Award-Winning ACT Tutors in Long Island, NY

...working extensively with students with special needs, as well as tutored individual students in reading and math. While I tutor a wide range of subjects, I particularly love tutoring writing, helping develop a student's unique voice and style. I believe that education is the key to helping all individuals reach their goals and dreams. All students are different, and I believe it is my responsibility as a tutor to tailor my approach to serve an...

...at New York University. Throughout college and graduate school, I have tutored students from a multitude of backgrounds and helped them along their journey to academic success. Each student has their own path of least resistance, and helping them find the best way to understand a particular subject paves the way for future excellence in all areas of learning. When I'm not working with students, I enjoy playing classical piano and hiking to all the...

...home in order to take the MCAT and apply for medical school. I have been tutoring high school students since the beginning of the Fall 2015 school year. My goal is to become a doctor because I sincerely enjoy helping people and the challenges that go along with it. I believe teaching students and assisting them in achieving their goals is another challenge that can be taken on from many different angles. Every student has...

...and administration - maybe I'll be a principal or school superintendent. In college, I coordinated a reading program with local elementary school students that took place once a week. I also tutored at my college's writing center, working with fellow college students to improve and enhance writing assignments in all disciplines and to strengthen basic grammar and organizational skills. I am excited to be a Varsity Tutor, instilling a passion for learning in my students...

...relate new material that I am tutoring back to concepts that a student has already grasped so that unfamiliar material takes on a familiar character. Furthermore, I try to have a student do some writing, some reading, and some discussion in each lesson, and in this way engage the main three modes of learning. That being said, I try to modify my teaching style to best benefit the type of student I am tutoring. Over...

...be challenging, but with the right support and encouragement every student is capable of excellence. Together we can work towards improving your test-taking skills and strategies, as well as increasing engagement by relating material to your personal strengths and interests. History and Literature are two of my greatest passions, subjects I studied at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Though these subjects can at times be difficult to engage with, I am confident that...

...suburbs of Chicago, and I come from a Russian family. In high school, I was an All-State debater, and a member of the National Honor Society. I graduated with honors from the University of Chicago with degrees in Mathematics and Economics, and I plan to go into corporate law when I graduate from law school. My interests include movies, fashion, classic rock, reading and studying Japanese. I love learning and I look forward to working...

...Arts degree in Fashion Design graduating Cum Laude. As a tutor, I work to completely engage with a student's learning process and try to see the subject through their eyes. I stress conceptual understanding over formula memorization, but I'm also realistic about the demands of standardized testing and teach testing strategy as well as material. I'm passionate about good writing, and I love to work on students' reading and writing skills. When I'm not tutoring,...

...by the tutor's knowledge and he/she does not feel rushed to learn the subject instantaneously. Learning takes time and patience. By role modeling patience and confidence, the student will have a better chance of finding the confidence and the courage it takes to excel in difficult subjects. This is what I can bring as a tutor. I am patient and encouraging, and have unique/ fun tutoring techniques that I am positive will help the student...

...to know students and gear the lessons toward their interests, which helps them learn more quickly, retain new skills better, and enjoy the tutoring sessions more. I particularly enjoy teaching science, writing, and test prep. With test prep I've found that supplemental work on fundamental skills helps students improve their scores much more than working through a test prep book alone. Watching students develop confidence in their abilities and improve their performance makes my tutoring...