Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving Cambridge, MA

I am a current Junior at Georgetown University, majoring to English. I earned a perfect score on the English section of the ACT, and worked as a tutor in high school, editing peers papers and helping them prepare for the ACT. I'm relaxed, and like to have the student I'm tutoring to direct our sessions based on their strengths and weaknesses.

...years to obtain a graduate degree in Clinical Psychology. While in college, I volunteered with the West Philadelphia Tutoring Project, an organization that brings Penn students into Philly's inner city to tutor low-income middle school students. I found the experience deeply rewarding and my time with WPTP nurtured an interest in working with children professionally. I tutor a wide variety of subjects including English, writing, history, SAT Reading/Writing, French and more! My favorite subject to...

I love test taking and am a recent Dartmouth College graduate. I have experience with 12 AP exams, SAT (99th percentile), GRE, SAT subject tests, ACT, english, and much more. I enjoy adapting to individual students study and learning styles and making work more efficient and productive. In my spare time I run obstacle courses like Spartan Races.... I tailor individual study plans to help dedicated students reach their full potential with efficiency and accuracy.... I...

...graduate school to become an educator. I have been a licensed teacher in MA for 3 years and I love teaching. It is by far one of the most exciting and rewarding careers to have. Although I enjoy working with a larger classroom of students, I especially enjoy working 1-on-1 with students. There is incredible joy in working together to make progress towards a goal, or to discover capacities students didn't even know they had....

...classes, and facilitated workshops on subjects ranging from SAT prep to chemistry to spoken word poetry, and I especially enjoy working with middle school and high school students. I firmly believe that tutoring can and should be funeven SAT prep! Working with a student individually allows the two of us to team up to tackle the material using a range of strategies until we find an approach that works for this particular student. My favorite...

Ultimately, what I hope to effect in my students is some kind of core change in how they perceive, communicate, or act in the world. These core changes, in addition to the standards of close reading and academic writing, include cognitive dexterity, greater complexity of thought, a democratic view of language, and awareness of cultural modes of representation.

...Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stony Brook University. I am a research engineer and have 5 years of work experience as an engineer. In addition, I have worked with students throughout high school, college and post-college as a tutor. While I tutor a variety of math and science subjects, I prefer to tutor math. Algebra has always been my favorite subject with chemistry as my second favorite and is what I am most...

...the capstone thesis project. I have a history of working in accessibility and research in the arts and am interested in creating dialogues on the ways in which the arts—and the ways our businesses and government support the arts—are an essential component of our everyday lives. To quote Jane Chu, “Although many may not realize it, the arts actively intersect with areas such as the economy, human development, and community vitality. The arts and artists...

...logic and beauty of the world. She is a meditation teacher and loves helping others eliminate stressful drains and distance themselves from daily drama so that they can live with more vitality, creativity and personal fulfillment. She loves connecting with students and helping others to connect to themselves more deeply and to share their gifts with the world. Currently a meditation teacher who focuses on emotional awareness and creativity, Julie has had the opportunity to...

...Environmental Science (BS) and Philosophy (BA) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where I received Highest Honors for my senior thesis and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. I have been working as a tutor and teacher for almost 10 years, and my experience has ranged from working one-on-one with students on SAT and GRE test preparation, to teaching a summer course in Philosophy at Oxford University, to volunteering as an assistant...

...day camps, to teaching a full year of 5th grade, I have done it all. I also spend time throughout the school year helping tutor fellow college students in different areas of their schoolwork. During my gap year, not only did I teach 5th grade, but I tutored middle and high schoolers during after school programs. I love helping and I will tailor a program based of your needs. I am here to help in...

I have been teaching and tutoring for nearly a decade. I love learning; I try to impart this passion to my students.

...Cum Laude with a double major in Statistics and Psychology. I am a member of both the national science research honor society (Sigma Xi) and the national statistics honor society (Mu Sigma Rho). I have been employed by Varsity Tutors for three years. I also worked as a Teaching Assistant, Grader, and Tutor in the Statistics Department at Amherst College for three semesters. I am particularly passionate about test preparation and math education.... In a typical...

...a fondness for Southern Literature. Well, actually, any kind of literature! That has been my favorite subject since I was in elementary school and it is what I truly enjoy. When I was in 9th grade, I would correct misspellings and grammar in my boyfriend's notes and then send them back to him. And no, that did not last long. So I was always destined to be a teacher. My teaching mission as I see...

...as a communications administrator, I enrolled at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in pursuance of my Fashion Design Certificate. My education from MassArt inspired me to become a wardrobe consultant and to found A Balanced Wardrobe LLC. Though I've transitioned from academia to business and fashion, I still rely heavily on my reading and writing skills. These skills transcend all professions, as they are fundamental to our ability to learn and to communicate effectively...

...is designed. Working in many neuroscience laboratories in hospitals and universities around the Boston area and Dartmouth Medical School has given me a very good understanding of the brain. For about three years, I was a substitute teacher in the Mascoma Regional School District in Enfield NH working with 5th 12th graders. I had so much fun in the classroom, interacting with the children on projects and listening to their questions. I love to answer...

...student talk through the material and reveals where they may have some misunderstandings. There are many right ways to write a program or a paper, so when I tutor subjects like writing and computer science, I get to make these questions more open-ended and help students let their creativity flow. This is harder in subjects like math, where there is only one right answer, but I still enjoy asking students questions as we puzzle through...

...History and African/World History. I am planning on returning to school to obtain my MA in History, or an African Studies related field. My past tutoring experiences have included tutoring traditional and non-traditional students in History related classes. With these students I worked on writing skills, overall understanding of topics, test studying skills, and comprehending various themes throughout history. I worked with students with learning and mental disabilities. I tutor a variety of subjects, but...

...styles of students of all ages and ability levels and developing personalized approaches to help them master their material. I work in all of the following subject areas: * Math - basic number skills, pre-algebra, algebra I and II, precalculus, calculus, geometry, trigonometry, probability, and statistics * Science - basic physical/life/earth science courses as well as high school biology, chemistry, physics, and environmental science * English - all reading/writing and research assignments * Social Sciences...

...style. I love seeing the moment when a concept finally "clicks" for a student and I find it incredibly rewarding to be a part of that process. With experience tutoring a broad range of subjectsfrom ACT Writing, AP English Language and Composition, and AP World History, to Economics, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, and various levels of History, Literature, and BusinessI am confident in my ability to help students succeed in multiple disciplines. My tutoring approach adapts...