Award-Winning PSAT Tutors in Glendale, CA

...graduate student currently completing a Master's degree and preparing for Law School at UCLA in the fall. Alyson tutor's in a variety of subjects but specializes in AP US History, SAT, ACT, and the LSAT. She is comfortable working with younger learners as well as high school, college and adult learners. Teaching students strategies and techniques so they can go into test day confident and prepared is her favorite part of tutoring!

...accepted to a top medical school. As such, I enjoy learning and teaching both humanities subjects and the sciences. In the past year, I have tutored high school and middle school students in a number of areas, including preparation for exams like the SAT. I especially enjoy tutoring in Biology because I love watching my students get excited about what they are learning and how it relates to different everyday experiences. For that reason, my...

...that students learn better and perform more efficiently on exams when they are able to focus on the task at hand instead of being distracted by an excessive level of performance anxiety. As such, I find it helpful to incorporate some information as to what makes a subject matter relevant and interesting and lead students away from the often unhelpful impression that the task of learning and test-taking are devices designed specifically to torment each...

...academia as a tool for deepening our understanding and appreciation of the world around us. My favorite disciplines -- languages, history, geography, and ecology -- are also my pastimes, as they reward me with a sense of wonder for the staggering diversity of human achievements and the rich beauty of the natural environment. I take pleasure in working as a tutor because it is an opportunity to think about my favorite things for hours on...

...with the interests of my students (abstract mathematical principles are less likely to capture a young football fan’s fancy, for example, than is trying to calculate a favorite quarterback’s passer rating), and I have a particular passion for teaching grammar, as precise language is essential for clear and unambiguous communication of ideas. When not applying for college faculty positions, taking care of my toddler daughter, or tutoring, I enjoy hiking in beautiful locales, watching basketball,...

...students; figuring out what the test is asking for and how to give the testing service what it wants. Students do best on these standardized forms of assessment when they know specifically what is being asked of them, and I am more than happy to help them figure it out. I can also engage students more fully in their homework in general, ensuring that they are not only completing their assignments accurately, but also verifying...

...focused on linguistics and politics, and I am thrilled to use that knowledge to continue tutoring students in a range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. I have tutored for four years, working with middle and high school students in D.C. and Madrid on speech and debate, Spanish, and English as a second language. I focus on building confidence just as much as grasping content, a balance that’s especially important for improving on...

...Chile from 2009 to 2010, where I first started giving private instructions in English. After graduating from the university, I worked as an English instructor at the University's Center for English as a Second Language (CESL), where for three years I taught academic reading and writing, communication skills, and standardized exam preparation. I enjoy tutoring, and have experience giving private instruction in English reading, writing, and speaking, and preparation for the following standardized exams: SAT,...

I have an undergraduate business degree from UC Riverside and an MBA from UCLA. My professional background includes tech startups, private equity, investment banking and consulting. I am currently working on a mobile app startup. I can help with GMAT and LSAT prep in addition to business and law school admissions.

...of examples to reiterate practice, while also making sure to exhibit the utmost patience when working with my students. I love to laugh, have a good time, and I take that mentality in with me while tutoring in order to promote a safe, healthy, and productive working environment. A stressed student is a student who will be unable to work at full capacity, and that is something I take very seriously. Outside of school, I...