Award-Winning SAT Tutors in Brentwood, CA

Merigan ...world around me has led to many varied interests: from camping to painting to cooking to carpentry to screenwriting to city planning. My passions may be disparate, but they allow me to draw up real-life examples for abstract questions, making them more accessible to students. 'But I'll never need to use this stuff in real life' is a refrain I'm not afraid to challenge. I hope to give students a new perspective on not just...

Derek ...of Edinburgh in Scotland. Currently I am completing a screenwriting course through Act One in Hollywood. I have always enjoyed math, but I chose to study English because I'm a sucker for good storytelling. I began tutoring during high school when an underclassman's parents asked me to help their son review the material for his algebra class. In college and graduate school, my friends would ask me to proofread their papers or clarify some of...

Krista ...Master's Degree in Geographical Information Science and Technology (GIST). I received a my Bachelor's Degree in Earth Sciences from USC in May of 2015. Education has always been an important part of my life and I love learning new things and helping others learn. I am passionate about the subjects that I tutor and I enjoy passing my enthusiasm for learning on to my students. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, hiking, camping, being...

Janice ...UCLA in 2011. From there, I went to study at Harvard University in the same discipline--it was there that I received most of my teacher training, i.e. worked as a teaching fellow. Every student has the potential to excel, but for whatever reason of stress or self-doubt, they do not succeed. I would like to help change student perspectives of their own mental capacity to succeed by showing them *simple*, but extremely effective, studying methods...

Hy ...Master’s Degree in Mathematics, Applied. Before attending Cal State LA, I worked in the civil engineering field for several years and before that I attended the University of California, San Diego majoring in Applied Mathematics. While attending UCSD, I worked as a tutor for middle school students. I mainly helped students with math, but also helped with other subjects like English and Chemistry. Also, I have always been helpful to friends and family in need...

Halli ...to bring that same love (or at least enjoyment) to my students. My goal is to work with students to learn and excel on each section of the LSAT exam so that they can get accepted to the law schools of their choice. For me, achieving a relatively high score on the LSAT exam after months of studying meant that I could attend a prestigious law school, which catapulted my career in public education policy....

Will ...in International Studies and Letters and a Spanish minor. I studied abroad in 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...

Alexis ...moved to the Los Angeles area. I am certified by New York state to teach grades K–12, and I have just received my academic eligibility for a preliminary California teaching credential. I hold a Master’s degree in Bilingual Education from Columbia University in New York, and I am bilingual in English and Spanish. I love working with students who are struggling in a particular subject and breaking down the material into manageable, understandable parts so...

Mark ...and Information Studies) from UCLA. I instructed a range of students, from high schoolers (SAT verbal and various AP exams) to adults (CSET). About me: I’m an omnivore across lots of subjects. Getting an information professional’s degree was my way of bridging many academic interests at once: history, law, government, informatics, technology and communications. I worked at UCLA’s graduate library for two years. Being a reference librarian meant forging a new academic path every day...

Peter ...dual degree in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention B.S. and Theatre Arts B.A. I am an aspiring medical student with hopes of one day becoming a cardiologist. As an individual who has been tutoring since high school, I have accrued over eight years of experience working with students from the 3rd grade to undergraduates in college. I've tutored all the STEM subjects, essay writing for high school students, even organizational skills for adolescents. My favorite...