Award-Winning GRE Tutors in Long Beach, CA

...transferred to the University of Sydney where I received a double degree in physics and advanced mathematics. After taking a year off to bake cookies, travel and take "fun" classes at Saddleback Community College, I enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where I received a masters and a doctorate in physics. During this time, specialized in nanophotonics and eventually wrote my dissertation on a phenomenon called surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)...

...I am always happy to work in Biology, the Health Sciences, or essay-writing in general. I like to have my students teach me to teach them. Everybody learns differently and struggles with different concepts, and as long as these learning styles are discovered and communicated, learning is always possible. When it comes to the SAT and essays, understanding exactly what the question is asking and regularly practicing the methods for finding the answer seem to...

...the tutoring equivalent of a switch hitter. As an engineering major who switched over to theatre management, who then earned a graduate degree in public policy and community development finance, I feel comfortable teaching to both sides of the brain. I've taught statistics and housing finance to graduate students who hadn't touched math since high school, and I've revised resumes and cover letters for many friends in multiple fields. I understand that sometimes it takes...

...in rural Massachusetts, and am now certified to teach grades K-12 in both Massachusetts and California. While my concentration is in U.S. and World History, I've also had the opportunity to teach English, Literature, and Standardized Test preparation. Most recently, I taught English and essay writing one-on-one to some fabulous middle school girls. In my spare time, I play volleyball and ultimate frisbee, bake delicious (I hope!) vegan desserts, and read swashbuckling fantasy novels.

...personally taken and succeeded in. Additionally, I attended two years of medical school at the MD/PhD (MSTP) program at Washington University in St. Louis before deciding to change career paths, so I am quite familiar with the biological and health sciences as well. Now, I am more interested in the physical sciences and Oceanography. I'm also currently improving my Spanish because I hope to travel to many Latin American countries. I've recently enjoyed visiting Honduras,...

...a wide range of needs, from the anxiety prone to advanced students trying to edge into the 99th national percentile. And yes, I can tutor 11th hour crash courses to those sprinters who waited for the last week. It happens. My tutoring style is conversational, engaged, and pragmatic. Though I have academic breadth, I value practice over theory. I want to help my students comprehend information during our sessions, and more importantly retaining it afterwards....

...graduated from Northwestern University in 2011 with a BA in Mathematics, where I also focused heavily on pre-med courses. Having recently completed my M.S. in Global Medicine from USC, I plan to attend medical school while continuing my work as a tutor, and look forward to working towards improving health care access and delivery. As a tutor with over 2 years of professional experience, I am dedicated to my students and strive to teach in...

...teacher. I tutored a wide range of subjects during my high school and early college years. I have worked with students ranging in age from kindergarten to college, where I was a teaching assistant for three years. I am a strong believer in early education and active learning, where both the teacher and the student have active roles in the student's learning process. I always find it rewarding when tutoring and teaching a student. My...

Hi there! I'd love to assist you in your educational experience at any step of the way. I have a rich background in the social sciences, writing, and research. However, I am passionate to get you to your highest potential no matter the subject--I believe in your success and will help get you there! I look forward to working with you soon!... I believe in working collaboratively with my student. I think there's a great deal of power in the student teaching the tutor. Of course I help students every step of the way, but I believe you learn most when teaching others, and think students get the most out of it when they are able to teach someone else.

...Over the past decade I have tutored students from upper elementary through graduate school in subjects ranging from writing and math to theology and classical Greek, but I have most frequently worked with students preparing for various standardized tests (having received a perfect score on my SAT in high school). Whenever possible I try to teach using the Socratic method, as I find that the process of guided discovery helps with the retention and application...