Award-Winning Essay Editing Tutors serving Somerville, MA

...experience tutoring SAT/ACT prep as well as writing and biology/chemistry. Tutoring opened my eyes to worlds different from mine; by tutoring low-income students in New York as well as international students in Korea, I've come to grow alongside my students and see new perspectives. I love to meet new people and share how science has enriched my life. I want to show students that chemistry or writing isn't frightening, and instead a wonderful tool to...

...minor in Art History, but I have always been interested in a wide variety of subjects and am continually looking to improve my understanding of other fields - and thus, the world. I am highly skilled in those subjects, ranging from algebra to history, and I speak fluent French and rudimentary Korean - and look to add more languages as well! I have many years of experience teaching all ages as I have been teaching...

...undergraduate at Westfield State University in Visual Art Education in 2004. In 2013 I enrolled in the TESL Masters program at Salem State University, and graduated from that program in 2016, with a focus on urban and inner city language. I have also almost completed an additional Masters Degree in Special Education from Cambridge College. My experience with students stems from 15 years teaching Special Education in the Lynn Public Schools, as well as the...

...Illinois, I have spent the majority of the last 6 years in Boston so I feel like it's a second home. My tutoring specialties are in SAT and ACT Test Prep, Algebra, most Science courses and Writing (especially college admissions essays! I served as an Undergraduate Writing Fellow in college and lead tutoring courses in Psychiatry during medical school. Outside of tutoring, I love hot yoga, trying new cuisines and traveling. Thailand and Egypt are...

...Latin. While teaching Latin, I ensure that the students have a firm grasp of the function of each word in every sentence, whether we are reading stories from the textbook Ecce Romani! or Ovid's Metamorophoses. I understand that the vocabulary and the numerous exceptions in Latin grammar can overwhelm students, but I also know that with patience and diligence every learner can approach and read great writers like Vergil and Ovid. In addition to language...

Hi! I'm Laura, a sophomore at Boston University studying Computer Science. I love anything math/CS related, but I also love to read and write. I've tutored many friends in math classes and helped many of my international friends with writing and grammar. I love to learn and I love being able to teach and tutor students of all levels.

...I consistently hold students accountable for their learning and hold high expectations within all lessons. I have allowed families and students to bring their culture into our classroom which has allowed me to build a sense of community as well as a responsive environment where students feel safe. Students collaborated with peers in authentic roles to become problem solvers. I have also demonstrated excellent behavior management that led to students success and growth within my...

...I am currently beginning a career in software design with a focus on mobile applications. My main passions are Mathematics and Computer Science, although I have a strong academic background in several areas including English and the physical sciences. I have been tutoring since high school and have experience working with all ages in a number of subjects. I have the most experience working with high school and middle school students in mathematics. My other...

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...happy to help with any subject within the liberal arts. I can assist students from 6th grade to college and post-grad. For writing/literature I can help with : creating a strong thesis, text comprehension, Shakespeare, how to use quotes, basic grammar, footnotes/endnotes, how to reach the word count/page count, etc. For college/grad students: I can assist with cover letters, resume advice, as well as interviewing advice. I can assist with one-time assignments, weekly class assistance,...

...more passionate readers. Additionally, since I am an English major, I am very familiar with a wide variety of literature - I have taken classes about American, British, and Postcolonial literature, to name a few! I am more than able to tutor students of all ages (elementary to college (and beyond!)). I am extremely comfortable helping students struggling with the reading and writing sections of the SAT and the SAT Literature Subject Test. I am...

...in my computer skills, especially with Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Excel. While working as manager and webstore manager, I expanded my computer knowledge, and further enhanced these skills through classes and organizations over the last few years. Over the course of 4 years in high school, I also volunteered once a week as an after-school tutor and homework helper for elementary school students. It was an extremely gratifying experience, being able to teach these students??? important...

...their needs and achieve their goals. I have plenty of skills and knowledge at your disposal, but my most important contribution as your tutor involves encouraging and empowering you to assert control over your own learning process. It's not my job to motivate you, it's my job to remind you how and why you can motivate yourself! Whether you're dealing with tests, everyday classes, AP classes/test, public speaking skills, and more, I would love to...

...were all over the place geographically and temporally, but I did the most work in medieval Europe and the Near East. Since graduation, I've lived in the Bay Area, Philadelphia, and now in Boston. I've tutored at every stop, principally in standardized test prep. I also tutored my fellow history undergrads at Harvard, and juvenile offenders in Boston, so I've seen a fairly wide range of students. I can and do tutor a very broad...

...definitely ELA! I have experience as a freelance middle school private tutor and a college application editor/tutor. I'd describe my tutoring style as very hands on. I come to sessions with lesson plans based on both the student's and teacher's educational goals, and create plans that are simultaneously engaging/fun, but also challenging. I like to end sessions with creative writing exercises/word games. I find these help students with vocabulary, sentence variation, and structure. It also...

...& Ministry. I am also a graduate of Tulane University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Italian as well as a Classics minor. During my final year at Tulane, I was hired as an Italian tutor where I worked with freshman and sophomore students. Since graduation, I have been working as an AmeriCorps member as a part of City Year, where I tutor 5th grade students who are especially behind in reading...

...in Biology. Now, I work full-time at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as a Research Technician, working in the Cancer Biology department. I enjoy science research in that it involves a lot of learning and can also be used to help others! In a few years, I hope to pursue a higher level degree, such as my PhD, or change directions altogether and become a veterinarian or a surgeon Well see where the wind takes me! Ive...

...diploma, a prestigious distinction awarded to a handful of students upon completion of a rigorous Latin and Ancient Greek curriculum. At Exeter, I volunteered as a Teaching Assistant at the Main Street Elementary School. I worked in a 1st grade classroom where I helped the kids with math, reading and spelling. Since graduation, I've been taking pre-med classes online and virtually homeschooling kids 5-16 years old in Math and English. Between my classes and teaching,...

...a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Physics. While I have primarily tutored science courses in my past 2 years of experience, I am also confident in my ability to assist students with other areas such as reading comprehension, organization, writing skills, and mathematics. All of these additional areas are critical in the field of engineering and physics, and my in-depth education has provided me with the skills to...

...an incoming third year at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), pursuing a double major in Political Science and International Development Studies. I have been tutoring for nearly five years (with organizations such as Steppingstone Academy in Boston and Alfa Group in Cluj, Romania) and have most experience working with 4th-8th graders, high school students, and college students. I have tutored students in English, Political Science, US Government and History, Geography, SAT prep, and...