Award-Winning AP English Literature and Composition Tutors serving Westchester, NY

...to New Orleans, France, and China to study non-profit arts management, theatre, and martial arts. I now spend my summers teaching theatre and ethics and the Governor's School of North Carolina, a public summer program for gifted high school students. I tutor many subjects in the humanities and social sciences, including English Literature and Language, Essay Composition and Writing, Anthropology, Sociology, Theatre Topics, and Public Speaking. I am qualified to tutor related AP classes, as...

...both art and Russian culture. As a tutor at my University's writing center, I edited papers for a variety of subjects and worked with art majors to develop honors theses. I love brainstorming creative approaches to papers with students, and I may be one of the few recent graduates who still thinks grammar is exciting. My enthusiasm is contagious! I am a North Carolina native and an avid college basketball fan. I enjoy backpacking and...

...It has been a passion of mine to help others, so why not help another student in some of my favorite subjects. Although, I focus mainly on writing/reading, I can help with any basic math or algebra classes. If you need help with college essays or college admissions, I've been through the process and can help navigate it. I look forward to working with you in any subject you may need help in.

...am a student at Duke University studying English, Entrepreneurship, and Photography. I have several years of experience tutoring privately and volunteering as an assistant teacher for elementary school children aged 4-10 years old. I am available to tutor English at all pre-collegiate levels. This may include anything from learning letters to improving in-depth writing and analysis skills. I am also available to tutor Mathematics at an elementary school level. Outside of school, I spend my...

...I'm Veronika and I work as both a screenwriter and teacher. I'm fluent in English, Russian, and French. I have degrees in English literature and in theatre, and I've studied Shakespeare extensively at Kings College London and at The Globe Theatre. I particularly love to teach English and Writing and Rhetoric, though I also have experience with Human Geography, Russian, French, and elementary school students. I'm big on habit building and using memory tools that...

...a graduate of Columbia University with a Bachelor's in Creative Writing and a rising second-year MFA student at Columbia's School of the Arts, I bring a unique blend of artistic and analytical skills to my tutoring. With over two years of experience teaching and tutoring, I specialize in AP Calculus AB and narrative writing, guiding students to discover their own voices while mastering complex concepts. My teaching philosophy centers on recognizing the individuality of each...

...students step by step and teach them how to think about literature and analysis. I have taught reading comprehension strategies that helps to understand the material on a deeper level. I connect well with students of all ages and my style is fun and engaging. I have also taught Regents Prep courses, and I am very familiar with the ELA Regents and the new Common Core Regents material. I am available for online tutoring as...

I tutor with two purposes regardless of the subject matter. The first is to meet the student's goals. The second is to give each student the skills to teach himself or herself. Those learning skills will enable them to improves their academic performance and as important build self-confidence.

...University. I've been tutoring with varsity tutors for a while and before that helped teach a middle school math team as well as study groups of my younger sister's friends. I tutor for the ACT, SAT, GRE as well as school subjects. I tend to teach differently for each student as everyone learns differently. Tutoring is wonderful for me because I love to see the moment someone understands something. Otherwise, I love reading, hiking, rock...

...International School. My international education in Germany, Britain, and the United States has prepared me for the exciting challenges and rewards of sharing my bilingual English/German expertise through teaching and tutoring. I spent two years teaching German in grades 1 5 at the Munich International School. I'm familiar with the philosophies and demands of the IB program, from the students' as well as the teachers' perspective. In addition, I've taught English as a Second Language...

...Communications where I studied social media marketing and web analytics. At both institutions, I was able to tutor several students in English mechanics, reading comprehension, analytical writing, essay structure, and story analysis and composition. Most of my experience in tutoring has revolved around helping older students particularly 11th and 12th graders, and freshman and sophomore undergraduates, but I have also tutored 9th and 10th graders. My favorite subject to tutor is literary analysis! I love...

I am a student at the University of Pennsylvania, studying Math and Communications. I love learning, and I particularly enjoy tutoring any pre-college math course, along with English courses up to AP Language and Composition. Problem-solving excites me, and I hope to share my enthusiasm with my students.

...school students in their math, science, and English coursework, as well as providing ACT prep for them. Following my undergrad, I was accepted to Teach For America and trained and taught as an early elementary education teacher in all content areas for four years (while also teaching elementary visual arts in the fourth year). During this time, I was the primary first grade Math curriculum planner for my school, as well as a lead planner...

I aim to help students feel calm and confident in their school environment. I focus on empowering students to tackle problems themselves and want to provide as many learning tools as possible so that my students succeed. I enjoy working with parents and teachers to help students achieve their greatest potential with positive encouragement, achievable goals, and flexible strategies.

...I am also a freelance editor and consultant, primarily for people working in higher education. I collaborate with educators on their academic writing; most often academic texts and research books and articles. This work allows me to utilize my talent and passion for language and literature, as well as my passion for education. As an editor, I help enable esteemed scholars and academics craft their written work to make their specialized knowledge available and accessible...

...member of the Varsity Tutors family, in a variety of subjects. Each student I helped succeeded in all of their personal academic goals, and I loved watching the confidence they gained from learning new skills and information. I am willing to give students my best effort, and I expect their best efforts in return. Working together as a team results in the greatest achievements, and I promise to be the best teammate I can be!

...am a recent graduate of Brown University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science-Economics. Since graduation, I have been teaching classes in Computer Science and Aritificial Intelligence 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...

...the next level. My approach is positive and process-based, emphasizing student strengths while working toward the development of writerly voice and instinct. I have worked with students ranging from ages 13 to 60s, from a wide range of religious and socioeconomic backgrounds. My professional background is in publishing, and I hold an MFA in Creative Writing and Professional Writing from William Paterson University, where I pursued, and continue to pursue, research in online and digital...

...helped as a student, so I understand how frustrating it is to not understand something, and I know how valuable it is to have personalized, one-on-one assistance. Additionally, I am an idealistic young man who believes that education is the key to saving this democracy, so helping to shape young minds would be morally rewarding for me as well. As a graduate of the IB Program, and having taken many AP Courses, I know those...

...can make a subject more relevant to them and create more motivation to learn. I always try to gear the way I teach to my students' learning styles and make them feel less self-conscious and more confident about making mistakes and explaining their thought process. I am good at convincing my students that they will see more rewards from their persistence. I have worked with several students who were scoring in the seventies on tests...