutor Analysts.

Specialists hold Masters or Doctoral degrees.  In addition to being experts in their chosen field, they may also be capable of helping in multiple subjects.  Click here for profiles of our Specialists.

 

 

After nearly eight years and more than 800 students later, we have contemplated on what have been some of the most challenging and prevalent issues for our Clients, students, and engagement teams.Instead of starting from scratch with every new Client, we leverage the breadth of our experiences and the depth of our understanding to provide unparalleled Insight for your situation.