Award-Winning Graduate Test Prep Tutors serving East Orange, NJ

...teens and adults in developing the skills they need to thrive and lead. I am a graduate of Boston College and I have two years of tutoring experience in addition to several years of professional training experience. Through Varsity Tutors, I look forward to helping students who want to improve their writing or GRE scores. I live in New York, and in my free time, I enjoy running, traveling, and reading (mostly novels, memoir, and...

...tutor students in, while science provided a challenge for me as a tutor. I enjoy the energy and passion that young people bring to the table, and hope to channel that into approaches to learning that students can use for the rest of their lives. My goal is to pursue a career as a professor. As I continue my research and move along in my PhD program, I am working to take advantage of every...

...I graduated from Cornell Tech with a Master's of Engineering in Computer Science this past May. I was also on the pre-med track for a few years before I changed my goals. I tutor many STEM topics to a wide range of students. Studying and learning are challenging, but teaching is as well. Since they are in fact the same thing viewed from different angles, it is true that a good student is also a...

...everybody. Overall, I have enjoyed greatly teaching. I think I have two strengths that distinguish me. First, I am very concerned with my students learning. Seeing a students face shine after solving a doubts or question gives me great satisfaction. Second, with respect to the content, I like to approach the same learning points/issues from as many angles as possible. Therefore even before a student asks me question, I am already prepared.... Through understanding the subject...

...Philosophy, which I received in August 2016. University programs in English and Philosophy are designed to promote creativity, adaptability, and technical proficiency in reading and writing, with a special emphasis in Philosophy on clarity. These are values I have internalized, and I believe my work reflects that: for instance, in 2014, my GRE Verbal Reasoning scores placed me in the top 1% of test-takers. I moved to Brooklyn at the beginning of February. I have...

...university helping student athletes craft and edit papers for history and political science courses. After graduation, I completed a two year post-baccalaureate program in the pre-medical sciences (Bio, Orgo, Gen Chem, Physics). During this program, I continued tutoring students in subjects as diverse as writing, biology, and physics. I also started privately tutoring for the verbal section of the SAT at this time. I love trying to make challenging material more interesting and comprehensible. Any...

...as a Systems Engineer with the Department of Defense, I recently decided to switch careers in order to pursue a calling in Medicine. This decision required a return to academia to complete a litany of core science classes required for medical school. Having recently completed these requirements, I would be thrilled to assist students in their journey through these subjects. With the new MCAT format heavily emphasizing Biochemistry, I feel confident that I can help...

...otherwise take me much longer to understand. Often I would relay this information to my friends, and I felt a sense of fulfillment in teaching it. Being able to help someone along to their "a-ha!" moment and share in that experience has been one of the greatest joys of teaching. In addition, doing so not only helped them, but also myself in solidifying my understanding of the material. This led me to take on various...

...country. With all the differences across state lines, one fact was unanimous; great education starts with collaboration and ends with incorporating feedback. I am confident my career experience and educational background have provided me with the tools to be an exemplary tutor for your child. As a New York City Teaching Fellow, I became a certified secondary school teacher and earned a Master's in Education. My passion for education was shown by ending my first...

...an alumna of New York University with a Masters in TESOL/Adults & Linguistics. I have taught Academic Writing to both undergraduate and graduate students and have had great results. Not only did their writing improve but their analytical and critical thinking skills did as well. I also have taught students Spanish at the beginner, intermediate and high intermediate levels with exorbitant success. In addition to teaching students basic core skills, I have prepared students for...

...and coming back to the US where I worked at a midsize marketing firm, I realized I am really most passionate about literature and reading. I left the marketing world to pursue academia and have been fully immersed in this world of learning and tutoring for over a year. Outside of Varsity Tutors, I also tutor an 11th grade boy several times a week in AP English and AP Biology. Personally, I also enjoy writing...

...process. I tutor essay and creative writing, literary reading skills and writing about literature, and test prep for SAT and AP English. My favorite form of tutoring is helping students to understand and appreciate different forms of literature as well as helping them to work their way towards understanding difficult concepts and connecting those concepts to their own life. My tutoring style varies depending on the students. For beginning students I tend to be a...

...of the French language and my lessons often include music, films, and other cultural productions in order to highlight the diversity of French and Francophone cultures. I also have experience teaching French grammar and syntax at the beginner and advanced levels. The above prepares me to deliver excellent French lessons to students. Outside of teaching and tutoring French, I am a seasoned interdisciplinary researcher with expertise in French and European studies, anthropology, cultural studies, history,...

...Language. At the same time I finished my Bachelors Degree in Voice at the National Conservatory of Music, graduating with Honors. I taught English at the University in Mexico before moving to New York City to pursue my Masters and Doctor of Musical Arts Degrees in Vocal Performance at the Manhattan School of Music. In addition to Spanish and English, I also speak Italian, French, and am learning German. Learning these languages as an adult,...

Hi! My name is Kelsey. I majored in math and enjoy helping students understand the subject, along with other subjects! Also, if you need someone to proofread an essay or review a resume, I'm your girl!

...my life. While in college, I worked as Freelance Computer Technician and Computer Modeler/Builder for eight years, tutored hundreds of students free of charge for eight years, and doing research about ten hours a week. After graduation, I took my first full time job in Japan as an English teacher. The reason for this was because I wanted to feel my independence but in the most extreme fashion imaginable. In Japan, I didnt know the...

I look forward to helping students improve their test scores! I graduated from UC Berkeley and Columbia Law. I self-taught to achieve a perfect verbal SAT score and an LSAT score in the 99th percentile. Test taking is a skill and, like any skill, you can improve significantly through practice and learned techniques.

...shift more towards building capable individuals ready to support and lead society. In high school I grappled with this always wondering why and how what I was learning would serve me in 'Real-Life'. It took me a year of college where I was forced to find and build my own passions, no one was going to do it for me. As a psychology major I learned how to perform research not only in my academic...

I am currently a graduate student at Stony Brook University. I am working towards a Master of Arts in Teaching English, as well as a Master of Arts in English. I graduated from SUNY New Paltz in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. I have a great love of books and writing--my favorite...

...tutoring students since high school. It is an aspect of my life that I find very rewarding. To be able to take someone with an attitude of the topic being too hard to being confident enough to approach any challenge. I love showing how a deeper understanding can translate to being able to adapt to any situation you encounter on the test. This approach served me well as both an undergraduate and graduate teaching assistant....