Award-Winning SAT Math Tutors for Students in Sauk Village, IL

...my free time I enjoy playing basketball, writing, listening/telling stories, and playing board games. I enjoy seeing students suddenly "get it," particularly in the areas of math, writing, and reading (for school and/or standardized tests). I believe learning and teaching should be done in a way that makes the subject APPLICABLE to our real lives.

...for my students to gain a complete conceptual understanding. I tend to use many analogies and consider my tutor sessions as "discussions." My overall goal is to provide a thorough explanation of difficult concepts, as well as make learning a fun experience for my students so that they're better motivated to learn in the future....

My name is Oliver. I'm a current student at Northwestern University and standardized test tutor. I've been tutoring for the past 3 years and have helped many students score well on the SAT, ACT, PSAT, and similar exams. I am also fluent in French.

I am a german-born physicist. After my PhD at the University of Pittsburgh I spent almost 4 years doing cutting edge research at Argonne National Lab in Chicago, IL in theoretical particle physics. I love teaching, passing on knowledge and inspiring people to find their footing in math and physics!

...I've been a mentor for sixth graders within Chicago Public Schools. Before that, I spent most of my teen years tutoring or mentoring other teens in the general topics of Algebra, Biology, and English. I also supported students in their preparation for various AP exams, with Psychology being my favorite. Depending on what area you...

...program. My tutoring philosophy is based on listening to students work through problems and helping them to spot their confusions or incorrect assumptions. I believe students learn much better when they aren't simply told the right answer or right reasoning; they need to get there on their own. Outside of academia, I love to sing....

...I've tutored in a variety of subjects throughout high school and currently work part-time as a Course Assistant for an Introductory Calculus course at Harvard. I especially love tutoring math and making it a more accessible subject for students to learn. Aside from academics, I'm passionate about community service (I'm a director for a student-run...

...teaching high-level coding workshops to undergraduates and graduates. I have always loved math and I am pursuing a minor in the field. In my spare time, I am a huge book nerd and have spent many days with my nose in between pages. I also played tennis competitively in high school and am a part...

...Education, I served for five years in the United States Marine Corps as an Intelligence Officer. I recently left the Marine Corps and accepted a job at Simeon Career Academy in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood. I'm a dedicated professional who is committed to helping students achieve their goals. In my free time, I enjoy running long...

I have taught math at 8 different colleges. I have taught every course in a math major as well as lower level courses such as pre-algebra. I have written math textbooks for junior high and high school. I have also taught math at a boarding school for high school students with ADD.

...to studying Spanish in school for 9 years, during high school, I took private conversation classes for Spanish with a native Spanish-speaking instructor to improve my fluency. Last summer, I had the opportunity to briefly study abroad at a Spanish school in Santiago, Chile, in a homestay program. In addition to periodically tutoring my younger...

...started when I was in middle school, working with elementary students. As I progressed through high school I helped students in 6th through 8th grades and covered math and science courses. I continued to tutor all the way through college, working with middle school and high school students. Through those years of my learning, I...

...day. In the meantime, when I am free, I spend a lot of time reading, learning french and watching films. I also like to travel whenever possible, and my favorite cities are Istanbul and Paris. I do my best to maintain a friendly, yet disciplined, tutoring style. I know learning can be hard, but it...

...Northwestern University. I primarily teach chess where I have over four years of experience working with classes of ~20 students, though I'm open to tutoring math and test prep as well. Overall, I believe that it is important to make content easy to understand for each student and thus help them make tangible progress.

...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 experience developing educational games as well as academic experience researching...

...Calculus BC in high school with a score of 4 and Precalculus and Calculus. Throughout my life, I have been firm in many concepts of math and have been tutoring people in my high school as part of the math club, and have been helping my cousins and friends with various concepts of math. I...

...I have five years of experience doing group instruction for English tutoring, and two years of private tutoring. I tutor Phonics, elementary school math, elementary English, reading, and writing. The reason why I am proponent of education is because it really affects the intellectual and socio-emotional growth of a child and is essential to be...

...motivated to change the status quo by reaching as many students as I can through tutoring/teaching. As an aspiring physicist, mathematician, or maybe both, I wish to make these subjects fun and interesting like how I perceive them to be, instead of a grueling discipline that students have the get through. Outside of academia, I...

...age groups I can offer extensive flexibility among disciplines and use technology to visualize them. I have prepared students for IB and SAT and tutored Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics and Computer Science on various levels. Even though my tutoring experience is very extensive, I love teaching physics and calculus. It's something I have to...

...joy in mathematics. I'm majoring in Mathematics Education, and plan to teach High School Math when I graduate. Past subjects I've tutored include Algebra, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, SAT Math, and everything in between. Math is nothing to be scared of! Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. :)