Award-Winning SAT Tutors in Delaware County, PA

...I excelled at standardized tests, taking the SAT, ACT, and LSAT. I deeply understand the college application process and have helped friends and siblings study for their tests and polish their admissions essays. I believe that continuing your education is something to be commended, and I am excited to help any student do just that. So if you need a bit of assistance perfecting your toolbox to crush that test, or you can't quite figure...

...seemingly-complicated concept, e.g., by reducing it to its subproblems, and by clearly illustrating the connections to previously taught concepts. Peeling away the apparent complexity to reveal the core concept will help the student to successfully retain, recollect, reapply, and expand upon the idea, which is in fact the true purpose of learning. Second, collecting and incorporating feedback is critical. Engaging students early on and periodically via surveys and quizzes helps gauge their progress and understanding...

...in order for us to perform at our peaks. It is with these thoughts in mind, that I have approached my career as an educator. I see education as a tool for life. It allows students to be better performers in a variety of ways, not just academically. The well-educated student has been trained to have a positive impact on his community and to be socially sound. Therefore, it is this awareness that prompted my...

...goes, "oh, I've never thought of it that way before - now it all makes sense." In addition, often times I feel the education system here is misunderstood and students spend too much time memorizing "steps" to a subject rather than learning it, and inevitably end up failing when they are required to utilize the knowledge in future, more advanced work. In my experience, proper explanations toward understand subjects builds a much more lasting impression...

...safe place to ask questions. My clients take comfort in the genuine concern for my students and am able to connect with them on their level. I am flexible, personalizing instruction in ways that students can relate to, and I care about their confidence and sense of safety. I have been gifted with a deep well of patience and an intuitive grasp of what my students need. I have been recommended by parents, teachers, reading...

...Carolina, Chapel Hill where I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Womens & Gender Studies. Having been a science nerd throughout high school, I knew that I would want to study biochemistry at university, but I also wanted to strengthen my writing, analytical, and research abilities in a non-scientific context. So focusing on both was perfect for me because I was able to develop analytical and problem-solving skills in two very different contexts....

...your reading and writing skills. I believe that learning can, and should be fun. My students and I generally have a good time working together. I only teach subjects I'm passionate about, and it shows in my students' progress, and in their growing love and/or tolerance of the material. When I'm not helping others with their writing, I'm working on my own. I write fiction and essays. My work has appeared in the New York...

...accounting firm, a NJ appeals judge, an internal auditing firm and a real estate attorney's office. I have developed my leadership and organization skills while working in fast-paced and more relaxed employers. My tutoring experience includes tutoring undergraduate accounting students, other undergraduates while I was completing my law degree, and teaching the SAT for a national test prep company. In my free time, I like to explore Philadelphia's restaurants. I am a huge foodie and...

...patterns to solve problems. I taught precalculus and calculus in high school for three years, and taught calculus at the University of Hartford for one semester as an adjunct professor. I am adept at catching student mistakes and filling in the conceptual gaps that caused these mistakes. I attended the University of Connecticut, where I double majored in math and math education, and also completed a master's degree in curriculum and instruction (with a focus...

...level for SAT and Language Arts help, but also have some experience with middle and elementary school. As a teacher, I emphasize writing and communication as they are highly transferable skills in any field. I have high expectations of my students and teach a rigorous curriculum, some of which I designed myself. I always try to relate my lessons to real life or student interests. I often bring up pop culture references in my lessons....

...I've been tutoring since I was a freshman in high school. While I started as a freelance tutor in my hometown of Maplewood, I worked at an SAT tutoring company in Montclair, NJ for two years, in addition to my volunteer tutoring work in West Philadelphia. Additionally, this past summer, I worked at a test prep company in Summit, NJ, in which I tutored both both rising seniors in high school and struggling, eager middle...

...a professional director and actor in the Philadelphia area. I love the theatre, and it has taught me an enormous amount about interacting with people and the world in which we live. Time and again I have been enlightened to the power of collaborating with my fellow artists, and the amazing, inventive magic this can produce. Similarly, my tutoring sessions are just as much about collaborating. By striving to reach a common goal together, we...

...I am also interested in the dynamcs of healthcare and hope to obtain a masters in health policy. I love teaching subjects in the humanities such as reading, writing and history but equally love the sciences as well. My tutoring style is hands on and I like to engage the student in their learning process. I not only want students to succeed but I want them to love the art of learning.... I believe that each...

...but it has become increasingly clear that I have a passion for teaching. Throughout my professional career in advocacy, I have gained experience in creating and facilitating training's to support others in recognizing and strengthening communication skills they thought they did not have. In conjunction with my professional and educational career, my personal life also includes teaching. Seeing a need for accessible health resources targeting young adults, I created a website that allows young adults...

...I've loved helping people write standout application essays that reflect their personalities and passions. I'm a kind, incisive, and relatable teacher and I'd love to work with you to meet and exceed your goals! A bit about me academically: I graduated summa cum laude (highest honors) and Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University. I majored in anthropology and minored in gender studies, and I received 3 thesis prizes from Princeton and one from the American...

...in molecular biology and biochemistry with minors in education studies and chemistry. My education gave me both real world tutoring practice and insight into the psychological and sociological dimensions of education in the United States. I have long been involved in teaching/tutoring. Before attending University, I tutored students aged 8-13 at a YMCA afterschool program in reading, writing, and math. Separately, I tutored high school aged students for the AP biology exam. At Wesleyan, I...

Greetings. I worked as a Math and Science Teacher/Tutor in the State of NJ for 12 years and the State of PA for 1 year. Academic degrees include a BA in Chemistry, a MS in Mathematics, and a MA in Chemistry in progress. Making hard stuff seem less confusing or scary is my goal.

...I think of gaining knowledge or a skill based upon being taught, studying yourself, or an experience. My grandfather used to always say that "education is the one thing people can't take away from you" and it is true, once you know something it's there to stay. A successful learning situation for myself would be being able to teach someone something, not only so they understand it, but also understand it enough to ask questions...

...writing since 2014. I truly enjoy discussing syntax, content, and structure, not only because I may impart my own knowledge and experience, but because I may learn from the incredible diversity and uniqueness with which people approach language. I believe tutoring is mutual, and I am excited to work with as many different students as possible. I enjoy novel writing, playing guitar and piano, programming, playing RPGs (I'm a big Final Fantasy fan), and meeting...

...knowing what was special about English, sitting there wondering why we needed to be studying the writings of these "old, dead guys." Then I had an English teacher who made an impact on me as a student, and I had a breakthrough with the subject. He made the writings we were studying more than just stories from a bygone era. He made them applicable to today's world, my life, and the trials and tribulations we...