How does the Partnership Program Work?

The Cutts Graduate Reviews offers students anywhere in the world a personal tutorial program for preparing for the LSAT, GRE, GMAT or MCAT. This personal tutorial typically includes our lecture materials in a video format, handouts and instructions, a diagnostic test and some phone tutorial hours through which we can work together. This is a self-contained program which any student can use at home.

As a partner, you have several options. The simplest option is to let students know about the Cutts programs and sign up any students who want to enroll. Each student would then work with us directly from home. You would have no further obligation to provide any services or facilities to the student. You would collect a referral fee for your efforts.

A more involved option would allow you to generate extra income from the students, which you would keep for yourself. For example, suppose that you had recruited 8 students who wanted to study the LSAT through the Cutts program. You would enroll the students in our program and collect your referral fee for each student.

However, you could also present the students with the option of doing the program with regular classroom meetings. You might set up an 8 week program in which students come into your center every Saturday afternoon and Wednesday evening for 3 hours. During this time students could be taking diagnostic tests, working on practice questions individually or in groups or even receiving individual instruction from us by phone.. Many students want the structure of classroom settings and are willing to pay additional for it. If you can collect, for example, an additional $300 per student to attend these live sessions along with the Cutts personal tutorial package, you would keep that income for yourself, in addition to your referral fee from us.

Please note that in order to maintain our high quality of instruction, under our agreement you are not permitted to provide instruction on the exams yourself. This is important in order not to confuse students or provide them with inaccurate, though well intentioned, information. We ask you not to discuss questions, give suggestions, work out problems or tutor any of the subject areas. Your role would simply be to provide a structure, schedule, location and monitor for students to do practice work on their own. It is very important that we be in agreement on this, so please do ask us about it.

Note that our MCAT program focuses solely on timing and testing strategies, so that for the MCAT, you would be able to offer your own science review classes and tutoring. You should be able to charge up to $500 or $600 extra per student. We can help you organize and develop an MCAT science review.

Fees. Fee arrangements vary but you can expect to receive something in the range of $100 per student as a referral fee.

Finding potential students. There are a number of ways in which you can capitalize on the audience that you already have. You can let parents of your own students know that you are offering LSAT, GRE, GMAT and MCAT preparation, along with admissions counselling. They may have older children interested in these areas, or may tell their friends about it. You can take advantage of the fact that Cutts Graduate Reviews is one of the most experienced private test prep companies.

You can also add "LSAT, GRE, GMAT, MCAT Prep" to your Yellow Pages add, probably without even increasing the cost of the ad.

If you are more ambitious, you can put up flyers at a local university or college, advertising not only your own tutoring services but also test preparation and admissions counselling. You may even find it lucrative to give talks to college organizations, such as a prelaw or premed group, again advertising both your own tutoring services and test preparation.

We will be glad to work with you on ways to optimize your exposure at universities.

Your possible earnings. In a moderate sized city it would not be unrealistic in a year to have 15 LSAT students, 15 GRE and GMAT students and 15 MCAT students. Your referral fee for this many students would be in the range of $4500. If you were to also run classroom sessions and charge $300 per student for LSAT, GRE and GMAT and $500 per student for MCAT, you would keep an additional $16,500 on top of your $4500 referral fees.

Other ideas. If you have some other ideas how to use our program in your area, we will be happy to hear from you. We are interested in grant funded programs for at risk or underrepresented students, as well as other ways of helping those who otherwise might not be as successful. We're open to your ideas.

Who is Cutts Reviews and What is the Quality of Its Programs?

Keep it simple. How do I just refer a student and what do I get?

Why is your free Track program so helpful for my college bound students?

Who's Eligible for a Partnership?

How Can I Find Out More?

Cutts Partnership Home Page

(505) 281-0684, day or evening, 7 days