Award-Winning Statistics Tutors serving Tacoma, WA

I enjoy meeting new people and to engage in learning with them!

Hi, I am a recent graduate from Whitman College with a degree in Economics and Psychology. I love to play soccer, climb rocks, and bake pies! I am tutoring to keep my academic skills up before going back to graduate school next year. Looking forward to working with you!

Hello! My name is Brendan and I am a committed educator who believes success is possible for anyone. Through education an individual can change their life and develop skills to change the life of others. It is my goal in life to pass on my content area skills and my life experience to benefit everyone I come in contact with.

I am a former physics researcher who has tutored math and physics on a one-on-one basis for several years. I have a very individualized approach to teaching that takes into account the goals of the student.

...was young, I have loved math. I think it is so fun how many things that math is found in and how it can applied to our everyday lives. I also think it is quite beautiful how creative one can be with math and how there are so many different paths to the answer. Through tutoring I am constantly striving to find new ways to excite others about the beauty of math. I love tutoring...

...school a received a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. When I am not tutoring, I work as a Nurse in the Operating Room at a Level 1 Trauma Hospital. I am excited to have joined the varsity tutors team so that I can still help students through their journey in school around my other work schedule. Other than assisting as a tutor, I love to play volleyball, basketball and ping pong. I am also a...

...teaching and tutoring in all levels of mathematics since 1981, working with students of many different age levels and backgrounds. As we work together, I will constantly be listening to what you're thinking, and assessing where your strengths and weaknesses are; we will make use of that information to put you on track toward building your confidence and power over mathematics - as well as setting you up for improving your grades!

...still struggle to find the right wording for an essay. Math problems can seem too big to tackle, and new concepts and material can be difficult to grasp. That's where I come in. In 1991, Ulrich Schiefele did a review of scientific literature and found that interest helped students learn complex concepts more concretely than students who were not interested in the material presented to them (Schiefele, U. (1991). Interest, learning, and motivation. Educational psychologist,...

...and Labor Relations, with a double minor in Finance and Computer Science. I graduated with the IB Diploma and wrote my EE on World Studies: Psychology and World History! In high school, I was heavily involved in DECA ( as a national titleholder), FCCLA (regional board), and now serve as secondary chair of Delta Sigma Pi (professional business fraternity) and Kappa Kappa Gamma. I'm excited to work with you as a tutor!

Teaching students is very rewarding. Many of my students moved on to universities around the US and still kept in touch.

Regardless of gender, race or history, I believe, that with the right mindset, anyone has the ability to learn anything they want and accomplish their goals; I was born in a small town in Mexico called Irapuato. 23 years later I graduated college with a mechanical engineering degree from one of the most notorious programs in the nation. Whatever your goals, I'd like to help achieve them.

...mistakes and grow stronger. If they have the misconception that they are not innately smart they will be intimidated of and discouraged from education.This is where a good teacher comes in. The Purpose of Education is My purpose in educating is to better the future, and those who will lead it. The student in the academic school setting is more than just a student- they are a person as well. They learn much more...

...restaurants), I was responsible for using data visualization techniques to illustrate our ideas to the sales and marketing departments. Working closely with other departments allowed me to hone my interpersonal skills and the ability to present complex technical information to non-technical personnel. My position gave me the opportunity to solve the problems always on behalf of our clients. When I was a student I always summarized my learning process and faults I made so that...

Hi! My name is SriLasya, and I am very excited to be a Varsity Tutor. I graduated high school with an IB Diploma and I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois at Chicago. At the moment, I am a Sociology and Integrated Health Sciences Double Major, with a pre-Medical focus. I am a very patient and positive person, and I incorporate that into my teaching method. ... My teaching philosophy is to...

Hello tutees! My name is Madison Barrett and I grew up on Bainbridge Island, WA. I am currently attending Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business as an Accounting and Operations major. I enjoy watching and playing all sports as well as musical theater. I hope I get a chance to meet you all soon!

...new initiatives: As co-chair for a student initiative at Harvard Business School, I led recruitment of MBA volunteers to tutor middle school students once a week. As part of this initiative, I designed activities/lessons to increase student interest in math and science. Similarly as a teacher in a London city school, I initiated a weekend computer science program to aid my class complete their Grade 10 projects in a timely and efficient manner.

Hi there, I'm a recent graduate in Electrical Engineering with a strong background in math and computer science. I have a passion for teaching and am excited to help you along on your way to success.

...level economics classes, students often needed help understanding the accompanying applied calculus, statistics and beginning econometric techniques. Additionally, I spent a year as a holistic tutor helping struggling freshman and sophomore students to establish solid study skills while providing general tutoring in all subjects (English, Sociology, Finance, Calculus, etc.). In each tutoring session, I focus on both the concepts and the underpinning (but simple!) math. Inspired by a Latin teacher who told me, if you...

...a student, I always appreciated tutors and teachers who were engaging and made me excited about the material. Those two attributes are something I strive for while tutoring. Attending college has allowed me to gain a lot of experience tutoring various math and physics classes. When I work with my students, I focus on the logical steps to understanding the material. Then applying that knowledge to problem solving techniques. In math I tutor classes ranging...

I embrace a student centered approach to student learning. This means that I let the student lead the discussion of a particular problem. I have been teaching for 6 years at the high school level, having come off a BS in Math with a minor in Physics from UC Merced(go bobcats).