Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving Frederick, MD

I've been teaching, tutoring, and helping people develop their potential and skills since I was seventeen, when I began sharing Shakespeare with children. I've worked with students from preschool to adult, in settings from community centers, churches, and university. I delight in seeing someone master a concept and increase their self-esteem.

...well as high school and college English and biology. My favorite students to tutor, though, are medical students who need help with NBME or USMLE exams. Education is very important to me and I have the desire to help every student reach their full potential. I find it very rewarding to work one-on-one with students...

...and help my students of all levels stay motivated as their scores rise. I also love to teach reading, reading comprehension, and literature to students of all ages. I'm great with younger kids, and I have experience building skills and confidence in children who need help with reading and verbal skills. When I'm not tutoring...

...teaching. Having tutored my family and peers for several years I have the experience to assistant students from a wide range abilities and circumstances. As I work towards getting into a top-tier graduate masters in teaching program, I wish to continue practicing my teaching/tutoring skills by helping people achieve their academic goals.... Get to know them (and the parent/guardian) and their goals/academic needs. Discuss any special needs or challenges they face. Set short- and long-term goals....

...concepts that you want to know, but my greatest asset may be my ability to make it matter to you and not just because "it's on the exam" (always my least favorite response when I asked "why do we have to know this?"). Learning is important and knowledge is important and succeeding academically is important....

...one-on-one instruction in all subject areas. Most recently I earned a Master of Science degree from the University of California San Francisco where I became a registered nurse, nurse-midwife, and women's health nurse practitioner. I am passionate about teaching and education, and while I am no longer in the classroom full time, I find that...

...the interest of even the most reluctant readers. I have worked on college campuses in a variety of roles for most of my adult life. I am an excellent resource for researching academic programs and institutions. I have a deep understanding of the workings of college admissions and the admissions essay writing process. I am...

...for them to relate to students who don't grasp the material as well. Having completed most upper level science and math coursework, in addition to my medical school courses, I know just how hard they can be and they certainly did not come to me naturally. I had to work extremely hard to grasp many...

...specialization is medieval Iberia, which was a complex mosaic of religion, politics, and war. But my passion 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...

...writing, critical reading, and test-taking strategies. My interests include reading non-fiction and fantasy, learning new languages, hiking, and running. In terms of tutoring, my specialties are the ACT, AP history, social sciences, AP English Language, AP English Literature, College essays, general reading, and writing skills. I am comfortable working with students of all ages and...

...the University of Maryland, where I teach a variety of college level courses, including composition and literature courses. I am very invested in working one-on-one with students on critical writing and critical reading skills. Both sets of skills involve analytical thinking, but they also involve creative thinking. It is the interplay between the analytical and...

...goals. I have been teaching since 2010 when I joined the Peace Corps and served as an English teacher in a primary and secondary school Ukraine. I also have experience teaching college levels students and worked as a English professor on a Fulbright scholarship to Budapest, Hungary in 2013. I am a recent graduate of...

...years. My approach involves spending some initial time discussing what the client's needs or concerns are in order to make sure I understand the goal. From there I discuss possible approaches, suggesting more than one to see what would work best for the client and motivate him/her the most, and then beginning the work. I...

...and Spanish. The majority of my time tutoring has been working with elementary school students with reading and writing. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Reading, Spanish and English. In my experience, the most effective tutoring occurs when the student can connect one of their interests and the...

...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...

...learn is a vital pre-condition to effectively mastering new concepts and skills. Humans have multiple learning styles: some learn best in lecture atmospheres, some are motivated by discussion, and others absorb best when they read and reflect on what they have read. The classroom setting can encourage or inhibit learning depending on the dominant learning...

...back home after teaching fourth grade at the American International School of Bolivia for two years. My experience teaching a class of 27 students, some of whom had been diagnosed with learning disabilities, has helped me develop a variety of tools and strategies to help students learn in the most effective and engaging ways possible....

...I find the most satisfaction during the college essay process, as the student and I weave together their most important experiences into a compelling admission essay. Several of my previous students were invited to apply for internal scholarships following the submission of their application essay! In my spare time, I enjoy training service dogs for...

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...she needs more help with in their class. For test prep lessons, I have my students try to figure out how to do certain problems. I explain the steps to help them solve it in a way that they can understand. I will also sometimes administer a practice test with the actual number of questions...