Award-Winning LSAT Tutors in Portland, OR

...a degree in Mathematics & Philosophy. I was a math tutor in high school and am looking forward to being a tutor again! I tutor a broad range of subjects; I studied math in college, but I'm also passionate about English. I believe everyone should have a chance to reach their educational potential, so I'm eager to help students prepare for standardized tests. In my free time I enjoy running, reading, listening to music, and...

...passion for the social sciences, leading me to work for every branch of the government and pursue a degree in law. During my time at Claremont McKenna College (ranked among the top ten liberal arts schools), I earned a degree in Philosophy and Government, but I continued to study history, language, literature, and writing. In fact, the critical thinking and analytic abilities I cultivated in my degree courses allowed me to thrive in other academic...

...as gifted early in my academic career based on scores I earned on aptitude tests. I started volunteering as an academic tutor from a young age and continued while as a student to volunteer as an academic tutor for over ten years at multiple schools. I am also an instructor and professional within the health and wellness industry, work that has included mentoring new instructors and professionals. I am passionate about inspiring and working with...

...in helping high school students achieve their academic goals as they work their way towards college. I volunteer in New Haven as a math teacher and coach at a public middle school (my team of 7th graders just won the 2016 New Haven regional championship!), and I've been tutoring middle and high school students for over 7 years. On top of all of that, I'm an aspiring professional in the business world - this past...

...also speak German, having learned it as a high school exchange student, majored in it in college, and having spent a summer working in a Berlin law office. As much as I love the law--and I really do!--I also love teaching. I recently spent a semester teaching as an Adjunct Professor of Law at a law school; that experience confirmed for me that teaching is what I was meant to do. I have had numerous...

...my time there. I started acting when I was a child, and toured the country with the national Broadway tour of Ragtime when I was 10 years old. Since then I have enjoyed balancing my academic life with my performing life. After college I went back to my original passion for the performing arts, but still love learning and exercising my brain academically. My favorite subjects to work in are English and History, especially reading...

...a player runs down the field. I have worked with students from elementary school age to college in a variety of subjects. I love the sciences, particularly learning how the body works, but I have also excelled in math and standardized test prep. The world is full of puzzles, and school just has a few of the more difficult ones. Academic success is built from how we approach these puzzles, and how each unique mind...

...sharing this with others, and my ability to assist a wide-variety of types of learners is confirmed by the hundreds of students who have attested to my ability over the years and in different settings and institutions. My extensive education has given me an immense appreciation for all things philosophical and for the many great civilizations of human history, as well as an in-depth understanding of the relationship between human beings and the earth. In...

...lead peer tutor in the math program. Since then, I have worked with various education and mentorship programs to hone my one-on-one instruction abilities. I believe that figuring how to start can be the most challenging step in tackling a problem, so as a tutor, I focus on giving students strategies to begin problems and teaching them how to recognize patterns. My favorite academic subjects to tutor are high school math and science, particularly chemistry,...

...on the "treadmill" and I know how brutal the educational arena can be. Thus, I find great satisfaction in being able to help people who were in similar situations as myself. I have extensive experience in tutoring from two previous positions in which I taught in both a classroom setting and a one-on-one setting. Regarding the subjects I have taught- I am familiar with math all the way up to Algebra 2 (including SAT Math),...