As a Mandarin speaker, Jessy tackles the aspects of the language that trip up English-speaking learners most — tonal pronunciation, character stroke order, and the logic behind measure words and sentence structure. She uses a mix of conversation practice and written drills to build both spoken fluen...

As a Mandarin speaker comfortable with both conversational and academic Chinese, Jennifer teaches tonal pronunciation, character recognition, and sentence structure in a way that builds practical fluency. She connects new vocabulary to real contexts — ordering food, describing daily routines, readin...

Eight years of teaching Chinese language and culture across K-12 levels means Amanda has built curriculum for every stage — from introducing tones and pinyin to beginners through drilling stroke order, radicals, and reading comprehension for advanced learners. She developed a full K-12 Mandarin curr...

As a native Mandarin speaker who studied at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Yuanxin teaches tones, stroke order, and sentence structure with the intuition of someone who grew up inside the language. She covers everything from pinyin fundamentals and character recognition through reading compreh...

Michael's Asian Studies degree included dedicated Mandarin Chinese coursework, giving him both linguistic skill and cultural context that enriches vocabulary and conversation practice. He breaks down tonal pronunciation, character stroke order, and sentence structure in ways that make the language f...

Jackson is pursuing Chinese Language and Culture as a core part of his Asian Studies degree, with plans to continue Mandarin study at the graduate level. That long-term commitment means he understands the progression from tonal pronunciation and stroke order through reading comprehension and convers...

I am an interdisciplinary educator with an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. My background is primarily in integrated arts learning and museum education and I specialize in visual arts, history and art history, and object-based learning. In all su...

I'm not tutoring or buried in my textbooks, you will either find me rock climbing at the Triangle Rock Club, playing Ultimate Frisbee, working on my car, or enjoying the great outdoors (beaches, mountains, forests--you name it, I love it). On rainy weekends I enjoy tinkering with computers and old e...

I am a recent graduate from a masters program in biostatistics at Columbia University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences, with a focus in neurobiology at Northwestern University. In August, I will be starting a doctoral program in biostatistics at NYU. I was a teaching assistant ...

I am a graduate of Wesleyan University, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with High Honors. With eight years of experience working in education, I've tutored students in math, science, history, and English, as well as helped students prepare for standardized tests. I've guided adults...

I'm Solange - a recent graduate from Harvard where I studied Sociology & Women's Studies. I've been tutoring for eight years now, and have worked with a wide range of ages and in a wide range of subjects. Some of my specialties are college prep/test taking II worked in the admissions office on campu...

I am a junior Mechanical Engineering major at Yale, and I hope to become a Naval Aviator after college. I am also a varsity sailor, and enjoy playing music with friends when I can get some free time. I have been tutoring my fellow students throughout my entire academic career, and I would best descr...

I am proud to be a part of Varsity Tutors! I am originally from San Antonio, TX; I completed my undergraduate education at Rice University in Houston where I received a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Currently, I am in my second year of medical school at Baylor College of Medici...

I am a rising sophomore at Harvard College and am about to declare as a Mechanical Engineering concentrator, working towards a Bachelor of Science degree. I've always enjoyed sharing my knowledge with my peers and those around me and have done so in both formal and informal settings. I've been a tut...

I am a graduate of Washington University in St Louis, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in History with minors in Humanities and Anthropology. Since graduation, I have worked as a tutor, teacher, and director of tutors at a charter public middle school in Boston. During this time I also received ...