...from Colgate University in 2014 with a double major in English Literature and Environmental Economics. I really enjoy tutoring test prep, especially the verbal and writing sections of the GRE and SAT, as mastering a few tricks and strategies of how to tackle these sections can make the tests much more approachable and fun. I also enjoy teaching essay writing and inspiring students to write captivating, unique college or graduate school essays. I recently spent...
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...huge proponent of lifelong learning, and I seek to spread that enthusiasm for studying the world around us to anyone else eager to learn. I graduated in 2015 with an Bachelor's of Science Degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor's of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University. I am currently a Master's student at Virginia Tech studying Mechanical Engineering and robotics. I work in the terrestrial robotics laboratoryat Virginia Tech doing hardware and software...
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...At every corner we shall be tested. With a positive attitude, discipline and hard work we can overcome those obstacles. But we should find ways to enjoy ourselves in the process. It's my job to create a comfortable environment where a student can feel at ease and willing to take risks, to experiment, to fail and then get back up. People best learn by falling down. I encourage mistakes and risks. If it's an essay,...
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...translated well to helping business students thrive at Varsity Tutors. While I also tutor other subjects including Spanish and College English, I have found working with professionals seeking designations or motivated college business students looking to get ahead to be a great fit for me. I now work in business development for a venture capital firm whose operators have created over $3.0B in exit value. I help make sure capital flows to the best and...
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...International Studies. I completed my B.A. at Brown University in 2013 with a degree in international and comparative political science and economics. I have experience working with students of a variety of ages from coaching an elementary school Science Olympiad team to working with adults prepare for the GRE after having been out of school for decades. Whether it's GRE test prep, French, math or economics, my approach to tutoring is to find what strategies...
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I recently completed my Masters degree in Neuroscience at Trinity College, Dublin. Prior to pursuing my Masters I received a B.A. in Psychology from Emmanuel College, Boston. I plan on starting my PhD next year, and would ultimately like to become a professor. I want to teach because I have always enjoyed learning and helping other people to do the same.
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...Political Science, Spanish, and History. I have a wide variety of past tutoring experience starting when I was quite young. For the past four years I have worked as a peer tutor through the Higher Education Opportunity Program at Fordham as well as a tutor for elementary-high school students at a private tutoring center in the Bronx. While studying in Spain last year, I was able to work as an English instructor in a bilingual...
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...This fall, I will be returning to my alma mater to pursue a Master of Public Health. Over the course of my undergraduate career, I had the privilege of tutoring students of all ages in language arts, writing, the GRE and study skills. I am very familiar with that overwhelming feeling of anxiety that people can feel when faced with eight empty pages left on an eight page research paper or unsatisfying GRE practice scores....
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...homeschooler myself, I appreciate how hard the transition out of a classroom can be and I would love to support you in that process! I am a current forensic science M.S student with a master's in educational psychology and undergraduate degrees in chemistry and math. My passion is teaching for understanding and building your knowledge surrounding the problems so you are able to recognize and solve new problems more easily and perform better on tests,...
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...Laude with a degree in English Literature. I am currently pursuing a master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology at New York University. I chose this field because of my love of language and my desire to help people. My ambition is to work in a school for children with special needs. While I am in graduate school, I want to give back to the community by helping students achieve academic success. It is quite rewarding. I...
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...I also have taken extra college classes in Mathematics and Science to further my education. I worked for a few years on the clinical side of Occupational Therapy, and then my career path took a new direction. I got involved in a tutoring program for students at the K-12 level. I loved it immediately; I had found my true passion: working with and helping children. I started teaching students in various environments and to students...
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...The 101/102/109/373 English courses that I taught included one-on-one mentoring sessions with my students to improve composition skills and close reading comprehension, as well as rhetoric, persuasive arguments, and historical context. My prior experience as an instructor at the U of A should make me an exceptional candidate for tutoring college students through any assignment that involves essay writing. I have been committed to communicating with as many of my students from my classes on...
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I'm looking to pivot to a career in educational technology after stints in marketing and finance. I have a BA in Economics from Boston University and an MS in Applied Statistics from Penn State University. I want to help you in math, whether its learning more about different subjects or preparing for a specific exam. Looking forward to working with you!
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...future medical student at Columbia University in New York. I received my Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at University of Central Florida. Since I graduated Ive been traveling, tutoring graduate admissions tests and surfing. Ive been working with the Michael J. Fox foundation as an ambassador to bring about awareness for Parkinsons disease. I have tutored every single undergraduate and graduate admissions test there is, both as a class and one-on-one. I am a strong...
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...particular concept. I also have several academic interests that help to enhance my teaching. I have a strong interest in creative work which I think informs how I approach teaching writing in the classroom. As a graduate student, I was a member of the Graduate Poetry Workshop which strengthened my ability to give effective feedback on others' writing. Additionally, during my time as a graduate student, I have worked on two different creative writing publications,...
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...special needs, and a tutor for various subjects. I have taught my own statistics course (Data Analysis in Psychology) for two years while receiving my Master's degree in Psychology from San Diego State University. I am a big believer in having fun while learning. The more fun you have, the more you will want to continue to learn. I am a visual learner, and I teach that way as well. I teach using stories, jokes,...
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...hao! I'm Tom, and I tutor Psychology, English, and basic Chinese Mandarin, as well as their respective standardized tests. I'm a graduate of SUNY Stony Brook and St. John's University, and am currently a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology. Prior to my doctoral studies, I was an adjunct teaching Psychology in Tucson, AZ, as well as a Chinese linguist. I believe learning can and should be fun, especially in subjects as embedded into our daily...
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...addition to having a Bachelor's in Business Administration, I also hold a Bachelor of Arts in Geography with a focus on Environmental Conservation. Upon graduation, I took a job in Houston as a Technology Consultant before giving that up and embarking on a year-long road trip around the United States. Throughout college I worked as a freelance tutor, tutoring students in a variety of different subjects, from business classes such as Accounting and Finance, to...
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...college-level writing. I graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine with a double major in English and math, and completed an honors thesis in the English department. I have also completed a Masters of Divinity at Union Theological Seminary and am in the process of applying for medical school. As a tutor, I enjoy working with reading, writing, and math, as I have extensive experience in these areas. I specialize in the GRE and MCAT,...
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...from the presentation, that standardized tests are designed as puzzles. There are rules and operating procedures to be followed, and if those rules and operating procedures are followed, you can improve your scores. This all boils down down to what the student wants from the test and the following school experience. As such, I strive for an individualized session that is molded to your needs and interests. And really, this is what I believe education...
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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.
