Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving Florissant, MO

...with the children and an hour helping them with their homework. I continued to tutor in college for a similar program called Books and Basketball. I have experience tutoring students from elementary school through high school and am comfortable with most subjects, especially math, economics, and the ACT. When I am not tutoring, you can...

...Varsity Tutors. My first tutoring job was as a Teacher's Assistant for a 5 week summer enrichment program for middle school aged kids. Not only did I love teaching and relating information to each child's personal needs, but also I enjoyed being able to look back at material I had already learned from the fresh...

...neighboring middle school. Later during high school, I began working at a summer enrichment program that had a variety of courses offered to students in grades 3-8. I primarily taught mathematics and standardized test prep (including exam essay writing) during my 5 summers with the program. I also spent a few months during college tutoring...

...prestigious publications. For the latter, I scored in the 98th percentile of the LSAT and achieved admission to a a top-25 law school with a generous scholarship. It's tremendously fulfilling to see students grow as writers and as thinkers as they progress through a curriculum, something I am very fortunate to witness. I would be honored...

...focusing on their overall comprehension as well as the mechanics of their writing. Additionally, I have had great success aiding students in writing their personal statements for both undergraduate and graduate admissions. Across the board, my teaching philosophy has been to prompt my students through discussion, using questions as much as concrete examples to promote...

...to learn. I also believe that it is important for students to use a variety of study methods, and to truly understand and interact with information rather than just memorizing. Personally, I've always liked studying with other people as well as on my own, and I have many different strategies to share. I hope to...

...I also helped develop the educational program for Worldways Children's Museum. I have worked with children from ages 4 through early college years. I take the time to know why students and develop a special program for each one. There has always been an excellent rapport between my students and with their parents. We work...

...(TA) for a trusted advisor, and I've loved my teaching experience ever since! I've continued to TA every semester I've been enrolled in graduate school and, additionally, have experience running my own course, Introduction to Biobehavioral Statistics, at the undergraduate level. As a student myself, I have valued mentorship from teachers and professors and will...

...UMSL with a BA in history and a minor in German. I'm strongly interested in most kinds of history and language, and am always ready to help students in subjects from European history to German to going over essays. I believe that language and history are topics that anyone can understand if they are just...

...consistently achieved significant growth on the ACT English, ACT Reading, and Common Core tests. In schools where students had never passed AP scores, over 45 of my students scored 3s, 4s, and 5s on the AP US History, AP English Language, and AP US Government exams. With the right motivation, I believe that all students...

...State University, with a major in Organizational Behavior and a minor in Finance. My business experience combined with my return to education inspired me to pursue a PhD in business. I am currently entering my second year of the doctoral program in Organizational Behavior at Washington University in St. Louis, Olin School of Business. I...

...relate to most language arts situations, and working with 7th graders, working with alternative school students, and assisting graduate students with editing essays gives me a broad spectrum to draw from as a tutor. I believe that education is the key to individual success in life. Education brings out our strengths and weaknesses and forces...

...Ken and I graduated from the University of Notre Dame with an Economics degree in May 2017. I have been tutoring for over 10 years and have worked with students in a wide range of subjects as well as preparing for the ACT. In the course of my work, I have personally witnessed the great...

...and tutoring rural students. In my free time, I enjoy creative writing, reading historical fiction, riding my bike, and cooking new foods. I’m available for a wide variety of subjects but am most passionate about Spanish and English. My mission as a tutor is to identify each learner’s individual struggles and weaknesses so as to...

...the two key concepts to understand are the vernacular of the field as well as the mindset. By that I mean there is a distinct mindset one must operate within to think like an economist, and I believe it is one of the first learning curves students must overcome as they adjust to a field...

...conjunction with general education teachers and other special educators. After ten years with SSD, I decided I was ready for a new challenge. I accepted a position at an urban charter school in St. Louis City, teaching 8th grade Communication Arts and literacy. My first love in education is the language arts, and I am...

...variety of ages, but my passion is Writing, particularly to high school and college students. This subject tends to be one that many students loathe and only take a few courses because they are required. My strategies include progressive approaches to traditional concepts, particularly using hands-on techniques to improve retention. When tutoring students, I ensure...

...and coaching I offer stems from my own hard earned learning experiences or from my experiences working with students. I have also worked with a multitude of tutoring clients, and each student that I have worked with always seems to teach me something novel that I try to pay forward to future students. I try...

...University's School of Law. Law is just one of my passions. Throughout my undergraduate career I had many opportunities to pursue my passion of helping others learn. During my freshman year of college I helped high school seniors prepare for the ACT. Later on in my college career, I worked as an assistant teacher in...

...was such an inspiration to me during my teenage years. I graduated from Bradley University which is located in Peoria Illinois, December of 2014. There I received my Bachelors of Science in Degree in History. I often took education courses as electives for fun, it was there that I began to fully appreciate what it...