Award-Winning ACT Tutors in Waukegan, IL

I am a former high school teacher and current PhD student. I have many years of experience tutoring middle school and five years of experience teaching a variety of high school subjects. I am passionate about education and hope to get to work with you!

Hi everyone! My name is Anna, and I'm a student at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. I'm primarily a writing tutor, though I'm also proficient in English, social theory, and US and European history. I absolutely love to help folks unlock their potential. Everyone's a good writer, even if they don't know it yet! Keep...

...the end goals-- that means that I focus on teaching students how to learn and to autonomize problem solving skills and processes they can apply to all problems rather than just helping them get the answer they need on a specific problem. This is the approach that my teachers used with me, and I've found...

I will teach in the most efficient manner possible and make sure that the student understands the material completely.

...eager to work with students who are falling behind, as well as students who want to get get ahead or explore outside of the normal curriculum. I enjoy working with students and find great pleasure in seeing my students succeed. I'm patient and am skilled at explaining ideas and concepts in multiple ways to accommodate...

I have worked with students in elementary school to college. I am adaptable to different learning styles, as no two students are alike, and I can help students with skills such as memorization, time management, and studying. I look forward to helping students succeed in all of their academic endeavors.

...am a PhD student in Biology at Stanford University with a master's degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the University of Michigan. In addition to being a 4.0 student and a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, I have extensive experience in scientific research and teaching at the middle school, high school, and university...

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...part of applying to undergraduate and graduate programs, I took several standardized tests, including the ACT, SAT, and GRE, as well as certain subject tests. I believe that no matter how much one believes they are well-versed in a subject, additional study and practice is always important. Aside from tutoring, I am a structural engineer...

...high school level subjects, especially those related to the SAT or ACT. My teaching style will be adapted to an individual student's needs. For example, with a kinesthetic learner, I would have have them do practice problems, assisting with explanations as needed. When I'm not tutoring, I enjoy drawing, learning new songs on the piano,...