Certified Tutors From University of California-Santa Barbara

I look forward to working with you to improve your understanding of any math or physics concepts you may need help with!

...UC Santa Barbara as a French major and I have been all over the beautiful country of France. My interests include soccer, chess and reading books in both English and French. I can help students with their reading, writing, listening and speaking of the language as I am a fluent French speaker. I look forward...

...my classes have been extremely diverse (culturally, socioeconomically, and crucially, college preparedness); these experiences, coupled with my experiences and training at California State University, Northridge (a nationally-recognized minority-serving institution), have been rewarding and exciting. I understand and am sensitive to the needs of a diverse student population. This immersion in diverse and minority populations has...

...in Orange County. I went to UCSB but then moved back to Orange County to be near my family. After working in accounting and finance for a few years, I went back to school to get my masters and credential in teaching. I now teach high school math and truly love my job!

...grow in their confidence with any subject. The journey there requires work & focus, but it is all worth it in the end! I love school and I love learning. I hope to share my passion with every student I encounter and I promise to do my best in helping them succeed.

...solve problems. While this mindset may seem to make the most sense for math, I also like to apply this framework with writing and other subjects. As a tutor at Larkin Street Youth Services, an organization devoted to serving homeless youth, I faciliated and led a storytelling group. The youth worked through some of the...

...Barbara and became involved in education through The Family Literacy Program where she worked with undocumented elementary students. Her interest in Chicano Studies and education grew thanks to a course on educational barriers and the teachings of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire. Working as an Elementary Teaching Assistant, one special student made her want to become...

...been incredibly rewarding both in my professional and personal life. Besides the basic math skills needed in live, mathematics may seem irrelevant if you aren't planning to be a mathematician or engineer, but it is such an important subject because it teaches you how to think. It helps you better understand science and think critically...

...way that makes me feel I'm no longer comfortable trying to evolve with it, so I've given up teaching and have begun working as a real estate agent in the south Seattle area. I look at tutoring as something I can do occasionally on the side, because I do miss working with students, especially those...

...I've learned in med school about the process of learning is that one needs to approach the material in a way that makes the most sense for that individual. Whether it's visual, auditory, or kinesthetic, there's a "best way" for each student. I will work with you in whichever way you learn best. Teamwork makes...

...Oregon. As a tutor, I hope to help students who need extra time and an extra resource to succeed in their math pursuits. I have helped students who are taking independent study classes, students who are behind in their public school classes, and students who are studying for state exams. I know that most people...

...both academically and creatively, and languages: I am fluent in French and Mandarin Chinese and can read Latin, German, and Greek. In my ideal job I serve as a medium to help people develop their interests and ideas; at the same time, I love having the opportunity to engage in in-depth discussions, brain-storming, and critical...

I am a physics major at UCSB with the primary goal of becoming a physics professor at a leading university while doing research in particle physics. My hobbies include music composition, designing board games, and learning new things in general. I also enjoy reading, adventure, travel and nature.

...Economics. Before college, I was a high school student in Palo Alto, CA where I scored a 2200 on the SAT and excelled in AP coursework (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, U.S. History, Biology, Chemistry, English and Calculus), receiving an 'AP Scholar with Distinction' award for my performance in the classes. I have experience tutoring for SAT preparation...

...of learnability -- the idea that one should constantly be adapting to their surroundings. In tutoring, no student is the same. That is why I will always make sure to adapt to their academic and learning abilities, conforming to each of my students' needs. I look forward to helping you achieve your learning goals!

...my former college's (Univerity of California, Santa Barbara) tutoring organization. I got my B.S. in Physics, but my years of tutoring specialize in mathematics and physics from any baseline, up to the college level. I have flexible hours and would love the opportunity to work with you! In my spare time I enjoy playing volleyball,...

...of the exams. I also have experience with the SAT Subject Test in Literature and the AP Art History exam. I am extremely passionate about English and the language arts, and love being able to help students achieve their best in these subjects while making their studies enjoyable. In my spare time, I love reading...

...what to focus on with my students, so that they learn exactly what they need to know in the most efficient way possible. I am super patient, and I really love seeing my students make progress. I also feel like I learn as much from my students as they learn from me, and it is...

I always try to learn using Einstein's approach to understanding: "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it enough." In my tutoring , I try to impart that same philosophy to my students.

...work as a tutor. I love nothing more than working one-on-one with a student as they grapple with the challenges that writing poses. As a tutor, I aim to provide as much guidance as I can, while ensuring that it is you, the student, who is ultimately doing the work of putting words on the...