Award-Winning GRE Tutors in North Chicago, IL

...taught in middle and high school classrooms in the subject areas of Math, Physics, and Social Studies. What I love most about tutoring is building confidence and reducing anxiety through concept mastery. Your personality, goals, strengths, and needs determine the scope, pace, style, and materials for our work together. I'm a life-long learner who loves...

...other kinds of interests. In my experience, students are most successful when they combine test-taking strategies with an authentic curiosity and an ability to enjoy what they are doing (even for standardized tests!). Learning and teaching always go hand in hand, and so when I am not teaching, I try to spend my time learning...

...and high school students in Spanish and English, and I was able to help them develop study strategies such as using flashcards or translating a sentence they had spoken aloud that day in their heads for extra language practice. I am very excited to be able to tutor again and to work with students. There...

...learning french and watching films. I also like to travel whenever possible, and my favorite cities are Istanbul and Paris. I do my best to maintain a friendly, yet disciplined, tutoring style. I know learning can be hard, but it can also be enjoyable, and there is nothing quite like the feeling of being masterful...

...success in teaching the conceptual framework behind these problems, so that they learn to find solutions by whatever means they prefer. As indicated by my degrees at the beginning, I am incredibly passionate about film and film studies I am a huge movie buff. But perhaps the most important thing I can say about myself...

...and nothing makes me happier than strapping up my kayaks and exploring the state's rivers and lakes. I am confident in my ability to help students with any situation where they are trying to convey a purpose to an audiencebe it in the form of ACT/GRE prompts, college-application essays, textual analyses, newspaper articles, or just...

...Mental Health Studies focus) and graduated Magna Cum Laude. In my free time I love going to live music in Chicago and playing mandolin. I think my studies have given me a unique perspective on what makes tutoring effective. In addition to teaching the academics of the subject, I find it important to identify the...

...all subjects, I love teaching all forms of writing, literature, history, English, and art. I have found that these passions smoothly translate to their corresponding sections on standardized tests (specifically the ACT and GRE). Growing up with parents as teachers I learned early on the importance of the work that takes place both in and...

...Juris Doctor degree from Arizona State University, M.A. degrees in Politics and the Social Sciences from Brandeis University and the University of Chicago, respectively, and a B.A. in Political Science from Kenyon College. In addition to my work as a tutor, my teaching experience includes three years as a Teaching Fellow at Brandeis University, where...

...as well as have authored peer-reviewed manuscripts at Northwestern University. I have lectured to undergraduate students at Northwestern University in cell biology, and have taught English as a Second Language (ESL) in both a classroom setting and one-on-one. I have a very diverse background of knowledge and have worked in a variety of settings, both...

...Social Work. I believe in the potential for any student to achieve an A in every course and in every assignment. More so than a grade, my goal is to help students fall in love with the process of learning. Feedback from successful students has allowed me to recognize how effective the approaches toward tutoring...

...New York University this past December receiving a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in anthropology with a minor in chemistry. While my focus was in genetic anthropology, my liberal arts major has allowed me to explore a wide variety of subjects during my college experience. I began tutoring as a middle school student back in...

I am a german-born physicist. After my PhD at the University of Pittsburgh I spent almost 4 years doing cutting edge research at Argonne National Lab in Chicago, IL in theoretical particle physics. I love teaching, passing on knowledge and inspiring people to find their footing in math and physics!

...students engage in their studies and achieve their academic goals. I am a native spanish speaker and graduated with my seal of biliteracy for being bilingual and getting a perfect score on the AP Spanish exam. My favorite way to approach any subject that I tutor is to provide an open and adaptable format that...

...As a tutor, I want to share my passion for problem-solving with others and foster an open, positive attitude about standardized tests. Attitude is very important a student who is open and confident about being able to solve the problem, even if not initially exactly sure how, might be closer to the right answer than...

...about higher education, and I hope to dedicate my career to assisting college and college-bound students with their scholarly pursuits. My academic experience is diverse and growing: I received my B.A. in Art History and Psychology from St. Mary's College of Maryland, and I begin my Masters in Library and Information Science program this summer...

...well as ACT and GMAT. I have tutored athletes throughout college and also tutored in high school. My tutoring style mostly involves asking leading questions so a student can figure out the correct answer on their own with some guidance. Outside of academia, I love to cook, hang out with friends and watch sports.... I would give the student practice problems to see what topics they may be struggling with the most so that we can...

...applications to study the senses. I also worked as a tutor and grader in the philosophy department. With my liberal arts and interdisciplinary background, I have familiarity with a range of subjects from the life sciences to the social sciences to the humanities. I have tutored essay writing to professional students and undergrads, symbolic logic...

...encouragement. Helping students unlock their potential and achieve their academic and professional goals is what drives me every day. I'm here to make math less intimidating, GMAT prep more effective, and success more attainable. My 8-year-old son and I love travelling and are trying to visit all 50 states together. (Feel free to ask what...

...the lab, but the end of goal is the same: learning something new. I believe with knowledge we can improve our quality of life and become more intellectual beings. As far as hobbies and side projects goes, I enjoy cooking professionally, working with my hands building or working on robots, electrical cars and control circuits,...