Award-Winning Test Prep Tutors serving Kirkland, WA

...gender and sexuality studies. Thanks to journalism, I’ve traveled and lived all over the United States, from New York to Los Angeles to Houston. My biggest passions are English and literature, and I love to instill that passion in others, whether that means helping someone work through writing a difficult essay or prep for the critical reading portions of the SATs. When I’m not tutoring, I love to read, craft and (of course) watch Netflix.

...tricks! I tutor students in English subjects -- writing and reading. I also tutor in history/world cultures as well as SAT prep. When I'm not working with students, I spend time with my camera. I'm an amateur photographer and especially love taking pictures of the beautiful PNW landscape and furry four-leggeds (mostly dogs and cats but the occasional wilderness furball too when I encounter them on my hikes). I enjoy hiking (it's more like nature...

...from Brigham Young University. I love both mathematics and the sciences, and consequently, I excel in tutoring courses such as Biology, Human Anatomy, Physiology, Chemistry, Geometry, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, and Calculus. Moreover, I am a skilled writer and I read voraciously. I have always done well in Language Arts and would welcome the opportunity to tutor a student in English, Reading, Vocabulary, or Writing. I understand everyone learns differently; what works for one student...

...on three continents and in eight cities. I taught English as a Foreign Language in Seoul, South Korea, and have tutored SAT, TOEFL, and writing stateside. While earning my Master's degree in Creative Writing from the University of Washington in Seattle, I taught undergraduate writing. I demand dedication from my students through patience, kindness, and dedication on my own part. I'm available to teach high school and college students and adults on weekday evenings and...

Graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in Computer Science, been working in the field ever since including time in MANGA companies. Experienced and passionate to teach Math and Computer Science, with strong skills in Physics and sciences as well.

...help my students make their own connections between what they already know and the new material they're tackling. I've found that people tend to be much smarter than they think they are. Often all it takes is somebody to point out the similarity between that difficult subject you're struggling with and a concept that you already know and are strong in to click on that lightbulb of comprehension. My life's passion is to do just...

...teaching assistant at the University of Washington for a summer writing course aimed towards middle and high school students, as well as a volunteer at the Coalition of Refugees from Burma, where I assisted an adult technology and conversational English class. After completing the IB Diploma program two years ago, I would love to tutor middle to high school students in subjects related to English writing and history. I strongly believe a bettered education can...

...students. I tutor English Literature, Writing, and Reading. For me, the most interesting and rewarding aspect of tutoring is my interaction with students, especially through writing. Tutoring writing is unique in how it's so often a subject that is simultaneously academic and personal. I love the opportunity to help students find their voices through writing. My philosophy when it comes to tutoring is that it's best done as a conversation, not a lecture. The key...

...passions. I enjoy being part of the students' lives to learn their overall career goals, then help guiding them to the right direction both academically and outside the school. It takes more than just getting good grades in order to maximize the students' potentials although grades and standardized test scores are the top two important factors that most of top ranking schools are looking for from the students. Therefore, my priority of helping student is...

...Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. I completed my bachelors degree in Mathematics with an emphasis in secondary education. I am a Texas and Washington certified teacher with an endorsement in math. Before I moved to Washington I spent 2 years teaching PAP Geometry and PAP Algebra 2. I know to my core that anybody can learn math if they will set down the idea that they can't and start believing in themselves. Outside...

...Tacoma and graduated with Bachelor of Science degrees in both Mathematics and Computer Science. I tutor both subjects. Everyone has a different learning style; my goal as a tutor is to find out what my student's learning style is and adapt my teaching accordingly. I'm passionate about helping students because I was a student myself in the same situation. Being willing to accept help for a subject is half the battle. I'm here to help...

...two little girls. It has been a real adventure finding new and interesting ways to explain the world around us in the simplest language to my young children. I enjoy the questions they ask when their concepts of how things work are just forming. I try to encourage the students I tutor to ask "why?" and give them the confidence to undertake their own independent research. I enjoy spending time in the great outdoors that...

I have more than 20 years of nursing experience, primarily in End of Life Care and Symptom Management however also in Family Practice, ICU, and administration. I've enjoyed my times of precepting and giving back and I would like to incorporate that into my current work/life balance. Passion is a driving force that motivates from within.

...one of the greatest advantages humans have. As a prospective medical student, I know what it is like to sometimes not fully understand a concept or subject. As a student who at first struggled to learn some of the toughest material, I learned from mistakes and shortcomings how to effectively learn and understand any concept. I love to teach people how to tackle a problem, how to truly grasp an idea for a strong foundation,...

...various administrative internships and completing study abroad programs, but my strong math background has instilled in me a great appreciation for mathematics and the natural sciences. The SAT is a good place to see these two realms of mathematics and liberal arts come together, and because of this, I feel I can be a big help tutoring in the SAT test prep areas. I have tutored German at my home university and in some capacities...

...Pathology, completing my masters degree in 1998. It wasn't until about 2010 that I realized I have always been a coach. In middle school, I was a peer coach. In high school, I volunteered as a counselor at a nature conservation camp for 5th and 6th graders. In college, I began coaching football at the high school level. My studies lead me to working with elementary and secondary school students focusing on speech and language...

...to connect the language to a larger world view for my students. I have experience planning lessons targeted toward individual learning styles, including the incorporation of technology in the classroom. During the 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years, as part of my graduate studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, I gained experience teaching German at the college level by teaching one section of German 110 during each fall semester and German 120 each spring semester....

...that I had a knack for explaining mathematics in simple terms. I also realized how fun it is to teach math and how rewarding it is to watch a student grow in their understanding. From there, I continued to tutor privately. While in grad school, I also got the opportunity to be a teaching assistant. My approach to teaching is to work through examples with the student, guiding them along the way with questions meant...

...in Secondary English from St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. I have worked in a myriad of educational programs, from enrichment programs for homeschool students to tutoring high school students while they produced their senior projects to summer programs for students to earn class credit for classes they didn't pass during the year. I also substitute taught for three years. I tutor secondary english, which includes such things as literature, essay writing, public speaking, creative...

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