Award-Winning ACT Reading Tutors in Greenwich, CT

...engulfing myself into various trainings or educational classes to continue to learn the most I can. I have been teaching for over 20 years and truly value the opportunity to touch the lives of others through the development of a program to help them thrive in areas they may be struggling with! I believe in building a positive relationship and a collaborative approach when it comes to developing skills and strategies to make learning enjoyable!

...powers to ensure happiness. It is the extreme conclusion to the extent of how political bodies can function as insurance of citizens' happiness. The protagonist and all other minors are raised separately from society and upon entering adulthood at eighteen years old are administered a psychological examination to determine their "happiness potential." If the results are unsatisfactory, they are prescribed mandatory pharmaceuticals to keep them content, an unideal end, but one that captures the extreme...

...and learning techniques useful to increase scores. Relying on analytical writing skills and reading comprehension in fast-paced international security-related posts, including at the United Nations and a national laboratory, I will help your child successfully analyze literature from homework assignments to SAT reading passages. Constructing an array of different written products ranging from essays to policy memorandums to a master's thesis paper has taught me to quickly shift from one writing style and target audience...

...all of which have contributed to my love of words. My passion for the arts extends to working with children and young adults. I have been a choreographer for middle school musicals for several years. I love working with kids, and have experience tutoring middle school students in Spanish, tutoring high school students in the ACT and SAT Verbal sections, guiding students through essay writing, and have worked with children with learning and behavioral disabilities,...

...no translatable comparison, and it's through these discoveries that I have been able to truly understand a seemingly foreign culture. I am also an accomplished pianist with a classical background, and very much enjoy teaching piano to students of any level. As an undergraduate teaching assistant for college level Music Theory and Keyboard Harmony courses over multiple semesters, I am also happy to teach musical interpretation and theoretically informed performance practice. In the near future...

...Prep Charter School, to help them approach standardized tests with calm and ease. I believe that test taking does not have to be scary, especially if approached with the right tools and mindset. I am known for being patient and friendly, with a genuine desire to help students improve their scores. I tutor the SAT, ACT, and SSAT, and my specialties are reading, writing, and English. In my spare time, I like to explore the...

...computer science during my undergraduate studies, and have experience working in the Lenovo Artificial Intelligence lab. This summer, I am an actuarial intern at Hartford Financial Services, where I am working in the Credit and Market Risk team to develop and deploy regression models for measuring credit spreads, alongside building tools in R and Python to better allow my team to utilize my code. I have passed five actuarial exams (P, FM, IFM, STAM, and...

I am currently a junior at Barnard College majoring in Economics and Mathematics. With 3 years of experience in tutoring algebra, geometry, and calculus, I am committed to providing quality tutoring services to students!

Harvard graduate qualified to tutor in verbal, writing and math SATs

...aim for a tutoring environment which generates discussion, and proposes solutions, in which students think critically about the content at hand, ask their own questions, and exercise ways to find their own answers. Learning in this manner allows students to better face future challenges, and think critically about topics in and out of academia. I look forward to working with you and helping you better yourself, whether that be in a class or for a...

...your son/daughter to understand by breaking every problem down into its component parts in a simple and straightforward way. Additionally, I will provide you with the resources that I myself, and other colleagues take advantage of to score in the top percentile of test takers. A lot of the time students do not score well not because of a lack of knowledge of the material, but rather they are using the wrong resources to study....

Graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder living in Brooklyn, NY with a BFA in Film Production. Here to help you improve your test scores in Spanish, your writing and research skills for essays, and impart some movie wisdom onto you.

...I specialize in test prep such as SAT, ACT, SHSAT, etc. but am more than capable of teaching a variety of subjects. I have been tutoring students since middle school and have found that "practice makes perfect" is the most effective philosophy when it comes to learning. I love being able to help people, and the satisfaction of helping students excel in their studies provides me the incentive to give it my all when I...

I am a full time teacher with a passion for providing engaging, fulfilling instruction for my students. With a Master's Degree in Social Studies Education and a passion for literacy, I am the perfect tutor for anyone looking for assistance in any history subject, English, or test prep!

...I would stash half of the books in my locker at school and beg my sister to transport the rest home in her backpack. In exchange, I did half of her chores for the week. This lasted for as long as my "grounding" lasted. And it was during these periods of book smuggling that my love for learning really blossomed. My mom had her reasons for her unique punishment style: part to to discipline me,...

...them grow as students and as people throughout my four years of being there. I wanted to continue tutoring in college which lead me to join a club at Villanova called RUIBAL. Through RUIBAL I was able to again help younger children with their homework, specifically with their reading. Through zoom, I would sit and read with the students, helping them with big words and understanding the story's main idea. While I can tutor in...

...me grow as a tutor and become more flexible through experimenting and developing different teaching modes. In high school, learning to manage my time helped me dissect my learning style which resulted in more efficient and effective study methods. I joined Varsity Tutors because I want to help students not only maximize, but exceed their potential. Outside of academics, I enjoy watching and playing sports, listening to and writing and music, and hanging out with...

...at UNCG and even tutoring medical students while a medical student myself! Although I've tutored in a variety of subjects, I absolutely enjoy teaching the sciences. I like to make sure my students understand concepts rather than trying to achieve a good grade on an exam (if you're learning, your grades will follow). Something that I always like to remind my students is that you can't know/understand something if you aren't taught it. The reason...

...above listed classes. Working with so many students from different backgrounds and learning styles was challenging but rewarding. I have garnered an arsenal of teaching techniques which allows me to individualize the way I present course material to each of my students. I find that life science classes are my favorite to teach because their applicability to the real world makes for fun and interesting tutoring sessions. In my spare time, I am an advocate...

...Alicia found life in literature, tetherball, and the unconditional love of a single mother. She was also nourished by the commitment of several teachers and mentors. Inspired by these social justice educators, Alicia is invested in institutional equity, centering historically marginalized narratives in the classroom, and cultivating young readers in Denver during her residency year as a concurrent masters student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She joins her older brother Andy in the...