Alan approaches English through the lens of someone who has spent decades writing and evaluating professional documents alongside teaching college students how to construct arguments. Whether a student is working on thesis development, paragraph structure, or close reading of a text, he connects each skill back to real-world communication. Rated 4.9 by past students.

Between literature analysis, essay writing, and grammar mechanics, English class asks students to juggle a lot of different skills at once. Jane breaks each one down separately — how to trace a theme through a novel, how to structure a body paragraph, how to revise for clarity — so students know exactly what to do at each stage of an assignment.

Maxwell's background is rooted in math and physics, but his experience with college essays and literature gives him a practical grip on close reading, thesis development, and structured argumentation. He approaches English assignments the way a scientist approaches a problem — breaking a prompt into its components, identifying what the evidence actually supports, and building a clear, logical response.

Between her 32 ACT, her work with ELL students, and a daily life immersed in reading and writing across two language departments, Alyssa brings a layered understanding of English as both a communication tool and an analytical subject. She digs into essay structure, thesis development, and close reading with students, treating each skill as something to practice deliberately rather than just absorb passively.

While Kevin's primary expertise lives in STEM, years of academic writing across two engineering degrees sharpened his ability to structure arguments, analyze texts for key claims, and revise drafts for clarity. He tackles English assignments by teaching students to outline before they write and to read passages like an engineer — extracting the core logic from every paragraph.

Between advising students on college applications, assisting in university courses, and tutoring child refugees at Fugees Academy, Maria has taught reading comprehension and writing to students at every level. She digs into the mechanics of clear communication — thesis development, textual evidence, and paragraph structure — so students build skills that transfer across every class that requires an essay.

I am an interdisciplinary educator with an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. My background is primarily in integrated arts learning and museum education and I specialize in visual arts, history and art history, and object-based learning. In all subjects, I take a creative, inquiry-based and learner-centered approach, designing opportunities for each unique individual to meet their learning goals.

I'm not tutoring or buried in my textbooks, you will either find me rock climbing at the Triangle Rock Club, playing Ultimate Frisbee, working on my car, or enjoying the great outdoors (beaches, mountains, forests--you name it, I love it). On rainy weekends I enjoy tinkering with computers and old electronics, playing Pokemon, or picking at my guitar.

I am a recent graduate from a masters program in biostatistics at Columbia University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences, with a focus in neurobiology at Northwestern University. In August, I will be starting a doctoral program in biostatistics at NYU. I was a teaching assistant at Columbia University in my department and also have tutored graduate students and undergraduates privately as well. My primary areas of tutoring are math and statistics coursework in addition to math sections on standardized tests such as the GRE and GMAT. I am very passionate about helping students feel more confident and excited about math. In my spare time, I enjoy running, playing piano, and spending time with friends and family.

I am a graduate of Wesleyan University, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with High Honors. With eight years of experience working in education, I've tutored students in math, science, history, and English, as well as helped students prepare for standardized tests. I've guided adults towards passing the US Citizenship Exam and taught English in India, where I lived for six months. Whenever I work with a student I personalize the lessons to fit their particular learning style, since I know every student is unique and having the right fit can make all the difference in making learning fun and effective. My strengths are tutoring the social sciences and humanities, as well as making math and standardized tests approachable to students that normally don't like those subjects. In my spare time I like traveling, spending time in the outdoors (climbing & backpacking), meditation, and playing soccer. Next fall I will be beginning my PhD in Education at Harvard University.

I am proud to be a part of Varsity Tutors! I am originally from San Antonio, TX; I completed my undergraduate education at Rice University in Houston where I received a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Currently, I am in my second year of medical school at Baylor College of Medicine.

I am a rising sophomore at Harvard College and am about to declare as a Mechanical Engineering concentrator, working towards a Bachelor of Science degree. I've always enjoyed sharing my knowledge with my peers and those around me and have done so in both formal and informal settings. I've been a tutor for both Math and Spanish programs in high school and enjoyed the strides I made with students. I am willing to tutor any subject I have a background in, but am strong in mathematics, the sciences, Spanish, history, writing, and ACT prep. I enjoy teaching mathematics most due to the joy I can see in children once they master a topic and can answer even pointed questions meant to stump them, and maybe even put their knowledge to real world use. As a tutor, I like to give a strong foundation to orient my student, and then gradually grant them more freedom and independence until they can feel themselves grasp the concept, pointing out pitfalls or common errors along the way; teachers who used these methods on me always left the most lasting impressions. Outside of my studies, I really enjoy listening to music, both old favorites and new interests, reading classics, and gaming/playing basketball with my friends.