Award-Winning SAT Writing and Language Tutors serving Edina, MN

...mechanical engineering from Stanford University. While at Stanford, I tutored students in both class and individual settings. After graduating, I moved to Tanzania as a Peace Corps Volunteer where I taught hundreds of secondary school students both physics and math. Now that I am back in the United States, I work at Children's Defense Fund...

...student can learn. I approach teaching by first getting to know the learner and then figuring out what strategies will help them to achieve their goals. I have thousands of hours of tutoring experience and spent several years teaching high school writing and history. Whether you're working on an English essay or prepping for a...

...careful, clear writing. In my independent written work, I focus on issues of political economy, critical theory, and the social and political impacts of technology. I recently also have begun to work on a science fiction novel. In tutoring, I hope to encourage students to approach writing and language with ease and technical competence. I...

...University of Minnesota, a MA in Early Modern History at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, and a Masters if Library and Information Science at St. Catherine University in Minnesota. I have over a decade of experience working in the Financial Services industry. At one time, I held Series 6, Series 7,...

...Writing, research projects, AP English, AP Literature and Critical Reasoning, Debate, and with test prep. I am an effective tutor with an excellent ability to listen with care and zero in on the task conceptually and analytically. My listening skills and pre-assessment skills help students to quickly break down and grasp the steps involved in...

...most of the tests I took despite starting with fairly average results on first attempt), developing good study skills, and much more. As a result of my own journey, I know for a fact how much more we are all capable of gaining and doing if we take the time to properly strategize our learning...

...English Department at the University of Minnesota. I love my job, but as non-tenure-track faculty I am looking to supplement my income through tutoring. That's where you come in. So if you want college-grade instruction from a professional academic and scholar, I'm your man! Teaching is my life; I love connecting with students and helping...

...College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Since graduating from college, I have worked as a therapy trainee with children with emotional and behavioral disorders 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...

No matter what you do in life, the ability to express yourself in writing clearly and correctly is important. My goal is to help others express themselves in ways that honor their own voices and are easy for others to read and understand.

...well as the Online Writing Center. All of these experiences have built me into the teacher I am today, and has provided me with the necessary experience that I need to be the best teacher that I can be for you and/or your student. In addition to English Language Arts, I am also experienced in...

...is in mathematics, physics, economics, and ACT/SAT tutoring. As a tutor, I strongly support the Socratic method: using guiding questions to help the student find the answer or understand the concept. I am dedicated to helping students learn and understand new and challenging material, and I have patience to ensure that a student has fully...

...plan and are willing to take risks and mistakes and work as team, we can choose to do the hard thing." - Scott Kelly. I believe hard work transcends every other thing, even talent. I am a graduate student at Texas A&M University studying Electrical Engineering. I have taken numerous courses in Calculus, IB Mathematics,...

...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...

...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...

...I am very excited to tutor students in Biology (molecular and cellular) at various stages: from middle school to upper-level college courses. I love tutoring because it allows me to stay current on concepts and challenges me to truly understand the material. I also love the feeling of seeing students light up when they understand...

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.

...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...

...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...

...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...

...assistant at Hubbs Center for Lifelong Learning, I helped adult learners study for the RLA (reasoning through language arts) portion of the exam. I have taken numerous advanced Spanish classes in high school and college and have studied abroad in Guanajuato, Mexico last year for a semester. There, I lived with a Mexican family and...