Award-Winning ACT Science Tutors in San Diego, CA

...determination. I believe in open, honest, and frank communication with student and parents alike. Recently, I have developed additional special teaching skills related to Singapore Math, (primary through high school), assisting with home schooling, (particularly in math and science), and full test preparation for SAT, ACT, and ISEE tests. I have raised six children and tutored each through good times and the tough spots. Each one of them has achievements beyond my expectations (JD, MBA,...

...class had over 500 students! Biology is my passion. I am well-versed in human genetics; my senior thesis is titled Work Toward A Minimally Invasive Diagnosis of Hereditary Fructose Intolerance in the North American Population. I completed two years of graduate work at the Scripps Research institute where I studied cancer biology, immunology, and glycobiology the science of sugars! Ive performed well on standardized tests (SATs and GREs) and am excited to help others conquer...

...teaching Spanish because I love learning Spanish! I love to travel and Spanish has allowed me to fully take advantage of my time in Spain and South America-being fully immersed in the cultures. It is so advantageous to know a second language and I love helping people get a grasp on a new language. My tutoring philosophy: I believe that learning is so important and that every student has the potential to be an amazing...

...me into a flexible, compassionate, and relatable yet focused tutor who can work with any age and culture. I love kids and care about them deeply, and I believe that tutoring is about so much more than ensuring that someone passes a class. I firmly believe in showing students respect and keeping them on track, while also keeping a sense of humor, friendliness, and understanding of wherever they are, both academically and personally.

...I suffer from a mostly useless knack for such tests, and helping soon-to-be test takers learn the logic of such tests is the only way I can constructively utilize this skill. My approach to all of the subjects I teach can be described as fundamental: I like to work from the bottom up, building logical ties between concepts and learning how to compute results from them in favor of rote memorization of formulas, principles, and...

...the moment I am interested in pursuing physical therapy in the future, but I am keeping my options open and trying out new things everyday. In my free time I enjoying staying active by doing yoga and surfing. I also like painting, baking and traveling. A little bit about my background is that my parents are from Czech Republic so I speak Czech fluently and visit every summer. I also have 3 sisters who I...

...socioeconomic status. I ran this program for two years, working with over 100 students personally in the process. The program is now in its fourth year, and is currently run by my former students. It is also in the process of being made districtwide, not just restricted to my high school. I took all my standardized tests my sophomore year of high school. Since then, I have tutored test prep for the PSAT, SAT, ACT,...

...show as much patience as possible because I know that learning a new concept can be frustrating and you can feel embarrassed or nervous when you do not know how to do something. I also believe that flexibility is important because no two people learn the same way. What works for one would not always work for another, so you have to approach each person differently and adapt your teaching method to meet the needs...

Skylar Jacobs is a recent Molecular Biology grad from UC San Diego with an intense passion for teaching. Being valedictorian of his high school, he has helped tutor students in AP, IB and advanced writing courses. He also owns a golf instruction franchise, Tiny Tees Golf, which focuses on offering fun golf instruction for children ages 3-15 in Oceanside, CA.

...a citation in Spanish Language. In addition to my graduate coursework, I work on various clinical research projects and publications and I volunteer for a non-profit organization here in San Diego that is expanding the district’s K-5 science education. A large part of my teaching experience is in SAT prep, and I am passionate about working with students to maximize their scores and help them with SAT-specific strategies they can use on test day. I...