Anthony: Birmingham tutor
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...is essentially translated to my tutoring strategies; if you can somehow make the subject engaging, the more chances the student will want to learn the material! I enjoy that "A-ha!" moment when the student fully and finally understands a concept! In my spare time, I am a competitive ballroom dancer, theater aficionado and a scientific...
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Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering
Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering
SAT Math: 750
SAT Writing: 710
Adam: Birmingham tutor
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...and helping my brother and sister see problems the way I do. I believe strongly that the student gains nothing from the tutor who does their work for them, so I go out of my way to make sure each student understands that grasping the concepts is much more important than solving the individual problems....
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Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
SAT Math: 760
SAT Writing: 760
Jamie: Birmingham tutor
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...to tutoring because I wanted additional work that would be meaningful and exciting to me. My passion is working with children and adolescents and helping to motivate them to learn. I work one-on-one with my clients and find our greatest success comes when I work to engage them, find what motivates them and will increase...
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Bachelor in Arts, Clinical Psychology/Child Development
Master of Science, Applied Behavior Analysis
Lindsey: Birmingham tutor
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...and reading comprehension. I know a lot of FUN exercises too, such as mnemonic songs to help remember irregular verbs and conjugation. Since graduation, I have been expanding my legal resume by working at several law-firms in Philadelphia, PA, Washington, D.C., New Orleans, LA, and even Lyon, France. I look forward to meeting you during...
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Bachelor in Arts, International Relations Minor: Economics
PHD, International and Environmental Law
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1420
SAT Verbal: 700
Ryan: Birmingham tutor
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...Education's "Match Corps." I am currently pursuing graduate studies at Tufts University. In addition to tutoring (privately as well as with Match Corps), I have experience leading classrooms of elementary to high school aged students, in schools ranging from New Hampshire to Ghana. I love tutoring students in math, test preparation, and music. I believe...
Education & Certification
Music Education
Master of Arts, Composition
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1470
SAT Verbal: 700
SAT Writing: 710
Alisha: Birmingham tutor
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...majored in Healthcare and Society and minored in Biology. I am currently a first year master's degree student at Tufts University in the Occupational Therapy Program. I have tutored for six years both for work and volunteering. I began tutoring in high school as a part time job. I mainly tutored middle...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Healthcare and Society
Master of Science, Occupational Therapy
Jessica: Birmingham tutor
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...but I am especially passionate about reading. Struggling or reluctant readers often see reading as a chore, so I believe it is imperative to develop a student's love for literacy at the same time as their skill, no matter what age they are. When I'm not working, you can find me pleasure reading (often via...
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Bachelor in Arts, Child Development, French
Masters, Children's Literature, Library and Information Science
GRE Verbal: 163
Nathan: Birmingham tutor
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...will be pursuing a medical degree in the near future. During my time at Tufts, I spent three years teaching science to students of many ages as part of multiple outreach programs. My teaching experience covered topics from elementary chemistry demonstration to genetic research with high schoolers. While I enjoy tutoring a number of subjects,...
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Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
Michelle: Birmingham tutor
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...SAT because with the right help it is a standardized test that can see huge improvements in scores. Writing section is especially my forte because I think that grammar is the basic building block of the English language that deserves a little more attention in school. I feel a great sense of fulfillment when students...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, International Relations
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1530
SAT Math: 760
SAT Verbal: 700
Brittany: Birmingham tutor
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...enjoyable as possible!) One of the things I'm most passionate about is inspiring girls to explore the STEM fields and helping them develop the academic confidence to do so. I've been accepted to the Masters of Biomedical Science program at Tufts University for Fall 2015 and I hope to attend medical school in 2016.
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Biophysics
Master of Science, Biomedical Science
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1440
SAT Verbal: 700
Nicole: Birmingham tutor
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...Master's degree in Modern European Studies from Columbia University in 2014, and, still proudly calling New York my home, I am currently pursuing my doctorate in Italian Studies at Columbia. I have been tutoring and teaching students of all ages (from grades 4 and 5 to the university level) for almost a decade, but I...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Italian, History
PHD, Italian
SAT Writing: 730
Thomas: Birmingham tutor
Certified Tutor
...is the preservation of the environment, and I hope to start a career as an environmental scientist. I am currently certified to both prepare students for the ACT exam and tutor mathematics (algebra and pre-calculus), physics, chemistry, and general science. In my free time I enjoy reading, skiing, hiking, cooking, longboarding, sailing, and watching over...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Chemical Physics/Environmental Studies
ACT Composite: 34
ACT English: 33
ACT Math: 34
Saad: Birmingham tutor
Certified Tutor
...willing to put in the time and effort to gain the higher level of understanding. My goal is to guide students in their path of learning in subject areas that I have traversed in the past. I am, and always will be a student. I am currently learning Arabic and also using online courses to...
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Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
Master of Science, Computer Engineering
GMAT: 720
Fran: Birmingham tutor
Certified Tutor
...from Tufts University in Secondary English Education. My post-graduate studies have included a Fulbright fellowship at the American Academy in Rome in archaeology, National Endowment for the Humanities seminars on the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt and Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the British Institute of Florence art history summer session, the University of Cambridge International...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English
Master of Arts Teaching, Secondary English Education
Patrick: Birmingham tutor
Certified Tutor
...these topics particularly, but also have a deep passion for writing and public speaking. I am also available for SAT and ACT test preparation. I find it extremely enriching to help students see the potential in themselves when it comes to a standardized test or a speech mainly because I remember being in the same...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, International Relations
ACT Composite: 32
ACT English: 33
ACT Math: 32
Junyuan: Birmingham tutor
Certified Tutor
...Calculus, Differential Equations, and Algebra. I also have taken and tutored many standardized tests, including AP Calc, A-Level Math/Further Pure Math, and GRE Quantitative Analysis. In addition, as a Chinese native speaker, I'm also tutoring Chinese speaking and writing. Outside of academia, I enjoy playing music and sports. I am currently a keyboard player in...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
PHD, Mathematics
GRE Quantitative: 166
Benjamin: Birmingham tutor
Certified Tutor
...volunteer English language teacher in Madrid, Spain, during my semester abroad in the Spring of 2014. I love traveling as well and am extremely excited to be returning to Madrid in September on a Fulbright grant to be an English Teaching Assistant at the high school level! My approach to tutoring has always been about...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Economics & Biopsychology
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1530
SAT Math: 740
SAT Verbal: 760
Ming: Birmingham tutor
Certified Tutor
...Somewhere between learning greetings and struggling with subjuntivo, I acquired a skill that took me to discover unbelievable parts of the world, meet amazing people, and become part of some wonderful cultures. For that, I am forever astounded and grateful, and hope that I can share some of it with you, too.... Making the student excited about what he/she is learning - making it about gaining knowledge that will help in the long run, not just...
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Bachelor in Arts, Peace and Justice Studies
Jessica: Birmingham tutor
Certified Tutor
...of Indiana University. I majored in Human Biology with an area of concentration in Human Growth and Development, as well as minored in Chemistry and Psychology. I am currently applying to medical school. My tutoring experience has been tutoring English in Austria, and I have been a student of the Kaplan MCAT course. Outside of...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Human Biology
Master of Science, Biomedical Sciences
ACT Math: 33
ACT Reading: 32
Mary: Birmingham tutor
Certified Tutor
...Math and love it! The joy of helping individual students understand a concept and succeed, where they thought they couldn't, is what keeps me tutoring! I enjoy working with all levels of students, working to understand what is/are the concept(s) keeping each one from reaching their potential. Even though I am a self proscribed math...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Psychology
Master of Arts, Education
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