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Sunday, May 21, 2006
Homework Help, From a World Away: Web Joins Students, Cheap Overseas Tutors - Amit R. Paley, Washington Post
It was almost 3 a.m., Alex Del Monte recalled, and he was cramming like crazy. He gulped can after can of Red Bull to stay awake, but the George Washington University sophomore knew he would flunk his Statistics 52 exam later that day if he didn't call his tutor for help. But so late at night? Not a problem if your tutor works 8,500 miles away and 9 1/2 hours ahead in Bangalore, India. Amita Achutuni, 15, of Potomac works with her Indian tutor using a headset and computer writing tablet.
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