Award-Winning Biology Tutors in Des Plaines, IL

...helped with chores and babysitting, I worked hard at school to earn straight As. As I succeeded academically, I helped my younger sisters with school as they struggled. Eventually, I realized how much I enjoyed tutoring children and started tutoring other children around the neighborhood. When I turned 16, I volunteered at the local community center as a Sunday school teacher and tutored children in the areas of math, reading, writing, and science. I also...

Hi! I am a graduate of Loyola University Chicago in medicine and business. As a tutor for over 6 years, I have a strong background in English, essay writing, Anatomy and Physiology, Biology, and various levels of Math. I believe learning can be fun with a little creativity. I love working with different people and am passionate about helping others succeed.

...years, I have tutored students in math (up to Trigonometry), writing, biology and chemistry and I absolutely enjoyed it! I feel great to be able to teach someone shortcuts to solve difficult problems and understand difficult concepts. I tutor the DAT (Dental Admissions Test) and especially enjoy the perceptual ability section of the exam. I teach crucial test taking strategies I have learned from attending an 8-week Kaplan DAT-prep course. I scored in the 80th...

...Stanford University with a master's degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the University of Michigan. In addition to being a 4.0 student and a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, I have extensive experience in scientific research and teaching at the middle school, high school, and university levels. After taking coursework in educational pedagogy in STEM, I am excited to help you maximize your potential in biology and beyond! I specialize in tutoring STEM...

...of Chicago pursuing a degree in Neuroscience, Psychology, and Pre-Medicine. I enjoy teaching in all subjects, as I believe knowledge and instruction can improve anyone's chances of success. I am professional, well-informed, and willing to work with students and parents to determine how best to individualize their education to their strengths and weaknesses. I enjoy video games, hiking, swimming, and camping, and have learned through these activities that staying energetic, focused, and active are essential...

...to teach, and lots to bring to a student. I believe that comprehensive tutoring, working towards full understanding in the material and practice is key. A little about me... I am a college student at the University of Illinois at Chicago double majoring in biology and political science. As someone who went to large high school, I understand that it falling behind and dropping from where you want to be can happen in an instant....

My goal is to help students to succeed academically. I have extensive experience with graduate entrance exams and can help students score higher on these exams thus creating more opportunities for them. I have taken the MCAT and all the USMLE exams.

As someone who has scored in the 99th percentile on the SAT, GRE, and GMAT, I know what kind of strategies and preparation are necessary in order to succeed in standardized test-taking at the highest level. Whether you are looking to land a top score or to simply looking to bump up your existing score by a few points, I believe that my experience can help you achieve your goals.

...running, playing basketball, and lifting weights. I believe exercise to be a fantastic stress reliever and motivator. I have over 250 hours of tutoring experience and am excited to tutor students with their homework or with test preparation. I recognize education is the gateway to a better living, so rest assured, I will make every effort to teach students the concepts, so they can apply their knowledge to unique situations. In a world of increasing...

...I believe that the process of learning precedes the end goals-- that means that I focus on teaching students how to learn and to autonomize problem solving skills and processes they can apply to all problems rather than just helping them get the answer they need on a specific problem. This is the approach that my teachers used with me, and I've found it to be successful in teaching others as well. In fact, a...

...and understand how important it is to have that personal attention during studies. I have a PhD in Biochemistry and all along my higher education, I have been teaching students and mentoring them. Be it teaching biomedical research techniques in a laboratory or classroom tutoring, I find it equally interesting and challenging. I work in a biomedical research lab and teach Speech and Hearing Sciences, Anatomy and Physiology and Microbiology. I believe tutoring is all...