Award-Winning ACT English Tutors serving Pittsburgh, PA

I am educated in biology, chemistry, physics, neuroscience and psychology. I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh's Main Campus in three years with a bachelors degree in biological sciences. I scored in 97th percentile on my ACT exam and I am willing to help others achieve the same score or a higher score. I am also an AP scholar and have taken 8 AP classes in high school.

...founding member of Tutors For Opportunity, an international tutoring nonprofit, I have worked with students from a variety of cultural and educational backgrounds. These experiences have allowed me to develop a core teaching method for each subjects, and anticipate many of the conceptual difficulties facing students. Moreover, I have insight into recent developments in many subject curricula, particularly those of standardized tests, on account of my experience; I tailor my instruction to match these trends.

...have been a college instructor and tutor for several years. I love helping students achieve their goals and become independent learners. According to my teaching evaluations, 90 percent of students think my methods are effective or highly effective. I also won a teaching award in graduate school. I teach college history (American, European, and World history) and was a journalist for 7 years so I am also an expert when it comes to writing papers...

...am very excited to meet and work with you or your student! I love seeing the spark when a student learns something new. I am passionate about writing, reading, and English. My degrees are in Social Work and Higher Education. I also am highly organized with study skills and personalizing material in such a way that it fits your learning style. I want to work WITH you to help you master a subject, but also...

...are facing, but also provide you the skills so you can resolve all similar issues in the future on your own. I am not like other tutors. I will use common ground to help make our step-by-step process relatable, and from there I'll use examples, similar problems, analogies, and repetition to make sure that you can tutor other students in the specified problem-area. I look forward to meeting and working with you. ~Nish

...that will help them feel more confident and familiar with test questions and help them improve test scores. I am passionate about helping students achieve success! I can help students work on reading comprehension, English grammar and usage, writing skills, and essay development. I love tutoring students of all ages, whether Elementary, Middle, High School, College, or Adults! So, if you are looking for an excellent, experienced tutor who has a great rapport with students...

...Keep It Real at the University of Pittsburgh. This organization places college students in refugee/in-need communities to tutor students K-12. I am currently tutoring in the Northview Heights Somali-Bantu refugee community with elementary aged children. I have online tutoring experience winter of 2020-2021 through School Simplified, an all online platform to provide tutoring to middle and high school students worldwide. My tutoring foci are English/Writing K-12, Math in levels up to Geometry, and ACT/SAT prep...

...figuring out studying strategies that best worked for me, I was better able to learn efficiently in college and also consult outside sources as well as my professors both of which contributed to my learning even further. The steps I took in this way made me a better person and an overall proactive student. I want to help become a part of the process of helping students not just learn their subjects better, but also...

Hi! I'm Kyle, I'm from Pittsburgh, PA and I go to Penn State at the Schreyer Honors College. My favorite subject is math and in high school my favorite activities were FBLA and Forensics Speech and Debate. I'm a huge sports fan, especially for Penn State football and basketball, Pirates baseball, and Steelers football.

...from Nicholls State University. I have been an educator for over 15 years and have a passion for math. I love to see when that ???light bulb??? comes on and students understand a concept. That is very rewarding. I firmly believe that anybody can have success with math. Math has its own language. Once you learn the language, you too can be successful. I can help with that! I am a firm believer in the...

...I look forward to meeting new students via Varsity Tutors to continue this work and help them discover their own talents. I am working on my Master's in Rhetoric at Carnegie Mellon University, where I will commence my PhD this fall. Before coming to Pittsburgh, I graduated from Kent State University, from which I received a degree in English with a concentration in professional writing and a minor in media literacy, in the spring of...

...strategies and approaches to learning that emphasize efficiency, balance, and self-care. I also work with clients to address the blocks that get in the way of a healthy, productive, and meaningful approach to learning. Specifically, I work with my clients to manage test-anxiety, and to approach their studies and academic challenges in a focused and grounded way. (2): Writing skills: Teaching an approach to writing that balances academic formality with creative self-expression and critical thinking....

...My name is Molly, and I'm currently studying English at Fordham University with a minor in International Studies and a concentration in Creative Writing. I love literature and history, and I'm so excited to help you expand your understanding of these areas. At Fordham, I lead a storytelling initiative called Our Story aimed at providing a platform for a diverse range of student voices. I also have experience working as a writing tutor for creative,...

I am an experienced engineer and tutor. I have a passion for learning as well as teaching and enjoy tackling new challenges everyday.

I am a graduate of MIT and a current graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health studying biostatistics.

I am a graduate of the University of Illinois in Biological and Chemical Engineering. I am working as a Continuous Improvement Specialist for a major chemical company working on improving chemical processes used for sanitation in the food industry.

...comprehending a theory and therefore its limitations or only memorizing a formula for plug and chug strategies. Of course in test taking, there is nothing wrong with plug and chug approaches except in cases where there are more than one formula that can apply and a deeper understanding is required. I have an extensive knowledge of scientific and mathematical history because one of my hobbies is reading about the history of philosophy and science from...

...math, general chemistry, organic chemistry, writing (personal essays, college apps, literature classes, etc.), and SAT/ACT preparation. Outside of school, my favorite hobby is singing: I am trained in Indian Classical Music, and I am also part of a collegiate acapella group! I love to play the piano, bake, and read. Through my prior tutoring experiences, I have learned that every student is unique and I believe that it is my responsibility to respect that and...

...in Scotland, Australia, and Switzerland, and I love to travel. In law school I tutored privately for the GRE as well as served as a teaching assistant for Civil Procedure. I tutor a wide variety of subjects, but my favorites are Writing and Editing as well as the English/Verbal portions of standardized tests. In my free time, I enjoy reading genre literature, volunteering, and learning to cook with new ingredients from my CSA share.

...I have taught a wide range of subjects to students of all ages, from 5-65. My specialties are in English, math, Spanish, and ESL. However, I love science, history, and social studies as well - I'm a self-proclaimed nerd! I am also fluent in Spanish, so I can help students learn the language or offer support to Spanish speakers. My goal is to make learning fun for students and inspire an ongoing curiosity.