Award-Winning SAT Reading Tutors in Minneapolis, MN

I graduated from the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities in May 2017 with a B.S. in Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development and a Minor in Public Health. I loved my undergraduate studies and look forward to sharing my love of science with students. I am currently applying to medical school to attend fall 2018, and I look forward to learning again myself!

...have helped students raise their grades from a C to an A and raise their ACT score by several points. I cater my tutoring style to each student because everyone learns differently! I have a passion for learning and education - and I am able to break down difficult concepts in an easy-to-understand manner. I am enthusiastic and compassionate, but not afraid to challenge kids to go beyond what they think they are capable of...

...in various topics ranging from History, English, and Psychology. I can fluently speak English, French, and Arabic. I spend lots of time reading about history, a topic I excelled at in high-school, and I have a fascination with practical philosophy and self-betterment. I firmly believe that ingraining good habits into your life leads to happiness and fulfillment, and what better way to do that than through academia! If you're looking for a personalized and holistic...

...of my academic career, but I feel especially confident in my knowledge base and tutoring ability in math, history, and standardized testing (especially the ACT). Over the past few years, I have been involved with an organization that teaches financial literacy in high school classrooms and have tutored a small group of high school students on topics such as credit cards, bank accounts, and budgeting. When tutoring, I focus on creating a friendly and comfortable...

Math B.S. and Linguistics B.A. dual-degree student at UMN-Twin Cities. Speak 5 languages, and want to learn many more. Love reading, languages, lifting, and running.

...graduation, I have been working in an elementary school as a special education paraprofessional. This job was exciting to me because I was able to focus on the special needs children (ADHD, ASD, Down Syndrome, EBD), but I also got to teach some classes and help the general education students. The job was perfect for me! I recently moved to St. Paul, and I now want to become a full time tutor. What I really...

...addition to tutoring students. My tutoring specialties are the SAT and ACT Reading and Writing sections, in addition to the ACT Science section and general essay writing. My philosophy on college entrance exams is that practice tests are most valuable when combined with training in the general principles of English language, vocabulary and reading comprehension for which the ACT and SAT test. Outside of tutoring, I enjoy watching movies, going to concerts, and playing board...

...our tutoring sessions. I received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Reed College in 2012 and a Master of Science in Forest and Natural Resource Management from the State of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. I will soon be starting a PhD in Forests: Biology, Ecology, Conservation, and Management at the University of Minnesota. I have several years of teaching experience, ranging from high school biology to elementary-level environmental education to...

I strive to help you become the best student possible. I'm currently studying Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. I've spent years abroad in China and Costa Rica and am fluent in Spanish and have intermediate/high Mandarin skills. I'm an IB (International Baccalaureate) diploma graduate. I would love to help you study Spanish, Mandarin, any IB class or extended essay, college application essays or standardized tests. I look forward to working with you!

...U.S. and World History, Psychology, and Political Science, as well as test prep for ACT and SAT. My favorite part of tutoring is watching students make breakthroughs in areas that previously were a struggle. My teaching style is very student-oriented and participatory, allowing the student to direct where they would like to see progress and ensuring that the process is as engaging and interesting as possible while also providing structure and clear expectations. Outside of...

...8 - 18, particularly as a volunteer. I've worked with an 8 year old who has some learning disabilities. I also spent a year as a TA for an algebra 1 class working with students with similar challenges, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Processing Gaps. I've also done volunteer tutoring in Chemistry and Essay writing. I am flamboyantly nerdy: especially about Math, Medicine, Chemistry, and Politics. I currently am a Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician. I love the...

...officer of Outreach for the Society of Physics Students at UF. My main motivation for tutoring is simply that I love physics and math, and find them immensely beautiful. I want to share that love and illustrate concepts visually and intuitively rather than through mechanical computation. There's a quote I can't track down along the lines of "Do not attempt a proof until it is almost obvious" which guides my teaching philosophy. Outside of tutoring,...

I enjoy teaching math because to the student who doesn't understand, it is a riddle with no answer. By teaching them how to recognize the type of problem and how to decode the clues, the student gets to be on the other side of the riddle, the side on which they solve it and feel good about it.

I'm a St. Paul editor with experience with both teaching and standardized testing.

Friendly, low-pressure teacher with a passion for languages and helping others. Experience teaching beginning to intermediate ESL (English as a Second Language), as well as beginning to early intermediate German and Spanish.

...B.A. in Theatre and minor in Public Health, I taught English to K-6 students in Seoul, South Korea for two years. I served for a summer as an AmeriCorps Summer Reads VISTA, tutoring K-3 students in elementary literacy. I've also taught ESL to adult immigrants in Minneapolis for three summers, and am ESL certified through the Minnesota Literacy Council. I'm currently applying to medical school, and enjoy spending time with family and friends.

As a tutor, I strive to put scaffolding in place so that students can succeed on their own. That means my approach adapts to a student's individual strengths, interests, and goals. I have a deep respect for the process of learning. In my experiences as a learner and a teacher, I have seen how small strategies make a big difference, and I am excited to work with you to achieve something big, piece by piece.

...and to facilitate their learning and school engagement. I have graduated recently enough to remember what school and class are like. It's an exciting time in life, but it can bring challenges too, at any level of education. That's why I'm here to collaborate with any students who can benefit from my tutoring. I hope to show clarity, professionalism, and respect in helping students master their work and continue to feel eager about learning.

...reach those "aha" moments. Math is challenging for a lot of students. Since math skills build on themselves year after year, small learning gaps from past years can snowball and leave students confused. My challenge is often to figure out where exactly those learning gaps are fill them in. For higher-level math, it can sometimes be a matter of explaining things different ways until one of them sticks. The abstractness and hierarchical nature of math...

...and as an administrative assistant at a mental health clinic. As a tutor, it is important to me to take an individualized approach and get to know each student's learning styles and interests in order to make tutoring as effective and engaging as possible. I am always interested in developing new approaches to tutoring depending on the needs of students. I enjoy learning, and I am especially excited to help students enjoy it as well.