Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving Washington DC

I am here to help you get through any standardized testing roadblocks that are preventing you from getting where you want to be in life, as well as to help you achieve greater knowledge and skill purely for your own value. I specialize in reading, writing, Mandarin, and Spanish, and I am happy to work with any skill level.

...the unspoken feelings and patterns that allow me to gently guide students in the direction they want to go. I am not bringing expectations or my own desires to a session, but tuning into what the client needs in every moment. I have certain strengths in various subjects, by teaching is the same no matter what the content. Ultimately, what makes me a great tutor is that I'm not teaching my students calculus or physics,...

...level. I was a Psychology major in college and have been in counseling positions for the last 10 years. My approach involves spending some initial time discussing what the client's needs or concerns are in order to make sure I understand the goal. From there I discuss possible approaches, suggesting more than one to see what would work best for the client and motivate him/her the most, and then beginning the work. I try to...

...and paying attention. My passion is to meet each student where they are at and try to mold my tutoring style to what they need. To do this, I employ verbal, visual, and kinesthetic techniques and enjoy facilitating the process in which students learn how they learn best. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, walking my dog, dancing, going to the gym, cooking new recipes, and learning new do-it-yourself projects for my home.

I specialize in tutoring Writing and the Humanities, having tutored for over three years at the Writing Center at the University of Maryland. I especially enjoy helping students overcome their anxiety and frustration about writing by breaking down the writing process into simple, manageable steps. My other specialties include helping high school students write college application essays, anything involving Literature or History, and the Baltimore Orioles.

...and teaching a 2nd grade class in Liberia. I'm comfortable not only with tutoring, but also as a teacher, using a curriculum (including Common Core standards) to craft an individualized learning plan for a student and finding a variety of resources and lesson plan strategies that fit their learning styles to help them succeed. Given my experience, I'm also very comfortable working with students who are behind or overage for their grade, have reading related...

...to take risks and to not be afraid of making mistakes. As someone who has a strong background in both the natural sciences and the humanities, I love exposing students to different ways of thinking so that they can develop a unique learning method based on their own interests and experiences. Regardless of whether I'm helping students prepare for a standardized test or debating deep philosophical questions, I encourage them to feel passionate about learning...

...unseen or even unknown to many people. My personal philosophy is also my personal philosophy in playing/watching sports: the fundamentals and little things are the big things. Whether it is playing ultimate frisbee, basketball, football, by doing the small things correct and consistently, then we open ourselves to greatness. In addition, being passionate about what is learned and how it is learned, there are so many other opportunities that we cannot even begin to imagine.

...fun tutoring style, as I know how cumbersome it is to have to study a subject that either one does not enjoy or that does not come easy to him or her. Math tends to be the one subject I've noticed that students typically aren't excited about and typically have difficulty with, but I believe it is the most fun subject to tutor. I love to tutor elementary and middle school math and I help...

I graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Romance Languages and Literatures and I'm excited to help you with Spanish and French language and literature! I have experience teaching high school Spanish, teaching English as a foreign language in Latin America and tutoring college-level French.

...Hopkins, I am a News and Features Editor for the school paper so I have a keen interest in journalism and am competent at writing and editing. I also read quite a bit, enjoying great works ranging from Paradise Lost by John Milton to The Complete Works of Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, playing piano and playing minesweeper on the computer. I am excited to work in...

...profession for over 10 years. I am a Latin scholar by degree with many years of teaching experience with students from kindergarten to community college. Along with Latin, I have taught a wide range of subjects from history, art history, the Humanities, English and English Composition, Essay writing, organizational and note taking skills, to drums and guitar. I am also available to tutor in Spanish up through 1st year College level. I am committed to...

...Math(NCSSM) where I completed 5 courses of college-level mathematics. In graduate school at UNC Chapel Hill and in my professional work, I have found a niche as an editor for written and data-heavy projects, which is a role I thoroughly enjoy. My favorite students to work with are the ones who are interested in learning the material, but need some extra time outside of class to wrap their head around concepts, or just need a...

...about the field of Psychology in general, but about Industrial and Organizational Psychology and its contributions to the community at large. Learning is a continuous process. Now, organizations are taking it upon themselves to consistently train employees in order to maintain a strategic edge. Learning, however, is not a passive process. Engagement, learner control, learning orientation, situational and individual differences all play a strategic role in the learning process. My goal is to help individuals...

...acquired practical and useful standardized test-taking knowledge and study skills that I am eager to share with my future students! I also specialize in the areas of complex literary analysis and reading comprehension; vocabulary enrichment; creative writing; argumentative writing; construction of research papers; MLA and APA citation; literary theory; resume writing, and many other related fields. As an educator, I am well-versed in the latest teaching practices and methods and pride myself in my ability...

...perform analysis on that evidence; how to draw conclusions from that analysis; and how to present it all in an interesting and engaging manner. Students in my classes experience success in other classes and in their education. A significant number have gone on to pursue graduate study, including at Ivy League schools, while others have pursued successful career paths in various professions. I am a gifted teacher who is able to connect with students and...

...philosophy, and US constitutionalism. I am also well equipped for essay editing, grammar, and English comprehension as writing is integral to my studies as a legal researcher and legal research professor. I'm very interested in tutoring students as education is a deep personal passion of mine! I'm lucky to have encountered passionate teachers and professors who inspired me, and I hope to deliver that same passion to my clients. I utilize patience and encouragement until...

...individual assessment. I feel it's important to put myself in my student's shoes to create a strong relationship that has a powerful effect on their progress. I enjoy helping struggling students prepare for Standardized Tests, College Essays, Critical Reading, Writing skills, and Public Speaking. I am positive, passionate and dedicated to helping each of my students achieve their fullest potential. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, dancing, outdoor activities and the game of basketball.

...acquired individually, but with help and interaction with outside sources and the rest of the world. I use realia (props/objects and materials from everyday life), media, and physical connections such as writing, and encourage the students to produce their own work through writing samples, sample activities, bringing in texts or other resources that they enjoy working with, and various creative activities like drawing, painting, filmmaking, or other activities that they enjoy completing and that incorporates...

...mathematics (basic arithmetic, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, Trig, AP Statistics) for 3 years and have taught/coached mathematics teachers. I have experience with curriculum development and design and currently work in education policy. Learning is so fun once you realize it doesn't have to be difficult or boring and it's lifelong for me! There is no teaching without learning. No excuses! Just do it! I'm here with you and we will conquer the content!... There is...