Award-Winning ACT Writing Tutors in Grand Prairie, TX

...graduated from Plano West Senior High School in May 2009 and received a B.A. (Spanish) and B.B.A. (Business Honors) from The University of Texas at Austin in May 2013. I am currently a first-year J.D. student at SMU Dedman School of Law. My greatest instructional strengths include SAT/ACT, critical reading, writing, essay editing, and Spanish language/literature. I look forward to developing a customized study plan with your student in order to achieve his/her educational goals.

...practice; however, it is equally important to also provide students the learning opportunities to creatively solve novel problems using basic knowledge, concepts and skills in an effort to challenge them and extend their mastery of the material. My experience as a teacher and tutor allowed me the opportunity to also develop strategies for working with all types of learners, including students with gifted and talented abilities and students who required special needs and accommodations. In...

...Literature Concentration. I achieved near-perfect scores on both the ACT and SAT, and I am passionate about helping students score well on these exams to pursue their higher education goals. I have always been a high-achieving student, and I was my high school's valedictorian, a National Merit Commended Scholar, and a Presidential Scholar Qualifier. I have over 3 years of mathematics tutoring experience with students in grades K-12, and I love to help students build...

...have become increasingly important across almost all grade levels. I have been fortunate enough throughout my academic career to have had good success with standardized testing. I was a National Merit Scholar and scored in the top 10% on the LSAT. Good preparation is vital for building confidence when facing intimidating exam conditions, and I believe my insight can be helpful to students wishing to improve test scores, reduce test anxiety, and raise general academic...

I have a PhD in Biomedical Engineering. I am starting a part-time lecturer position at Paul Quinn College in the fall for General Biology I lab and lecture. I love to learn and teach. I read books, play board games, and do puzzles in my free time. ... I would find out what interests the student and try to find a way to incorporate that into the lessons, so that the student wants to learn.... Try to break down that skill or concept into skills or concepts that the student already knows.

...and I taught Junior AP/IB and Senior English for several years at a public high school in Austin. Motivated by the success of my students, I decided to pursue an MA in English Literature from Columbia University in 2008. While in NYC, I also had the opportunity to tutor students in Chinatown and Lower Manhattan for the SAT. Since moving to Dallas, in addition to raising a Kindergartner, I have been working on completing a...

...prepare me to be an effective and knowledgable English teacher. I began teaching in 1996 while still working on my Masters Thesis. For the past nineteen years I have actively taught and tutored students from a variety of grade levels through a wide assortment of courses, preps, and materials. Throughout this time, the one thing that has become apparent to me is that every student is capable of learning and doing well, and that there...

...College. I am a biology major and neuroscience minor. Science has been my passion from a young age. I like tutoring because I sincerely enjoy helping others and being able to impart my knowledge and experience. Along with being strong in my curricular classes, I have experience helping and tutoring younger students in various subjects and test prep. As a patient and encouraging teacher, I am adept at helping others reach their educational goals.... My teaching philosophy is "work hard, play hard." It may sound childish, but I believe the brain requires balance in everything, including activities. With a strong work ethic, along with support and freedom, the tutor and student will go far.

...together. I have also volunteered for a tutoring center in Dallas. I have also been tasked with coming up with lesson plans, and teaching them to students, for my coursework at UNT. I have can offer tutoring in a variety of subjects. Most notable would be English, and Reading. I am also skilled in tutoring elementary age Math. When I'm not studying at UNT I am usually reading a new book, playing a video game,...

...University of Dallas, where I am studying for a math/science degree. I tutor for all middle and high school math, as well as for standardized tests like the ACT and SAT. I am very patient, and I enjoy working with students. When I tutor a student, I try to discover the root of the problem, usually a misunderstood or inadequately explained concept. Once I find the problem area, I can explain it as clearly and...