Award-Winning SAT Writing and Language Tutors serving St. Louis, MO

...in graduate school and college, so I can help there as well. I can help you because I know what they are looking for, and personally used the Common App to successfully apply to college. I received offers of admission to ALL the schools I applied! I love working with kids and new learners in Reading! One of my own cherished memories growing up was watching "Reading Rainbow." One of the most satisfying things to...

...where I used to help students from the second to sixth grade improve and build reading, writing, and math skills. Furthermore, during summer of 2013, I served as a volunteer teacher at a school for children with learning disabilities in Chennai for two weeks. I created fun activities focused on improving basic math and reading skills, collaborated with other instructors, motivated students, and led one on one classes during the afterschool program. Also, in high...

...students succeed in standardized testing. As a college athlete, I understand that many students are committed to activities outside the classroom, and I pursue productivity and efficiency in every session to ensure that students are able to achieve their academic goals without compromising other priorities. I also understand that no two students are exactly alike; I am very flexible in my approach to the learning process and I really enjoy working with diverse personalities and...

...test scores through simple test-taking tricks, but I can also help them develop their abilities and strengthen their conceptual grasp of a more difficult field. I find I get the strongest improvement in the reading and math sections. For STEM subjects specifically, my dual major allows me to communicate math ideas better than most other tutors. I also enjoy working on essays, and I often helped my friends in college with their papers. I'm particularly...

...Children" program, has helped me to understand that teaching, one-on-one or in a classroom setting, is something that I'm passionate about. I believe that dialogue between mentor and pupil, much in the style of Plato's works, is the most effective way of imparting knowledge. Despite how overbearing or intimidating that might sound, I also think that light, informal settings are the best for tutoring. In my free time I enjoy reading, riding my bike, playing...

...degrees. I hold a BA in Anthropology (with Spanish and Music minors) from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, and an MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA. I love to travel, and have lived and worked in three countries outside the U.S. In Costa Rica, I worked with study abroad students in an Intensive Spanish Language program. In El Salvador, I taught in...

...University of Missouri - St. Louis, and recently graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with majors in Business Administration and Political Science. I also have a ton of experience working in college admissions, with 4 years in Washington University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions and another year with Chamberlain University as an Admissions Advisor. I know what colleges are looking for and understand how best to help students tell their story. Whether that's through effective...

...the community to achieve their goals. Throughout my undergraduate and graduate coursework I have a demonstrated the ability to work with a wide variety of individuals with their each unique challenges. I truly believe that everyone has the potential to be great and achieve their goals. I also believe that as a collective society, we don't always provide the resources or supports to help guide us to those goals. As a Varsity Tutor, I look...

...would genuinely love to help you with your studies! I especially love to help people improve their writing, whether it is to find more success in school, to do better on the SAT or ACT, or simply to improve themselves. I believe students learn best when they are engaged with subject, so I aim to make all of my tutoring sessions fun and enjoyable while still being productive to a student's long-term goals. I am...

...a Ph.D. in English from Saint Louis University, I have found great satisfaction in working one-on-one with students and with the screenwriters from my workshops. The college classes I designed and taught ranged from developmental writing classes and freshman level rhetoric classes to specialized creative writing classes, senior-level classes business writing, and capstone classes in public policy. I firmly believe that putting the material in cultural and historical contexts gives students a concrete way to...

...me and we can overcome your academic challenges together! I believe every problem has a solution. I discovered tutoring many years ago while in college and have loved engaging in it ever since. I believe the importance of shaping the minds of our world's future is vital to both our senior communities and our youth. Knowledge is what led to the theories and discoveries of all man kind. I hope to meet with you soon!!

I have studied a wide range of subjects and always try to connect students to understanding the reasons WHY things are the way they are. I love learning and want to make it as enjoyable as possible for everyone involved.

I have worked as an Academic Coach which means I worked with middle and high school students helping them to develop and achieve academic and career goals. I also tutored them as needed. I love math because I like to solve problems and investigate. I also like to figure out how to work difficult problems out.

...am double-majoring in Psychological & Brain Sciences and Spanish. I have extensive knowledge and research experience in psychology, particularly clinical and abnormal psychology. I have conducted several research projects studying psychotic illnesses, anxiety, and personality. While my speciality subject is Psychology, I tutor a wide variety of subjects, including Spanish (all levels), ACT, SAT, and GRE. My favorite part of the tutoring experience is developing a long-term study plan whilst ensuring that my clients are...

...Biochemistry and minors in Environmental Nutrition and Chemistry. After graduation, I plan on applying to medical school. In my free time, I volunteer as a tutor for local refugees. I also serve as a peer tutor at my university. Although I tutor a broad range of subjects, my specialties include biochemistry, chemistry, and physics. In my experience helping students, I find that active learning, as well as visual aids, help students understand the material better....

...read and write. I intently began making hand-written worksheets for her to complete about my favorite novels, Charlotte's Web and Where the Red Fern Grows. Unfortunately, she was not a quick study and received failing grades on many of those assignments! Teaching is my calling. I love #mindblown moments (those of us of a certain age might have long ago called those "light-bulb moments"). English, it turns out, is not everyone's favorite subject! Some students...

...Political Science, and Legal Studies. Currently, I am working on an Honors Thesis about foreign policy and American electoral politics and independently studying positive psychology and Middle Eastern governments. I hope to eventually go to law school, where I can continue to research, read, analyze, and write extensively. A step in this direction, I took the LSAT a few months ago and I am familiar with the test's altered protocol. In addition to majors and...

...major, my love of learning and teaching also extends to many other subjects. I come from a project-based learning high school where all assignments were done in groups and presented in front of a panel of teachers and members of the community versed in the subject being presented or otherwise. Consequently, I learned the importance of collaboration, both being a good listener and being able to communicate effectively to others. Helping fellow group-mates on our...

...after school to help contribute to the family income. Although U-City was underfunded, the one consistent support that my classmates had was their teachers. U-City's teachers were always there as academic guides, but they often served as parental figures and life coaches when they needed to be. They recognized that, as teachers of underprivileged students at an underfunded school, they would have to step up and be the support that their students needed. Now in...

...Creative Writing, and History. I am currently planning to enter law school, and I enjoy writing novels on the side. I have experience teaching and tutoring in both Spanish and English. I have worked as a high school Spanish teacher's assistant, an elementary school Spanish instructor, a high school writing coach, and an adult language learner ESL teacher. I believe in turning students into teachers--helping learn the subject matter well enough that they feel comfortable...