Your tutor will assess your current Latin level, understand your goals (whether you're preparing for AP exams, strengthening classroom performance, or exploring the language), and identify specific areas where you need support—like verb conjugation, translation, or reading comprehension. This personalized evaluation helps create a learning plan tailored to your needs, so every session builds on your strengths and addresses your challenges.

Verb conjugation is one of Latin's biggest challenges, but 1-on-1 instruction allows your tutor to break down patterns systematically and practice conjugations in meaningful contexts—not just memorizing charts. Your tutor can use spaced repetition and retrieval practice to help you retain conjugations long-term, and work through real sentences so you see how conjugations function in actual Latin text.

Rather than isolated flashcard memorization, expert tutors help you learn vocabulary through etymology, word families, and usage in sentences—connecting Latin roots to English words you already know. Your tutor can also use spaced repetition strategies to ensure vocabulary sticks, and help you recognize patterns (like how -tion endings in English often come from Latin) so you understand language structure more deeply.

Reading Latin requires understanding grammar, vocabulary, and cultural context all at once. Your tutor works through authentic Latin texts at your level, teaching you strategies for parsing sentences, recognizing grammatical structures, and translating accurately. With personalized instruction, you move at your own pace and focus on the specific texts and challenges you encounter in class, building confidence and fluency in reading.

Yes—tutors experienced with AP Latin can help you master the exam's two main components: sight reading (translating unseen passages) and comprehension of required texts like Aeneid and Catullus. Your tutor will teach test-taking strategies, help you understand the cultural and historical context of the texts, and provide targeted practice with past exam questions so you're ready for test day.

Personalized tutoring fills gaps that classroom instruction sometimes can't address—whether you need extra help with a specific grammar concept, want to move faster through material, or need one-on-one practice with translation and composition. Your tutor can align with your school's curriculum and work on the exact texts and assignments your teacher assigns, so you're reinforcing what you learn in class.

Varsity Tutors connects you with expert Latin tutors who understand the language's unique challenges and can teach at your level, whether you're a beginner or preparing for advanced exams. The matching process takes into account your goals, schedule, and learning style, so you work with someone who's the right fit. You can start with a personalized session and adjust your plan as you progress.