Award-Winning Graduate Test Prep Tutors in White Plains, NY

...Spanish and French for the past 2 years. I am trained in foreign language pedagogy and know how students can best acquire foreign languages, and I have spent time implementing successful approaches on a classroom scale. My love for languages started long ago, and I really enjoy helping others to learn them. In college, I studied for a semester in the south of Spain and lived with a family there. It was there that I...

...study tactics she developed during her formative elementary and high school years, and she believes that all students (regardless of their field of focus) need to build a solid foundation in writing, reading comprehension, grammatical and syntactical knowledge, and time management techniques. Kelsey has experience working with students of all ages and a wide range of subjects through her vast tutoring and editing background; she had worked as a lead tutor at a math-focused center...

...from middle school to college level. I graduated from Boston College in 2009 and have worked at the neuroscience and psychiatry labs at Yale and Cornell. I enjoy working with people and wish to one day specialize in geriatrics. I have taught chess and English to young children and tutored children from foster care for two years to improve their literacy skills. I plan to work as a Teacher's Assistant for Physics at SUNY Purchase...

...ESL both at a summer camp and in an elementary school setting to over 500 schoolchildren in China. During my summers in college, I also worked at an educational summer camp for underserved youth in Boston where I first taught a classroom of 9-year-olds and later supervised instruction and curriculum development for the entire camp of 70 children. I also served as a one-on-one tutor/mentor to high school-aged students during the academic year. One of...

...but still struggled with performing well on tests. I thought to myself, why was this happening? Students have so much pressure to perform well on standardized tests. We cram with flashcards, pull all nighters, and even sacrifice our social time to prove to the world that we retained what we learned that year. But are we *actually* learning? My goal as a tutor is to make your studies enjoyable. I love to use visual and...

...passions through study abroad programs in both London and Paris. I absolutely love to travel and certainly miss my exciting European adventures! While home in the Bronx, my most meaningful volunteer experiences were working in a Hunts Point preschool. Through my work with young children and early literacy, I developed a love for teaching. I expanded my volunteer work in education with homework help for high school students and English tutoring for college freshmen. Upon...

...Major at Columbia Engineering. I have experience tutoring non-native English speakers in reading, writing, and math. Most of these students were in the elementary and middle school range and had to learn English while trying to keep up in school. I also tutor peers in Physics as part of our Physics department's volunteer tutoring program. I love succeeding at something after grappling with it, and I love watching others do the same.... I was taught to...

...accepted a student, I have a personal investment in that student and will go to great lengths to assure that they will succeed in the endeavour that we have committed to achieving. Some people aren't good at tests. Well, I'm REALLY GOOD at taking tests! I'm a natural test taker. Being a stereotypical Asian American since my youth I have been put into a crucible of exam preparation. I always do well on standardized exams....

...and a minor in Health Policy. I am excited to be heading to medical school this August! For me, tutoring is one of the most rewarding opportunities! I love being able to connect with students and help empower them to get to where they want to be academically. I've tutored students of all ages, ranging from as young as 6 years old to college-aged. I've been tutoring individually for over 6 years now, and I...

...performance. Throughout high school and college, I have been tutoring my peers in Spanish, English, philosophy, math and even music theory. I have also tutored adults in GRE subjects. Since graduation I have been helping Spanish-speaking children in DC with their English and working at a lobbying firm. I tutor in a variety of subjects, focusing on Spanish, English, Math and Standardized Tests. I tutor in a fun, competitive and encouraging style, often comparing learning...