Award-Winning Graduate Test Prep Tutors serving Burbank, CA

...their educational goals. Whatever the task, no matter how long it takes, I will make sure you get the most out of your sessions and will tailor my personal approach to whatever you need. I have been tutoring middle school, high school, and college students for five years. As an Ivy League graduate, I know what it takes to succeed in a highly competitive academic environment and can help you succeed as well!

...teaching. In the course of discovering this affinity, I have taught programs from the Neighborhood Academic Initiative at USC for underserved high schoolers to my most recent employment at Kaplan, Inc. Although I have extensive experience in managing and working in a classroom, I prefer to work with students one-on-one; it is more rewarding for both of us to discover strengths and weaknesses, find how our teaching and learning styles match, and see improvement. The...

...a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis in Psychology and Healthcare Management. I tutor a variety of subjects including test prep and AP courses. I enjoy working directly with students because I like to personalize my instruction and cater it to each student. By understanding your background, I hope to deliver instruction that will motivate you and help you conquer that next test or tricky concept. I look forward to working with you!

...Technology (Caltech) with a BS in Biology. As an undergrad at Caltech, I was a TA for the introductory biology class and lab. I am able to tutor in a wide range of subjects and am passionate about helping students succeeding. I've never been that student who 'got things' right away, but I learned how to work hard and ask for help when I needed it. I hope to pass this on to my students.

...Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, and Sociology. Math is the area that I have the most experience tutoring; most of my past students needed help with SAT math prep. I like to work through problem areas with my students, breaking down each question into smaller parts that they can manage and then putting those parts back together in order to solve the problem in its entirety. Additionally I scored a 5 on my AP Calculus AB...

...MCAT and have recently been accepted into Medical School for Fall 2018. I'm excited to seize the opportunity to help others gain a deep understanding of various science topics, whether they be at a middle school or college level. Outside of academics, I'm a die-hard hockey fan and specifically root for the Los Angeles Kings. In addition to being a fan, I've played hockey my entire life and love everything about the sport. I love hiking,...

...college application writing, elementary school students in screen writing, and adult literacy learners in a New York City street-to-home program. I have a profound love of literature and try to share the joy it brings me with my students. Though I don't necessarily believe standardized testing is the best measure of potential, I do think of it as a rigorous academic exercise worth striving to ace. Working with adults on reading and writing skills proved...

...in teaching basic math. I am a retired school teacher, when I started working at Harmony Elementary School in Los Angeles in September of that year, the school was 89% far below basic in their math skills. There are different skill levels created for understanding student's math skills. Basic students have a basic understand of arithmetic, below basic students are having a hard time understanding math concepts, far below basic students don't understand anything about...

I am a recent graduate from UC Davis. My expertise is SAT math and GRE quantitive. I speak English and Chinese Mandarin.

...energy to my tutoring sessions that inspires my students to discover their own paths towards understanding. By creating a safe environment in which students are encouraged to develop their own critical faculties and to ask the question of "why?", I hope to equip all my clients with a thorough understanding that allows them to achieve mastery over their desired subject matter. After receiving my Bachelor's in English Writing from Azusa Pacific University and my Master's...

...multitude of concepts in these disciplines is a way helping them manifest their potential, and that is a worthwhile endeavor. Prior to joining Varsity Tutors, I served as a tutor for classmates in high school. For the last for four years I have also mentored middle school students through weekly meetings aimed at improving their reading skills and powers of expression. I also help my middle school sister with math homework. I obtained my Bachelor...

...who loves to face challenges head on. I am a published author and award-winning playwright. I graduated UCLA with an MFA in playwriting. Composition and literature are two things that make me incredibly happy. I love the art of education as being something that can not only be a creative endeavor, but I also feel that my passion for education is contagious, and it will be as much fun to learn as it will be...

I am a physics major at UCSB with the primary goal of becoming a physics professor at a leading university while doing research in particle physics. My hobbies include music composition, designing board games, and learning new things in general. I also enjoy reading, adventure, travel and nature.

...Financial Economics. I have taken the SAT in high school and multiple AP exams (subjects such as Calculus, Economics, and Statistics). I have also taken the GMAT during my time in college. You are welcome to look at my scores as listed on my profile. I have always loved teaching and learning how different people think. I am very patient and try to find the best tutoring method for each student. The student-tutor relationship is...

...the math that comes along with those subjects. I also specialize in science and math standardized tests (ACT, SAT). I love STEM subjects and love helping others succeed in them, from the kids I have guided through aquariums to the college students I tutored at my university. I am known for being able to put the confusing wording and teaching styles into more student-friendly terminology, and I look forward to helping you reach your academic...

...incredible professors. Inspired by their example, I quickly developed my own passions for education and mentorship and since then, I???ve sought out many different opportunities to become a better educator, leader, and scholar. First, I joined an on-campus research group to study educational psychology. In my studies, I learned a lot about the disparities that students from different demographics face when providing and receiving feedback on engineering design. Subsequently, I took classes on Equity in...

...humanities, the arts, and athletics (I also played on the Caltech basketball team). My background allows me to tutor general college prep, especially the SAT, ACT and the GRE. I love to teach analytical thinking, ranging from advanced Math and Physics to strategies for understanding literature and developing arguments. I've tutored & received tutoring my entire life. My dad started drilling me on multiplication tables at 4 and 2 years later, when my oldest sister...

I have a great passion for learning, and look forward to sharing this passion with my students. I feel as if I succeed when my students do!

...2007-2011, I taught medical students, pathology residents, and hematology fellows in my specialty of Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine. Since 2014, I have been a graduate student in Geophysics at the University of California, Riverside, where I am also employed as a teaching assistant for various courses in the Earth Sciences department, including Natural Disasters, Global Climate Change, and Introductory Geology. I was awarded an Outstanding Teaching Assistant award for the 2014-2015 school year.