Certified Tutors From University of Virginia-Main Campus

Hello! My name is Yvonne. I graduated from the University of Virginia in 2019, and I am currently pursuing my master's degree at Georgetown. I believe in every child and adult's ability to learn, grow and succeed. I look forward to working with you!

A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Virginia, I am a certified foreign language teacher with twenty years of experience teaching Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English. I specialize in Spanish 1, 2, and 3 and helping students navigate the college application process and helping them edit and polish their application essays.

...US. My approach to tutoring is based on coaching and mindfulness. Students need to be encouraged and supported during their learning in an understanding and empathic way. This way students will learn the content and the skill they need to succeed and in turn, I learn how to be a better tutor. I strongly believe...

...and sometimes we have little or no opportunities to demonstrate all of them at school. What matters is that we are on our own pathways, our own steps on the staircase, in all that we do. With this in mind, I pledge to be your guide and supporter as you go through your studies big...

...students ages 4-19. I've had the opportunity to gain more experience since, TA'ing chemistry in college and even getting to design and teach my own 2-credit anthropology seminar. I hope to instill the understanding that learning is lifelong and gradual, and I believe students deserve patience and respect while they navigate their own learning styles --...

...currently a medical student at the George Washington School of Health Sciences and Medicine. Prior to medical school, I participated in the first FDA-approved human clinical trials in the U.S. on a novel cold plasma therapeutic device for cancer surgeries. I have also worked with Ascension Medical Educators, a clinical advising services firm for underrepresented...

...opportunity to work with each of my students. I often work with students who feel stuck below the 500 score mark. We work together to identify content areas to focus on and go over study and test-taking strategies. I love watching students' confidence grow as they sharpen their testing skills and realize their full potential.

...but each student learns differently. I like to take time to engage the student not only with problems to solve, but also with conversation making sure that they not only understand each step in the process, but also are able to apply what they learn in their own unique way to perform well and grow...

...pedagogy. My time in the classroom as well as tutoring students 1:1 after school has allowed me to share my love and passion for math. While I am capable of tutoring a variety of subjects, I am strongest to Math (all levels), Physics, and ACT tutoring (perfect score on Math sections). I am in a...

...provide growing students with the unique perspectives on typically difficult STEM subjects that I have learned myself over the past few years. I am deeply passionate about mentorship and teaching, and am excited to use the experience I have gained as a teaching assistant, mentor, and preceptor throughout college. I am most adept in biological,...

...I specialize in teaching math, which is also my favorite subject as I love finding problems and knowing that there is a right answer that I can reach. My teaching philosophy is a guidance approach, as I believe the best way for students to learn is by finding the answer on their own. Instead of...

...Prep, as well as SAT and ACT Prep. At the core of my teaching style is a passion for communication: I love to connect with students and watch them become more confident and motivated as students. Through this approach, I have been able to help students with different attitudes and motivations become life-long learners that...

My back ground is mathematics and statistics . I have a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Virginia: the school Thomas Jefferson built. I tutored students when I was an undergraduate math...

...degrees in Chemistry and Economics. I have been tutoring students ever since high school in a wide variety of subjects. In high school I tutored underclassmen across subjects, in college I tutored freshman and sophomores in General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, and since college I have tutored students taking Organic Chemistry to get into medical...

...in Public Health--Comparative Effectiveness Research. I am on my way to medical school in two years, and recently graduated from the University of Virginia in May of 2023 (BA: Global Public Health, Bioethics, Pre-Medical). I have been tutor for 10 years now, from ages 3-22, and specialize in Chemistry, Biology, Math, English, Reading, Writing, and...

...ACT. English is my best subject; I scored at a 35 on the English section 4 tests in a row without ANY preparation I missed only 1 question out of 60, each time. But I've scored over a 31 on multiple occasions, up from a 19 on my first try. My methods work!!! My superscore...

...literature (University of Virginia), and I've been teaching Spanish for 18 years. During my teaching career I've taught not only all levels of Spanish language, but also literature, translation, theater, culture and more. Spanish language and Hispanic literature are my passion. I love words and I enjoy sharing my language and my culture with other...

...weekly office hours to help clarify confusing topics. While I primarily tutor students in math, I enjoy tutoring a broad range of topics, specifically music theory, physics, and SAT prep. I love getting to know my students on a personal level. I make sure that they feel confident in themselves at the end of each...

...am enthusiastic and friendly. I love to tutor Naplex pharmacy exam and have a strong interest in Science (Biology,chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics) as well as a strong background in it. I love helping and pushing others to get the grades that they deserve and also if they want get through FPGEC certification or Naplex or...

...I enjoy teaching number sense and problem-solving strategies, helping students truly understand how math works. I also have experience teaching executive functioning skills, social skills, and study skills. Most of all, I am passionate about helping students grow as learners. Students can achieve great success when they understand how they learn best and can have...