Top Social Studies Tutors serving Philadelphia
Kevin: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...attending college, I graduated from the West Windsor Plainsboro School District, so I understand how stressful and competitive academics can be in and around this area. I tutor several subjects though I am strongest in the humanities particularly in preparation for the AP European/American History exams as well as the AP American Government/Comparative Politics exams. I also offer ACT/SAT Writing, ACT/SAT Reading, SAT Verbal and ACT English tutoring. My approach to tutoring is centered on...
Education & Certification
American University - Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government
ACT Composite: 31
ACT Reading: 36
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1430
Jackson: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...majored in Environmental Studies and minored in Politics. I love to play music, dance, make art and play basketball with my friends. I'm passionate about youth education and mentoring and I think everyone deserves the opportunity for a quality education. I have been tutor with Varsity Tutors for over a year, and volunteered as a tutor with the National Honor Society and Let's Get Ready - an organization that offers free SAT-prep for underserved youth....
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Oberlin College - Bachelors, Environmental Studies
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1550
SAT Math: 720
SAT Verbal: 800
Shay: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
I am an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania with a passion for independent learning and over 300 hours of tutoring experience for local organizations.... Answers are secondary to process mastery. Teach a student to answer, and they will complete an assignment. Teach a student to think critically, and they will thrive for a lifetime.
Education & Certification
The University of Pennsylvania - Current Undergrad, Political Science, Environmental Studies
ACT Composite: 32
ACT English: 34
ACT Math: 31
Aakash: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...Swarthmore College and have received a handful of fellowships for postgraduate research, including a US-UK Fulbright Award and a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship. My areas of competency include English, Art History, Rhetoric, Spanish, and French. I am also proficient in SAT, GRE, and GRE Subject Test in English. My first Master of Arts is in English from the University of Sussex (UK) and my second is in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley. I am...
Education & Certification
Swarthmore College - Bachelors, English Literature
University of California-Berkeley - Masters, Rhetoric
Clifton: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...aide to head teacher; from 4th through 12th grade and from the inner city, to suburbia to international. Each of them have been a great experience and have given me an interesting perspective on education. I love working one on one with motivated students who just need to find a way to understand their material in a way that they might not have had at their current school. I can use many different tools and...
Education & Certification
Tulane University of Louisiana - Unknown, Legal Studies/History
Eastern University - Masters in Education, Multicultural Education
Alysia: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...to their own individual needs and cultivates life-long learners. I believe that everyone has the ability and the capacity to learn, however, we are all created differently, and regardless of prior failures, learning disabilities, or feelings of self-doubt, I strive to help students figure out what learning style best works for them, so that I can teach them learning tools that will help them throughout the rest of their educational career and life. I strongly...
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Thomas Edison State University - Bachelors, English
SAT Writing: 700
Brittany: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...adapt and change my learning style multiple times throughout high school, college, and medical school. As a soon-to-be doctor, one of the most important things I can do with my patients is to listen to them, their needs, and where they are coming from. This ability to listen is crucial also for tutoring and understanding a child's academic needs. In working with patients, I also regularly break down tough scientific concepts into every-day language that...
Education & Certification
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey - Bachelors, Biology, General
Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine - Current Grad Student, Medicine
Daniel: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...director and actor in the Philadelphia area. I love the theatre, and it has taught me an enormous amount about interacting with people and the world in which we live. Time and again I have been enlightened to the power of collaborating with my fellow artists, and the amazing, inventive magic this can produce. Similarly, my tutoring sessions are just as much about collaborating. By striving to reach a common goal together, we can overcome...
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Washington University in St Louis - Bachelor in Arts, Anthropology and Theatre
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1520
SAT Math: 800
SAT Verbal: 730
Erika: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...(a top 30 school). I obtained a bachelor's degree in French and Biology from University of Delaware. I currently tutor LSAT and I am interested in branching out to tutor the GRE, reading/writing, sociology and government. I have taught a wide range of sociology courses and I am presently teaching a research and writing course at the college level. My tutoring strategy focuses on the student with whom I am working. Before meeting, I try...
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University of Delaware - Bachelor in Arts, Biology & French
University of Georgia Law - Juris Doctor, Law
LSAT: 164
GRE Verbal: 168
Miguel: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...approach together, boosting student confidence in academic areas and beyond. My teaching philosophy is to use extensive questioning to help students forge their own pathway. Naturally, questions from students are encouraged and valued during all of my sessions. I emphasize a strategy based approach to studying, and keep an updated list of strategies that my students are finding helpful. I prefer to test mastery of material via a role reversal in which I see if...
