Award-Winning Graduate Test Prep Tutors in Rockford, IL

...while I was in college working in the math resource center. I have come to understand that everyone learns differently and therefore now can adapt to the students and make sure they can receive the material in a meaningful way for them. I have also spent much time checking for understanding with students in a...

...current understanding of the student and build on the current knowledge they have learned. I am very patience with my students. I make sure to break down the material taught in the class and remold it into helpful "chunks" of information that is hopefully easier for the student to digest. I am extremely adaptable as...

...and editing experience; I am able to help students become better writers and communicators, including preparation for timed standardized testing (ACT and GRE). I hope to continue my education in medicine to serve urban underserved communities, like the Southside of Chicago where I currently live. As someone who started their journey in STEM feeling like...

...Most recently, I was a teaching assistant for biochemistry and genetics college-level courses. I am an avid reader and writer, have taken the ACT and MCAT, and love public speaking. I have an adaptable teaching style and am eager for feedback to help students best learn. I am excited to meet you and learn about...

...including precepting new nurses, working with nursing students, and providing education to new clinicians in the home health care setting. I enjoy working both one-on-one and in small groups when training others and find it very rewarding when I can help someone understand a new or complex concept. I have made it a priority throughout...

...The Ohio State University. Additionally, I have a professional degree from the University of Iowa and an associate's degree from Southern Illinois University. My degree in special education, with an emphasis on learning difficulties, makes tutoring a good fit for me. I tutor general education topics with special attention on study skills, test taking skills,...

...can quickly feel like it is too late to catch up. My goal is to work together to pick up the pieces that were lost or are close, but not quite there: learning the way you want to learn and the way you learn best rather than having topics taught at you. For standardized testing:...

...may impart my own knowledge and experience, but because I may learn from the incredible diversity and uniqueness with which people approach language. I believe tutoring is mutual, and I am excited to work with as many different students as possible. I enjoy novel writing, playing guitar and piano, programming, playing RPGs (I'm a big...

...laude from Villanova University (including a two-term stint at Cambridge University). Between Villanova and Northwestern I worked at an academic non-profit organization and evaluated hundreds of fellowship candidates' writing and academic work. I will work with each student to craft a personalized plan of study and improvement based on the student's strengths and challenges.

...That's a whole lot of experience seeing what has worked and what hasn't. I'd love to share my best practices with you. I promise if you follow them, you WILL score at your highest potential! I've worked with students scoring over 520, students just trying to break 500 and everything in between. Whether you need...