Award-Winning PSAT Tutors serving White Plains, NY

...about the individual; not only the student. In order to understand the educational needs of each student, I must first understand each person. I enjoy using culturally relevant pedagogy to ensure that my enrichment is useful and can be applied to daily education. I expect nothing but the best for all of the scholars under my tutelage. Within everyone lies the ability to learn, but first we must learn how to learn.

...helping others and sharing my knowledge, I've gravitated toward tutoring since my early high school years. I'm now in my last year of college-- I study environmental science and art history at Barnard College of Columbia University in New York City-- and I'm happy that I've been able to continue to tutor a wide range of ages in a wide variety of subjects throughout college. My passion for languages shapes my preferred tutoring realm; I...

I am a lifelong learner and teacher who loves helping others. I want to help you grasp new concepts and understand difficult ideas. Seeing others succeed is my passion and I love ensuring students succeed academically.

...and I'm a Mechanical Engineering PhD Candidate at Lehigh University. I enjoy lifting, basketball, soccer, investing, technology, and soon hope to travel. I graduated from Bucknell University with a BS in Biomedical Engineering in May, along with a Math Minor. I excel at teaching strategies for tackling standardized tests, including the GRE, ACT, SAT, and PSAT. I received nearly perfect scores on the math sections of all of these tests. In addition, I can also...

...studying Computer Science at Boston University, working towards my bachelors degree. I can tutor Algebra 1 and 2, calculus, SAT Math, AP Physics 1, and basic programming. Working with students is something that I really value, especially since I am one myself. I have personally gone through the tedious nature of prepping for tests, standardized or not. I want to be able to help students in areas that I can, whether it be related to...

...who has autism, that every student requires a different approach. I scored in the 98th percentile on the SAT and many AP exams, and I've helped many people increase their scores on standardized tests. I'm an engineering student, so I use math, chemistry, and physics knowledge on a daily basis. I bring a systematic problem-solving approach to tutoring. I'm happy to bring my patience and experience to Varsity Tutors, and to help more people achieve...

...of Binghamton University, where I majored in English, Political Science and Philosophy. Growing up, I attended the Trinity School for high school, Hunter College High School for middle school, and the Chapin School from kindergarten through 6th grade. I also took summer college courses at Columbia University. Because of my variety of academic experience, I have studied for, taken and tutored the ISEE exams, the Hunter College High School admissions exams, the SAT and the...

I'm a recent graduate of Tufts University who just completed an internship with the speechwriting company West Wing Writers. I'd love to help you with writing assignments, test preparation, and any classes in the humanities!

...a stronger tutor than if it had been easy for me from the start. I understand the roadblocks that come up in certain students' heads. Not everyone's brain works the same way and I think it is extremely helpful to be able explain things from different anglesto translate this language of the test or textbook. I have a real love of learning and my background in English and performance (I am a freelance writer and...

...completed research which involved using advance statistics analyses using Stata software to analyze neuron count in mouse brain slices. The final purpose of this experiment was to determine the significance of data across different parameters and groups (ANOVA analyses with multiple comparison point and post-hoc statistic test). In order to use the software, I had to familiarize myself with the different notions of statistic including mean/median, standard deviation, standard errors, and p-values. My work included...

I am a current college Junior looking to help out as many students in need as I can. Training to become a Clinical Scientist, I am eager to educate students in need in the meantime!

...2015 with a B.S. in Human Biology, Health, and Society. After graduating, I worked as a research technician at Columbia University Medical Center before going to India for a 4-week global health educational program. Currently, I am preparing to apply to medical school. I have acquired considerable teaching and mentoring experience in the past seven years. In high school, I tutored elementary and middle school students in math and general homework help. As a general...

I am passionate on helping students to achieve their dreams through education so I will do my best to help them succeed not only in subject matters but in life too.

...higher education for 20+ years, so I know the academic and social skills that contribute to successful student performance. In the past, I tutored middle school and high school students. In addition to teaching students how to excel inside and outside of a classroom setting, I am committed to the idea that learning should be enjoyed and not seen as a chore. That is why I always do my best to maintain a relaxed atmosphere...

I am currently a fourth year student at McGill University studying Chemical Engineering. I believe in a fun and engaging learning environment that takes the frustration and monotony out of education! I specialize in all Maths, Physics, Chemistry and ACT/SAT Prep. A fun fact about me is that I played competitive tennis my entire life and am also a DJ!

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...teaching style as flexible and receptive, my teaching style must be fluid because not all students learn in the same way. Some students may learn best by completing ten practice problems while others need pictures and visuals, teachers need to have a solid foundation in their subject area so they can modify their instruction to the needs of the student. Outside of teaching, I spend my time engaged in Sports and Arts. I am an...

I graduated with honors from UC Berkeley's English program. While in college, I worked as a tutor, designing lesson plans and teaching accelerated classes for elementary to high schoolers within a day-time tutoring program. This included standardized test prep as well. My biggest priority as a tutor is helping you find the confidence and belief in your own ability. This, I've found, has the biggest impact on a student's performance.

...of Stony Brook, one man's quest to find out what makes a good story began. For 8 semesters he studied why the pen is mightier than the sword. Between classes and trying to unwind from the day's deep discussions of literature, video games provided a sweet escape from the mentally taxing work and a reminder that people can still have fun writing. James has been playing games since he was three. Sometimes the two would...

I'm a recent college graduate with a passion for learning and helping others. I believe strongly in positivity, strength affirmation, and collaboration. I believe that learning can and should be fun!