Award-Winning SAT Writing and Language Tutors in Shoreline, WA

...years. Many of the students I've worked with are learning English as their second (or third) language. My favorite subjects to tutor for are AP English and the SAT writing section. I also enjoy helping students prepare for the HSPE reading and writing exams. Outside of academia, I love to spend time outdoors- kayaking, running,...

...explaining complex ideas in a clear and easy to understand manner, and tailoring my tutoring style to the students’ needs. I think the biggest key to helping someone reach their goals is understanding their true motivation, and showing them that they can get to where they want to go is my passion.... My approach to teaching an individual is to understand the needs and motives of the student. This will allow me to target my teaching method and tools to help them make the best improvements and reach the goal they want to achieve.

...of Chicago with honors in math, economics, and statistics. I took the GMAT last March and scored a 770. In addition, I have taken the Bloomberg Aptitude Test, which measures aptitude in 8 different areas of business, accounting, and finance, and scored a 750, the third highest score in the world for the class of...

...University of Washington School of Law's graduate program in taxation. I graduated this past June and received my LL.M. in Taxation. I first began to tutor when I was 17 and I quickly realized I was a natural teacher, but more importantly, I discovered I truly enjoyed teaching. For the 3 years I attended law...

...on using what a student already knows and improving their ability to apply and their confidence to look within. Most of the time those are the biggest obstacles. I like to focus on process and generally stay away from spending time on rote memorization. I won't claim to make learning fun, but I will try...

...elements of History. I firmly believe that strong foundational knowledge and analytical skills are essential to education, and allow students to approach complex academic and personal challenges with confidence and efficiency. In my spare time, I enjoy reading fiction that expands my perspectives, cooking, and horseback riding, along with drinking copious amounts of tea and...

...the instruction they need to recognize as many problem types as possible. Sitting for a standardized test can be a stressful experience for many people. I try to give students a firm toolkit of techniques and tactics so that they do not have to improvise in that kind of situation, and can instead focus on...

...My tutoring/teaching style combines a big-picture, compassionate approach with detail-oriented and focused efficiency. In other words, I motivate my students by helping them apply their lessons to more than just school, while still focusing on the necessary outcomes of improved scores! I most enjoy helping students with their writing skills, basic-intermediate math skills, college planning,...

...Dance Theater. I am thrilled to be carrying my love for mathematics into the future in the form of tutoring. There are few things more beautiful or satisfying to me than the way complex equations break down into simple, easily solved calculations. My goal in tutoring is to ease the stress that frequently occurs when...

...from multiple angles. If the first approach I suggest for a problem isn't clear to a student, I can usually come up with an alternate, sometimes more intuitive way of addressing the same problem. Recreationally, I spend a significant fraction of my time developing my problem-solving skills with the Mathematica programming language. I also enjoy...