Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving Clarkstown, NY

Hi there! My name is Erica. I graduated from Columbia University, where I studied the intersection of popular culture and politics. I like to write about comedy, dance, and New York arts and culture. I would love to share my enthusiasm for US history, social justice, and semicolons with students!

...how to work with students of all ages, and I enjoy making connections with young people. I believe my education and experiences boosted my skills in working with students and allow me to have successful interactions with students both inside and outside the classroom. I enjoy working with students of all ages and look forward...

...I find it really fulfilling. Call me a nerd, but I love learning. I spend a solid amount of time reading articles about Physics, Linguistics, Math, and international events. Being able to relate study material to the real world is imperative! I'm well equipped to answer the question "When will I ever need this?" in...

...with elementary school students at Camp Invention, a summer camp providing instruction in math and science. In my experience, the greatest strides for teaching a struggling student are made when the process of learning occurs as a product of conversation rather than rigid instruction and rote memorization. Though I tutor across a variety of subjects...

...tutoring for the SAT I (all three sections and the essay) and am happy to help anyone improve their score. I'm also happy to help with the SAT II for Math I and II, as well as college admissions essay editing and advice. In my free time, I love to explore New York City and...

...wurst. My approach to tutoring is much the same: my sessions are personally tailored to each individual tutee's needs and interests. I am a firm believer that learning is not static it must be informed by a mutual exchange between tutor and tutee: learning not just the "why" of a question, but also the "how."

...college students and working as a student-teacher for the Communication and Media department. These experiences made me aware that I loved helping students develop strategies to succeed. As a result, I became a Teaching Assistant at a high school, for two years, guiding students through subject-based tests, state exams, college essays,job preparation and wilderness backpacking...

...a job coach in the Transition Program. Within this capacity I realized my career path should be in education. I enrolled in a post baccalaureate certification program to become certified to teach elementary school. During my graduate study I maintained a strong GPA and received my K-6 certification in two years (four semesters). This past...

...farming abroad in France and traveling around Europe and America. My tutoring experience started in high school when I tutored students who struggled with new languages, a subject area I enjoy and enjoy working with. In college I began tutoring Somali refugees in Burlington, VT in English Acquisition, and also spent some time teaching Guitar....

...me as a tutor, you'll get more than just a bunch of basic practice problems and rote writing exercises. Tutoring should not be a "one size fits all" approach. My goal is to work with you to create a personalized learning plan that acknowledges your strengths and puts them to use in helping you actually...

...sports. I graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and a Minor in History. I'm here to help your students with English, History, essay writing, and a number of other topics. I'm very interested in all aspects of pop culture as that's what I'm normally writing about and I'm...

...in Thailand. Outside of my normal duties of being a homeroom teacher or administrator at the private school I worked at, I also tutored English and basic Math to young students in their homes around Bangkok. I love tutoring because not only is it rewarding to help someone academically, it helps me as a teacher...

...I have done extensive ethnographic and archival research in India with support from the Fulbright Foundation, the Wenner-Gren Foundation, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Throughout my graduate level education I have worked as a Teaching Assistant, lecturing, grading, and designing curriculum for university level students. As a teaching assistant, I...

...enjoyed tutoring so much that I went on to tutor younger children from the ages of 3-10 helping them improve their reading, writing, and math skills. Now I am currently a writing consultant at the NYC Writing Center in Nyack College. As a tutor, I seek to help my students improve their skills on the...

...Center. Working with students one-on-one, informed by faculty guidance and frequent workshops, I developed a tutoring style that focuses on collaboration and flexibility. No matter the subject, I believe that we learn best when we discover for ourselves, and forget when we are lectured. I spend my spare time reading, writing, talking, listening, and trying...

...of high school I taught a class of first graders religious education at Saint Brigid's Parish. I greatly enjoyed teaching this class and the ability it gave me to engage students in a subject and bring them new information. I am passionate about the sciences, mathematics, English and reading. I hope to bring my joy...

...teaching in middle school science in Harlem, NY for two years, I graduated from Pace with my Masters of Science in Adolescent Education. Throughout college, I have tutored and mentored elementary school, middle school, high school, and college level students in various topics. These topics range from multiple biological disciplines, various concepts in mathematics, and...

...their unique personal style that will enable them to do so. In my spare time, I am an avid football, baseball, and hockey fan. Since I am originally from Pittsburgh, PA, I follow the Steelers and Penguins religiously. In my younger life, I was a professional dancer, performing in musical theater productions that toured all...

...track record of moving students from below to above grade level performance in each of these areas. My approach is individualized intervention strategies tied to "real-world" applications of skills. This assures that students are not just learning content, but understand the context in which the content is useful for college and career success. Ninety-six percent...

...I do. I have experience both tutoring and directing children and young adults - not just in things like homework help and the like, but in learning how to play the violin and in performing as a part of a musical. As you can imagine, my work experience is just as varied as this tutoring...