Award-Winning Spanish 2 Tutors serving Santa Barbara, CA

...workplace rights and political lobbying to event planning and meeting facilitation. These roles required a high degree of accountability and loyalty and deeply shaped my approach to building collaborative work environments conducive to life-long learning and critical analysis. I am an avid reader, runner, and cat lover. I love to try new foods, meet new people, and explore different cultures. Learning languages and keeping up with current events are probably my biggest pastimes. I am...

...what I have learned, but also the dedication that others had when teaching me. When I teach, I dissect harder problems into simpler ones and emphasize learning the principles behind the problems. This way, I emphasize the essential concepts instead of encouraging the student to simply memorize facts. I believe that all students should have the same opportunities that I was given, and I am here to help them develop the tools that they can...

...for tutoring English language learners. Since graduation, I have worked with students at Midtown Educational Foundation and other extracurricular programs, and am currently pursuing a Masters of Arts in Teaching English. I tutor a wide range of subjects, although I am most passionate about English, Spanish, and Writing. I am an advocate of student-centered tutoring, and my goal is to support and guide students so that they have the satisfaction and confidence of knowing how...

...Africa and Germany. I have a deep love for languages and other cultures. For this reason, my favorite things to tutor are French, Spanish, and English--as a first or second language! In addition to languages, I find great satisfaction in tutoring for test prep as the SAT and ACT play a large part in determining the life path of those pursuing higher education. I love knowing that I can make a positive impact on the...

...trust that I have learned the material well and am able to apply and teach it. I have taken several AP courses and exams in these areas as well, and I am able to tutor in those subjects. I rigorously studied the SAT when I was applying for college admissions and read several materials on key skills to have and efficient ways to solve problems, including how to read and write critically. I also have good...

...master a subject. Outside of academia, I love to be active and to enjoy the outdoors, I played soccer throughout my childhood and then continued on Notre Dame’s women’s club team. I have a strong commitment to service and community engagement both in my career and in my personal life. I find that students excel when they balance their studies with an active personal life, and I encourage them to keep up with their interests...

...have different brains that respond to different methods, and I optimize the student's learning styles to accelerate their learning process. For example, I incorporate music and film when I know it can expand the technical into the real. This allows the student to attach schoolwork to real life as it is experienced by native speakers of the target language. In all English and History-related subjects, I use my knowledge and deep love for world history...

...so I tutored subjects such as organic chemistry, physics, general chemistry, and Spanish. I also volunteered with a student group that tutored adults in the Durham community that were learning English as a second language. Each of these tutoring experiences had unique challenges and provided valuable learning opportunities. I gained familiarity working with a wide age range of students, from elementary school age to adult, as well as a wide variety of different learning styles....

I'm a rising junior at Harvard College. I study African American Studies with a secondary in Women's Studies and I am pursuing a language citation in Spanish. I aspire to one day go to business school. When I am not doing work, I can typically be found reading, writing, or dancing.

I recently graduated from Johns Hopkins University and am currently taking a gap year as I apply to medical school. I took the MCAT in August 2019 and scored in the 98th percentile. I am happy to help with test preparation strategies and study plans, as well as content-specific questions and more!