Award-Winning SAT Tutors in Aurora, IL

...recipes). Chris is a compulsive music collector. He loves listens to everything from ABBA to Japanese jazz-metal to Gucci Mane, but he remains utterly incapable of playing any instruments or even carrying a decent tune. Chris also enjoys camping, backpacking, and paddling, as well as weightlifting. He has gone on extended treks in Glacier, Sierra...

...College, 2 semesters of experience tutoring college level ecology, and experience working professionally as a field biologist. I believe in making the sciences accessible and enjoyable to all types of learners. I also have a strong background in math and enjoy working with students struggling to keep up with the mathematical aspects of their biology...

...test, but rather giving students longstanding skills for problem-solving, exam preparation, and navigating high school and college. In addition to working with students on content for exams, I also program calculator programs for TI-84 calculators so that students can spend more time on problems that may take up more time. In my free time (when...

...the University of Southern California. I've been tutoring students ages 8 and up in math and test prep for more than 6 years and also have professional experience teaching computer science to both beginning and advanced students. I have a developed interest in the role of games in the course of education, with both nonprofit...

...Degree in the Media and Cinema Studies program (or, as I like to describe it, getting a masters degree in watching movies). This program picks up my particular interests in American and World history, popular culture, and writing. While I am comfortable working with older children in my particular areas of expertise (history and writing),...

...At Pomona I studied Cognitive Science and Psychology, played varsity basketball, and worked as a Teacher's Assistant in the Linguistics and Cognitive Science department. I've worked for Varsity Tutors since moving back to Seattle last September, and love my job. As a tutor, I specialize in teaching SAT/ACT/GRE/ISEE prep, writing, English, Spanish, math, music, and...

...areas that I am particularly suited to teach include: reading, writing, ACT, PSAT, social sciences, psychology, history, and elementary math. I believe that every student has strengths and can learn how to maximize those strengths and improve on their weaknesses. My teaching style is strengths based and highly collaborative, always beginning by identifying what the...

...I think through a problem and adapting that to their learning process. I think I am talented at helping people understand topics by explaining each step, as necessary, to demonstrate how to go about solving a problem. My education has provided me with expertise in the biological sciences, medicine, math, statistics, english, writing, and test...

...should include examples of how you apply learning to life. I have taught all grade levels and most subjects. I find students learn best when motivated by meaning and applicability. I believe in active learning. When teaching, my philosophy is to embed thinking skills and common sense modeling, to teach students how to utilize resources...

...kindergarten, first grade, and second grade in various schools. One fun fact about me is that for my first teaching job, I taught in the same school that I attended as a child. It was strange teaching with some of my former teachers at first but then I was able to learn so much from...

Dalton Class of 2021, UChicago Class of 2025 Experience tutoring students in Algebra, Competition Math, Reading, and Writing.

...with a degree in Music History with a minor in Mathematics. I have a track record of excellence in academia overall, and have done well in math courses well beyond calculus. I have tutored mathematics and taught voice lessons on a freelance basis for the past year. I have enjoyed the experience of helping students...

I have a passion for learning and for helping others to learn! Started teaching undergrad courses in 1991...began tutoring in 1999 and received a tutoring award from the University of Pennsylvania. I like to make hard subjects clear and easy to handle!... Usually it's part "get to know you." But then I ask them what is bothering them the most, and we start there. If we have to back up to review things, no problem; I...

...in the world can be broken down into something smaller, both literally and figuratively. There is no such thing as a concept that is too complex to understand. Any concept can be broken down into things that people understand quite easily. Outside of the classroom, I dedicate most of my time to coaching lacrosse and...

...I explain every concept in straightforward and totally plain language to describe the relationships between all of the moving parts in math and science subjects. I use familiar analogies as needed to paint a picture of the models students should imagine to successfully solve problems and wrap their heads around the concepts. After learning with...

...tutoring provides the extra help necessary for any student to succeed in what they put their mind to. With just a little help, only you can explore what you are truly possible of achieving. To me, there is nothing better than building a student's confidence on a subject they were not as strong in!

...aide for the past two years, helping students from the elementary to the high school levels. My academic specialties lie primarily in the areas of social science, literature, and grammar, and I have experience working with college essays and ACT testing. I would consider myself to be reliable, easygoing, friendly, flexible, and a quick learner....

...is my belief that all children can learn with the proper structure, motivation and learning techniques. Customizing lessons to meet the needs of my students is what I am all about. If given the opportunity to work with a student, I know that I can bring out the best in them through interesting lessons and...

...students can expect to go through problems step by step with Jason, using visual learning with customized drills to familiarize themselves with specific concepts. Generally, Jason will tailor his feedback to what the student should work on, both in English and math, and provide examples to show how the student should be working through the...

...at the high school I taught at. I am passionate about teaching and understand that students have a variety of learning styles. I'm an energetic math teacher who loves to help students increase their motivation. As part of tutoring, I like to help students strengthen their problem solving skills, and help them know what to...