Award-Winning SAT Tutors in Albany County, NY

As a tutor, I aim to create thoughtful, innovative, and exciting lessons, which support my students to grow as individuals.

...to have advanced my career with degrees, licenses and certificates that required standardized tests. I lost count how many times I thought I was done with tests forever only to be faced with another one I had to pass. As a matter of fact, I have goals I'd like to achieve in the next few years that will require sitting for exams. But I believe the test writers want you to pass. In fact, you...

...with my BA from Ithaca College in central New York State where I studied sociology and Spanish. Someday, I hope to be a professor, and I am currently a first-year sociology PhD student. I am passionate about using my research, interests, and hobbies to help others. While I am most comfortable tutoring basic math, English, Spanish (high school and college), and core sociology courses, I am also a strong writer and have experience with academic-style...

...habits I teach my students are ones I have personally used and found to work, either in test prep or in math, science, and engineering courses. In addition to tutoring, I am always more than happy to give no nonsense advice to any student interested in going to engineering school. I look forward to getting to know you and passing on my experience and knowledge to help you accomplish whatever it is you wish to...

...and test score increases) when I worked for a large company. I spent four years teaching at an all-boys Title One high school in Albany, NY teaching approximately 130 students each year and had a 100% passing rate on the Biology Regents, more than half of those students scored in the "Mastery Level" with over an 85%. Most of those students were in remedial math and ELA coursework and performing below grade level, this was...

...and test prep (SAT, ACT, PSAT, AP). I have worked as a college admissions essay editor for over a year and edited essays for students who were accepted to top schools like CalTech, Northwestern, and Northeastern. I would be happy to share editing samples upon request. On both the SAT and ACT exams, I scored in the 99th percentile, with a perfect score on my ACT. It would be a rewarding experience for me to...

...tutoring I usually give some background on the subject and show an example problem. Then I ask my students to solve a similar problem and after they develop confidence we move on. As someone who has needed tutoring in the past, I understand what it means to struggle when learning material and thats why I have a passion for tutoring. Outside of tutoring I enjoy playing soccer, watching sports, traveling around Europe and playing my...

Hey! I'm a fourth-year Industrial Engineering student at Northwestern University. I have a strong math background paired with excellent communication and writing skills.

...math, can bring a unique perspective to a student who, for whatever reason, is looking to improve his or her math skills. Whether you are struggling to grasp new concepts or looking to deepen your understanding of what you are being taught, I can help you. My approach to making math understandable is to explain many different examples to help you build confidence in your abilities and use real life applications wherever possible to keep...

I'm a Sophomore at Dartmouth College planning on majoring in Computer Science and Economics. I've always had a love for teaching and I strongly believe in passing on lessons to future generations. In the past, I've worked as a math tutor in multiple subjects to support our local Chinese community and also mentored in other areas such as physics, tennis, college applications, and computer science.

I am a student at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, though I'm originally from upstate New York, right outside of Albany (which is actually the capital of New York, NOT New York City). I genuinely have a love for learning and more than just helping students with certain subjects they may be having trouble with, I hope to inspire a hunger for knowledge in students.

...certification. Understanding and mastery of learning content can be achieved by independent perseverance and attention to detail. Never give up! In my experience those students who put the most effort in and are seriously committed to achieving their learning goals, usually do. I have taught students of all ages from elementary school to adult, in the content areas of English reading, writing, grammar, TOEFL prep study, and art history to name a few. I feel...

...the College of William and Mary, where I double-majored in English and Russian studies. I have experience working as cognitive learning specialist for learning disabled students of all ages. If you or your child needs wants to improve their literacy or writing skills, I'm here to help! I have experience tutoring early childhood phonetics training all the way through college level English. My experience also extends to Russian language and a variety of other humanities...

...FL Teacher Certification Exams. I specialize in both literature analysis and public policy analysis, specifically, discovering unintended policy consequences and offering recommendations to counter them. These policy efforts so often require the use of math, in particular, statistical analysis, as well as more qualitative approaches that account for the critical human factors involved in policy-making. I am inspired by this difficult work and so excited to share my knowledge and skills in my endeavor to...

My name is Rachel and I recently graduated from Columbia University with my MPA in Environmental Science and Policy. Prior to that, I received my B.A.s in Environmental Science and Public Policy from Mills College. I have a passion for science and politics and enjoy helping others in their academic pursuits.

I am an incoming first year medical student with a passion for science and learning. I graduated from Florida State University, and hope to pursue a career in pediatric oncology. Some of my interests include baking, playing with my dog, and reading.

In the words of Bill Nye, my mission statement is to change the world.... My teaching philosophy involves creating interest in the subject at hand.... I would want to get to know the student, and see what they are capable of. I'd like to know their favorite books, their favorite movies, and things they like.... A student becomes an independent learner by loving what they do, and understanding all of the simple things that go into...

Hi! I'm from upstate New York and I love to be outside, play guitar, and work out. I have 3 siblings, so I'm used to helping people strengthen their skills and learn new ones. I love most math classes, and I'm attending Boston College in the Carroll School of Management Honors Program. I intend on majoring in finance and mathematics. I look forward to working with you!

...peer tutor at the UVM Learning Cooperative. My natural strength is in English and writing, but I love science and have spent my academic time pursuing it. Because of this I offer a unique cross-sectional perspective of both "hard" and "soft" subjects; I can teach you how to write about science in an accessible and engaging way, and I can show you how to come at writing and literature from a critical, comprehensive and methodical...

I am a sophomore at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute studying physics. I have a strong mathematics and science background and love to learn and help others learn as well. My future goal is to obtain a PhD in physics to participate in physics research by becoming a professor where I will also get to teach my favorite subject.