Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving Hempstead, NY

...well as about international and domestic politics. I am comfortable tutoring in a variety of subjects, particularly at the elementary and middle school level. I am most excited about US history, English, writing, and public speaking. I am deeply passionate about educational equity, and firmly believe that every child has a right to an excellent education. As a tutor and teacher, I work to ensure that my students demonstrate growth in a subject area, in...

...to them carefully so that I can fully address their specific needs and devise an individualized program of study for them. I find that humor is often a great pathway to making a personal connection and establishing trust. My husband and I own an instructional baseball business where, in addition to helping students perfect their baseball skills, we mentor players who are striving to play baseball in high school, college and on the professional level....

...teaching English I was a journalist and writer for seven years, contributing to publications such as The Village Voice, LA Weekly, and Minneapolis City Pages. These experiences honed my writing and grammar skills to the highest level in addition to fostering a love of language which I try to impart to my students. An enthusiastic and empathetic teacher, I look forward to utilizing my experience to maximize students' testing and critical thinking skills.... I believe a...

...students struggle with learning but all students can achieve success. My teaching philosophy is to empower students to be the agents of their own learning. In order to learn efficiently and effectively, tutors need to embrace learning styles. From concepts to creation, students must learn how to ask significant questions and keep asking them. For a tutor, this means modeling good questions and expecting the best from her students. From the moment I sit down...

...endless quest to learn more and help others do the same. I have taught over 100 college and graduate students in my career, in courses ranging from writing seminar to research methods. I'm currently faculty at The New School (Parsons School of Design, Eugene Lang College) and CUNY (City College, Queens College), and an Isador Lubin Fellow in the PhD Program at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at The New...

Hello, my name is Michelle! I am a graduate student at Long Island University studying Speech-Language pathology. I have always been passionate about working with students and I am excited to be able to help make subjects clearer and easier.... All students have different ways of learning, so I hope to present material in various ways until one way makes perfect sense.... In a typical first session, I would assess which subjects the student struggles with,...

...I majored in both English Literature and Economics and volunteered at a local high school to help seniors with their college admission essays. Since graduating from Maryland, I have moved to the state of New Jersey where I spent some time teaching a class of 6th graders both English and Social Studies. Now as I work in New York City, I like to work one-on-one with students on a variety of subjects such as math,...

...prepare for Standardized Tests, we always seem to have the most fun (with remarkable advancements) prepping for the Critical Reading and Writing portions of the exams. In working with the older students, I have helped them completely transform their college essays into true stories that have helped gain them admission into their first-choice schools. Conversely, with my younger students with learning disabilities, I have helped them remarkably improve their grades at competitive private schools in...

...test if you know where to look. Helping students conquer these subjects (and become "math people") by identifying and breaking down the methodology is very rewarding. My philosophy for tutoring has always been: Some people teach to the test. Others teach to the book. I teach to the individual. Outside of tutoring my hobbies include yoga, biking, hiking, drawing, crafts, dancing (ballet and salsa are my favorite right now), French cinema, reading (magazines, novels, history),...

...test prep for the PSAT and SAT, and I worked as college admissions consultant, editing student essays and working with students through the college admissions process. - I currently live in Chelsea, Manhattan - I am an avid reader. Despite the fact that my friends tease me for it, I am in 2 monthly book clubs with friends - I love running and am currently training for my first marathon this fall!

...for sessions in biology, chemistry, physics, as well as a range of math levels. I am also available for SAT, PSAT, and ACT prep. I have ample experience with academic writing, so I can work with students through many different types of assessments. I know that the subjects I tutor can be frustrating and difficult at time, so I believe in low pressure tutoring where we can delve into the material and move at whatever...

...up in Ohio, but I now reside in NYC. I absolutely love it. My hobbies include but are not limited to making people laugh, singing off key, watching soccer, basketball, traveling, visiting amusement parks, roller skating, meeting new people, dancing, cooking, reading, writing, eating spicy foods, and designing websites. I also love to listen to jazz and planting flowers. My favorite subjects to teach/tutor are reading comprehension, phonics/grammar, writing, spelling, vocabulary, fluency. I have taught...

I'm a senior at the New York University Stern School of Business majoring in Finance and Economics and minoring in Comparative Literature. I have tutored throughout high school and college, focusing on the areas of SAT preparation and essay editing.

...reading comprehension and essay writing skills. As an avid reader and writing enthusiast, I naturally find great joy in reviewing and editing the work of others. Although writing is incredibly stylistic, it is also remarkably formulaic. With proper preparation, all students are capable of fine-tuning their craft with effective methodologies and strategies all that is needed is the right guidance and support. There are few things more rewarding and fulfilling than helping clients to develop...

...groups), and tutoring. My passion lies in helping students achieve their potential by providing high-quality, tailored instruction coupled with skillful, compassionate attention to the variety of factors that affect each student's ability to succeed, such as environmental stressors and self-limiting beliefs. I enjoy tutoring students in anything Englishrelated, especially college and grad school personal statement writing and academic writing in general, as well as middle school math, pre-algebra, and algebra. In my spare time, I...

...experience also taught me the importance of supplementary instruction and education. While many in the program came from schools with low college acceptance rates and families where college was not the norm, the program boasted a nearly 100% college acceptance rate. The support from the staff and the faculty gave us all the confidence and the tools needed to succeed. After graduating from the University of Chicago in 2011 I decided to take the skills...

...working on and they understand the material in a new way. In addition to teaching, over the last five years, I have served as a Mentor to youth and college students. I believe that encouragement and mentoring are essential components of a successful tutoring relationship. While teaching students the skills they need to succeed, I help students to gain confidence in their abilities, and to see their own potential. When I am not tutoring, I...

...and will be taking our newest work, The ME, to the Edinburgh Festival this summer. I also work at Time In Children's Arts Initiative, a program that teaches opera appreciation and fine art to Pre-K through Fourth Grade public school children from Harlem and the Bronx. I enjoy working with students to confront the challenges of a subject and then watching as the challenges begin to slip away and what was previously frustrating and incomprehensible...

...disadvantaged students on mathematics. Since then, I have constructed curriculum for a program for middle school girls, and spent a semester training in preparation to be writing tutor at Duke’s writing center which serves graduate and undergraduate students across disciplines. I have a love for learning, and an appreciation for the richness that a interdisciplinary education provides. Helping others better understand their course materials, and, in turn, themselves as life-long learners, is a truly enriching...

...another, I've been helping people learn almost as long as I remember. A great tutor needs to be intelligent, with a comprehensive, intuitive understanding of the subject matter. It's not enough to just know the answers to questions; a tutor needs to understand why the answers are what they are. A great tutor needs to be compassionate, patient, understanding, and kind, to help create a safe, creative and comfortable environment for the student to learn....