Certified Tutors From Wesleyan University

...to truly grasp difficult concepts, they must be able to discuss the material freely with their teacher, which is rarely possible in a classroom setting. For writing especially, one-on-one tutoring is essential to developing one's skills. As a Varsity Tutor, I hope to not only strengthen students' writing and academic performance, but also make them...

...have found this truth to improve my circumstances in my professional and personal life. Sharing our knowledge is one of the greatest gifts we can give for individuals and for society as a whole. I seek to bring a joy and light-heartedness to learning that will encourage the student to overcome and perceived weaknesses and...

...of professional experience as a math tutor in Richmond, Virginia. I also spent a summer in Nairobi, Kenya, teaching at an all-girls school. I greatly enjoy tutoring both history (and related social studies) and mathematics because I see them as two different ways of telling stories about the world in which we live. Tutoring history...

...Studies at Wesleyan University. In high school, I was selected by my teachers to tutor classmates in Chemistry, Physics, and Geometry. I helped students with homework problems and with test preparation (both for in-class exams and for the SAT Subject Tests). As an undergraduate, I was a teaching assistant for introductory Russian, and worked with...

...sciences and humanities, as well as making math and standardized tests approachable to students that normally don't like those subjects. In my spare time I like traveling, spending time in the outdoors (climbing & backpacking), meditation, and playing soccer. Next fall I will be beginning my PhD in Education at Harvard University.

...a semester at the University of Bologna in Italy and completed a thesis project. While at Wesleyan, I tutored Elementary students and fellow undergraduates. During the year after I graduated, I worked as an English instructor in South Korea. I am comfortable with a wide range of subjects, but I have a particular fondness for...

...my Science career in New York, where I worked in a laboratory at Columbia University Medical Center. While working, I applied to graduate school and entered in Fall of 2013. I am currently earning my PhD at New York University in Molecular Biophysics. I hope to one day apply my crystallography skills to advance the...

...dramaturg, working with professional authors to help them refine and deepen their manuscripts. I am currently on the faculty of a major university's graduate program in Writing, and have previously been on the faculty of Purchase College, SUNY in the BFA writing program and at the New School in their MFA writing program. I have...

...This experience at Boston Latin School was invaluable, as I received hands-on experience in Chinese teaching and tutoring. As a non-native fluent speaker of Chinese, I have many advantages for the language. I can better explain grammar points having had the experience of learning the language in a classroom as they are. I also can...

...English, history and philosophy). I wrote my senior honors thesis on the 1980 Berber Spring in Algeria and 2011 Libyan Revolution. During a semester abroad in Paris, I tutored elementary school children as an English language assistant. While at Wesleyan, I also worked as an ESL instructor, tutoring a Moroccan immigrant and helping him to...

I'm originally from Boston and I graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, where I majored in Government and Sociology. During my junior year, I studied abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark. After graduating, I moved to Washington, D.C. to pursue an internship in the federal government and I've stayed here ever since.

...populations and public health. My specialties are getting my students into college by helping them achieve strong scores and write strong essays, and teaching students of all ages in reading comprehension, writing and verbal skills. I have a passion for teaching verbal and critical reading sections of standardized tests- I help my students "beat" the...

...angle or explanation is required, as every student learns differently. I love when my students have that "A-ha!" moment, when something that was not clear becomes clear. I realize all students are different and am happy to work in different subjects with students of different levels and ages and abilities. I can help you!

...and have extensive experience tutoring high school and undergraduate students in the sciences and test prep. My specialities are General Chemistry, Biology, and SAT test prep. To share a little more of my background: I graduated with honors from Wesleyan University in 2008 with my BA in Film Studies and then went on to complete...

...and Biology. As a Neuroscience liberal arts major, I have a background in a wide variety of subjects, allowing me to approach each subject using techniques that integrate methods from different topics. I have experience through a volunteer organization called Project Story Boost in which I tutored elementary school children from 3rd-4th grade in reading...

...Spanish-language coursework and tutoring: I spent a semester one-on-one tutoring a high school student in beginning Spanish, have taken countless university-level Spanish classes, have taken both the Language and Literature AP Spanish tests, and have traveled and lived abroad in Spanish-speaking countries. I also have experience tutoring elementary math; I spent an entire summer creating...

...ability to interpret and explain complex information, undertake research and mathematic evaluation, and develop confident written and oral communication skills and excellent attention to detail. My outside interests include music, reading, and sports. Friends and family tell me I am compassionate, thoughtful and dynamic. As an introspective and fervent individual, I am devoted to enabling...

...at St. John's University in Adolescent Education Math 7-12. I've been tutoring since high school and continued tutoring all throughout college as an AmeriCorps fellow at a local elementary school. After graduating from Wesleyan University, I joined the NYC Teaching Fellows and have currently been teaching mathematics at a Title I middle school in Brooklyn,...

...of Wesleyan University, where I studied mathematics and studio art. While teaching in New York City, I also obtained a master's degree at Relay Graduate School of Education in K through 6 general and special education. Outside of the classroom, I enjoy drawing, playing basketball, and hanging out with friends and family!

...in many subjects including English, Writing, Grammar, Literature, Essay Editing, Social Studies, European History, and varying levels of French. I am a passionate learner, eager to share this passion with students who are in need of any help whatsoever. I am especially excited to tutor students in French. I can recognize more than anyone that...