Award-Winning Creative Writing Tutors serving Gaithersburg, MD

...students can feel going into standardized testing, especially a large exam like the LSAT, and am passionate about helping others feel prepared going into their tests so that they can perform their very best. I work to empower my students to not only develop their skillsets in the areas that they will be tested on,...

...Teaching Assistant in History and Women’s Studies courses. From the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History and English and Minor in Writing. At UMBC, I participated in and completed the four-year Humanities Scholars Program. Its mission of developing creative and critical thinkers who promote the humanities and...

...I have received Dean's List all three of my semesters at UVA and am a member of the National Society of College Scholars and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society. I have been tutoring for six years, predominately working with high school students, and have completed over 300 hours of volunteer tutoring. I am very passionate...

...to be a tutor with Varsity Tutors. I have two years of experience as a full time English teacher in South Korea, where I worked with elementary and middle school students. I was also an independent tutor for six months in Australia. I have a bachelors degree in Political Science, and a Master degree in...

I am a constant learner with a passion for not only helping students achieve their highest potential academically, but also acquire some level of comfort, if not pleasure, from reading and writing. I thoroughly enjoy working with young people and find that the learning is always a two-way process when I interact with students.... I am always researching strategies and methods to help students connect with the subject matter and work through challenging assignments. I...

...at American University, studying Creative Writing with a concentration in Fiction. I earned my bachelor's degree from Dickinson College in 2021, where I majored in English and minored in Creative Writing and Italian. I tutor any subject related to reading or writing in the English language -- particularly the SAT Verbal and Writing sections, and...

...or understanding various subjects, especially if they are not receiving enough specific attention at school. I believe in meeting the student where he or she is at, and tailoring lessons to their needs and interests - making education a collaborative effort. In my spare time, I also enjoy traveling, baseball, music, and theatre.

...University of Maryland, Baltimore County. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. I have taken a wealth of science and mathematics courses. I have taken everything from elementary math up to Calculus II. I have taken Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Microbiology, Cellular Biology, and much more. I have also taken my share of writing...

...Hopkins master's candidate, and certified early childhood educator. At Yale, I studied History and Child Development. I went on to teach with Teach For America, and I am currently in my 3rd year of teaching. Tutoring has been an interest of mine for many years. I started tutoring when I was in middle school, and...

...It is simply an area in which one can make greater improvements, especially with the help of a friendly and encouraging guide. I want to lead students towards academic independence through connecting what they are assigned to learn with what they know well already or what they are skilled at, so that they don't feel...

...effective communication- whether prose or creative. And believe it or not- learning "how to read" doesn't stop in kindergarten. Sure the words individually make sense- but to be a top notch job and college candidate, you need to understand how to string words into sentences, that effectively communicate concepts. I'm here to help you with...

...and I have worked in education for six years, all subjects within the umbrella of English being my specialties. I grew up as a slow processor, so I understand the importance of centralizing student preference and pace, letting that approach guide my tutoring approach. My resume demonstrates the wide variety of contexts in which I...

...and information that surrounds it. To put it simply, I believe that sharing is a strength, and that includes both the sharing of knowledge and the sharing of vulnerability in a desire and openness to learn. I work to incite a stronger desire to learn in all of my students, whether that comes in the...

...not only figure out what a student needs to know, but also what the best way of teaching that to the student should be. After all, we all learn in very different ways! I am a recent graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park. I hold a Bachelor of Arts, double majoring in English...

...Johns Hopkins University Museum Studies Graduate program where I also received a Certification in Digital Curation. I received my undergraduate degrees from Elmhurst College in Chicago, IL where I double majored in History and Philosophy, while minoring in English Writing. I also spent a semester at the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Kebel...

...University in Washington DC! I majored in International Studies and minored in Justice & Law. I have been tutoring students ranging in grade level and subjects since high school (over five years). I tutor a range of subjects now and have a particular passion for the humanities and math! I love watching students succeed and...

...lessons. I found the most success when I implemented exercises that connected ideas to the real world, like writing a letter to a congressperson. Additionally, I spent three years as an associate editor for the Harvard Crimson newspaper, a position that granted me experience both writing and editing articles as well as mentoring freshman writers...

...it was the first field I really fell in love with and hold a profound love for. My teaching philosophy is largely centered around getting students to critically engage with the material so they truly understand what they're supposed to be learning, while also making sure we don't fall behind in any areas. I'd describe...

...I recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation. At the VT Writing Center, I helped students of all backgrounds and disciplines get their thoughts on paper. From brainstorming to building structure and flow, I am a strong proponent of discussion as a basis for the writing process. In...

...K-12 students hone their reading, writing, and math skills as well as graduate students preparing for entrance exams. My approach to teaching is to be collaborative and thorough. I always appreciated teachers who broke things down into simple pieces, explained things in a methodical manner, and never made me feel bad for not understanding right...