...premiere NY and NJ high schools and universities. I continued tutoring even after joining a major private equity firm because of how much I enjoy working one-on-one with students. Breaking down seemingly complex subjects is one of my favorite pastimes--it's part of the reason I also enjoy writing about arcane financial topics like quanto spreads on sovereign CDS. I've also developed a newfound respect for the challenges students face when undergoing years of testing after...
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...with a degree from Wesleyan University and a background in humanities tutoring. I cover European, World, and US history, as well as writing, reading comp, and literature topics. I've been a writing mentor and a course grader at the college level, and have more than three years experience working with high school and middle school students - everything from homework help to college application essays. I also do GRE and SAT verbal section prep. In...
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...high school math teacher that taught Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Advanced Math, and ACT prep in New Orleans public schools from 2012-2015. I currently teach ACT and SAT prep classes for Princeton Review, as well as SHSAT classes for students applying to specialized high schools in New York. In my spare time, I am captain of a 30-person kickball team that doesn't win many games, but has a lot of heart, and a volunteer...
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I have been tutoring since 2004 and have also served as adjunct professor of English at Newbury College and Spanish at Fisher College, both in Boston. I have also published fiction and non-fiction. If you don't have test material for the PSAT/SAT, ACT, TOEFL, or SSAT/ISEE, no need to worry; I will provide you with material.
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...of Michigan. My undergraduate major was in Law and Society, with a minor in politics. I have always been interested in teaching and tutoring. I participated in peer tutoring programs in middle school, taught and tutored third grade Hebrew and B'nai Mitzvah students in high school, participated in a program teaching Spanish at a local elementary school in college, and spent the year after college teaching English in China. While teaching in China I worked...
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...thoughtful, capable tutor with a real passion for learning. I studied English Literature in undergraduate (DePauw University) and graduate school (Indiana University), and plan to continue studies towards a PhD in literature in the next few years. I have been a writing tutor and instructor, and have also helped students with reading comprehension in a wide variety of subjects. My hope is to leave students feeling smarter than they did before they came to me.
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...to help you build your skills and achieve your goals. I also offer tutoring for language acquisition in Spanish and in English. Based on my 15+ years of experience teaching in Los Angeles, New York City, and Mexico, I believe every student can succeed with the proper support and encouragement. Over the years, I have taught essay writing, critical reading, creative writing, English, Spanish, translation, test preparation, and more, helping hundreds of students to reach...
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...with a minor in Psychology from Western Washington University. During graduate school, I taught college biology courses and mentored undergraduate students who were applying to graduate school. It is meaningful to me to provide resources, support, and confidence to students so they can achieve their future goals. I am particularly passionate about working with students who have diverse learning styles or needs that are not adequately supported in the traditional education system. As someone with...
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...they need along the way. This will help each one become successful students, and provide them with the skills to become successful people. I believe that passion for education in the student is directly affected by the passion of the teacher. I will continue to find my passion for learning through continuing education, interaction with colleagues, the community, and parents, and learning from my students. Students are a delight in their sense of wonder and...
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...to teach students to excel in standardized tests, particularly in the areas of math, verbal and writing. I've been tutoring ever since I was in high school. I'm a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia with degrees in Communications and Psychology. My teaching plan is flexible and can be tailored to your personal interests and goals... my biggest strength is in establishing an open line of communication and figuring out what you...
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...Creative Writing, from Colby College in Waterville, ME. After graduating in 2015, I spent two years working on a number of research studies conducted with a psychiatric inpatient population before starting my PhD in Clinical Psychology at Fordham University in 2017. As part of my PhD at Fordham, I teach a number of undergraduate lab courses, including Foundations of Psychology and Research Methods. My teaching responsibilities include conducting lectures on psychological and statistical concepts, facilitating...
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...student learn the material even if it means going above and beyond the call of duty. Personally, I am a Psychology and Gender Studies double major graduating in May 2017. After that, I will be attending a masters program in mental health counseling and eventually going on to get my doctorate in clinical psychology. My skills include time management, test-taking skills, writing aid, reading comprehension, verbal and reading skills, and test preparation.
