Award-Winning Graduate Test Prep Tutors serving Phoenix, AZ

I have a passion for helping others grow and learn more about children, families, psychology, and how the mind works. I love to see the lightbulb turn on when a student grasps a concept. I am an artist, a mother, and a lifelong learner myself.

...as a featured writer and copy editor for my college newspaper, The Jibsheet. In 2012, I began working as a freelance copywriter and copy editor, and was commissioned as a freelance editor by beloved author, Jerramy Fine. And in 2015, I joined Elevated Concepts as their Director of Content. In 2013, I was encouraged by an academic mentor to apply to grad school a year earlier than I had planned... this meant that I needed...

...knowledge in the intricacies of the human body and medicine. I am also available to help develop an application package that sets you up for success. I understand the intricacies of the process and aim to set individualized goals to achieve success. This includes building personal statements, prioritizing activities, proofreading the fine details of your secondaries, or helping you overcome whatever obstacles you may come across throughout this process. The most important goal is that...

...students can use to have multiple viewpoints on the same subject. I also believe that a person learns best when they are able to recap and teach the subject to another individual. Therefore, I provide not only the details in a subject, but also a bigger picture motif that enables the student to make real-life connections with what they are learning and gives them enough understanding to be able to "teach" the topic. As someone...

I was involved in police work for over 27 years working as both a field officer and a detective. I have been teaching various Administration of Justice courses for over 3 years at Glendale Community College (AZ). I completed my Master of Divinity with a special emphasis on chaplaincy with a 3.72 GPA. I have been teaching and researching religious subjects for over 40 years.

...is Courtney Rios and I have worked in EMS for just over 12 years. I have been teaching EMT classes for just under 8 years. I frequently work with struggling students and host many NREMT workshops at the school I teach at. I've worked with many different curriculums and multiple textbooks. My goal is to give you confidence to pass the EMT course and NREMT. I look forward to sharing my knowledge and passion to...

...a focused manner, learning how to teach themselves and teach others based on the resources at hand. As these study sessions were voluntary for students, I might work with 1 student or 20 students in a session - sometimes as many as 100 students would attend before exams! Teaching students how to teach themselves is my primary goal as a tutor. I might only see a student for 1 or 2 hours each week, and...

...and citizen, I strongly support the importance of education because of its ability to empower and improve people's lives. I have made it a priority of mine to tutor in my community as it allows me the opportunity to give back to the students of Phoenix. Given my affinity for problem solving, mathematics teaching, character development and building personal relationships, I am a great candidate to help you progress your learning and advance your thinking.

As a college graduate, I look forward to enhance the learning experience of students through tutoring. Academic success and excellence are goals that should be supported, and together we can achieve them, one step at a time.

...from University of Maryland (UMD) and a Bachelor's degree from Colorado State University (CSU) in Animal Sciences. Additionally, I have a decade of experience working higher education at UMD and Stanford University. At UMD I worked in the Veterinary Medicine department as a grant manager, and at Stanford I worked in the Radiology Department at the School of Medicine as an academic program manager. Creatively, I am a freelance writer and author, with a few...

...teaching experience, but my love of the field is what motivated me to connect with my students every week, helping them understand how the past relates to the present, the historical context of world events, and how to develop their skills in writing and analysis. Now that I have returned to my home state of Arizona, I would like to continue connecting with students through education, particularly in history, writing, and language. As a TA,...

...diagramming a sentence, journaling, reading a teen novella, or analyzing Shakespeare. There is much to be learned and offered from it. Initial enjoyment turned into serious study, and I earned my Bachelor and Master degrees and became a secondary English teacher. I have had much experience in the educational arena and have worked with varying age groups, skill levels, and course work. I have instructed from the middle school level to the collegiate level. Aside...

...College students from Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, Carnegie-Mellon have also sought my tutoring in specialized subjects. My hobbies are traveling, gardening, cooking!! Been to several countries in Europe (most recently Finland, Norway, Sweden). Most recently Japan - great country with great people. Japan is the most livable of all countries I have visited. I cook every day because I like what I cook better than any food I eat in restaurants and I am a...

I am a graduate student in psychology with an extensive research background and a passion for education. I have presented an international conferences and am currently working on several publications in peer reviewed journals. Along with my extensive research background comes a strong foundation in statistics and writing. I look forward to working with you to help reach your goals!

...on the students who I teach. As an LSAT instructor, it's my responsibility to adapt to your learning habits and ensure a deeper understanding. What's more: I take what I do seriously when you hire me, your LSAT success is my mission. I can surely get excited and ramble about music or about mock trial, but the same could be said of the LSAT! I truly had a great time preparing for and taking the...

...their writing skills. I believe strongly that everyone has the talent needed to write and express themselves but that they need to learn how to structure and organize their writing so that their ideas can flow. For standardized testing I believe the most important factor in success is becoming comfortable with the test itself; learning the common ways the test makers misdirect a student’s attention and how to properly break down a problem. Outside of...

...much enjoy other math topics like Calculus and Algebra, as well as writing and Psychology. I take a foundational approach to tutoring by focusing on the individual building blocks of a topic; I identify which of those building blocks a student is comfortable with and which we should work on together. Once those building blocks are established, we can more easily transition into the next levels of the topic. Most importantly, I work with a...

...public speaking anxiety and develop compelling presentation techniques. Whether helping a student craft their first short film script, prepare for a speech competition, or develop their creative writing portfolio, I create an encouraging environment where artistic risks are celebrated and creative breakthroughs happen naturally. I also bring business acumen from my MBA and marketing background, offering valuable insights for students interested in the business side of creative industries and media communication. My specialties include: creative...

...get to use it! I provide adult students with the opportunity through various real-life student-centered listening, speaking, comprehension, pronunciation, and vocabulary activities to gain the English skills that they need. I also provide error correction and feedback. In high school, my friends were from Spain, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Bosnia, Brazil, and Hong Kong, etc. In college, my roommates were from South Africa, Taiwan, and Thailand. I studied abroad on Semester at Sea and in Ho Chi...

Current PhD student in Evolutionary Biology. I study the intersection between cancer biology and evolution to understand cancer across the tree of life. Biology, writing, statistics, and R programming the center of my academic focus. Also passionate about preparing students' graduate and professional school applications