Award-Winning English Tutors in Albany County, NY

...of Art program to earn my degree in Disability Studies. I have a passion for helping people. I especially enjoy providing academic support to neuro-diverse learners in subjects like math and reading. My philosophy is the more engaging and fun the learning, the more likely the student will learn and retain the information being taught. It is for this reason, I incorporate relevant games, songs, and activities to reinforce skills and differentiate instruction. While the...

...graduate school. Study with me if you want to feel more confident and capable when taking standardized tests. You can do practice test questions with me. My specialty is working with high school students who need to learn basic grammar and punctuation, and improve their reading comprehension skills. I also tutor Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Regents ELA, vocabulary building, writing (literary analysis, essay, and academic papers), and the CARS section of the MCAT. I'm...

...single student ask me "why are we learning this?" or "when am I ever going to need this?". Let me show your student how to work smarter, not harder. A great tutor does more than just deliver content. I make the content simple to understand, I'm fun and engaging, I build students' confidence in themselves, and I teach all of the test taking strategies to make your student a successful test taker in every subject...

...preparing for the SAT and ACT exams, I am well aware of how daunting a challenge this can be. Still, these exams are based on a small set of basic patterns, if you know how to crack them quickly, you will succeed! I have tutored the ACT and SAT for two years for the test-prep companies Top-A International and Hermiona Education. When applying to colleges, I chose to take both exams, scoring a 2300/2400 in...

I'm a recent graduate of Case Western Reserve University, having studied Spanish and Theater! Other interests of mine include sewing, writing, directing, and reading, in addition to working on theater productions and practicing my Spanish language skills.

...Columbia University (2015-2016). While I am confident in both my quantitative and verbal skills, I consider my primary strength to lie in standardized test-taking, the process of which I profoundly enjoy, strange as it is to say. To my mind, taking a test imparts the same kind of pleasure as listening to your favorite kind of music. You have a certain, almost intuitive sense of what to expect: certain instruments might be playing at a...

...studying political science. I have spent the last several months tutoring in my town to help students who are struggling with remote learning. My specialties are math, political science, and writing (I love editing papers!), but I can help in a variety of other subjects. I am a firm believer that education should be a positive experience so that students become lifelong learners. In my free time, I love doing martial arts and drawing!

...all ages and have achieved success with every age group I have worked with. I love sharing my knowledge with people in a fun and engaging way. I love explaining topics through a variety of interactive and interesting methods. My favorite thing about tutoring is helping people understand why what they are learning is important. Once you know why you learn something you are much more inclined to focus and challenge yourself with it. I...

...students stems from my own experiences as a student, where I've dealt with the challenges of learning firsthand. This drives me to support younger generations in developing strong writing, grammar, and time management skills that will benefit them throughout their lives. With experience as a Writing Center tutor at Skidmore and as a former summer camp counselor, I have honed my ability to connect with students and cater to their individual needs. I tutor students...

...Since graduation I have worked in many different types of educational positions. I worked in the business world for a few years building training materials and training consultants on educational products. I've also worked in the classroom setting, teaching a variety of subjects for over ten years. As the Director of Education at a museum, I build curriculum, and created programs to bring local history to schools in my area as a traveling and on-site...

With experience working with young elementary students, high school students, college applicants, and college students, I bring an eagerness to adapt my guidance to each individual. As a tutor, I am excited to tailor each and every session to a particular student's needs and preferred method of learning.

...in May, 2020 magna cum laude from Northeastern University with my degree in mechanical engineering with a minor in economics. All of methods and study habits I teach my students are ones I have personally used and found to work, either in test prep or in math, science, and engineering courses. In addition to tutoring, I am always more than happy to give no nonsense advice to any student interested in going to engineering school....

I wish to extend and to foster the educational opportunities of my students. I possess the experience and skills to help all students. Educational interactions enrich my life. My sense of humor, along with my compassion for students who may be struggling, are central tenets of my teaching style.

I'm an upstate NY based tutor, Harvard prefrosh and Interlochen Alumnus. I'm here to make learning simple, engaging, and sometimes (shocking I know) even fun! In all seriousness I think that learning should always be fun, and I'm here to get you there. I am here help out with essays, applications, self presentation, and visual art/drawing. I have a deep love of language, be it comprehension, literature or reading. I also tutor high school...

...like. I have taught for over seven years, including at such prestigious institutions as Choate Rosemary Hall, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from Fordham University with a triple major in English, Philosophy, and American studies. I have two masters' degrees, and am a certified teacher in the State of Massachusetts. As a tutor, I am both flexible and patient. No two students are the same, and therefore there is no "right...

...social media manager in Winter 2019, and I continue to work as an editor. In summer 2019, I completed an internship at Empire State Development in Manhattan, producing content for New York's official tourism website "I Love New York". I also have experience teaching students of all ages (5-18) overseas in the beautiful country of Taiwan, where I lived for nearly two years. Tutoring one-on-one is one of my favorites ways to teach: We can...

Hi there! I am a recent graduate of Columbia University, where I received my M.Phil in English & Comparative Literature. If you are looking for help with English Literature assignments, Essay Writing, Personal Statements, or SAT Reading & Writing, please get in touch with me and we can begin working together! Sincere best, -Gabrielle

...is that learning is a lifelong process with many immediate and long term rewards. Advancing one's education is a vital goal in life, as it will enrich you in immeasurable ways. I've used a student-centered approach to teaching recognizing that there are different learning styles. I've emphasized reading, writing, including constructive responses, thematic and document based essays and papers, and critical thinking skills. I also believe and instilled in my students the belief that not...

In the time since graduating college I have spent a lot of time thinking about the importance of learning and how much I have taken it for granted in the past. I would like to now help students realize how important and engaging the learning process can be while helping to give them tools to become better more effective learners.

...I had a skill for teaching. During high school, I tutored in history, biology, English and writing. I understood the different ways that students can learn whether that be visually, physically, verbally, logically, or socially. I tried to use real life examples and help my students learn the best way they know how to learn. I was patient with them and I took time to figure out their personalities in order to assess how to...