Award-Winning ACT Writing Tutors serving Newark, NJ

...at building a long-lasting rapport with my students and helping them excel in the areas that many find daunting and overwhelmingreading and writing. I am a graduate of Pace University in New York City with a Bachelors degree in English Language and Literature (Writing and Literature concentration). I have tutored test prep, including SAT, ACT, and TOEFL tests; phonics; essay editing; American history; ESL; elementary reading and writing; and middle school and high school English....

...be music, math, history, literature, or science, I have embraced education whole-heartedly my entire life and have had many wonderful experiences effectively sharing that passion with others and helping younger students find it in themselves for whatever subject(s) they struggle in or desire to pursue in greater depth. I look forward to getting to you know my students and their parents. By working together, I am confident that we can help any student achieve their...

...a degree in philosophy and I've been in Chicago for two years working with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights on voting and democracy issues. I scored well on my standardized tests (LSAT, ACT, AP Tests-5 on eleven different tests) and like helping other people do the same. Those tests are all beatable, and I think they can even be kind of fun once you start to feel yourself mastering them. Plus, it's rewarding to...

...an investment analyst at a private wealth management firm and 18 months at a digital media start-up. I first began tutoring in high school and have successfully helped many middle school and high school students improve their grades and/or prepare for standardized tests. While I'm comfortable teaching in many subject areas, my specialty is standardized test preparation. In addition to having a strong understanding of the subject matter covered on these exams, test-taking strategy is...

I have taught elementary school for two years. I am currently a NYC teaching fellow.

...research experience. I have 9+ years of childcare/mentoring experience with primary age children - HS seniors. My personal philosophy is that timing is personal so hard-work and patience go hand in hand. While some approaches will be result-oriented , others will focus on the comfortably/confidence of the student in themselves as a student. Thus you will find me to give a lot of positive affirmation. However, I'm firm and believe in creating accountability in students...

...minor in Social Research and Public Policy from New York University Abu Dhabi. I have tutored middle school children in English, Math, and Social Studies in the past, and while in college I often helped other students with their writing. I tutor many different subjects and enjoy prepping for tests, especially the SAT, ACT, and GRE, but my personal passions are English and History. I particularly love helping students to craft strong (and grammatically sound)...

I am a freshman at Johns Hopkins! I love to tutor a variety of subjects, and I am an avid reader! I've always wanted to be a tutor because of the impact that student tutors have had in my life whenever I had to understand a particularly difficult topic.

...have worked throughout my life with children through my experiences as a camp counselor. I currently work at an after school program that teaches children Science through hands on experiments. I am passionate about teaching both Biology and Mathematics and feel that every student should learn to not only understand the subjects, but enjoy the learning experience. I make sure to have a series of activities and examples (usually a hands on activity) that will...

...towards and directly correlates with my personality and what I believe to be best in my classroom settings. As a teacher I want to fill my students with creativity and the ability to decide for themselves and become their own agents. I hope that the children that I tutor will feel the need and responsibility to come together and make plans together as a partnership, obey those plans, and work hard to achieve goals.

My name is Zoe and I will be starting as an apprentice teacher at a NYC public school in the fall! I am passionate about educating the next generation of leaders. I hold my students to high standards and give them the support they need to reach them. I encourage students to learn from mistakes and keep trying their best!

...needs to be a strong personal relationship between the student and teacher. I am more than willing to provide a comfortable environment in which my student does not hesitate to ask questions and make mistakes. It is from these mistakes that they will be learn of their strengths. I will also make sure to be interactive with the parents and teachers if possible, due to the importance of a strong support system for the student....

...students of all levels. I have extensive experience in liberal arts subjects (writing skills, critical reading, etc.) and also have a history of success on multiple standardized tests, having scored in at least the 98th percentile on the ISEE, ACT, SAT, and LSAT. While in college, I was president of the Tufts Debate Team for 2 years, have traveled internationally competing in debate tournaments, and tutored extensively on campus. I have years of experience teaching...

...to connect with students and relate their educational experiences to the real world. I see test preparation as a key that can open doors and I love to work with students of all ages to help them gain more opportunities and motivate them to read, write, and think! I am a 9th grade history teacher and have been in education for six years. I have taught or tutored students in history, English, ESL, writing, and...

...physics, astrophysics specifically, and then to become a professor. I love helping others learn topics like math and physics because many people have been told that you are either naturally good or bad at them and that isn't true. Sometimes you need to look at them through a different lens. For this reason, I tutor math and physics. Whenever I am working with students my goal is to make them feel respected and seen as...

As a tutor, I am aware that the student is the top priority. I want the student to reach their full potential under my tutoring and develop a rapport with them so that they feel comfortable reaching out to me. Accessibility is most important to me and it really enhances the tutoring experience.

...learns differently (different styles, different abilities to retain information, etc.), and my goal as your tutor is to unlock the code to how you learn, so that we can work together to deepen your understanding of whatever subject area you're struggling with -- and find the joy in grasping this new knowledge! Aside from this, I enjoy traveling (my profile picture was taken in Iceland this past September!), cooking, and discovering the tastiest food around...

...can learn. I am passionate about teaching because there is so much wonderful and fascinating information available to us in any field a student might be interested in, be it math, science, English, American and European history, art, or another field. I received my Bachelor's degree in History from Brandeis University, and my Master's degree in Education from Boston University with a specialty in teaching English as a Second Language. As an ESL teacher, I...

...envisioned myself getting a PhD in sociology and being a teacher. Today, I am a PhD student in Public and Urban Policy at The New School, and I am adjunct professor at Hunter College at the City University of New York. I like to use my academic trajectory as an example of the fact that hard work can get a student anywhere. I love learning, which is why I love teaching and tutoring. I have...

...excelled in my challenging coursework through hard work. My academic prowess has been recognized by several Ivy League schools. I have been interviewed by Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania, and accepted into Cornell. I have over five years of teaching experiences. I tutored high school underclassmen as a member of the National Honors Society and International Language Honors Society in Chemistry, Biology, and Calculus. I have experience teaching students of all...