...this rigorous science background allowed me to pursue my love of science and medicine, and it also gave me a thorough understanding of what it takes to study and learn efficiently. Effective study strategies, dedication, patience, and some sheer persistence are things I am very familiar with and share with those I tutor. Learning is a process that doesn't stop in school. For me, one form that continued learning has been conducting an extensive amount...
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...current educator, passionate about aiding and empowering our youth. I tutor various subjects, including English, graduate test preparation, and K-12 test preparation, including ISEE, GMAT, LSAT, and STAAR. I believe students should be free, independent thinkers and unafraid to exude their intellect. They should also take pride in their values and have confidence in their ability to excel at anything. My life motto is: "Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard."
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...College Dublin) degrees are respectively in Creative Writing and in English, and as such, I have a strong background in those subjects as well, which are my favorite to tutor--I enjoy exploring the precision of language to clearly communicate ideas. I offer tutoring at all levels in English, and up to algebra in math, as well as SAT and PSAT tutoring. Outside of school, I hope to become a professional writer some day. I also...
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...from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center based in China. I am a certified ESL instructor. In addition to my tutoring work, I am currently working as a content marketing intern for a Shanghai-based consulting firm. I have taught all over the world from South America to East Asia, and collectively have years of tutoring experience. These experiences have been as diverse as teaching English as a Second Language, students in underfunded school districts basic math and reading...
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Julia is an alumna of AmeriCorps, the Harvard Innovation Lab, and an Intel Innovation Prize Winner at MIT. A strong writer who studied Women's and Gender Studies in addition to completing rigorous science coursework and a Master's of Public Health Degree, Julia finds her unusual perspective is useful in helping students tackle academic challenges.
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...years, and my experience has ranged from teaching elementary students ESL to teaching Grad students GRE Prep. As a bilingual myself who has been learning new languages for a long time, I understand and empathize with people who struggle with language learning. It is indeed arduous and oftentimes draining, but the pay off is truly worth it. Beyond getting good grades and passing exams, I believe that language opens doors to many opportunities and experiences...
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...these skills will help them reach their academic goals. As a teacher, I believe that it is critical to help students develop the ability to regulate their own learning, and implement meta-cognitive strategies that will serve them in college and beyond. When I'm not teaching, I am a mom to a high school sophomore, a long-distance mom to two college students, a gardener who grows lots of organic vegetables, and an avid reader of anything...
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...in Linguistics and in English and American Literature from the University of Rochester. I have extensive experience working with students from middle school to college age through NY MasterMinds and Academic Challenge Bowl. My work with these organizations has involved tailoring information to students' age range and skill level, keeping students encouraged and involved in gameplay, and dealing with conflicts and problems as they arise. I have also worked with students and peers in a...
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I am a devoted reader, whose interest spans a large number of subjects. In college I was a natural science major (chemistry, physics, biology) but growing up I always excelled in English class. As a tutor, I think the most rewarding achievement is when you help a student transition from perceiving a subject as impossible and chore-like to regarding it as a challenge they are able and excited to master.
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...I do this by focusing on what my students know before turning to what they do not know. I take the time to understand and mentor my student’s particular gifts, using their individual strengths to conquer their individual academic challenges and become confident, creative, lifetime learners. By encouraging questions and providing hands-on interactive lessons which consist of substantial modeling (“see one”), guided practice (“do one”), and checking for understanding (“teach one”), I ensure my students...
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...in Chemical Engineering is from Georgia Tech -- Go Jackets! I've lived all over the world. Right now, I am a proud Texan! Though I'm an engineer by day, what fulfills me is helping students. In college, I was a 1:1 tutor for the Center for Academic Success. I managed my own schedule, developed my own resources, and supported 10+ college classes ranging from Linear Algebra to English. In high school, I was a classroom...
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...discoveries at Penn State. I have always enjoyed language and writing, putting words together like puzzle pieces to convey information or to inspire an emotion. I love grammar and etymology, discovering the history of irregular verbs, and helping others to edit their work to develop crisp, meaningful prose. I have three sons -- a preschooler and a set of twins -- and my husband is a geneticist at Penn State. I enjoy sci-fi and mystery...
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...tools to develop their literary craft, and I have helped students increase their reading comprehension by introducing them to a multitude of written works. I enjoy tutoring high school and college students, especially after teaching freshman English and working in the writing center as a graduate assistant at Middle Tennessee State University. My particular areas of expertise are assisting students with writing projects at any stage of the writing process, including brainstorming, outlining, researching, writing...
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...Bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Chicago. During my time there I tutored students in both class and individual settings. Following my graduation I spent over two years teaching as a member of the Peace Corps in Tanzania. I taught hundreds of secondary school students both math and physics. Now, having returned to the US, I am anticipating starting a master's program in the fall. When I'm not working I enjoy playing and...
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History Major and Jewish Studies Minor from the University of Virginia. Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center. I enjoy working with students of all ages in a range of different subjects. I am committed to developing tailored learning plans designed to help each student achieve his or her goals.
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...am just now about to begin my doctoral studies at the University of Oregon. The subjects I tutor are history, philosophy, English, writing (essay editing, and the GRE written portion), and GRE verbal. My experience in both my undergraduate and graduate programs has provided me significant insight and knowledge into these fields. Previously, I've tutored freshman and sophomores in philosophy and writing during my undergraduate tenure; I've also, on a number of occasions, been asked...
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...TA help sessions. Here, I would be able to ask questions that clarified topics that would otherwise take me much longer to understand. Often I would relay this information to my friends, and I felt a sense of fulfillment in teaching it. Being able to help someone along to their "a-ha!" moment and share in that experience has been one of the greatest joys of teaching. In addition, doing so not only helped them, but...
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I'm a certified English and social studies teacher. I'm now studying school psychology and working as a linguistic analyst. Specialties include: high school and college-level writing, social science (psychology, sociology, etc)... I'm also an amateur horror writer and actor! I can surely teach you something interesting you didn't know before. Let's unleash your mind's full potential and conquer your academic fears!
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...clear as anything. This is a promise. I know the pitfalls and ambiguities which prevent people from understanding concepts in math and the sciences, and I know how to get around them. I explain every concept in straightforward and totally plain language to describe the relationships between all of the moving parts in math and science subjects. I use familiar analogies as needed to paint a picture of the models students should imagine to successfully...
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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.
