Award-Winning GRE Tutors in Norridge, IL

...I studied Cognitive Science and Psychology, played varsity basketball, and worked as a Teacher's Assistant in the Linguistics and Cognitive Science department. I've worked for Varsity Tutors since moving back to Seattle last September, and love my job. As a tutor, I specialize in teaching SAT/ACT/GRE/ISEE prep, writing, English, Spanish, math, music, and psychology. If...

...to break down material and explain it in a way that is easily understood. I see it as important that every client feel confident in their capabilities to improve and that we both work together to discover his/ her individual needs in order to eventually reach the desired goals. My motto is "Hard work pays...

...to focus on big-picture issues when I read the work of other writers, encouraging them to dig deeper into their own beliefs and values and looking for ways they can communicate their opinions more effectively. My degree in English with a writing concentration (Wheaton College, 15), my lifestyle as a freelancer and fiction writer, and...

...it extremely rewarding to share my education with other students who are going taking many of the classes I once did, experiencing very similar challenges that I once faced, preparing for college--an oftentimes daunting task for a high school student. I look forward to helping you--or your child if you are a parent--achieve his or...

...around me. I'm a social work major and believe that the groups of people most often left unaided are the younger generations and slightly older generations as in the senior citizens. I've worked over the years with nonprofits, charities, after school programs, and youth mentoring groups. I gained my current level of education, recently a...

...high school students in the SAT, biology, and mathematics in 2005. This began a love of education and teaching that has lasted to this day. I went on to tutor middle school students in private school entrance exams, language arts, math, and science. My teaching style is personalized and dynamic. During sessions students solve problems...

...(Lakeview/Lincoln Park in Chicago) and the west suburbs (Addison, IL). When I am tutoring a student, I look to make a problem applicable to the student's experiences. I look to show them the parallels between things they are familiar with and the problem in question. Seeing a student's realization that they can solve a problem...

...of study per week can yield enormous results in admittances and scholarships. On the weekend you might find me running with my dog, playing board games with my daughters, snowboarding, or just hanging out with a book. I love learning new languages and am working on a comedy script. I hope I can help you...

...class assistant for Differential Equations for 3 semesters, where I 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...

...makes a great teacher is not only giving space for those types of uncomfortable moments and not only being able to address them effectively, but giving encouragement to students to both admit to and encourage those types of sensations. Without feeling confused once in a while, how is one ever to know that he or...