Award-Winning SAT Writing and Language Tutors in Portland, OR

...taught multiple levels of mathematics at the university level. I have experience in helping students keep up with their studies and well as designing plans to help students advance through material at an accelerated pace. My academic interests are in resource economics though I have training in mathematics, the natural sciences, and public policy. Through my interests in music, teaching, and research the most valuable skill I have learned is the ability to communicate material...

...working towards a Bachelor's of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering. I have been tutoring for four years in a professional setting and seven years on a volunteer basis, specializing in math and science education. I also worked as a curriculum designer for an SAT tutoring firm. I enjoy tutoring because I am strongly against the practice of teaching to the lowest common denominator of students and I believe that every student is entitled to a...

...an area where I knew a lot of potential clientele, I tutored independently for 2 years. I have worked with students in Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, Integrated Science, Chemistry, Physics and SAT Prep. I really enjoy helping students learn, and I think this is because I personally love to learn. I want other students to feel the same passion for learning and have the sense of satisfaction and accomplishment that I get when I...

...and Psychology. This can be introductory material to advanced concepts that appear on exams such as SAT subject tests or the MCAT. In addition, I have taken intensive writing courses and received training in writing personal statements that has provided me with skills to help students with their writing and reading abilities. I consider myself a motivated, easy-going, and compassionate individual that loves learning while also passing knowledge on to others. As a student on...

...with hopes of attending in the fall of 2015. As an aspiring physician, I have a deep love of the sciences, both physical and biological, although I have a variety of expertise in several subjects. As a teacher, and in my experience tutoring, it has always been the most exciting to me and my students when I have been able to bring the sciences to life in hands-on ways. I think that the key to...

...Madison) have acknowledged these successes by repeatedly selecting me as presenter of library sponsored SAT preparation seminars. (The seminars have garnered substantial positive online and print publicity). These successes as well as extraordinarily positive references from parents, students, teachers, and school principals are set forth in my website: www.eratnertutor.com . I urge the reader to check them out. I am hugely proud of them. They present a more complete and personal description than I could...

...that time I worked with students from kindergarten through the first year of college. More than two decades of my career have been devoted to the teaching of writing and literature at the high school and college levels. I have collaborated with struggling, average, and honor students. I began my career by teaching language arts to students in grades 7 through 12. I also developed a course designed to improve the verbal SAT scores of...

...accept that a single number, derived from hasty answers to abstract questions, can play such a huge role in your future. My own experience as test-taker and test-teacher has convinced me that as a tool for evaluating students, standardized testing has its share of flaws. But the tests aren't unfair or unbeatable; they challenge you to learn a specific language. I don't mean the fancy vocabulary you'll want in a verbal section, but the forms...

...years, as a tutor, classroom teacher (I am certified in Math 7-12 in Connecticut), and developer of teaching materials. My most recent gigs have been hourly / independent contractor / free-lance, which I haven't put on my resume. I've been tutoring, mostly for the Hamden (CT) school district as a three-quarters-time job but also occasionally for some local agencies. And I've been developing materials for several publishers of math textbooks and web-sites.... Treat every student like a violin student; i.e. with plenty of practice, feedback, and personal attention (versus large-classroom lecturing!).

...academic career based on scores I earned on aptitude tests. I started volunteering as an academic tutor from a young age and continued while as a student to volunteer as an academic tutor for over ten years at multiple schools. I am also an instructor and professional within the health and wellness industry, work that has included mentoring new instructors and professionals. I am passionate about inspiring and working with others to help them achieve...