
Rebecca: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...extensively, while obtaining my teaching credential in Music. After graduate school, I headed to Japan to live and teach ESL for two years, before heading back to Silicon Valley to purse a career as a music teacher. I'm super excited to be your ESL, French, Japanese, or Music Theory tutor! I find that the one-on-one environment of tutoring is truly special because of the tutor-student relationship that can develop over time, and the learning and...
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University of California-Irvine - Bachelors, Arts and Humanities

Talia: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...in 2008, double majoring in Psychology and Sociology. In 2011, I received my California Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential. I have been working in classrooms, providing academic support, since 2004. I have extensive experience working with individuals with special needs, from moderate to severe, and the gifted population. I am highly adept in tailoring education to fit each learner's needs, while maximizing output, motivation, and self-confidence. I sincerely enjoy working with children, listening to their stories,...
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Williams Collegee - Bachelor in Arts, Psychology & Sociology

Rohayah: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...help me succeed in school. Equipped with enthusiasm to learn and succeed in life, I embarked on a journey to reach the goals that I had in mind. As a result of that experience, I can really empathize with students who are struggling in school and do not know whom to turn to for help. My forte has always been mathematics, so I would like to help as many students as possible and let each...
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University of Florida - Bachelors, Mathematics

Bryan: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
I believe in being a life-long learner. An academic course should be designed to optimize a student's success. My goal is to teach mathematics, along with life skills at all levels, observation, critical thinking, organization, hard work, and reflection.
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California State University-Sacramento - Bachelors, Mathematics

Kaan: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...Math and science. After focusing on my own academic career in college, I came back into tutoring with almost 4 more years of studying under my belt ready to get kids to want to learn. I pride myself getting students to be as confident in their answers, as I am in mine. My area of expertise ranges from algebra to physics to test prep and even basic Spanish. Everyone has a different way of learning,...
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Current Undergrad, Electrical Engineering

Luke: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...guiding climbing. I worked with students in a variety of subjects from math, to history, to writing. In every subject, I was able to help lead my students into developing their own critical thinking skills. I also encountered some of the same fear that I saw from people 100 feet up a rock face. I used my guiding experience to help one student overcome what had become a debilitating and illogical fear of math in...
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Colorado College - Bachelors, Philosophy

Julie: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...style and to meet their personal goals. I also love to laugh and have fun while getting work done! I graduated from Fordham University in New York City with a major in sociology and a double minor in visual arts and philosophy. During my undergraduate career I worked with students as young as preschool and as old as high school seniors on their reading and writing skills. I truly believe that reading and writing is...
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Fordham University - Bachelor in Arts, Sociology
University of Pennsylvania - Masters, Urban Education

Brandon: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.-Confucius As a tutor it is my goal to not only teach my students the material they need to learn, but to better their core understanding of a subject and their methods of learning for the future. This way, they can continue to learn at an advanced level long after they no longer require the service of a tutor.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Bachelor of Science, Mathematics

Joscelyn: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...yielding 100+ point improvements in just a few months. I also worked at Kumon, teaching students (~3 to 7 years old) in Math and Reading. Additionally, my teaching experience includes coaching Little League softball to the 10-and-under age group, and I was told that I was able to relate and interact well with the players. I have mostly tutored math (including a focus in SAT Math), but I am always happy to help someone in...
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Rutgers University-New Brunswick - Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering

Sheena: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...ways that each student is interested in to see maximum results. Most importantly, I find ways to make the material interesting and easily relatable to my students. A personal investment in material is a great way to see progress! Aside from learning and teaching, I love traveling (I recently visited Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia and plan to go to South Africa in a bit), cooking/baking, and dancing. I have always found a way to connect...
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Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College - Bachelors, Economics, Chinese

Abigail: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
Hey there! My name is Abi and I'm excited to tutor you in a number of subjects including pre-algebra, writing, critical reading, and standardized test preparation. I have much experience writing speeches & editing papers/articles (as Debate Captain, Newspaper Editor-in-Chief & Model UN captain), in addition to regular school tutoring. Looking forward to learning together!
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Barnard College - Current Undergrad Student, Slavic Studies

Sean: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...University with a BS in engineering physics, and a math minor. I have been tutoring for more than 6 years. For 2.5 years, I taught math to Cornell Engineering undergraduates, and I looked forward to it every week! On Varsity Tutors, I tutor up to college level mathematics and physics, test prep (including AP courses, and SAT reading/writing). Explaining difficult math and science concepts in plain English is my forte. I love teaching and will...
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Cornell University - Bachelor of Science, Engineering Physics

Cynthia: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...tutoring high school students outside of class in college and involved in STEM academics and research mentorship as well as a translation program from and to English outside of class. I speak Japanese and French, and I have taken the PSATs, SATs, 10 APs, and the GREs successfully. I would be willing to help with any of these subjects, with math, science, and languages being more of my strong suit, and I would be willing...
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Princeton University - Bachelors, Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University - PHD, Neuroscience

