Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving Philadelphia, PA

I'm a pre-health student at the University of Pennsylvania, and have an extensive background in the sciences. I can also rock the SATs and MCAT, so I've got that going for me. I love learning with students and trying to make the tedious work of learning as fun as possible. I think and teach in examples and make abstract concepts easily understandable. I also love sports, adventures, travelling!... My teaching philosophy is to teach in a...

...a one year post-baccalaureate premedical program at Bryn Mawr College. Having personally undergone the transition from a humanities to a science student, I feel passionately that the sciences can be learned by any student, even those for whom it might feel a little more challenging. Working as a tutor for biology, organic chemistry, general chemistry, and neuroscience, I actively implemented this philosophy, finding creative ways to approach complex concepts. For example, I might steer a...

...between Paris, New York and Dakar, Senegal. I also received a Certificate in African Studies from the Universit de Paris 1 - Panthon-Sorbonne and focused my research on the social exclusion of African immigrants in Western Europe. Since graduation, I have worked at a public school in Harlem as the College Counselor working with students from grades 6-12. In my two years of experience, I have had the opportunity to network with college admissions counselors...

...a high GPA in college. I have been tutoring for three years and have a passion for learning. Math is my specialty but I am knowledgeable in Spanish, test prep and study skills as well. Tutoring is rewarding for me because I enjoy working one on one with students to help them reach their full potential. My availability is very flexible as a college student, so do not hesitate to check out my resume and...

...English. I have been tutoring students in German, Algebra, Geometry, and SAT preparation for almost ten years. I have worked with eighth-graders preparing for private school entrance exams, have taught Algebra in public school, and I currently teach philosophy at a New Jersey community college. I enjoy helping my students learn to solve problems on their own, think for themselves, and learn the strategies to excel at standardized tests. In my free time I play...

...A month after my graduation from Villanova, I was on a plane to California to start work on my Master's degree. I studied Entomology at the University of California, Davis and conducted a field research project that investigated how pesticides affect honey bee behavior. I also worked as a teaching assistant at Davis and co-created and taught a course about current issues related to beekeeping and bee conservation. I finished my M.S.in Entomology at the...

...During my college years, I worked for the Penn Tutoring Center as a General Chemistry tutor. Although I enjoy teaching this subject most of all, I am experienced in a broad range of subjects. I am enthusiastic about helping students to learn course material ranging from Biology and Chemistry to English and Writing. I took the MCAT exam in August of 2012 and completed all of my medical school prerequisites at Penn prior to graduating....

...able should have a say in how they are taught. When these practices are established and reinforced, the individual student becomes intrinsically motivated to be productive. Only then will we see our children blossom into lifelong learners and productive citizens. I believe in the ability for all to learn and learning provides empowerment of the individual. If empowerment is not established and reinforced, even the most resilient student will be likely to fail to meet...

...bases that enhance long-term sustainability of testing and training operations. I have developed workshops and educational programs on goal setting, plan implementation, and stakeholder development. I have presented at national conferences on the topic of climate change adaptation planning and water management planning in water-stressed areas. I have also volunteered as an AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassador for the state of New Jersey and assessed the health of neighborhood streams in the Rancocas Creek Watershed, taught in...

...Philadelphia and now teach sixth grade English and Math at a Quaker school. I have experience working with students ages third to twelfth grade and especially love tutoring writing and math. I currently tutor students at my middle school and have two years of experience tutoring for the SSATs. I have my Masters in Special Education and Secondary Math. I graduated from Columbia University in 2010 where I majored in history. I believe every student...

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...classroom helping more than 1,000 students meet their potential. I have spent more than eight years as a teacher at Newsweek's best high school in Pennsylvania and one of the top 51 in the country. I am a Villanova graduate with a Master's degree in education and have also spent eight years working in the business management world. I have helped students analyze literature, improve their writing, research, and rhetorical skills and develop a love...

...at the Social Justice Research Academy at the University of Pennsylvania. I mentored a small group of high-school students, many of them international, and help them navigate a rigorous research-based curriculum. Before coming to college, I co-founded a teaching center, tutoring economically disadvantaged students in English. In the summer of 2011, I taught creative writing at my high school. I am especially interested in teaching the SATs because it marks an important transition point for...

...I'm Andrew, and I am looking forward to tutoring you in math, SAT prep, and Chinese! Often times these subjects can seem boring, but with a little bit of humor and creativity, I guarantee we can make progress while having a good time. I graduated from the University of Maryland in 2011 after spending two years studying and working in Beijing, China. In my free time I enjoy reading, traveling, playing basketball, watching movies, mountain...

...high school that allowed me the opportunity to offer academic support to my peers. There were no material incentives - the rewards were intrinsic. Thus, I learned to love teaching for its own sake. When I came to college, the opportunities only expanded. I was able to support myself through the first year of college on this skill alone. It continued to be something I enjoyed, and it ultimately led to me directing a tutoring...

...I graduated, cum laude, from Rowan University in 2013 with my BA in English. During this time, I served as a NJ certified substitute teacher. I explored varied career options: manuscript editing for SLACKinc medical publishers, freelance writing for Philadelphia's Headspace magazine, and tutoring privately in English composition. Teaching became a true passion of mine while I was becoming certified to teach English as a foreign language during several weeks in Cusco, Peru. After which,...

...and write critically because I had teachers who cared, and who invested themselves in my education. Because of these teachers, I have dedicated myself to the education of others. As a tutor, there is nothing more gratifying than having a student report back that a paper got an A, or that a much-feared test was actually a breeze. My goal as your tutor is to remove the fear and anxiety that may surround a subject,...

...when I was 5 and it's been an important part of my life so I hope to help others appreciate the language as much as I do! I studied abroad in Senegal, West Africa where I spoke nothing but French for a semester. In college I was a French TA for several semesters. When I was studying for the SAT in high school, I loved taking standardized tests! I knew that made me crazy, but...

...and earned a Master's in Psychology from the University of Chicago in 2010. I currently tutor students ranging from elementary to high school in critical reading and analytical writing, both as part of SAT prep and in the context of English and Social Studies classwork. I have a long history of teaching, starting with tutoring students in the introductory biology lecture at Cornell after I earned an A+ in the class. My passion for science...

...graduating from college I taught high school English for 7 years. I am currently a preschool teacher; my students range in age from 2-4. I have been a preschool teacher for the past 3 years. In addition, I did some private tutoring of elementary school children. I have a wide range of experience and working with many different age groups from ages 2 thru 18. My subject areas for tutoring are Language Arts including: Reading,...