Award-Winning Essay Editing Tutors serving Essex County, NJ

...and shift more towards building capable individuals ready to support and lead society. In high school I grappled with this always wondering why and how what I was learning would serve me in 'Real-Life'. It took me a year of college where I was forced to find and build my own passions, no one was going to do it for me. As a psychology major I learned how to perform research not only in my...

...expectations for seven years. My students have gone on to the best schools in the country, including Harvard University. I have worked with students who struggle with learning differences. Outside of tutoring, I am a published author and translator who likes to write about science. I graduated magna cum laude with highest honors in the Literary Studies program at Middlebury College. I played basketball for three years there, and I still love watching the game....

What a magnanimous thing is education for the more we learn, the more we crave to know. It is an infinite experience. It is further so rewarding to teach individuals how to think and then witness the results of this gift.

I graduated with a BA in Finance and Minor in Chemistry from Simmons College in Boston, MA. I have extensive work experience in client relationship management and have just received my 500-hour yoga teacher training certification. I am passionate about learning and love to help others excel.

...sense of accomplishment immensely gratifying. I am a person who enjoys different and challenging experiences, and I believe my track record as a tutor is an example of that. I have had the opportunity of engaging in the most unique mixture of peculiar, fun, and stimulating positions. My experience ranges from ESL classes with Somali refugee students in high school to Special Needs students in elementary school. I have also done some freelance tutoring intermittently...

...to engage and analyze historical narratives through a comparative framework. My senior thesis, "Savage Shadows: Reflections of Afghan Men in American Media, 2001-2003", required original research and lay at an intersection of historical analysis, media studies, and gender studies. I am a member of Phi Alpha Theta, a nationally recognized academic honor society for history. My psychology curriculum tended towards a neurological coursework, with a particular interest in atypical development, abnormal psychology, and behavioral pharmacology....

...Tutors, I want to continue sharing and teaching my passion of reading and writing with students to help them be successful in all subjects in school and whatever their future may bring. My style of teaching can be defined as that I am in fact, "...not a teacher, but an awakener", as said by Robert Frost. I believe in locating each student's personal strengths, learning style, and interests to help them see that they can...

...I have worked on television shows for Major League Baseball Productions, produced content for activist groups, and programmed for UnionDocs, a microcinema in New York. More recently, I've coordinated and facilitated retreats for emerging adults, focusing on personal growth skills and political education. I tutor a broad range of subjects, but I'm most passionate about English, Literature, and History. I've recently (and successfully) tutored myself in test preparation skills, so I am also very prepared...

...a tutor, and later general manager, at a boutique university admissions consulting company in Cairo Egypt, I applied my teaching experience to a leading role developing SAT curricula for a variety of skill levels. Though I have played a number of roles as an educator, I take a special pleasure in prepping students for the SAT. It is a fundamentally understandable test with a limited number of patterns and question types that can be mastered...

I am excited to become a tutor with Varsity Tutors because I have a deep passion for learning and the journey of thinking. My obsession is philosophy, which as a kind of over-arching discipline concerning the knowledge of what is,...... To help students create and think for themselves, such that the knowledge sticks with them. To help them see the meaning and practicality of learning and the joy and confidence it can bring.... Get to know...

...the individual. Everyone's needs and learning styles are different, and so I operate off of building trust inside the tutor-student relationship, identifying goals, and implementing a plan that will get us seeing tangible results from strengthened understanding and confidence. Whether working on Standardized Test prep, Critical Reading and Writing development, English proficiency, or unique writing and language projects, my goal is always for my students to have a transformative journey towards feeling proud of their...

...Health Counseling from Columbia University. Since graduating, I have worked full time as a psychotherapist in NYC. Caring and supportive, I have helped both high school and college students to improve their study skills, time management, and test taking strategies. My psychological background makes me particularly skillful at helping students to overcome academic anxiety in order to perform at their highest potential. As someone who loves to read and write, I enjoy sharing this passion...

...helping students reach their highest potential. Seeing the transformation in a student's attitude when they finally begin to understand a subject is the most rewarding feeling, and I hope to help as many people as I can to feel confident in whatever problem or question is thrown at them. I have a deep love for dancing stemmed in me since I was a kid, and in my spare time, I frequent the theatre, and enjoy...

I specialize in the Language Arts, such as Writing and Reading. I also help students in terms of organization and studying, as well as teaching Japanese. If your student needs help in any of these fields, then I will look forward to helping your students succeed!

...upon request, I accept college students depending on my schedule. I possess a passion for helping students learn and have the knowledge and skills to help students find new ways to look at difficult skills and concepts. As a tutor, I have extreme patience, as I understand students I work with will have trouble understanding the content, as I was tutored as well in the past. You must also have a positive attitude and know...

...I really enjoy tutoring test prep, especially the verbal and writing sections of the GRE and SAT, as mastering a few tricks and strategies of how to tackle these sections can make the tests much more approachable and fun. I also enjoy teaching essay writing and inspiring students to write captivating, unique college or graduate school essays. I recently spent an academic year tutoring middle school students in a Los Angeles public school. I am...

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My name is Sarah. I am an Honors College student at Adelphi University and I am currently in the Derner School studying Psychology. In addition to my psychological studies, I have taken various English courses both inside and outside my university and write in my personal time.

...especially skilled at diagnosing each student's reading needs and targeting these needs to help that student grow in reading levels. I also have significant experience teaching writing and math to elementary schoolers. Though my classroom experience has been with elementary students, I am confident I could teach readers and writers of any age, drawing upon my teaching expertise and my experience as an English major at Dartmouth College. I recently relocated from DC to Hoboken...

...conducted one-on-one tutoring sessions for students with special needs, and headed classrooms of up to 20 students covering a variety of subjects. My favorite subjects to teach are English and Standardized Test Prep, although I am qualified to teach an array of topics. I try to tailor my lesson plans to my students and to incorporate their interests whenever possible. I have a passion for knowledge, color coding, and museums. Outside of academia, my interests...