Award-Winning ACT Math Tutors for Students in Des Plaines, IL

...undergraduate student at The University of Chicago, pursuing a double major in Mathematics and Statistics. Throughout my time in high school and college, I have obtained extensive experience with mathematics and problem solving in general. Throughout the past few years, I have become passionate about communicating academic content to others. In high school, I worked with fellow members of my math team to improve the team's problem solving abilities, and I created a document which...

...I am a recent graduate of Northwestern University where I received my BS in Education and Social Policy. Aside from tutoring, I also work to educate and advocate for youth in the foster care system, and I recently finished a season where I was the Director of Programming for a summer camp supporting kids with speech disorders. In my free time I enjoy playing basketball, writing, listening/telling stories, and playing board games. I enjoy seeing...

...junior at Brown University with a 4.0 GPA and numerous standardized test scores at the 99+ percentile. My test scores include a 35 on the ACT (36 in Math and 35 in English, Reading, and Science) and a 800 on SAT Math Level II. I am very experienced and prepared as a tutor. I've worked with students from numerous educational backgrounds and helped them reach their goal scores. I look forward to meeting you and...

...at the University of Chicago, where I am majoring in statistics and public policy. I have had previous experience tutoring high school students in the subjects of algebra, calculus, chemistry, physics, writing, and essay editing. While I tutor a wide variety of subjects, I am the most excited to teach in math and writing. When I am not tutoring or studying, I enjoy exploring the city of Chicago with my friends, trying different restaurants, and...

...at Loyola University Chicago, majoring in Neuroscience. As a pre medicine student, I have a strong foundation in mathematics and the sciences. I am passionate about learning new things, and I love working with my students to bring this passion into them. Additionally, I can provide assistance with SAT test prep as well as AP testing prep. With my five years of experience with tutoring, I can help students by providing challenging practice problems, way...

Hi everyone! I am currently a third year dental student at the University of Michigan. I was a tutor all throughout my undergraduate career and enjoyed every part of helping another student to help his/her excel!

...and I am an accounting major at Loyola University Chicago. I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri before moving to Chicago. I decided to move here because of the vast career opportunities in accounting. I became a tutor because I have always enjoyed helping my fellow classmates with their homework. My personal goal in tutoring is to not only aid students in learning material, but also teach them how to learn material on...

...students not feel patronized or shamed in moments of confusion, but empowered to see that they CAN do it. Everyone is on their own individual education journey and each student should have the opportunity to learn in a way that best suits them. Let's be honest, math and physics can both be really difficult, but the rewards and joys of problem solving, of successfully mastering material, of learning that you CAN do it, are totally...

...I am graduate student from UIC, and I am studying in the pre health field, while majoring in Biology and Psychology. I am 23 years old and currently in my gap year. I have been tutoring since my sophomore year of High School, so I have a lot of valuable experience that allows me to assist others with any educational goals that they might have. I am very good with little kids and my peers....

Tutoring is about a lot more than studying, tests, and knowledge. I believe the interpersonal relationship involved with teaching greatly benefits both parties. Learning is fundamental to life- and turning otherwise cumbersome and difficult tasks like passing a hard class into a lightbulb moment is where I find my satisfaction. Turning such a familiar struggle into newfound realization and understanding is what I aim for.

...Harvard College with a concentration in History of Art and Architecture. I love math and design, and I believe an understanding of both can help us appreciate our surroundings. My favorite subjects to tutor are algebra and geometry because it is so easy to make use of them in everyday life. When I tutor, I like to have my student identify what is confusing, work through the problem with my student, and then have them...

...I'm a first generation Taiwanese American currently located in Illinois. I completed my undergraduate education in Social Studies at Harvard College. I also hold architecture and landscape architecture degrees from the NewSchool of Architecture & Design and University of Pennsylvania, respectively. I began tutoring high school students in the SAT and STEM subjects in 2005, furthering a lifelong interest in education. I've also worked with students in the language arts, private school entrance exams, and,...

...skilled tutor who is passionate about English literature and history, and has a specialization in teaching international students and pre-K. to learn about culture and working with international students. I am an experienced teacher with four years of nonprofit/legal experience, three years of marketing communications experience in the corporate world, and a Bachelor's of English from Northwestern University. I have five years of experience doing group instruction for English tutoring, and two years of private...

...college degree - a post-baccalaureate degree in computer science. My previous degrees are in engineering and architecture. I will soon have a decade of experience with professors, homework, and tests. And I've been tutoring since the beginning of my college career. I teach for the same reason that I learn - I enjoy it. Every student learns differently, and so everyone I teach pushes me to learn the material in a new way.

I am a student at the University of Chicago, majoring in marketing and minoring in Business Analytics. I love tutoring and helping others. My specialties are in Business, Economics and test prep. I look forward to helping you reach your goals.

...classroom format began to change. There was a substantial increase in different kinds of technology incorporated into everyday teaching. Our department chairman utilized the concept of the "flipped classroom," where he would prepare Youtube videos of himself demonstrating lessons. Students would go home and watch his videos, then return to school the next day to do homework problems based on the video demonstrations. I wasn't comfortable teaching this way, and I felt that it was...

I am a dedicated and patient tutor who will work with students until they are fully proficient in the subjects I tutor.

...professional and highly determined tutor who puts his student's success and safety as number one priority. I love watching my students grow and learn as they continue to gain more knowledge and it gives me joy to see them succeed with my help along the way. I am a great communicator and listener, and I can put myself in my student's shoes and understand their lives. It is my goal that any student that I...

...me connect with students from all walks of life. I'm hard working, approachable, and committed to my craft. Developing my tutoring techniques over years, I continue to edit and alter my presentation of the material to best fit my student's individual learning style. In addition to my drive, experience, and personality, I will use my knowledge of mathematics to help students overcome their own difficulties and develop confidence in their mathematical insight and work. Education...

...my first year at North Central College through a program called EDGE Structured Study. Later, I became a teacher's assistant for the physics department at the college and helped physics students with labs and homework. With these two jobs, I am able to assist many students at my college in math and physics. After a year of tutoring other students I began to notice that my knowledge on the topics had increased substantially and therefore...