Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving Alexandria, VA

I am passionate and dedicated to the students I tutor. My focus is on creating a solid foundation for students to expand their own learning. I strive to make the subject they are dealing with engaging and accessible so that they can increase their performance and become successful, self-reliable students. I am originally from Puerto Rico, I went to college St. Louis, and studied in China for a year. I enjoy water sports, especially scuba...

I am a graduate of Georgetown University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. I also have a law degree from Catholic University. I practiced law for a number of years but decided to pursue my passion of writing. I am a published writer and novelist. I also support organizations that support literacy and education. Reading and writing is fun! Let's get to work to improve your skills.

...called Literacy Corps, tutoring students from all over the city. After graduating, I entered an AmeriCorps program in Pennsylvania, teaching full time for a year. I feel that having tutored for so long and being so recently out of school gives me an advantage in helping students. I intimately remember the struggles of trying to learn material that just wouldn't click in my head. Given that, I like to go about tutoring from that place...

...realm, I have narrowed these interests down into two majors: Print Journalism and Statistics. I have yet to land on a career path that perfectly combines the two, but I am optimistic about my future in both fields. Print might not be the best word to describe the kind of journalism I am interested in. I love to write, which is why I chose this major, but in the rapidly advancing world of journalism I look...

...with Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth from 2013-2015, helping teach classes on international relations and human rights. Working with CTY has been an amazing experience; there's nothing better than teaching a subject that I'm passionate about and having my students understand and internalize the complex material. I believe that every student is capable of success; my job as a tutor is to help them overcome academic roadblocks. I work with my students to find...

...I received my Bachelor of Science from Hampton University in Virginia. My major was Business Marketing with a focus in finance. In fall of 2015 I will be attending Georgetown University for my MBA. I am from Michigan and currently live in Washington, DC. I have tutored and mentored through High School and college and my passion is finding students best learning styles to achieve the best results. My favorite subject to tutor is algebra...

...mentoring youth since I was in college as a volunteer, and I have worked professionally tutoring students in reading and math. I also ran after-school programming in a public school in Philadelphia. I have five years of experience as an ESL teacher with teenage and adult immigrant students in Washington, DC. My academic and professional experience has involved a lot of research, writing, and editing. I am fluent in Spanish and completed a minor in...

...supplement my coursework in the sciences. Outside of class, I cultivated my passion for mentoring others by serving as a Resident Advisor and an after-school tutor for a local Charlottesville middle school. My past tutoring positions have also allowed me to work with a wide variety of ages and even given me the opportunity to work in various countries across Central and South America. Regardless of where I was working, the age of my students,...

...the new teachers. One of my favorite courses was the intensive writing course, where students learned about the writing process, from brainstorming and drafting, through revision, and then finally creating a final copy. The class did an excellent job and created both a class newspaper and a magazine of creative stories. I have a strong passion for teaching, and always try to keep my lessons interesting and even fun. In my free time, I enjoy...

...an education non-profit organization that focuses on supporting our student's attendance, behavior, and course performance. If you have any more questions about the organization, feel free to ask! I love working with my students and breaking down lessons and subjects for them so its easier to learn and digest. Whatever you as a student needs to learn is how I will tailor my style of tutoring. Education is very important to me, and I am...

...for history is widespread. In addition to expertise in medieval Europe in general, I am well-versed in early modern European and American history (such as the Reformation, the Renaissance, and Colonization) and more recent American History. I am also proficient in Spanish, and I can supplement any high school Spanish course. My experience in the humanities also covers Linguistics, Sociology, Literature, and Writing. I believe History and Language are important aspects of a complete education...

...as a Foreign Language, working with large classes. I was responsible for creating lesson plans tailored to a variety of student levels and topics. Throughout my academic career I consistently maintained academic excellence, both enjoying and having a solid grasp of the material. This combination of understanding and love of learning translates into me giving my all to making sure that students get the experience they deserve. I have experience with devising personalized lesson plans...

I specialize in tutoring Writing and the Humanities, having tutored for over three years at the Writing Center at the University of Maryland. I especially enjoy helping students overcome their anxiety and frustration about writing by breaking down the writing process into simple, manageable steps. My other specialties include helping high school students write college application essays, anything involving Literature or History, and the Baltimore Orioles.

...is nothing more crucial to the project of education than fostering positive relationships with students. Tutoring is a great way to begin to do that. I also have a real passion for the subjects I tutor, History, English, and French. The best part about tutoring is helping students to feel the same way about history and language as I do. The tutoring process is of great benefit to me as well, not just the student....

...both subjects. In addition to law and physics, I am also fairly skilled with languages, having taken Spanish for six years, and Italian, Ancient Greek, and Latin for a year apiece. In addition to focusing on law, physics, and languages, I have also had a lot of success with helping students with learning disabilities, such as ADD, ADHD, and dyslexia. I myself was diagnosed with ADHD when I was six, and I have developed a...

...biology, and biochemistry. I am particularly fond of biochemistry, and I enjoy teaching organic chemistry reactions that are related to processes of medical importance. The foundational principle of my teaching philosophy is customization, and I work hard to tailor my sessions to the specific needs of the student. I strongly believe students learn best by having material presented to them from different angles and in different formats. In my free time I enjoy reading, fishing,...

...college propelled me to apply for the program Teach for America before graduation. Teach for America places recent college graduates and working professionals in schools located in low-income areas. I moved to Phoenix upon graduation to teach elementary school in a public charter school. Since that time, I have taught fifth grade Math and History, middle school History, and second grade. In May 2013, I graduated from the Mary Lou Fulton College at ASU with...

...California, earning my teaching credential in Secondary Education at California State University, Sacramento. After teaching there for four years, I moved to Charlottesville where my husband was finishing his law degree. I had the great privilege of teaching at Monticello High School for two years and recently moved to the Fairfax area. Working one-on-one with students was always the highlight of my teaching day, which is why I am now focusing more on that aspect...

...to the doctor-patient relationship: being patient, explaining concepts in basic terms that are easy to understand, being constantly available for assistance at anytime, and helping my students WANT to make progress in their studies (similar to making my patients WANT to improve their health). Aside from my medical work, I play both the violin and the piano, and find music to be very therapeutic for my stressful lifestyle. Additionally, I play in a community orchestra...

...high school, I have volunteered to teach a wide range of subjects to students of all ages. In doing so, I've learned to step into the shoes of my students in order to help them master their material. I've also been able to step outside my own comfort zone, performing in a rock band and joining a salsa dance club. I'm positive that I can use my knowledge and experiences to help students excel!... I recognize...