Award-Winning Admissions Tutors serving East Hyde Park, IL

...Language Arts, and Creative and Analytical Writing. My degree taught me invaluable skills and strategies that I look forward to putting to good use with my students! I like to take a highly personalized approach to teaching, and I design my curricula with my students' skills, interests, and difficulties in the forefront of my mind....

...tutoring students who need assistance with essay writing. I am a descriptive writer and use a lot of adjectives to color my essays. I assist students with understanding English concepts by first determining what they know and then bridging the gap to where they should be. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, traveling, walking...

...pre medical track. Over the summers, I tutor students between the ages of kindergarten through 5th grade and created engaging games to help them actively learn. At Cornell, I serve as Math TA for Algebra. My main goal in these tutoring sessions is to create a safe learning environment to encourage growth and success. I...

...have a strong math and public speaking background. I have experience teaching high school students and undergraduates in formal, paid settings. I have been teaching in some capacity for seven years because I genuinely enjoy it. I enjoy the eureka moment when concepts click. I'm mostly qualified to teach math-related subjects. If you are "not...

Hello, My name is Ayushi Shah and I am a current Computer Science and Philosophy student. I aim to help my students do the best they can in every subject, and offer my help to the best of my abilities. I look forward to working with you!

...Writers' Workshop in poetry and literary translation. My favorite subjects to tutor are college personal statements and creative writing because both require students to reflect on their lives and experiences. I believe in personalized, equitable education, promoting creativity. I often assign readings and curriculum with BIPOC and Queer representation. When I'm not tutoring, I am...

...life experiences, I told myself that if I ever were to tutor, I would do so to assure students that everything would be okay and to work with them in a reduced-stress environment. My top three goals are to give students skills to succeed in life, to help them manage stress during this trying time...

...is to help students fall in love with the process of learning. Feedback from successful students has allowed me to recognize how effective the approaches toward tutoring mine have been for all learning types in various academic subjects. While my tutoring students gain much from their experiences from me, I equally gain so much insight...

...I am most passionate about Organic Chemistry although I enjoy teaching all other sciences as well. In my experience helping college students with Organic Chemistry, expressing complex ideas in a couple sentences or diagrams is the most rewarding part of my work since it yields the most excited responses. I am a firm believer in...

...that I never liked, and plan on using similar methods to help other students. I know that traditional educational methods are not the best for everyone, so I would love to be able to help struggling students as much as I possibly can, since I have been in a similar situation before!

...for people. The same love of helping others is what brought me to Varsity Tutors. Through my major, I learned how to talk to students, how to teach, how to manage time, as well as how to be part of a major support system for each child. As a tutor for this program, I hope...

...students succeed in business-related subjects, including finance, supply chain management, and Excel. I have also worked as a director for SAT prep and provided support for college applications. I firmly believe that with the right support and practice, everyone can succeed. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, hiking, and spending time with friends.

...educational goals that they might have. I am very good with little kids and my peers. I like to call myself a people person because I enjoy interacting with others, and others typically feel comfortable talking to me. I am very passionate about helping others, and can't wait to start working with you!

...I attended the Horace Mann School in New York City. I love teaching and working with students because I feel that there is nothing more rewarding than being able to provide the extra push that students might need to be successful. I am passionate about helping students learn and making sure they are having fun...

...Arts in Psychology. Since graduating I have presented at many conferences, including the Society of Psychophysiological Research annual meeting in Florence, Italy. Before moving to Chicago I also volunteered on a suicide prevention hotline. Since moving to Chicago I have been working as a guest teacher for charter schools throughout the area. As such, I...

...I would like to pursue a career in medicine as a pediatrician. I have experience tutoring and teaching young students from ages 5-16 years old in math, reading, and various other activities. I believe it is important to understand how academia can be applied to the real world and the application of math, reading and...

...During my time there, I also wrote for the HuffPost and conducted research in Biology. I then went on to get a Masters Degree in Secondary Education from Arizona State University, and I am a certified teacher with two years of classroom experience. I have been tutoring since I was a freshman in high school...

...enjoyed those experiences. The same energy and passion I brought to sports camp, I try to channel into my tutoring. I always ensure I stay motivated, engaged, and having fun so that my students will (hopefully!) feel the same. Simply put, I try to make learning and assignments not feel like a chore and pay...

...a master's degree in applied behavior analysis and a bachelor's degree in economics and statistics. My main focus is always on building confidence and independence in students. You don't have to be shy about asking questions- I'll keep working until you're comfortable with the concepts. My tutoring style is flexible to what each student needs,...

...free time I enjoy playing basketball, writing, listening/telling stories, and playing board games. I enjoy seeing students suddenly "get it," particularly in the areas of math, writing, and reading (for school and/or standardized tests). I believe learning and teaching should be done in a way that makes the subject APPLICABLE to our real lives.