Award-Winning ACT Writing Tutors serving Westchester, NY

...Music (Vocal Performance). Since graduation, I have worked for a number of theatre companies as an actor, director, writer, and administrator, private coached students in piano and voice, and worked as an SAT and SHSAT prep teacher. I have also been teaching myself Spanish and American Sign Language! I teach many subjects, but I am most passionate about Theatre, Film, English, Literature, and Media Studies. When it comes to standardized testing, I find that I...

...enough to spend a significant amount of time in various classrooms. I have led classes in substitute and student teacher capacities and have observed several experienced teachers as well. My undergraduate education has provided me with a lot of English-specific knowledge while also enabling me to work in other content areas including math and test prep. In my spare time I can usually be found rooting on the Yankees, Giants, and Knicks, organizing a pickup...

...of the day... in every location on campus. As a result, it's a goal of mine to make learning as engaging and enlightening as possible. I am always interested in finding new ways to approach problems, and I value each student for the unique things that only they can bring to the table.* *I studied for three years at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, earning my B.A. in Theatre. I moved to New York City right...

I am enthusiastic about thinking deeply about concepts and helping others to have a greater understanding of such concepts.

...biochemistry. I also currently work at a cancer biology lab at Yale. As a high school senior, I tutored high school chemistry and humanities subjects, and my students saw marked improvement in their performance. I also have experience with standardized testing, as I took and performed highly on the SAT2 subject tests and the ACT. Some of the skills that make me a suitable tutoring candidate include that I am friendly, patient, and dedicated, and...

...in New York auditioning and performing, I have also found myself drawn to working with kids. I have worked as a nanny and tutored kids between the ages of three and seventeen, and I feel especially qualified to work with students on the writing and verbal sections of the SAT and editing their personal statements and college essays. As a high schooler, I was one of those students who LOVED standardized tests; I have always...

...and Emerson, I entered the occupation of writing tutor for my peers, and Ive committed to the role ever since. Further work experience at the Huntington Learning Center has expanded my knowledge from college-level academia to elementary, middle and high school curricula in English and writing. Over the last two years, Ive extended to exam prep for the SAT and ACT, which has seen success among students who came in with doubts and anxieties and...

...students face, I have found it necessary to form a strong foundation for my approach to instruction; but, I have also learned that this foundation needs to leave room for change. I learned early in my career that a teaching philosophy set as doctrine could serve as a hindrance to my ability to engage students, and it could serve as a hindrance to a student's ability to learn. The latter prompted me to see that...

...summa cum laude from Coastal Carolina University with a degree in Musical Theater and a minor in Communication. But don't let the singing and dancing fool you--I graduated high school with a 4.3 GPA and was able to test out of all my GenEds with the help of AP testing. I love cooking, baking, theater (obviously), pro football and dinosaurs. I look forward to helping more students achieve their full potential in the classroom!

...policy), and I'm looking forward to pursuing graduate studies in the fall for Environmental Management. During the past 3 years, I've been fortunate to travel and work on different organic farms and sustainable land stewardship projects; I'm hoping that my graduate studies will offer an opportunity to merge my formal academic training with my recent experiences working with the land. Can't wait to get to know you, and help you work towards your goals!... Student engagement...

...to continue my passion for tutoring that I developed since early high school. I've taught and tutored middle school students (through Kumon Learning Center), as well as high school students to improve their grades in classes and/or reach their goals in standardized tests. I'm skilled in tutoring a broad range of different subjects, especially in the fields of science, math, and test prep. I bring a patient, personalized and collaborative approach to my tutoring. On...

...needed help getting articles ready for publication. Although I enjoy tutoring many subjects, my specialties are editing college essays, reading comprehension, and all levels of test prep. As an SAT tutor, my students often see great improvements in their abilities during the course of our sessions. Many of their improvements were 50 points over the improvements of other tutored students in the region. During my time at Williams College, I studied Arabic, International Relations, and...

...Sciences, so my specialties are in STEM subjects. However, I've also taken AP/College level courses in high school in history, english, psychology, philosophy and others, so I am confident that I can tutor in any subject at least up to a high school level. Another area I am proficient in is SAT/ACT test tutoring. My SAT test scores are 770 in English and 800 in Math, and while I never took an official ACT test,...

...Neuroscience & Behavior and Science in Society at Wesleyan University. Ultimately, I hope to pursue an MD in Neuroscience while also doing work in Public Health in the future. I love to teach, and enjoy serving as a Deans Chemistry tutor, K-12 Upward Bound tutor, Socioeconomic and Disability intern at the Resource center, and a member of the Title IX Committee at Wesleyan. I really enjoy writing poetry, learning about the history of hip-hop, cooking,...

...since I was a sophomore in high school I have been tutoring students in various subjects as well as helping students improve their english. Another thing about me is that I am also proficient at tutoring students online because of my previous experience of teaching an online Arabic class. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate in the subjects of English/Literature, History, and Biology. I also enjoy helping students prepare...

...has included SAT/ACT prep, essay revision, mathematics tutoring, and specific SAT Subject Test tutoring. Now that I've almost finished my time as a college student, I would be happy to walk other students through ways to read an academic text, study methods, and specific college coursework questions. I am a previous teacher through Americorps in their summer program for future first gen college students. I look forward to getting to know you!... A good teacher alters...

...to students of all ages, from elementary school to high school. During college, I helped peers in multiple computer science courses as a teachers assistant and introduced the world of computer science to elementary school students as a virtual Scratch instructor. I find it very rewarding to see students develop from sometimes not knowing any programming languages at all to creating their own coding projects. In my spare time, I enjoy outdoor activites such as...

...as important as the actual subjects you wish to learn. I believe that my students best succeed when they develop an awareness of their educational strengths and weaknesses. I believe in emphasizing healthy study routines, the courage to learn from failure, and an openness to change. Like my students, I expect that I will also learn from my practice and refine my teaching style. I welcome open discussions of ways to improve each tutoring session.

...of instructing and mentoring in the years since I last tutored, and out of a desire to recapture the sense of fulfillment that comes with being a teacher, I began privately SAT tutoring in the local area a few months ago and was reminded of how well suited my personality and my intellectual curiosity are to teaching. I always loved taking standardized tests; I thought of the problems as fun puzzles. And I love sharing...

...ACT test prep, algebra and calculus I, computer science (Java and C) and building reading and writing skills (including essay assignments). I have experience tutoring and mentoring middle school and high school students. My tutoring style is relaxed but efficient; I always try to keep the material interesting and focus on the big picture over minutiae. When I'm not tutoring, I occupy my time by reading, swimming, playing tennis, eating Chipotle, and finding new music.