Award-Winning Algebra Tutors in Vacaville, CA

...the most comfortable tutoring Mandarin and Cantonese. Besides Chinese languages, I possessed a solid base of math and science knowledge from my four years of undergraduate classes in UCLA engineering school. Therefore, I am confident to tutor math subjects as well. My hobby is making crafts, especially needle felting. Although needle felting requires a lot of patience, I love creating cute miniatures with wool. I am a patient and detail-oriented person and would like to...

I have over ten years of experience tutoring and I love working with my students. It is my priority to meet each student's unique learning needs, and I enjoy making seemingly complex concepts easy to understand. Many of my former students/clients refer friends or ask to work with me when new needs arise. I also love to help students with essays and college/grad school applications.

...into business for myself doing payroll and tutoring. I have been trained in Standardized Test Preparation, for SAT/ACT and similar high school exit exams. There are three "gaps" a student must overcome for these tests: the knowledge gap, the logical thinking gap, and the confidence gap. I can help you or your student overcome these gaps and obtain their highest potential score in the SAT/ACT or their highest potential grade in class. My teaching style...

...in teaching! I enjoy working with students to help them develop the knowledge and problem solving skills needed to succeed in Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics courses, and also enjoy helping prospective grad students conquer the GRE Quantitative Section. These subject build upon a large and varied set of background information, and I find the challenge of teaching these sometimes difficult subjects exhilarating. By providing students with questions to help them build up their understanding of...

...graduate from Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA where I majored in Biochemistry and minored in Biology. I was born and raised in the Bay Area and moved back after college. Alongside tutoring, I am a Chemist at Eurofins Scientific in the North Bay. While in college, I was a teaching assistant for Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Biochemistry as well as a private tutor for General and Organic Chemistry. I have a lot of experience...

...at UC Berkeley, studying Political Economy with a concentration in Law, Politics, and Asian Communities. Prior to joining Varsity, I worked at a boutique financial services consulting firm and Merrill Lynch. I am originally from New Jersey and have experience in teaching SAT, college/personal essays, and a few other subjects. In New Jersey, I went to a highly ranked magnet school (Bergen Academies) and have experience teaching 7th and 8th graders how to understand word...

...skills as a student leader and campus tour guide. I now tutor students in Math, Biology, Spanish, and MCAT prep. My method as a tutor is informed by my experience in public speaking as well as peer-to-peer counseling. Through a student-centered approach to learning, I encourage my students to take charge of their learning as we work through examples together in one-on-one problem sets. My experience at the number one biology school in the country...

...in Sacramento, CA and I have managed a tutoring program at an elementary school in Brooklyn, NY. I am passionate about teaching and tutoring and I have experience tutoring Algebra, Arithmetic, Elementary Math, Geometry, Grammar and Mechanics, Phonics, Reading, Study Skills and Organization; my favorite subject to tutor is Math! I am a very patient tutor and I have a great deal of experience working with students who have a variety of different learning styles....

...degree in math from Northern Illinois University, and a Bachelor's degree in math from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. During the last two years I've been a graduate teaching assistant at NIU, where I taught algebra and calculus, while tutoring many other math subjects. I just moved to the Sacramento area recently, and I love it so far! In my free time, I enjoy watching baseball and football, I love reading, the outdoors, and...

...because I really enjoy seeing someone who may be struggling finally understand these sometimes tough subjects. I feel that my strengths when it comes to tutoring include being able to relay difficult ideas clearly and being able to explain topics in several different fashions when necessary. In my spare time I enjoy reading pretty much anything and everything athletic in nature, as well as practicing skills necessary in the ever-changing fields of genomics and bioinformatics.

...tutoring experiences, whether it be one-on-one personal tutoring for middle school kids or Competition Math. I think the value in me as a tutor is teaching students how to solve problems on their own, instead of just relying on me to give them the answers. I can teach students the importance of not giving up, ease the pressure they get from academics, and help them to comprehend the learning material more easily. I am able...

...Lewis and Clark College with a degree in Physics, having taken courses in physics, math and computer science. I have always found math and physics to be particularly fascinating and I love learning how mathematical concepts apply to real life situations. I have experience working with kids of all ages and I think it is very important to use a variety of teaching methods to support varying learning styles. My favorite thing about being a...

...study abroad for a semester in Kyoto, Japan. In my free time I love to cook (I have worked in a couple well-known New York restaurants), read, sing, play piano, explore cities, eat, and travel. While I am comfortable working with students of all ages, I prefer to tutor K-8 or high school students preparing for the SAT. Tutoring English is my personal favorite, but I greatly enjoy the linear thinking and quantitative clarity that...

...students who are struggling on standardized tests such as the MCAT and SAT. It is a fulfilling experience to watch my students cross that hurdle and move on to the next academic stage of their lives. In a world where schools do not have enough teachers to meet the number of students, I would love to help any student that needs the help he/she deserves. In my spare time I enjoy reading, playing soccer and...

I have a Bachelor's of Science in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology. I am very passionate about the life sciences and also have experience in psychology and mathematics. I am an active volunteer at a children's hospital and plan on pursuing a career in medicine. My goals are to help my students learn in a fun environment that also nurtures their appreciation for that subject.

...to know all of my students. Every single one has taught me so many things about learning and teaching, and I believe in return many have grown from working with me. For me, learning to work with a student is like solving a puzzle. Each student has her or his own unique set of strengths. I believe that figuring out what these are and molding the content around them is the key to good teaching....

...was my own experience in the classroom? I couldn't name a teacher that had made a significant impact on my lifeI had made it to college but was completely unprepared. I knew that I needed to give the next 2 years of my life in service to my community. I wanted to become the teacher that I wish I always hadone that would care for me and push me to grow. When David entered my...

...is your teacher.' Upon returning to the lower 48, I moved to the Colorado Rockies, where I continued to teach and coach. As an avid outdoors enthusiast, it was no surprise that I left the traditional classroom when I had the opportunity to engage former students in outdoor leadership and recreation with Full Circle of Lake County. For three years, I coordinated such activities and excursions as spelunking, white water rafting, and snowboarding to climbing...

...from UCLA, majoring in psychology. I spent three years as a high school math teacher and basketball coach in Washington D.C. Before that, I spent four years as a sportswriter and columnist in Los Angeles. I have worked with students of all ages from kindergarten to adulthood and am a staunch believer that it is never too late to fall in love with learning any subject (even math!). My approach to tutoring is the same...

...and college-level algebra. I think based on the amount I have tutored and my overall experience, my favorite subject to tutor is math because there is always one, and only one, right answer. Through effective communication and patience, the student is not only able to learn the mathematical process, but also the ability to think analytically. I would say that my tutoring philosophy is based on encouragement and always validating the opinions of the student...