Award-Winning College Essays Tutors in Silicon Valley, CA

...have a deep passion for tutoring writing and reading comprehension. I help students break down the writing process into a linear algorithm, with an emphasis in structure and thesis building. I believe in the development of a strong base of knowledge and love for learning. I am currently woking with middle school students at St. Paul's school to create educational profiles in the process of streamlining the educational and tutorial system. I graduated high school...

...me so many things about learning and teaching, and I believe in return many have grown from working with me. For me, learning to work with a student is like solving a puzzle. Each student has her or his own unique set of strengths. I believe that figuring out what these are and molding the content around them is the key to good teaching. Helping students to see and to use their own strengths is...

...or politics have been my favorite, because both challenge me to think creatively and critically. My tutoring philosophy is to help create independent and critical thinkers. My style reflects this style: The ultimate goal in every tutoring session is NOT to get the right answers, but to understand the concepts being taught and to be able to apply that understanding to a variety of situations. Outside of working with students, I enjoy reading and running.

I am from San Francisco, CA. After graduating from Lowell High School in 2011, I moved to Provo, UT to study Communication Disorders and Chinese at Brigham Young University. I just finished my third year at BYU. In the future, I hope to become a bilingual speech therapist. In my spare time, I love to read, travel, write, cook and spend time with family and friends.

...subjects. While I tutor many different subjects, my favorite subjects are SAT preparation, English (especially writing and editing skills), Math, and Biology. Effective tutoring is very personal and requires work by both the tutor and student. I always try to work with my students on set common goals, and to identify clear strategies to meet those goals. Often, this involves motivation and stress management strategies as much as covering material. When I’m not tutoring, I...

...students and high school students. I have earned a Bachelors of Science in Social Work with a minor in English Literature from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Master's of Arts in Teacher and Teaching Credential from the University of San Francisco. Essay writing, grammar, editing, literature, academic entrance essays, college entrance exams, reading, spelling, phonics, and writing at all levels are the areas in which I excel. In my free time I...

...Anthropology. Soon after, I spent a year in Chile teaching English to college students. I realized that teaching was my passion and decided to go back to school to pursue my Master's degree in TESOL from San Jose State University. I have experience tutoring and mentoring people of all ages and from all walks of life, from children in an after-school program to adult immigrants learning English. I love tutoring because I can focus on...

...tutored and my overall experience, my favorite subject to tutor is math because there is always one, and only one, right answer. Through effective communication and patience, the student is not only able to learn the mathematical process, but also the ability to think analytically. I would say that my tutoring philosophy is based on encouragement and always validating the opinions of the student before steering the student in the right direction. The student must...

...approach is interactive, adaptive, and hands-on - learning can and should be fun, and I want my students to be as engaged as possible. If I intuit that something isn't clicking, I change my teaching style to adapt to the needs of my students. By developing a supportive and encouraging relationship that fosters genuine learning and comprehension, students that work with me do more than just improve their grades and scores - they discover new...

...been enjoying helping my students improve their test scores on the SAT. I have a strong connection to all the subjects I tutor. Because I am studying science, I am most passionate about physics and math, but I excel in every subject I teach. Throughout my life, I have had many wonderful opportunities that resulted from my excellent education. It is important to me that my students receive an excellent education to improve their quality...