Award-Winning Test Prep Tutors serving St. Louis, MO

...ADHD. It took me some time to gain confidence in my academic abilities because of this diagnosis, and so I hope to help other students realize that ADHD has nothing to do with intelligence. If anything, it gives us an edge! I believe any student can master any subject as long as they have the right instructor. My favorite subjects are math, science, psychology, and Spanish. I love good puns, swimming, cooking, and being outdoors....

Hi! My name is Carrie Zhang. I'm a graduate of John Burroughs School and will be graduating from Columbia University in 2024. I've tutored students in math before from Pre-Algebra to Pre-Calc. I've edited student work from essays (college and school) to creative pieces to journalism pieces. I can also do interview prep for college visits.

...up in all the way to Hawai'i where I worked as a 7th grade math and science teacher. In my second year there, I led my students to pass the standardized math test at a rate 15% higher than the state average! I eventually moved to St. Louis to be with my wife and continued to work in the classroom. Come June, I will be changing careers, but I still want teaching to be a...

...Greek life as a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. I'm currently an intern in D.C for Accenture, serving the Dept. of Homeland Security in the Federal Services practice. I work in data analytics and management consulting. When I'm not in school or at work, you can find me running in forest park, practicing yoga, or working at lululemon in the Central West End! Staying active and healthy is something that's really important to me. I...

...and 3 with a focus on becoming just a paraprofessional. Since then, I have been working towards my goal of obtaining an Associates degree in ECE. I have worked with pre k students, and middle school special education students. I have three children of my own, who have been my encouragement for this journey. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about ELA, Spelling, and History. In my spare time,...

...health for a career in medicine. I am passionate to help others learn and succeed! My interest in tutoring stems from my own preparation for tests during high school and college and my ability to communicate clearly with others. I studied in a small group to prepare for the MCAT. We took turns teaching about certain topics to each other which forced us to know the material well enough to explain it to others. This...

...worked with major wireless carriers (AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, etc) to ensure structral stability of wireless infrastructure, typically in the form of cell phone towers. I have felt that my interpersonal skills could be better utilized by society and I have wanted to get students excited about math and science, so I decided to return to St. Louis and teach! I spent a semester teaching Algebra 1 in St. Louis and spent hours after school tutoring...

...Mathematics and I enjoy helping others learn. I excelled throughout all levels of schooling, earning my Bachelors and Masters degrees in Math. I have experience teaching in grade levels ranging from 7th grade through College. Most of my experience is as a college lecturer in Trigonometry, Calculus, and Contemporary Math. I am proficient in all other areas as well. I greatly enjoy working with students of algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus to gain a thorough...

Certified Secondary English Teacher (9-12) with excellent organization skills. Committed to ensuring continuation of curriculum programs and academic success of individual students. Versatile and effective content manager, quick to establish good working relationships with students.

...in their learning and that sometimes it just takes a little bit of success for students to gain confidence in their abilities. I have been told that I'm good at making complicated concepts understandable. I love getting to see students experience the moment when difficult concepts finally make sense. My favorite subjects to work with students on are PreCalc with Trigonometry and ACT Prep. I have a LOT of experience with ACT Prep and have...

...can adapt my tutoring method to a student's specific strengths and weaknesses. When I begin with a new student, I focus on flexibility as we become accustomed to one another. As time progresses and we enact a personalized lesson plan, my expectations increase accordingly as does each student's accountability. I strongly believe that it behooves all learners to employ a useful toolkit of reasoning and comprehension skills. In addition to teaching the material for examinations,...

...a classroom career at Missouri University of Science and Technology teaching Public Speaking. I knew that I was not quite finished with education as a career. I decided that I needed to find another way to use my teaching talents. I began to realize that tutoring could be a good fit for my teaching expertise. I believed that working on a one to one or small group situation would be a good fit for me....

...of relationship building, motivation, and empowerment. I've always loved the teaching and tutoring opportunities I've been fortunate to have, and I've been lucky to tutor a wide age range from grade schoolers to high schoolers. I enjoy teaching multiple topics especially the social sciences, and I've had particular success coming up with creative and individualized methods to prepare students for the critical reading and the writing sections of standardized tests (including private school admission tests)....

...are JUST. HARD. When you come up against a subject that you struggle with, it's always a great idea to ask for help and that's exactly what I'm here to do. I appreciate that not every student learns the same way and I will do my very best to understand what works best for you, and to adapt the way we work together to give you the best session possible. I hope you'll consider working...

...to face but some, such as my daughter and her college friends, I tutored online using Facetime. Some students who did not understand the material when they came to me have gone on to successful careers using the material we covered. My nephew who I tutored in high school physics went on to become a mechanical engineer with Anheuser Busch. I tutored my niece in algebra and she now has a career with Boeing.... I believe...

...fortunate enough to have a few incredible math teachers throughout my schooling, and they were able to explain math to me in a way that made so much sense. They broke down the formulas and discouraged blind memorization. Unfortunately, that is not the most common method of teaching mathematics and as a result, millions of young children struggle with math as they progress and the material builds upon itself. I love being able to break...

...to work with and tutor a variety of youth. I believe that education and catering education to the unique needs of individual students is imperative. I find it so rewarding to partner with students not only to clarify tricky concepts, but to jointly develop skills and tools which can help them achieve long term success. Outside of academia, I am interested in theater, having acted, stage managed, and sung extensively though out my high school...

...range of subjects. During this time, many of the other tutors came to me for help and dubbed me "the math guy." I was in high school not too long ago and understand the pressures of having a high GPA and impressive ACT scores, so I understand what many of you are going through. I look forward to helping you learn and hope I can help you navigate the anxieties of being a student in...

...teach math and science to third-grade students. Then, as I entered high school, I was hired by my dance academy to teach Bharatanatyam, an Indian Classical artform, to 20 students. For about six years, I learned to cater to each student's learning style, find ways to explain concepts in a simple manner and work to create a comfortable environment for both the students and their parents. I have volunteered as an ACT tutor in college...

...play the French Horn and snowboard. My motto is ???Sometimes you need to go the extra mile. Do the extra credit. Be more than your peers expect you to be. Set the bar high and don???t be afraid to fail. Failure leads to success.??? Let me be the one who helps you achieve your academic goals. I have been on both sides of the road. On one side is instant success. The other is where...