Great company to work for - Anonymous employee UniAdmissions Employee Review
5.0
27 Jul 2020
Anonymous employee
Former employee, less than 1 year
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
It's a company that is recently established enough to retain a soul and core but developed enough to provide opportunities for job progression.
Cons
The seasonal nature means workloads can get intense, but that isn't specific to this company and heavy workloads are rewarded, with a supportive team on hand to help.
UniAdmissions Response
5y
Thank you for your honest review! It's really helpful for us to understand how the Team feels within the Company, especially any workload provided, so we can alleviate stress and make sure we all remain well-balanced and productive!
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2.0
22 Nov 2020
Anonymous freelancer
Current freelancer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
- Payment is on time
- Some resources are available
Cons
- Potential parents: the site says that they rigorously interview all their tutors, but that is not true. For myself and a bunch of other tutors, merely submitting a CV was enough to get us registered on the platform - they didn't even speak to us over a call.
- They pay £23 an hour, and I guess that they charge at least £70-100 an hour - this is really crappy pay given that, after they allocate students to tutors, management basically has no useful function at all.
- No cancellation policy for tutors, so your student can be a no-show and you get no compensation at all. This only encourages students to be irresponsible and is extremely disrespectful to tutors and their time.
- The resources they provide have errors in them and are badly written because they're just written by university students with limited/no experience beyond doing the given admissions test themselves for low pay
- Management can often be unresponsive despite them being responsible for liaising between us and students if there are any issues
UniAdmissions Response
5y
Thank you for your honest review! We've worked on the cancellation policy and improved this to make it equally fair on both student and tutor. We've also set up a new tutor communications line, and a new tutor team training, perks and pay rates to make sure that our tutors can develop and support each other too.
Steady stream of students
You don’t have to hunt for clients. They fill your calendar for you.
Reliable pay + punctual payments
They pay on time and the admin side is professional.
Structured materials and training
Good if you prefer following existing frameworks rather than designing your own.
Reputation helps with getting students
Parents trust the brand, so they’re less demanding when starting with you.
Easy entry
If you’re at a top uni, you get in quickly. No crazy interview or vetting.
Good for building basic tutoring experience
Especially for MMIs, UCAT, personal statements, etc.
Cons
Pay is mid once you factor in unpaid work
After prep, marking, messaging, and admin, your real hourly rate drops.
Rigid structure
Their templates and approach can feel restrictive if you already know how to tutor well.
Students vary wildly
Some are great; others drain you. You don’t choose your cohort.
You’re replaceable
Large tutor pool = they don’t invest in you personally.
Time creep
“Flexible” isn’t really flexible. Messaging + feedback means you’re essentially on-call.
Little autonomy over your teaching style
You’re expected to follow their programme, even when you know a better way.
Not impressive on a CV
It’s okay, but not meaningful if you already have stronger academic/clinical experience.