Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving Elizabeth, NJ

...I am fluent speaker of Spanish and Romanian. I spent my third year of college studying abroad in Seville, Spain where I worked as an English tutor for elementary and middle school Spanish students while also taking courses at the University of Seville. While at UVA, I worked as a tutor in Spanish and Anthropology for varsity student athletes. In addition to Spanish, I am also an advanced, near fluent speaker of French. I studied...

...I also traveled to Europe and the Middle East as part of my studies. In addition, I am a freelance writer, and my work has appeared in the Huffington Post, The Atlantic, and USA Today. I've also been a finalist for several national playwriting awards. Most importantly, I love working with my students. Their success is my success and I firmly believe that everyone is capable of getting better, no matter how tough the subject...

...instill a love of learning. I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, History, and Jewish Studies from Williams College, America's top liberal arts institution according to U.S. News and World Report. After graduating cum laude and with departmental honors from Williams, I spent two years teaching at Portsmouth Abbey School, New England's premiere co-ed Catholic boarding school. While at the Abbey, I taught two sections of sophomore Humanities (a Western "great books" course...

...is crucial because it helps me the tutor and the student set milestones that are achievable with a certain time scope. I love learning and sharing with others the things I learn. There???s no better reward for me as a tutor than to help a student see just how interesting history, languages, literature, poetry, art and politics can be as subjects. It is a great joy reading and learning about these subjects and I have...

...give back to the community by helping students achieve academic success. It is quite rewarding. I have experience tutoring students of all ages. I specialize in math through the high school level, including Algebra. Because of my speech-language pathology background, I also enjoy tutoring reading, writing, and phonics. I also can tutor for the general subject specialized tests, including the PSAT, the SAT, and the GRE. I hope I can help your student fulfill his...

...side. While I have many certifications in the field of English, my favorite areas to teach are English literature and writing and anything having to do with ESL. I myself greatly enjoy both reading and writing. In addition, I found it rewarding to help ESL students excel because being able to speak a second language in today's society is so important and also admirable. I believe that the world is a small place and learning...

...Excellence in Teaching Award given to only six teaching assistants annually. I was nominated by the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures where I taught. I owe much of my success in effectively teaching across a large arc of English studies to the seriousness with which I take my student evaluations. Over the years I have consistently adapted my classes to meet the needs of the student body by sometimes even revamping whole courses....

We are all born with a natural curiosity, and my goal as a tutor is to engage students so that they are motivated by that curiosity. I want students to learn through their own individual styles, and my approach to english, writing, and literature is to encourage questions and critical thought. That way students can improve both their writing and reading skills, all while becoming creative and analytical thinkers. ... I think that everyone is born...

...of my favorite parts of being a writing tutor is learning about my clients' subjects. I have had clients hire me to help them write essays on everything from midwifery to international conflict zones and world orders and have loved the knowledge I have gained along the way. In this way, I learn as much from my clients as they do from me. In addition to going over the basics of good essay writing like...

...as long as I can remember, and I endeavor to guide a writer's ability to analyze, organize, and captivate while encouraging his or her strengths. I began taking standardized tests with the ITBS in kindergarten and took at least one per year through grade school including ten AP exams and the PSAT with which I became a National Merit Scholar. I've learned that testing well requires as much skill as it does knowledge, and I...

...process again as well not just the teacher! I am especially passionate about reading, writing, and history, and I because I believe those subjects lay a critical foundation for all students no matter what they decide to study in college or what career path they decide to pursue. I love reading everything from classical literature, to historical biographies economic textbooks, so I am a bit of a nerd. I also grew up in Colorado, so...

...sections in high school, and I empathize with students who struggle with that format, with students who have trouble narrowing their ideas into one single-letter answer. My teaching technique is one that Ive learned from favorite teachers over the years, one that inspires focused, investigative, creative learning: Im committed to the belief that the only way students learn is by by doing. I ask questions, I guide, I challenge, and I direct, but I always...

...who can empathize, yet be tough when I have to be. I love helping people and working with them to get their full potential drawn out. I spent time teaching English in Panama. Because of this experience, I understand both the positions of being a teacher and a student, and I use this to my advantage as a tutor. I care deeply about my students because I myself have had teachers that have cared so...

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...tutor when students grasp new and difficult material and feel more confident about their abilities. As a tutor at after-school programs, I've helped elementary school students study for spelling tests and improve their reading comprehension. In my role as a tutor and mentor for high school students in a college-prep program, I've enjoyed brainstorming with students to help them find themes for personal statements and other essays for college applications, then working on drafts and...

I entered the tutoring profession to help others achieve their full potential academically, professionally and personally. I believe that those three are interwoven because in order to succeed in one you have to strive and achieve in all. On a personal note I am an avid runner and reader. I enjoy the outdoors but I also enjoy those quiet moments after a busy day.... I believe in not only providing a sound theoretical basis when it...

...experienced a tradition that values student perspectives and seeks to bring each individual to a conceptual space where (s)he can achieve by objective standards. I also believe very strongly that a teacher's primary obligation is for the safety and welfare of his/her students. This clear sense of my technique, my role, and my responsibility prepares me to help teach literature, critical reading, and essay writing in ways that create clear, safe opportunities for learning.... A first...

...have Master's degree in secondary English education and an undergraduate degree in Mass Communication from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. I taught tenth and twelfth grade English to both AP and general classes and am AP College Board certified. In graduate school, I focused specifically on the works of Shakespeare, lyric poetry and modern and post-modern American literature. I have also taught journalism and public speaking. I am a state certified teacher for grades...

...know students and gear the lessons toward their interests, which helps them learn more quickly, retain new skills better, and enjoy the tutoring sessions more. I particularly enjoy teaching science, writing, and test prep. With test prep I've found that supplemental work on fundamental skills helps students improve their scores much more than working through a test prep book alone. Watching students develop confidence in their abilities and improve their performance makes my tutoring sessions...