I decided to start tutoring because I genuinely enjoy helping people with their reading and writing, and sharing my experiences and knowledge with others. I hope you'll give me the opportunity, and I look forward to working with you!
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...schooling with others. I have a diverse background of education and experiences that I think can be applicable to creating a positive learning environment for any student. My experience tutoring and helping other students includes volunteering at the College Hills Baptist Church in College Station, TX. My fraternity, Sigma Chi, volunteered to tutor here each week and we would help children with their homework and various other assignments they had. Apart from that, I have...
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I have a BA in Chemistry from Yeshiva University and recently finished an MA in Chemistry from Columbia University. I was a TA for organic chemistry lab/lecture and have done a bunch of other tutoring as well. Obviously chemistry rocks, but I also enjoy tutoring SAT and GRE math!... I'd figure out our end goal, and then outline a plan to get there.... I'd break it down into smaller pieces or use analogies, but sometimes just...
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...I left a corporate law career to study food science. Suddenly back in undergraduate classes again, I had to brush up on my test taking and study skills. The program was so interesting I decided to pursue a graduate degree. Based on my undergrad performance and my GRE scores I obtained a full scholarship for my Master of Science. I had a great teacher early in life who stressed the importance of test-taking and time...
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...all ages in a variety of subjects, including test preparation. To me, there is nothing more rewarding than mastering a new concept, and my goal is to help you achieve self-confidence in your test taking abilities through practice and hard work. I believe that many test-takers waste time on skills theyve already mastered and dont focus enough on areas of difficulty. My approach is to pinpoint the concepts and problems that you find most challenging...
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...In the past, I have worked as a tutor for similar standardized assessments, and know that this type of tutoring differs drastically from instruction in a content domain. Because this is the case, you don't just deserve a tutor that will fill in informational/ knowledge-based gaps; you deserve a tutor that can effectively teach what most of these exams assess critical thinking. I may be a little biased . . . but I think I...
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I am a 2021 graduate of the University of Connecticut. My degree is in mechanical engineering with a biology minor. This fall, I will be attending Boston University to obtain my Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. I have experience tutoring students in mathematics, science, and standardized tests.
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...the recipient of The Academy of American Poets' Prize, multiple Dean's List Awards, and the Campus Life/Intellectual Leadership Award. I was the president of my English honor society (Sigma Tau Delta), as well as the president of the poetry group on campus (Tributaries). The most important thing to know about me is that my true passion is student success. As a previous Teach for America corp member in the city of Denver, I taught for...
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...learner of both academic and social wisdom. It is this drive that pushed me through my studies of English and Philosophy while at Saint Peter's University, and my studies of Education while completing my master's degree at Montclair State University. The drive to become a better person includes a desire to leave the world a better place than I found it. I do this through holding myself to high standards when it comes to kindness...
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...and the international system, modern methods of conflict management, and theories on the future of international relations. I am a member of Sigma Iota Rho (the honor society for international studies) and graduated with a 4.0. Norwich helped me sharpen my writing and editing skills significantly. I've always been a strong writer, but my professors at Norwich helped me take my skills to the next level. I'd love to help you do the same! Currently,...
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...Previously, I had been a verbal SAT, PSAT, SSAT, ISEE and GRE Senior Tutor working for Inspirica, Inc. in Manhattan. I loved the job. I tutored in the New York City area, as well as nationally and internationally. I was promoted to Senior Tutor because my students had the highest overall score increases, as compared to the students taught by my fellow verbal tutors. As a Senior Tutor, I taught newly hired tutors the best...
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...In the ESL field, I have experience teaching reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Given my academic and work background, I feel comfortable teaching to standardized tests as well as for general academic purposes (such as reading comprehension or essay writing). From a teaching perspective, I believe strongly that no two people learn the same way, and that it's my job as the teacher to tailor my teaching approach to fit the student's needs. In keeping...
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...my primary interest in tutoring is high school core subjects like math and English. I believe these fundamental subjects are the basis of effective thought and communication that set students up for future success. My goal is to guide students to find their own answers and understandings so they can become effective independent learners. I believe the key to academic success is a combination of patience and high expectations, working hard to achieve real measurable...
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...critical and flexible to executing new ideas on classroom instruction. Above all, a love for teaching and advocacy of agency growth are two of the key elements for motivating students to learn. Through my experience as a Teaching Assistant for Calculus courses, I strive to practice student-centered approaches to create a desire for learning. I develop open-ended learning tasks for students to think critically about the main ideas of the textbook. By establishing an interactive...
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...poetry. Before that I earned my masters in English at Wake Forest University, NC. I am passionate about poetry, writing, and the English language, and dedicated to helping others understand and achieve competence in the writing process. I have taught college-level composition courses, as well as a poetry course, and have tutored at Wake Forest University's writing center for two years, and therefore have experience in coaching students at different skill levels through many stages...
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...I realized that we could improve the quality of the work we did for our clients by including rigorous data analysis, I made it a priority to help my fellow consultants develop the skills they needed to use these tools. In this context, I developed workshop plans for individual project teams, teaching consultants both the conceptual foundations of the tools we'd be working with and how to apply them with statistical computing software to their...
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My teaching philosophy is focused on a single objective - that students learn. I have a Ph.D. in Criminology from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Temple Law School. I'm committed to helping students reach their full potentials.
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I love reading and would love to share that passion with you. I hope that my time as your tutor would be fun and extremely helpful for your learning. I also test well and can help you learn about standardized tests and how to succeed on test day.
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Hello! I am a medical school graduate with a little bit of free time on my hands. I am currently preparing for my residency exams because I have my heart set on a few special hospitals. Before med school, I went to Muhlenberg College in Allentown when I majored in Biology and Environmental Science. The subjects that I listed, I love tutoring for. They are my passion and enjoy discussing each in detail.
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I appreciate the opportunity to share what I've learned with others, to help them succeed. I am a retired civil service employee with extensive experience in defense planning and budget. My interests and hobbies include investments, and strategy games.
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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.
