Award-Winning ACT English Tutors serving Woodbury, MN

...from Duke University in just 3 years, and I graduated with a Distinction Thesis. I have a psychology major and a certificate in Human Development. Since graduation, I have been working in an elementary school as a special education paraprofessional. This job was exciting to me because I was able to focus on the special needs children (ADHD, ASD, Down Syndrome, EBD), but I also got to teach some classes and help the general education...

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...My tutoring specialties are the SAT and ACT Reading and Writing sections, in addition to the ACT Science section and general essay writing. My philosophy on college entrance exams is that practice tests are most valuable when combined with training in the general principles of English language, vocabulary and reading comprehension for which the ACT and SAT test. Outside of tutoring, I enjoy watching movies, going to concerts, and playing board games.

...help them find the best way for them to connect to the subject they are working on. Through focusing on the mechanics of learning, the student will develop the skills to continue to excel in the subject beyond our tutoring sessions. I received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Reed College in 2012 and a Master of Science in Forest and Natural Resource Management from the State of New York College of Environmental Science...

I strive to help you become the best student possible. I'm currently studying Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. I've spent years abroad in China and Costa Rica and am fluent in Spanish and have intermediate/high Mandarin skills. I'm an IB (International Baccalaureate) diploma graduate. I would love to help you study Spanish, Mandarin, any IB class or extended essay, college application essays or standardized tests. I look forward to working with you!

...passionate about helping students discover their abilities to learn and improve, even in areas they may have thought they weren't particularly interested in or good at. I enjoy tutoring many subjects in the social sciences such as U.S. and World History, Psychology, and Political Science, as well as test prep for ACT and SAT. My favorite part of tutoring is watching students make breakthroughs in areas that previously were a struggle. My teaching style is...

...electronegativity and acid-base trends, to help rationalize and categorize the "magic" that goes on in organic chemistry. Moreover, I like to apply this kind of thinking throughout all of chemistry and biology, and its worked well for a variety of students Ive tutored. Most importantly, I try to make meaningful connections or analogies between chemistry and the world, making it easier to see just how cool chemistry can be. While I could probably spend almost...

...with a passion for writing, books, and hockey. I also have a minor in Classical Languages (Latin) and plan to attend law school after graduation. I am a captain on Macalester's club hockey team and enjoy being involved in the team and in helping players who are new to the sport learn to love it as I do. I hope to apply that same passion to helping students achieve their academic goals.

...from Catlin Gabel in 2016. I am incredibly excited about this opportunity and would be thrilled to have the chance to continue to help others develop a deep-set love of learning. have done math tutoring for ages 8 - 18, particularly as a volunteer. I've worked with an 8 year old who has some learning disabilities. I also spent a year as a TA for an algebra 1 class working with students with similar challenges,...

...tutoring in these areas, as well as standardized tests like the SAT and ACT. I earned an IB diploma and offer tutoring for IB subjects as well. I often led study sessions and tutoring sessions as the officer of Outreach for the Society of Physics Students at UF. My main motivation for tutoring is simply that I love physics and math, and find them immensely beautiful. I want to share that love and illustrate concepts...

I enjoy teaching math because to the student who doesn't understand, it is a riddle with no answer. By teaching them how to recognize the type of problem and how to decode the clues, the student gets to be on the other side of the riddle, the side on which they solve it and feel good about it.

...writer since I was a kid, and I feel comfortable helping students at all levels become better writers. I just finished my master's in English Literature, and I'm very equipped to handle high level academic work, I'm equally excited about helping beginners, and anything in between. Across all levels and subject matters good writing depends on understanding the same basic set of skills content, conventions, and style. Content is the idea that the writer is...

I'm a St. Paul editor with experience with both teaching and standardized testing.

Friendly, low-pressure teacher with a passion for languages and helping others. Experience teaching beginning to intermediate ESL (English as a Second Language), as well as beginning to early intermediate German and Spanish.

A good tutor is someone who understands your learning needs and desires, and adapts their teaching style to meet those needs. Learning should be an interactive process, with the tutor and the one being tutored offering equal conversation and interacting in meaningful ways together. The best tutors are able to balance the need for specific content mastery and the desire to instill a love for learning as a general concept.

...My areas of expertise include elementary school reading and math, K-12 science, ACT, SAT, and IB test prep, and MCAT prep, especially reading and biology sections. After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 2009 with a B.A. in Theatre and minor in Public Health, I taught English to K-6 students in Seoul, South Korea for two years. I served for a summer as an AmeriCorps Summer Reads VISTA, tutoring K-3 students in elementary literacy....

...excited to work with students and to facilitate their learning and school engagement. I have graduated recently enough to remember what school and class are like. It's an exciting time in life, but it can bring challenges too, at any level of education. That's why I'm here to collaborate with any students who can benefit from my tutoring. I hope to show clarity, professionalism, and respect in helping students master their work and continue to...

...abstractness and hierarchical nature of math is a challenge for tutor and student alike, but it is also one of the most satisfying to work on. I obtained a 36 on the ACT Science section, and helped many students do the same. The key to the science section is that it's not really about science knowledge -- it's about the ability to quickly absorb and synthesize information and recognize patterns. All the background a student...

...college, I have worked as a therapy trainee with children with emotional and behavioral disorders and as an administrative assistant at a mental health clinic. As a tutor, it is important to me to take an individualized approach and get to know each student's learning styles and interests in order to make tutoring as effective and engaging as possible. I am always interested in developing new approaches to tutoring depending on the needs of students....

...licensed high school English Literature now. I have tutored students in College Essay writing, creative writing, Technical Writing, research projects, AP English, AP Literature and Critical Reasoning, Debate, and with test prep. I am an effective tutor with an excellent ability to listen with care and zero in on the task conceptually and analytically. My listening skills and pre-assessment skills help students to quickly break down and grasp the steps involved in tackling the assignment...