Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving Philadelphia, PA

...varied as LaGuardia Community College and the College of Southern Nevada. At these, and other, institutions, I tutored my students extensively during office hours, helping with remediation or examination prep. As a scorer for both ETS's AP English and CUNY's ACT exams, I am in an excellent position to help students prepare for any high-stakes examination that requires written essaysa task that many students are challenged with. Please feel free to set up a tutoring...

...your own accord! When dealing with language, I use the communicative language approach, and focus on instilling a student-centered learning environment. I both create and ask the student to take part in creating course materials and shaping course content to foster interest in both learning and participating in their personal learning progress. I attempt to create an environment where a student feels no fear to ask questions, and is able to verbalize and communicate, and...

...paper. As someone who grades dozens of essays every week, I'm excited to help you develop writing abilities that will help you in virtually all of your academic coursework. Need help with that college application essay? I would love to sit down with you and not only make sure that your submission is error-free, but also give you ideas for generating creative content that expresses your unique story in a way that will catch the...

...of my younger siblings with their academic problem areas, namely math and science. I would also mentor my peers in high school in various subjects. I believe that the key to achieving academic success in any given subject is to find a study method that works for you. I have had a lot of experience with trial and error myself, and would love to help others personalize their study habits to work for them. By...

...day. I started my teaching career at a high school 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...

...I have found that many smart, motivated students lack the skills they need to maintain a strong GPA in college. To address this problem, I began to focus my high school tutoring on writing and critical analysis skills, and I worked one-on-one with some of my college students. I developed a system that focuses on developing reading comprehension, organized writing, and analytical thinking. These skills enable you to succeed on standardized tests like the SAT,...

...Every student is different, and each has his or her own academic needs. I strive to find the best -- and most enjoyable -- way to tutor each student to accommodate individual learning styles. Other than English and education, my biggest passions are music, theater, and sports. I love to sing and play the piano, I have been a participant and teaching artist at my local theater’s summer camp for over ten years, and I...

...attended Swarthmore College and have received a handful of fellowships for postgraduate research, including a US-UK Fulbright Award and a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship. My areas of competency include English, Art History, Rhetoric, Spanish, and French. I am also proficient in SAT, GRE, and GRE Subject Test in English. My first Master of Arts is in English from the University of Sussex (UK) and my second is in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley. I...

...I am a certified teacher and have experience working with students across a wide age range, from kindergarten through high-school. I love reading and writing and excel at teaching in these subjects. I have worked as an editor and have successfully coached a couple dozen students through the college essay writing process. I currently support a Harvard undergraduate in her writing intensive courses. I strive to bring gentleness and compassion to every tutoring session. I...

...third year in the profession and I'm certified to teach in PA, DE, and VA. I think learning should be fun, yet educational, so I like to do a lot of hands-on activities to spark student's interests. I hold high expectations for my students, but am personable and easy-going in my presentation of lesson material. My favorite subject to teach is Math, but I love the process of writing, too. Seeing a student succeed is...

...I have been a freelance tutor in various subject areas for over 10 years. I have tutored all ages from elementary through college-level. My specialty is English essay writing, proofreading, study skills, and general homework assistance. I also have many years of experience in tutoring SAT Math & Verbal, as well as mathematics elementary through college statistics. My philosophy on tutoring is that we are students and we have the opportunity to learn something new...

...are engaged in a dynamic process; I view tutoring much like a conversation. If students have questions, I always want to hear them. I think in tutoring, when both the student and the tutor contribute, there's a great exchange. I'm originally from the East Coast, the Philadelphia area. I lived in the Middle East for four years for my work. In my free time, I like to stay active. I love exercising. Running, hiking, and...

...working as a liaison, policy adviser, and sometime interpreter/translator. However, the job I enjoyed most was as the chief of a team training Army units preparing to conduct joint exercises with Asia-Pacific partners. I really enjoyed teaching and sharing my experiences in order to prepare soldiers to succeed and bring the same enthusiasm to tutoring. The best way to remember something is to have it practically apply to you--I try to bring out the "so...

...a teaching assistant while at Franklin & Marshall College in both the Neuroscience and Chemistry Departments working to run labs and teach lecture. I served as a teaching assistant for a freshman writing seminar and in that program I received training as an essay tutor. I also volunteered at the International Center on campus as an English language tutor. I am fluent in Spanish and Russian having studied Russian at Middlebury College's intensive summer immersion...

...a leading neuroscience laboratory in Philadelphia with a Master's Degree in Pharmacology, I'm interested in helping students as they work through their own struggles to grasp key concepts in their math and science courses. With a strong background in writing, and years of experience tutoring writing skills at Penn State University and as the new editor of Philly's Two.One.Five Magazine, I am also available to help students develop their writing and composition skills.

I am a graduate of Albright College, with a BA in Spanish and Art. I have traveled abroad to Barcelona, Spain and Cuenca, Ecuador, where I taught English as a Foreign Language and studied Spanish Language and Culture. During my college career, I was a Spanish tutor of high ranking; creating resources, helping with workshops, and bringing students to appreciate and conquer the Language requirement at Albright!

...concentration in Writing. I minored in Creative Writing and became part of the Honors College Seminar Program. I am experienced with tutoring Spanish. I have also tutored writing for an Academic Development Program. I completed three levels of Tutor training and became a Master Certified Tutor. I chose to continue to tutor after college because I am extremely passionate about tutoring and helping students to achieve their goals through education. In my spare time, I...

I'm here to tutor because I believe that my past experiences as a student has prepared me to help the next wave of students. As a self-starter and highly motivated individual, I truly believe that I can help any student reach their utmost potential. I'm looking forward to having the opportunity to help students excel. ... I want to be able to help guide a student and aid them on their pathway to success. I believe...

...firm, a NJ appeals judge, an internal auditing firm and a real estate attorney's office. I have developed my leadership and organization skills while working in fast-paced and more relaxed employers. My tutoring experience includes tutoring undergraduate accounting students, other undergraduates while I was completing my law degree, and teaching the SAT for a national test prep company. In my free time, I like to explore Philadelphia's restaurants. I am a huge foodie and enjoy...

...graduated high school with an IB diploma. For college, I moved to Houston to attend Rice University, where I majored in Psychology. I then earned a masters degree in Religion at Yale and I am now working towards a degree in Bioethics at UPenn. I also completed the premedical requirements during this time. In Connecticut, I worked as a chaplain in a community hospital. Upon moving to Philadelphia, I found a position at CHOP as...