Tutoring Info & Rules
In order to ensure the smooth operation of classes, I have compiled below a list of rules and limits that must be respected by all students and guardians thereof.
Making Payments
Any due payments can be sent to my e-transfer address (disclosed after a confirmed booking)
For e-transfers please use:
Security Question: “What course are you tutoring me in?”
Security Answer: Your course code no caps, no spaces
Students who have signed the “Promissory Note” are currently allowed up to 3 sessions or 2 weeks of unpaid tuition before having to submit a payment for the entire accumulated balance.
If those limits are exceeded, the student will receive a notice and a 2 day grace period to clear their dues, after which a 5% penalty on the amount owed will be charged per day of delay.
Tutor-Tutee Promissory Note
During the 1st session, students will be asked to provide a signed promissory note, promising to be conforming to the rules of the tutorial service and punctual with their tuition payments. The tutor also signs this document promising fair practices. The document can be found below and is valid for one academic term.
For students wishing to contract a specific time(s) over a specified term or agreed period of time, the student or guardian may use the following form in doing so, to be submitted to the tutor during their lesson. Unlike the “Promissory Note” a contract can be initiated at a later time by the student and/or their guardian. Contracted hours must be paid for all planned classes regardless of show or no-show.
Rates
The Charging Scheme is updated at the end of every academic term (Dec. 21st, Apr. 21st, Sept. 21st of each year). Below are the rates of the current academic term (WINTER 2026)
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
$45 per hour
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
$42 per hour
$45 per hour
Agreed on a case-by-case with the student
GROUP DISCOUNTS
-28% to the applicable 1on1 rate for EACH student
-40% to the applicable 1on1 rate for EACH student
-50% to the applicable 1on1 rate for EACH student
To be discussed on a case-by-case basis
Students can receive -3$/hour for each active referral they introduce for receiving tutoring
- *The discount is honored only while the referral actively receives tutoring otherwise it becomes null
- **A maximum of 5 referrals is allowed per academic term
Time is measured from the moment the actual instruction begins, to the moment the instruction ends. Rounding is applied to the nearest 5 minutes if student needs an extension beyond their booked time.
Cancelation policy
The cancellation penalty is based on notice given to the tutor before a booked class and is a progressive ladder, beginning at the 16 hour mark. See below for details:
No Charge
30% of the booked time @ the rate you would’ve been charged
50% of the booked time @ the rate you would’ve been charged
100% of the booked time @ the rate you would’ve been charged
Groups
Variable Rate
If you’re part of a group, the rate will change as people join/leave, and the session will be split into the appropriate chunks each with the appropriate rate when calculating the final fee.
Example: You are part of a group of 2 that meets from 7pm to 9pm. Your partner has to leave at 8pm. The partner
will pay (1×28$) = 28$. You, staying until 9, will pay (1×28$) + (1×42$) = 70$. Your partner will not get access to the material covered between 8-9pm unless alternative arrangements are made (See section below on absences)
Material Distribution
Sharing material created in a tutorial with students not part of the tutorial is absolutely prohibited as it is a direct injustice to the students paying to receive these materials and services but also for our students from UW it is a direct violation of its Policy – 73 “Intellectual Property Rights”. Group members however can share all material covered with eachother if they so desire.
It is also not permitted to share any material provided by the tutor with other students outside the tutorial service, unless advanced permission is obtained by the tutor himself. Material made by GeorgeTutors is considered intellectual property of George Bobotsis and bound to protection against copyright under Canadian common intellectual property law.
Absences
Absences when part of a group adhere to similar rules as individual cancellations, albeit a bit more complex. The expectation for number of attendees (and hence the rate they should expect to be charged) will be finalized 16 hours prior to the session. If any of the expected students are a no-show, the attending students will be charged the rate established at the 16 hour mark, while the absent students are subject to the cancellation policy above.
An absent group member that cancelled early (and is therefore not subject to penalty) is offered the following options in order to not fall behind their attending peers.
- The written notes for 50% of the cost at the rate charged to the attending students
- The notes & a recording of the session for 85% the cost at the rate charged to the attending students
Notes include pictures of boards and problem outlines or screenshots of OneNote work carried over Discord/MS Teams, depending on which is applicable to the student’s circumstance.
Recordings are uploaded to unlisted playlists of the tutor’s Youtube channel.
If a student is part of a group where material segregation is impossible (i.e the students share a common OneNote notebook) the absent student will have no choice but to pay 85% of the cost to preserve their access to the material covered. This is to be seen as an accommodation, any abuse of this benefit by repeated, unjustified absences will result in the student being removed from the group permanently and all access to shared material revoked.
Frequently Asked Questions
“How do I prepare the best so as to maximize the benefit of my sessions with you?”
A good start is to list everything that you are uncertain about. This list should be populated throughout the time we haven’t seen eachother, adding constantly material and problems as you encounter them. This helps you two-fold. Once, because we will not be looking to find your weaknesses during the tutorial. Two, because I will have had a chance to see what you’re struggling with, anticipating your questions, and even building around them further adding my own twists to them if applicable. Three, because you will ultimately minimize the time you spend in the tutorial, meaning you will spend less!
“Can I drink/eat during our sessions?”
Yes, both, but please be considerate so as to not disturb me or other group members with extremely strong scents, constant shuffling noises or by making a mess on your desk.
“I don’t feel comfortable signing the promissory note”
You may elect not to sign the promissory note, however you will be required to pay upfront all due tuition for each and every session before leaving a tutorial.
Leaving without making a payment AND not having signed the promissory note is to be considered an act of welshing/debt evasion and will be prosecuted.
The promissory note is made to serve both as a fraud deterrent to the tutor inasmuch as it is to the tutee. Not signing means you’re electing to also not protect yourself, a very odd choice when you think about it!
“Do my materials get deleted after I am done tutoring with you?”
OneNote Notebooks do get deleted, typically a few months after the end of cooperation between a student and the tutor as they cause clutter and waste of cloud storage.
The same issue is not transferable to recordings, and since they are unlisted, they are kept, as some videos have been paid by the student.
Whenever the tutor is planning to delete any material, the affected student will be contacted a few days in advance to communicate the deleting of their files and to ensure that the student has kept all desired files and notes on their own devices.