Award-Winning College Essays Tutors in Cambridge, MA

...Connecticut College, I pursued a Fulbright Scholarship, and I spent the 2012-2013 academic year in Germany teaching English to middle and high school students in Dresden. Through this experience, I have developed a strategy for tutoring languages that involves creating a fun and exciting environment where students feel free to speak openly and develop their language skills. I spent this past summer in Berlin helping to promote the thriving English language comedy scene in Germany's...

...look different for different students, but we'll get there, together. Outside of Academia, I love to be outside exploring the city and the countryside as well. Fall is my favorite season, I love to be outside whenever possible. I enjoy reading, volunteering, and roaming new neighborhoods. I also love to travel. I have traveled throughout Europe and served in the Peace Corps for over two years as well, I was in East Africa.

...Mechanical Engineering concentrator, working towards a Bachelor of Science degree. I've always enjoyed sharing my knowledge with my peers and those around me and have done so in both formal and informal settings. I've been a tutor for both Math and Spanish programs in high school and enjoyed the strides I made with students. I am willing to tutor any subject I have a background in, but am strong in mathematics, the sciences, Spanish, history,...

...to challenge students of all backgrounds to promote achievement. As a Latin teacher and scholar, I have experienced firsthand the benefits of a classical education. With my dedication to student empowerment and rigorous academic background, including graduating Summa Cum Laude from Columbia University and earning a fellowship to pursue my M.A. in Latin from the University of Michigan, I am ready to make a powerful impact on students outside of the classroom. While I specialize...

...block hours. I also collaborated with the high school’s Algebra teachers to ensure that students were provided the correct instructional and material support. Prior to moving to Virginia, I worked in program coordination for a California after school program and also substituted in the classroom, providing tutoring services for students from first to fifth grade. I have also tutored in supplementary educational services (SES) programs as an in-home tutor for middle school students (subjects include...

...strategies and explanations that work for you. I strive to instill strong study skills, a sense of creative problem solving, and self-reliance. As opposed to looking for others to give or guide them to the answers, I work with my students to create and practice techniques that lead them to the solutions, giving them confidence and encouraging a love for learning. In my spare time, I love reading non-fiction, exploring my passion for photography, and...

...immediately and clearly demonstrated. I generally design some sort of worksheet in order to walk the student through the process of figuring out the general concept in a unique way; for example, I will use an angle maze to teach geometric angle theorems. I am a proponent of the mindset that learning to learn is much more important than learning pure information, so I always focus more on the process than the outcome. I love...

...working on my PhD in American Literature. I tutor a mix of test preparation, English, Literature, and Writing. In helping students with reading and writing skills, I enjoy using multiple different approaches to develop a well-rounded understanding of the techniques, while making the sessions fun. I'm a strong proponent of keeping studying dynamic. It is important to me that my students come away from our sessions with not only the scores or grades they desire,...

...from physics, to essay composition, to food issues. I currently work in the world of environmental policy, and while I love my job, I missed working with students. So that's why I tutor! While I tutor a broad range of subject areas, I particularly love working with students in math and physics, either test prep or class material. I try to keep tutor sessions varied and interactive, and I always try to connect material back...

...creative writing, so I have a great love of words. I am particularly fond of Shakespeare (although there are a lot of students who don't agree with me!) but I also have experience reading other European and American literature. My history experiences covers Europe, America, and Latin America, although I have a special fondness for Tudor England (think Henry VIII and his wives), early American history, and classical cultures, like ancient Rome. I think that...