Award-Winning SAT Tutors in Markham, IL

Jasmine ...extremely visual learner. Finally, I love the collaborative, communal nature of successful private tutoring, as parents, tutors, regular teachers, and other members of a student’s support system come together to ensure the student’s academic and personal needs are met. To learn more about this process and to build upon the assistance I can offer students,...

Sarah ...or writing an essay, to find out where the points of confusion are or what skills are necessary to get the best result. From there, we'll go through skill-building exercises and talk about the connections between the individual skills and the project at hand. Ultimately, the goal is to give students the skills not only...

Liana ...you know well and spending more time on what you find difficult - is crucial. I also think that truly understanding the material on a deeper level is more important and beneficial than memorizing shortcuts to get to the answer. I am very patient and will work alongside the student toward reaching that “Aha!” moment...

Ahad ...around mentoring and friendship. I hope to learn from all of you as much as you will learn from me. I firmly believe that success in any field lies in first understanding the concepts fully and then applying them to different problems. Hence, in my tutoring sessions, I first explain the concepts, which are followed...

Evan ...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 psychology. If you need help...

Charlotte ...interest in mathematics. I have also worked at the National Museum of Mathematics, encouraging people to explore the beautiful and fun side of math! I tutor any and all math students, as well as certain physics courses and preparation for standardized tests. When preparing for exams, I give the students a guide for how to...

Carolyn ...published several papers about gamma rays, and traveled to South America to work on experiments. I then went to graduate school at Northwestern University, where I received my Master's Degree in Learning Sciences (which is like a degree in Education with an emphasis on public policy.) I focused mostly on better teaching practices outside the...

Elyse ...career. Since making this decision I have had experience with students of all ages. I taught weekly lessons to 2nd and 4th graders during the first year of my program at Vanderbilt and then student taught in a fifth grade and a kindergarten. Although I enjoy teaching in all subjects, my favorites are Language Arts,...

Vinny ...our own magical world. At the age of five, I had no idea that such behavior could lead to a rewarding life focus in education. So my passion for theatre began at an early age—whether it was the elementary school plays where I devoted hundreds of after-school hours to rehearsing and performing classic children’s fairy...

Zach ...studies in Acoustics. At Northern, I tutored various subjects for two years and grew to love the act of teaching and sharing knowledge. I especially enjoy working on test prep, mathematics and writing as these are, from my point of view, the essential skills towards navigating today's world. I also have extensive background in the...