Award-Winning PSAT Tutors in Somerville, MA

...to tutor because I find it rewarding to see students feel more confident about a test that is nerve-racking for many. I believe in every student's capabilities to learn and improve. With my patience and motivating nature, I help students build confidence in their inherent abilities. In the last seven years, I have had a range of tutoring experience from being a Biochemistry Teacher's Assistant to teaching ESL classes online. I am a graduate of...

...behind approaching questions, finding contextual clues and eliminating wrong answers. I have used these techniques throughout my own academic career with great success and I like passing them along to my students. When you work with me, we will run diagnostic tests to pinpoint the exact questions types that are troubling you and then focus on that type of question until you understand exactly how to solve them. In addition to test-taking skills, I am...

...Work experiences that support my service as a Varsity Tutor include the following: three years working with college writing and ESL students as a paraprofessional writing tutor; two years working with elementary school-aged children as a YMCA day camp counselor and after-school teacher; one year working as a camp counselor serving youths in the fifth and sixth grades at a community development organization in Pittsburgh; and my current position as a City Year AmeriCorps member...

...extensive one-on-one tutoring experience in a variety of subjects, and I have taught multiple classroom SAT prep courses. When tutoring, I break down problems into their simplest form and provide thorough explanation, so that any student can achieve mastery. I have helped students raise their SAT scores by hundreds of points by teaching them crucial test taking techniques and optimal ways of approaching a problem. Besides helping students with their academic goals, I enjoy playing...

...Arts in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Political Science, as well as my Masters of Arts in Literature. My tutoring experience includes being a teaching assistant for a fifth grade class, assisting in an after school enrichment program, preparing high school students for AP exams and more. While I tutor a variety of subjects, my personal studies were primarily focused on Literature, Politics and History. I am passionate about...

...science and teach reading, math, social studies, and science to kindergarten through first grade students. I have also tutored adults working towards their GED, led ESL conversation classes, and worked with high school age students. I have experience tutoring a broad range of subjects and working with a wide variety of ages. Whether it’s learning how to be a better test-taker or honing an essay on Shakespeare, my favorite thing about tutoring is seeing the...

...undergraduate level engineering courses, requiring me to teach in both large classroom and one-on-one settings. I am most comfortable teaching quantitative sciences, although I also have experience teaching standardized tests and more qualitative subjects such as Biology or Chemistry. I am a born and raised Bostonian, having grown up in Reading, MA. I am a proud product of the Massachusetts Public School system. I am a die-hard Patriots fan, as well as a Bruins season...

...to make grammar more fun by integrating my passion for French life, culture, and food. I also am available to tutor in English, Psychology, and test preparation. In any subject I tutor, I like to make sure students are not afraid of their subject matter and are enjoying themselves! My calm, patient, and compassionate nature makes it easy for my students to feel at ease and not to be intimidated by what they are learning....

...when they finally grasp a difficult concept is very rewarding. I am passionate about math and sciences, and received my Ph.D. earlier this year in Genetics and Molecular Biology. Throughout my life from a very young age I have been helping peers and mentoring younger students from middle school all the way to medical students. I am excited to help teach the more difficult STEM subjects to those who need it most. Flashcards, practice questions, talking about theoretical questions, and asking a lot of "Well, given that we know this, what if...?"

...SAT, SAT Subject tests, PSAT, SSAT, and general academics, primarily Math. I have since made a career transition to teaching and am currently licensed to teach Math and General Science at the middle school level. My favorite subjects have always been Math and Science, especially Biology and Chemistry. I enjoy finding different approaches to math problems and have found ways to make all my students over the years understand the best way for them to...