Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving Johns Creek, GA

...Jersey, where I taught classes in Composition and Response to Literature. I have also served as an Education Intern with the National Park Service's Education program at Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco, where I led education programs for third-grade and sixth-grade students. I currently serve as a Substitute Teacher at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta. In my free time I enjoy writing poetry, running, hiking, and spending time with friends. I approach...

...with the particular questions and problems they encounter in their studies. Students also cannot help but compare themselves with their peers around them, and often become discouraged when they cannot seem to understand what so many people around them appear to grasp in an instant. This problem of student discouragement is a serious one, because learning starts with motivation; students will not be motivated to learn in an environment where they feel overwhelmed, scared, or...

...but also in writing and math. I like to tutor because it is a very fulfilling task and I truly enjoy helping others learn. Knowledge and education are very valuable tools in life so I see tutoring as a gratifying duty of mine to help others learn material with which they are having difficulty. I graduated from the University of Georgia in May 2011 (B.S. Chemistry) and I have aspirations of becoming a dentist. Since...

...the American Dream, Gender and Sexuality, and Borders and Frontiers. My favorite things about teaching writing are working individually with students to help them brainstorm ideas and articulate their point of view in their clearest, strongest voice, and seeing their work become stronger across each draft they revise. When working with students in my literature classes at UVa and the North Carolina Governor's School, I especially enjoy helping students develop strategies for careful, critical reading....

...is to understand your own learning style. One way of breaking this down is as follows: visual, verbal, and kinesthetic. Visual learners are people who like to use pictures and images to further their understanding of something. Verbal learners work best with words, whether they be speech or writing. Kinesthetic learners take in knowledge by using their body and sense of touch. As a tutor, I hope to help you find which styles, or combination...

...individuals for whom English is a second language. I enjoy teaching Grammar and Mechanics along with Composition and Writing, and I strongly believe in reading and listening to music to reinforce excellent use of any language. During my college career, I volunteered at a local shelter for women and children, and spent evenings helping kids of all ages with their homework and organizing games and activities. Some of my favorite pastimes include reading, swimming, traveling...

...teaching classroom Spanish to middle-grade learners. Tutoring is my favorite job since it allows me to focus on individual students and coach them exactly according to their needs. I'm also a professional writer of fiction and poetry, so it especially gives me joy when I can help students learn how to express themselves in writing. My education includes a bachelors degree in English with a writing concentration, and I am fluent in Spanish. I would...

...I understand how I learn the best, and, as a special educator, I understand how even the most challenged student can begin to succeed. In addition to my special education background, I also have a background in English as a second language and am self-taught in Spanish. My wife is a native speaker (and a bilingual translator), so if needed, I always have her to turn to for the tough Spanish questions. If anyone is...

I am a graduate from the University of Georgia with a BA in English Literature. I have previously volunteered as a tutor for young Spanish speaking students in Athens, Georgia and recently returned from a year-long ESL teaching position in South Korea. I love to read and hike, and am currently studying German in my free time.

...teaching assistant and tutor for gross anatomy, neuroanatomy, and neuroscience. I tutor anatomy, physiology, and essay writing and editing at the college level and biology, life sciences at a high school level. My favorite subjects to teach are anatomy and physiology because the combination provides a complete understanding of the role that anatomical structure plays in the function of cells, organs, organ systems, and the human body. My teaching philosophy is to break down material...

...Science in Audio Production with a minor in Spanish. I have always been drawn to writing and reading. This interest became a passion during my years in high school and college. I believe education is fundamental to success and it is my pleasure to give back what I received. I have been tutoring since I was seventeen years old and have always found it an extraordinary feeling to watch someone progress in whatever subject we...

...levels of high school English, as well as Math I and II. I have also taught College Prep, which includes not only SAT and ACT prep but also coaching for college admissions essays. Back in my student days, I studied like a maniac and took more standardized tests than I care to remember. As a result, I was admitted to UChicago for undergrad and to Yale for my Ph.D. I'll be happy to pass on...

...and private settings. I am a graduate of Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American History. I recently received my Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and began my career as an attorney. I am passionate about continuing my work in education through tutoring. I enjoy tutoring many subjects, particularly History, SAT Reading and Writing, College Essays, and Spanish. I love assisting students in implementing simple...

I am an experienced tutor, specializing in early childhood and Elementary education and subjects. I have patience and passions for students of all levels and the problem solving skills to work with different abilities. I am also familiar with Common Core Standards. I have worked with kids as young as preschool and I have also worked with elementary students through an after school program who were below grade level.

...working with young children. Even now, kids in elementary grades remain some of my very favorite students--I really enjoy writing joke books and short stories with them, as well as playing math games like Multiplication War and Fraction Dominos. Students with disabilities are particularly important to me, and I try to stay up to date on the best practices for working with them because I've seen firsthand the ways in which minor accommodations can engender...

...in Biology. With a background in genetics research, she has scored in the 99th percentile for the Biological Science section of the MCAT and in the 95th percentile for the MCAT overall. Caroline has a successful background tutoring in many subjects both privately and for professional test preparation services. She is currently tutoring in the Atlanta area for the sciences, reading, literature, and MCAT preparation. Her outside interests include writing and yoga.

...the end of 2012, I returned from two and a half years volunteering with the Peace Corps in Ecuador, South America. As a Peace Corps Volunteer, I worked with urban youth from a low-income neighborhood in the largest city in Ecuador. My projects included designing and implementing an internship program to promote leadership skills among young women aged 14-16; designing a curriculum and teaching natural science classes to 30 elementary and junior high students; and...

...risk inner city children teaching math and science. In the interim between undergrad and vet school, I tutored. My specialty is biology and any associated sciences, history, and essay writing. I really enjoy tutoring biology because I am very passionate about the subject. I find it fascinating and there are many great ways to teach it. I would say I am a very adaptable tutor; I find that no one style of teaching fits every...

...currently studying at Morehouse School of Medicine located in Atlanta, GA. My tutoring experience began in high school where I tutored students and my peers in all subjects ranging from phonics to calculus. Throughout college, I continued to tutor students from elementary school all the way up to those in college. After graduating college, I worked with a professional tutoring company for two years where I learned a variety of different tutoring techniques to apply...

...In that time, I've worked with many, many students of varying skill levels and ages. I've learned that success has much more to do with discipline and focus than it does god-given talent. Writing is a process with its own rules-rules that all students can learn with patience. It's important to remember, though, that the craft of writing is also about adaptation and improvisation. These are all virtues I regard highly and look to instill...