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...meeting we will discuss where you are, what areas may be challenging to you, and what you understand. In addition, we will discuss how best to approach the assignment and what learning methods work best for you. You will also practice the material until you feel confident with it. We will discuss the expectations of your instructor and the content of your textbook or other course material so that I can make sure we follow...
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...also have a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences and a graduate certificate in Advanced International Affairs from Texas A&M University. As the daughter of a first grade bilingual teacher, I grew up surrounded by lesson plans and educational activities, fostering my love for teaching younger students. I began tutoring Spanish while in high school and transitioned to tutoring biology, chemistry, math and physics as a peer-tutor in college. Most recently, I taught Spanish to a...
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...degree in International Affairs in Georgia Institute of Technology. I have been tutoring K12 students math and language arts and GRE test preparation for 7 years. My favorite subject is the GRE test prep and Mandarin Chinese. My tutoring is based on student capabilities and tailored to their age differences. I like to read and listen to audio books, I love young children of different ages. Cooking and baking is my another hobby. Sometimes I...
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...in Classics (that is, Latin and ancient Greek literature) with a concentration in Peace & Conflict Studies; right now I'm taking classes to ready myself for grad school for Psychology. During undergrad, I tutored Latin for the Classics Honors Society and volunteered as an ESL teacher. After graduating, I moved to Spain and built on my volunteer experience by obtaining a TEFL certficate and tutoring and teaching there for the duration of my visa; when...
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...magna cum laude from the University of New Mexico School of Law. I look forward to beginning my career in public interest law serving New Mexico's immigrant community after I take the bar exam in July. I also have a bachelor's degree from the University of New Mexico in English and Foreign Languages. I love tutoring and have a lot of experience teaching skills like writing, editing, public speaking, and argumentation to students from grade...
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...Studies. I have lived throughout the North Shore all my life. Much like my studies, my interests run the gambit, from music and theater to hiking and biking, gaming and roleplaying to cooking and traveling. I love learning about new cultures or beliefs, and I hope to use my knowledge of the subject for conflict resolution and de-radicalization programs. I have been working for over 8 years in education, most recently as a Teaching Assistant...
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...a concentration in history and minors in Economics and Teaching ESOL. After graduating in 2019, I joined Teach For America and moved to Miami to teach in a Title I school. This year, my students' scores surpassed both school-wide and county-wide averages in every Language Arts metric (iReady, Performance Matters, FSA Writing) and at interim testing in December, more than 80% of my students had already achieved their annual growth targets in both vocabulary and...
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Recent GRE Verbal Tutoring Session Notes
Exam verbal practice: reading comprehension strategies (word circling/underlining, process of elimination). Next time, we'll practice scansion and vocab questions.
Worked through first 14 verbal questions on the Verbal practice test #1 from the Review book, with special attention to word roots, trigger words, and finding conclusions (review of techniques introduced since beginning tutoring.)
Today, the student and I discussed strategies for the sentence completion and passage sections. We primarily reviewed the verbal section of the exam. We also discussed how to write a good essay, quickly.
The student and I went over the general format of the verbal section of the test. This session, we focused specifically on building vocabulary skills, using resources like the prep books and other prep websites. We focused on sentence equivalence questions, and worked with a variety of strategies for answering these questions (process of elimination, predicting an answer, identifying context clues, etc.).
The student has requested that we focus on the verbal portion of the test, as she is comfortable with the quantitative section. We worked on strategies for the sentence completion type of questions. She is struggling with vocabulary a bit, so I suggested that she study from a list of "word families" which groups related words rather than trying to memorize individual definitions for a long list of words because she is taking the test in less than a month.
Today the student had her book, so we went over the prep book's section on Verbal Reasoning, the section of the GRE on which the student thought she'd need the most work. We did many sample problems of all types of question on this section. She has a good grasp of the mechanics of the questions, and of the reading comprehension sections; she does need to work on her vocabulary, which is the element of the verbal section that we will focus on going forward.
