...received my Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Concentration in Neurobiology from the University of Texas at San Antonio. During my final years as an undergraduate, I worked as a supplemental instructor in a Biology course for Non-Bio Majors. After graduation, I attended Texas A&M College of Dentistry, where I tutored high schoolers and undergraduates who were preparing for the Reading Comprehension section of the Dental Admissions Test (DAT). I was honored with Tutor...
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...am an education student currently doing my student teaching to get certified to teach secondary level English. I originally received my B.A. in psychology with a concentration in neuroscience. I then went back to school to get enough English credits in order to get certified to teach. I have tutoring experience with 1st-3rd graders in literacy. I also have tutoring experience for college level English and psychology students. I have teaching experience with middle school...
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...had doubled majored in anthropology and Chinese during my undergraduate at the University of Utah. I am currently earning a Masters in International Studies with a certificate in Public Diplomacy at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies. From my experiences, I believe in engaging and personal experiences in education to help students in reaching individual goals. I first gained a love of teaching languages teaching refugees English. I refined my passion in sharing knowledge...
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...graduated from Moravian College with a double major in math and political science before earning my masters degree at Lehigh University in the field of public policy. I worked as a writing tutor for three years while an undergraduate. While securing my masters degree, I worked with the United Way in researching best practices for programs aimed at helping older adults, as well as statistically evaluating performance data for programs receiving funding through the organization....
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...first suspected that I would enjoy teaching in high school, when I tutored a friend in Latin and found that I enjoyed working with others to share my knowledge. This was reinforced during my undergraduate studies, when I worked with the university tutoring office, and was confirmed in graduate school, when I found I had a greater passion for teaching than for research. I have been involved in education ever since, tutoring students independent, serving...
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...am a rising senior at The University of North Texas in Denton. I am working towards my Bachelor of Arts in Spanish as well as English with a concentration in Creative Writing. I was raised in an academically competitive environment in Fort Bend County and my rigorous secondary education prepared me for success in college. I am a fortunate member of the Terry Scholarship Foundation, which has provided me and hundreds of other Texans with...
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...am a recent graduate from Johns Hopkins University. I received my Bachelor of Science degree in both Molecular & Cellular Biology and Earth & Planetary Sciences and am currently working towards a Master of Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University. For three years while studying at Hopkins I tutored many university students in calculus-based physics, but I am also well-versed in biology, chemistry, and the GRE. I am someone that finds purpose...
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...on my IQ, I should barely have graduated from college. I am convinced, though, that the successes in my life have come from hard work and learning how to work in the right way and that IQ, or natural talent, are very often irrelevant. I try to push my students to accomplish their best while at the same time being happy with most results. I have taught almost 140 classes in Composition. I have achieved...
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...my Bachelor's in History from Trinity University, and my Master's in History from The College of William and Mary; I am just now about to begin my doctoral studies at the University of Oregon. The subjects I tutor are history, philosophy, English, writing (essay editing, and the GRE written portion), and GRE verbal. My experience in both my undergraduate and graduate programs has provided me significant insight and knowledge into these fields. Previously, I've tutored...
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I have worked as an instructor and tutor at the high school and college level for the past 9 years, with subjects including test prep (GRE and SAT primarily), EFL education (TOEFL and grammar), writing (admission essays, test-related writing), and multimedia production. Most recently, I've wrapped up a Fulbright post in Bogota, Colombia focused on English writing and speaking, and am currently teaching a Communication-oriented writing course at the University of Massachusetts.
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...have an MBA from Temple University with a focus on Strategy. My Bachelor's Degree is from Chiba University with a major in Electronics Engineering. I have a deep appreciation of theoretical concepts and their practical applications that is why I was able to quickly apply these two bodies of knowledge to real life situations in various industries. Furthermore, over the years I was also able to mentor individuals from different backgrounds and ages; i.e. classmates,...
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...the last 10 years as a youth mentor I have worked to help students succeed. While mentoring has meant life coaching, counseling and college visits, it has also included a substantial amount of academic tutoring. I have a passion for people and a strong belief in the power of words: written, spoken, and sung! I especially enjoy helping students connect with their passions and then translate that passion to the page. I also have quite...
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...my name is Andrea, and I???d love to work with you. I have extensive experience tutoring, partially through volunteer work and partially in pursuit of my Master's in Education. I worked as a tutor for refugees, teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages. I worked for a semester as a tutor for a middle school student. I student taught English Literature and Writing to both middle school students and high school students. I worked in...
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Thank you for considering me for your tutoring needs. My professional life has been dedicated to helping young people reach their full potential as a classroom teacher, personal tutor, and coach. Of one thing I am convinced, ALL students have the capacity to learn...the trick is in finding the process by which that learning is accepted and able to be utilized by the student when needed. Kindest regards, Scott Colvin
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As an experienced tutor and teacher with a Ph.D. in English, my ultimate goal has always been for students to read and use written language not only as a way of demonstrating knowledge, but as a means for acquiring knowledge. I encourage students to use language to structure their thinking in ways that will ensure success in whatever course, exam, or extracurricular goal they hope to achieve.
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...am currently an Aerospace Engineer for the DoD. I have graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Aerospace Engineering as well as an MS in Aerospace Engineering from Missouri University of Science & Technology. I have taught aerospace engineering lab courses as a graduate teaching assistant. Additionally, I have tutored algebra and geometry for the Mehlville School District. I enjoy tutoring middle school through high school math as well as engineering subjects...
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...am a graduate of Seton Hall University where I received a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies with a second major in Theology. I am currently enrolled in an MA/PhD program in Philosophy at The Catholic University of America. Since sophomore year of high school, I have tutored students in Latin and Italian and more recently also in helping students prepare for the SAT and GRE. In my senior year of college, I was appointed...
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Recent GRE Verbal Tutoring Session Notes
Exam verbal practice: reading comprehension strategies (word circling/underlining, process of elimination). Next time, we'll practice scansion and vocab questions.
Worked through first 14 verbal questions on the Verbal practice test #1 from the Review book, with special attention to word roots, trigger words, and finding conclusions (review of techniques introduced since beginning tutoring.)
Today, the student and I discussed strategies for the sentence completion and passage sections. We primarily reviewed the verbal section of the exam. We also discussed how to write a good essay, quickly.
The student and I went over the general format of the verbal section of the test. This session, we focused specifically on building vocabulary skills, using resources like the prep books and other prep websites. We focused on sentence equivalence questions, and worked with a variety of strategies for answering these questions (process of elimination, predicting an answer, identifying context clues, etc.).
The student has requested that we focus on the verbal portion of the test, as she is comfortable with the quantitative section. We worked on strategies for the sentence completion type of questions. She is struggling with vocabulary a bit, so I suggested that she study from a list of "word families" which groups related words rather than trying to memorize individual definitions for a long list of words because she is taking the test in less than a month.
Today the student had her book, so we went over the prep book's section on Verbal Reasoning, the section of the GRE on which the student thought she'd need the most work. We did many sample problems of all types of question on this section. She has a good grasp of the mechanics of the questions, and of the reading comprehension sections; she does need to work on her vocabulary, which is the element of the verbal section that we will focus on going forward.
