Award-Winning PSAT Tutors in Federal Way, WA

...to work each day. In my free time, I enjoy skiing in the winter, waterskiing and cycling in the summer, cooking all the time, and enjoying the company of my good friends and the great opportunities the Northwest has to offer. I love reading, especially books that expand my knowledge and my understanding of the...

...teaching, especially in reading and writing. I really believe that reading and writing are vital to clear communication and that being a good, clear communicator is important both professionally and personally. I also believe in reliability, creativity, and collaboration in tutoring sessions, and I hope to use those values while teaching to help students through...

...and English are my favorite subjects to tutor, and also the areas in which I have the most experience. I am a voracious reader, so Critical Reading and Writing are my strongest sections on Standardized Testing. Outside of the classroom, I also enjoy running, playing the piano, and watching soccer and tennis

...joined Varsity Tutors primarily because I was looking for a way to use Spanish more often. I have spoken Spanish for nearly 10 years, learning the language by traveling abroad and through high school and college courses, and I love it! I also have many other academic interests and I am excited to tutor in...

...about helping students problem solve so that the end result is not only a better grasp of a subject but also a stronger sense of self-empowerment anytime they tackle something new. I grew up in Lake Tahoe, CA, where my winters were spent in skis and my summers were spent in swimsuits. I also enjoy...

...craft the perfect college application essay? Or maybe that English paper has been giving you a hard time. Maybe you'd even like to try your hand at creative writing! With five years of experience as a writing tutor, as well as experience as a college writing instructor, I am skilled at bringing out the best...

...on using what a student already knows and improving their ability to apply and their confidence to look within. Most of the time those are the biggest obstacles. I like to focus on process and generally stay away from spending time on rote memorization. I won't claim to make learning fun, but I will try...

...public law. I am a seasoned tutor, and enjoy helping students from elementary school all the way up through college. Whether you're looking for someone to help you improve your grades or you're trying to improve your standardized test score so that you can go to your dream school, I'm certain I can help you....

...puzzles, and predictable puzzles at that: once you learn to crack the code, you realize that they're not so scary after all! It's really important to me to find a teaching style that works for each individual student; one-size-fits-all teaching rarely works. So, I'll take the time to work with you and find an approach...

...to a student, I can usually come up with an alternate, sometimes more intuitive way of addressing the same problem. Recreationally, I spend a significant fraction of my time developing my problem-solving skills with the Mathematica programming language. I also enjoy building small digital and analog circuits, for entertainment and study purposes.