Award-Winning Graduate Test Prep Tutors serving Palos Heights, IL

...I work with. My experience includes teaching middle school, high school, and college students in both subject specific review and test preparation. I have an approach that is centered around finding the root cause of a students struggles, be it misunderstanding of content, time management, or any other reason, and offering multiple specifically-tailored methods for...

...what really matters: building confidence and a clear understanding of concepts. My teaching style is simple I make sure students fully understand the basics, then guide them step by step to solve problems on their own. I encourage lots of practice and always take time to clear doubts, so that no student feels left behind....

empty... Relaxed and accommodating, but direct and impact-driven.... Get to know their background and the best way they retain information.... Provide self-prep materials, and evaluate their performance.... Show impact of results and progress.... Find alternative approaches, and practice.... Help them practice reading and understand main concepts.... Give them effective instruction, but also time.... Provide fun examples or real-life applications.

...teach knowledge, not tricks and I believe that consistent practice is the only way to achieve a high score. I often get students that score in the teens and I bring them up to the high 20s and up to the 30s. All of my students have significantly improved since working with me and notice...

...organized and led study sessions, graded assignments, etc. At different points in my college career, I also worked as a mentor for Calculus 1-3 and a project manager for a higher level engineering course. Currently, I work as a derivatives trader in Chicago, so I'm constantly using and refining my knowledge of statistics, mathematics, finance,...

...school. I also love learning everything. More importantly, I met the right people in my life. These people challenged me to my core and my goal is to impart that same wisdom to anyone who wants help in their classes. I received an undergraduate education at the University of California Los Angeles from 2008 -...

...moved to Europe (Germany). I loved it so much that I decided to continue my education on that side of the Atlantic.In fact, I completed my PhD in history from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland in 2015. As you can see, I practice what I preach about education :) While I tutor a number...

...grade, my goal is to help students fall in love with the process of learning. Feedback from successful students has allowed me to recognize how effective the approaches toward tutoring mine have been for all learning types in various academic subjects. While my tutoring students gain much from their experiences from me, I equally gain...

...a stomach for revision, revision, revision. For the LSAT, we will come up with a plan for preparing that is customized to your schedule and goals. This plan will likely include daily drilling with real LSAT problems, supplemented by book reading and practice tests. During our sessions that target logical reasoning sections, we will focus...

...and helping them to spot their confusions or incorrect assumptions. I believe students learn much better when they aren't simply told the right answer or right reasoning; they need to get there on their own. Outside of academia, I love to sing. I'm classically trained, but I also participated in a cappella in college! I...

...two years as a foreign language instructor at the University of Washington, conducting my own class of undergraduate and graduate students, while completing my Masters Degree there. Most recently, I worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York while working on...

...from seeing the confidence that I can help bring out in the learners I work with as I see them take a previously confusing or challenging topic and make sense of it. I particularly enjoy the natural sciences because of the elegantly consilient way that different subjects intertwine. If you find yourself not quite understanding...

...strategies are flexible, allowing me to adapt to whatever my students bring to the table. I also believe in the power of setting goals. When students have a clear vision of what they hope to gain out of tutoring, sessions become more effective and students see results more quickly. Finally, I strive to take complex...

...tutoring is about solely sharing materials or just giving instructions. This is where I fundamentally differ in approach. For every student that I tutor, there are not just tricks to be learned on a test, but there are concepts and ideas to be understood. My approach has always been a blend of strategy and relationship....

...science subjects. I use familiar analogies as needed to paint a picture of the models students should imagine to successfully solve problems and wrap their heads around the concepts. After learning with me, you will be able to navigate any problem because you will know the subject backwards and forwards, from the ground up. I...

...for education and the power of knowledge. I am currently pursuing a Masters degree in Neuroscience, where I hope to further my academic career while contributing to the advancement of the biomedical sciences and healthcare in our world. During my undergrad, I participated in several service trips to the Middle East, where I tutored students...

...concept. I also feel that teaching a subject is the ultimate test for the teacher, as the student may ask questions from any angle. It is always a challenge to answer the question in a manner that the student understands. I am primarily interested in tutoring the GMAT as I recently took the GMAT and...

...political science classes. I have also worked in positions ranging from political advocacy to statistical research for professional and collegiate sports teams. Most recently, I led research projects on constitutional design and judicial independence for the current dean of the law school at the University of Washington in St. Louis. My approach to tutoring is...

...teacher, who just has too much time on her hands!!! I have a studied Mathematics and Computer Science, and have many years of experience in teaching math and statistics college students. The subjects that I usually teach are covering a broad spectrum of mathematics, CS, and finance Courses, at graduate and undergraduate level. I enjoy...

...from UIC. I am currently applying to medical school, and am dedicated to fostering a growth mindset in my students. I have experience tutoring students at all grade levels in subjects including chemistry (including orgo 1&2!), physics, biology, biochemistry, psychology, and sociology up to AP/college level. I believe that every student can succeed with the...