Tutor — Learnest

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Ready to open your Nest?

Learnest is where high school students teach what they know — and get paid for it. Set your rate, choose your subjects, and let students find you. This takes about 10 minutes.

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Keep 92% of every session

Set your own rate ($10–60/hr). We take 8% to cover our technology costs (APIs, hosting, and domain). Every other cent is yours — compared to Wyzant (25–40%), Fiverr (20%), Upwork (20%), and TaskRabbit (15%), Learnest keeps the least.

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Verified & trusted

A 10-question strengths check proves you know your subject before Learners can book you

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Your schedule

You decide when you're available and what format you'll tutor in

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Tell us about yourself

This is the foundation of your Nest — what families see when they're matched with you.

First Name * Please enter your first name.

Last Name * Please enter your last name.

Email Address * Please enter a valid email address.

Username * Letters, numbers, underscores (3–30 chars). Used to log in. Please choose a valid username (3–30 chars, letters/numbers/underscores).

Zip Code * Please enter a valid 5-digit zip code.

Your Grade Level * Please select your grade level.

Date of Birth * Required for age verification. Please enter your date of birth.

Short Bio * 2–3 sentences. This appears on your public Nest. Please write at least 2 sentences for your bio.

Password * Min. 8 characters. Used to log in to your dashboard. Password must be at least 8 characters.

Confirm Password * Passwords do not match.

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How you'll tutor

Tell us your preferred tutoring format. Grade eligibility is set automatically based on your grade level.

Tutoring Format

💻 Online

📍 In-person

🤝 Both

Please select a tutoring format.

Grade Eligibility

Determined automatically from your grade level.

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Parent or Guardian

Since you're a high school student, we need a parent or guardian's consent before your Nest goes live. We'll email them a quick confirmation — it only takes a minute.

By completing sign-up, you agree to Learnest's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Parent/Guardian Full Name * Please enter your parent or guardian's name.

Parent/Guardian Email * We'll send a consent request to this address. Your Nest goes live once they confirm. Please enter a valid email address.

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Time for your Strengths Check

Before your Nest opens, we want to make sure you're ready to help your Learners grow. This is just 10 questions — show us what you know.

📝 10 multiple-choice questions

🎯 Pass at 70% or higher to open your Nest

🔁 Up to 3 attempts if needed

📖 Subject: your selected subject

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Looking up rates in your area…

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Set your hourly rates

Set a rate for each subject you teach. You keep 92% of every session — you can always adjust later.

How many students can you take on right now?

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Learnest Cares

One more thing before your schedule. Learnest has a program for families who can't afford tutoring.

These are families who applied, proved their financial need, and were approved by our team. If you join Learnest Cares, we might occasionally match you with a Cares Learner — these sessions are free. You won't be paid for them.

You'd always know in advance when a session is a Cares match, so there are never any surprises. This is completely optional and has no effect on your regular Nest or rate. Saying yes doesn't commit you to a specific number of sessions.

💚 Yes, I'm in I'm open to being matched with a Cares Learner occasionally

📌 Regular Nest only Match me at my regular rate only — I can change this later

Please make a selection to continue.

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When are you available?

Pick the times you're usually free for sessions. Students will see this when they're matched with you.

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Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Please select at least one day.

Payout Method

Why PayPal? Learnest pays tutors via PayPal Payouts — it's instant, secure, and doesn't require you to share your bank details. Any PayPal account (personal or business) works, and creating one is free.

PayPal Email * Earnings are sent here after each confirmed session. You can update this anytime from your dashboard. Please enter your PayPal email.

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Your Nest is ready!

We've emailed a consent request to . Your Nest goes live the moment they confirm.

What happens next: Your parent will get a quick email — it only takes a minute to confirm. The moment they do, your Nest is live and Learners can be matched with you.

Saving your Nest…