Like College, But With Less Class And More Profanity

Posted by Debbie D. 12/11/2007 08:57 AM

Tags: Fieldman, Ethan, Zone, Tutoring, class

Like College, But With Less Class And More Profanity

Tutoring Zone is a badass, private company started by a UF alum to give students a 3 hour rundown of everything they need to know for an exam.

I’m not bullshitting you: Without going to a single class, you can go to a Tutoring Zone review session and do well on the test, assuming you don’t show up on the wrong day, arrive naked, or drop acid beforehand.

Why? Because the tutors are everything professors aren’t: concise, English-speaking, comfortable using the F-word, and secretly obsessed with being the funniest person in the room.

At $20 per review, I can give Tutoring Zone $60 and get an A in Statistics 2 without struggling to understand my English-as-a-second-language professor.

Or, I can make the daily, sweaty trek to campus, fall asleep in class, learn to say X in Japanese, and waste hours of my life that could be otherwise spent sleeping, smoking, or drinking.

Unfortunately, I still have to give UF thousands of dollars for material they don’t teach.

Comments

Anonymous says,

yeah really...that kind of is a dilemma! pay extra money for the easier version of what you should already be learning? ehhh Posted 08/06/2007 12:28 AMReply

buzzkill says,

Hmmm this would be good for kids who have tuition money and spending money to throw away.

I think I'd rather stick with dragging my ass outta bed, or cramming the last minute with Smokin' Notes. Posted 08/06/2007 7:54 PMReply

Debbie D. says,

@ buzzkill: i guess i didn't make myself clear: i think professors should be better communicators and teachers, like tutors are. we shouldn't have to go to private companies for quality instruction. Posted 08/07/2007 12:48 AMReply

Anonymous says,

now, debbie your? giving UF how many thousands? or are the thousands going to the Swamp and Panera and Gas and EX/ @ DebbieD: Posted 08/07/2007 01:19 AMReply