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The University of Texas at Austin - Bachelors, Computer Science / English
ACT Composite: 35
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 36
Daniel: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...Before attending law school I graduated from Rutgers in New Brunswick with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. I am originally from Hillsdale, NJ and grew up in Bergen County, NJ. My education and professional experiences enable me to tutor a variety of subjects, from math to business to liberal arts to standardized testing (LSAT and SAT). I have interned for an international accounting firm, a NJ appeals judge, an internal auditing firm and a real...
Education & Certification
Rutgers University-New Brunswick - Bachelor of Science, Accounting
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1430
SAT Math: 700
Jenna: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...first became a peer tutor. I enjoyed, and still enjoy, the freedom which tutoring gives to personally craft lessons and assistance to an individual student and their abilities or difficulties. Because of this, I continued to tutor throughout my four years of college, mostly tutoring peer college students through a program at my school, Eastern University. I also tutored students in Philadelphia at Eastern’s sister school, Esperanza College. After graduating from Eastern with Bachelor of...
Education & Certification
Eastern University - Bachelor in Arts, Spanish and Political Science
Nathan: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...hold a BA in Japanese Language and Government/International Relations from Notre Dame, an MA in Asian Studies from the University of Hawaii, and am currently working on PhD in Japanese History at Princeton University. Over my time in the Army, I worked in 4 different countries with partners from over 20 different nations, both military and civilian. I spent 7 years in Japan working as a liaison, policy adviser, and sometime interpreter/translator. However, the job...
Education & Certification
University of Notre Dame - Bachelors, Japanese Language & Government & International Relations
University of Hawaii at Manoa - Masters, Asian Studies
GRE Quantitative: 168
Casey : Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies. Although I have finished my undergraduate degree, next August I will be continuing my education as I will be attending Law School at the University of Pennsylvania. Tutoring has been an important and constant part of my life since my freshman year at Bucknell University where I joined an organization that provided reading tutors for children from the local elementary school in Lewisburg, PA. That experience brought me to recognize...
Education & Certification
Bucknell University - Bachelor in Arts, Political Science, Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
LSAT: 167
Jessi: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...high school with an IB diploma. For college, I moved to Houston to attend Rice University, where I majored in Psychology. I then earned a masters degree in Religion at Yale and I am now working towards a degree in Bioethics at UPenn. I also completed the premedical requirements during this time. In Connecticut, I worked as a chaplain in a community hospital. Upon moving to Philadelphia, I found a position at CHOP as a...
Education & Certification
Rice University - Bachelors, Psychology
Yale Divinity School - Masters, Religion
ACT Composite: 32
ACT English: 34
ACT Math: 31
Kaitlyn: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...part of our culture. It helps us think and form new ideas about our society. Other times, it can just be a fun way to escape into a whole new world and connect with people who have the same interest, like how Harry Potter has connected everyone. My goal is to help students have a better understanding on literature and it's meaning behind it. I also want to help them find their voice by writing...
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Rowan College at Burlington County - Current Undergrad, English
Jeanette: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...the top 5% of my class in high school. I have been privately tutoring for 4 years, specifically in high school chemistry and test prep. I also helped teach a remedial English class at West Philadelphia High School for a year through a program called Community School Student Partnerships. I am dedicated to making difficult material more accessible and engaging to students who are struggling in an imperfect educational environment, and also to fostering literacy,...
Education & Certification
University of Pennsylvania - Bachelor in Arts, Psychology
SAT Math: 750
SAT Writing: 780
Allison: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
Over the last few years I have had the pleasure of tutoring some of the most athletically talented students at Temple University. The best part of the job has always been the teammate like relationship we form when setting academic goals together and then reaching them for the student using tools tailored to the student's study style and needs. ... I believe the student's goals for the class are what drives our productivity, so it is...
Education & Certification
Temple University - Current Undergrad, Biochemistry
ACT Reading: 34
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1430
SAT Verbal: 710
Regan: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...are taught to develop scholars and citizens. I've taught in college part-time for almost 20 years, including at Rutgers and community college. I've also taught graduate students in clinical education programs. My education includes three higher education degrees--BA summa cum laude from Rutgers, JD from Boston Univ. and a Master's from UPenn. I am a published constitutional lawyer, currently inactive, in four states. My modeling of critical analytical skills falls short if not accompanied by...
Education & Certification
Rutgers University-New Brunswick - Bachelors, Double Maj: Polic Sci & Africana Stds
University of Pennsylvania Boston Univ School of Law - Masters, Masters of Liberal Arts; Constitutional Law Juris Doctor
Mark: Philadelphia Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Philadelphia, PA
...in learning. Attending one of the best schools for my undergraduate education and then entering law school helped me develop critical thinking skills which is one of the most important aspects when learning. I have a great sense of understanding how people like to learn and making it fun and casual - stress does not help at all. In my opinion, tutoring is a partnership that requires both parties to work towards a goal. I...
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