David: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...success. One-on-one tutoring is an effective technique, particularly for explaining and modeling math, and I enjoy seeing students attitudes toward school brighten when they see immediate progress in their work. As a writing tutor, I like to focus on helping students find their authentic voice. Essays succeed when students strip away the extraneous material and present themselves and their ideas honestly, and I think with a little coaching any student can be a successful writer.
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Drake University - Bachelor of Science, Education, History
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Varun: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...their educational goals. Whatever the task, no matter how long it takes, I will make sure you get the most out of your sessions and will tailor my personal approach to whatever you need. I have been tutoring middle school, high school, and college students for five years. As an Ivy League graduate, I know what it takes to succeed in a highly competitive academic environment and can help you succeed as well!
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Dartmouth College - Bachelors, Government/Film and Media Studies

Abrar: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
The world is not going to end if you do not get a perfect score. A perfect score should simply be a goal to strive towards. I believe in making mistakes. The best way to learn is to correct and review mistakes. This ensures that fewer and fewer errors are made in subsequent performances. Practice and discipline will lead to perfection. Those who do not learn from their mistakes are destined to repeat them.... It's okay...
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Gannon University - Bachelor in Arts, Law and Political Science
CUNY LaGuardia Community College - Associate in Arts, Biology, General

Grace: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...worked closely with students in several capacities. For the past two years, I have been a part of an organization at the University of Virginia that matches up college and high school students for tutoring and mentoring. The focus of this organization is on forming long-term bonds between the students and on helping them navigate the college process, so I have lots of experience with my students writing and editing college essays and preparing for...
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University of Virginia-Main Campus - Bachelor in Arts, Women, Gender and Sexuality and Foreign Affairs

Naftali: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...of subjects, I am most passionate about English and Writing. In my experience, there is no best approach for how to tutor students. Every student is different and should be taught in a way that helps them better understand both the subject matter in front of them and themselves as a student. I believe that the healthy combination of creativity and patience can lead to the solution of almost any problem in life. In my...
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New York University - Current Undergrad, Dramatic Writing

Arun: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...a teacher, I strive to accurately identify my students weaknesses and strengths before bolstering them with my own knowledge. I want my students to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of the subject that they are struggling with. This kind of understanding will help not only with immediate academic gains, but with future success as well. In school environments, students often do not receive individualized attention that seeks out the gaps in their understanding. By...
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George Washington University - Bachelors, Physics

Allegra: San Jose HSPT tutor
Certified HSPT Tutor in San Jose, CA
...schooler, I aced the SAT and took 9 AP classes; as a student at the University of Chicago, I developed exemplary writing and critical reading skills; and as a tutor, I learned how to convey those skills to students of all ages, from many different backgrounds, in both one-on-one and group settings. Need to raise those scores? Having trouble telling a participle from a predicate? Want to make your college essay the best it can...
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CUNY Bernard M Baruch College - Current Undergrad, Religious Studies
Private HSPT Tutoring in San Jose, CA
Receive personally tailored HSPT lessons from exceptional tutors in a one-on-one setting. We help you connect with the best tutor for your particular needs while offering flexible scheduling to fit your busy life.
The High School Placement Test (HSPT) is taken by students in grade eight and used as a factor in many private schools' admissions process. The HSPT consists of 300 questions and it takes approximately two and a half hours to complete.
The traditional HSPT is made up of five sections, including reading, language, math, quantitative skills, and verbal skills. The reading section is made up of reading comprehension and vocabulary. The language section focuses on capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and grammar. The math section is similar to the quantitative section, but it consists of algebra in addition to arithmetic and geometry. The quantitative skills section consists of arithmetical numbers, geometry numbers, geometric and non-geometric comparisons, and number series. The verbal skills section covers verbal classification, logic, analogies, antonyms, and synonyms.
It is also possible that your child may be taking a version of the HSPT with additional section. If this turns out to be the case, the additional sections may include science, mechanical aptitude, or Catholic religion. If these sections are added, your child could have more time to complete the exam.
If you want to try to help your child perform their best on the HSPT, you should connect them with a private tutor. The educational directors at Varsity Tutors are happy to try to help your child find an independent, professional HSPT tutor in San Jose, CA.
We could help your child find San Jose tutors to help them hone their HSPT skills to potentially improve on their exam. In addition to assisting them to review material that will likely show up on the exam, their tutor can aid them in identifying what study method will work best for them.
Our educational directors can help your child find a skilled, independent tutor near San Jose, CA, who can guide them on the path toward HSPT understanding. Working with a private tutor enables your child to work at their own pace and focus on the material that they are having the most difficulty with. This could help to assure that they are getting the most out of their study time.
Your child's private HSPT tutor is available to meet them either in person or face-to-face online. Their tutor is also able to meet them at a time and location that works best for you and your child. So if your child would prefer to study at the Crema Coffee Roasting Company, at Plaza De Cesar Chavez Park, at the Santa Teresa Branch Library, or at your house, their tutor can meet them there. Call us today to find HSPT tutors in San Jose to try to help your child prepare for their exam.
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