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Patrick: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
...subjects because I often feel they are our greatest keys to understanding why the world behaves as it does. I have taught numerous forms of standardized tests for admittance to high schools and colleges. It is not uncommon for my students to see significant increases in math, reading, and writing sections of these tests. I always find that the best tutoring results come from keeping sessions as fun and engaging as possible while still covering...
Education & Certification
Emerson College - Bachelor in Arts, Theatre Studies

Will: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
...English. After graduating from the university, I worked as an English instructor at the University's Center for English as a Second Language (CESL), where for three years I taught academic reading and writing, communication skills, and standardized exam preparation. I enjoy tutoring, and have experience giving private instruction in English reading, writing, and speaking, and preparation for the following standardized exams: SAT, ACT, GRE, TOEFL and IELTS. It's been my pleasure to work with students...
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus - Bachelor in Arts, Letters, International Studies
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1590
SAT Math: 770
SAT Verbal: 800

Varun: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
...others reach their educational goals. Whatever the task, no matter how long it takes, I will make sure you get the most out of your sessions and will tailor my personal approach to whatever you need. I have been tutoring middle school, high school, and college students for five years. As an Ivy League graduate, I know what it takes to succeed in a highly competitive academic environment and can help you succeed as well!
Education & Certification
Dartmouth College - Bachelors, Government/Film and Media Studies
ACT Composite: 32
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1580
SAT Math: 800

Ashley: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
...in reading, writing, grammar, and test prep for the ACT, SAT, and TOEFL. I love teaching because it allows me to use my passion for language to help other people. I believe that we should always be learning, and that learning should be wonderful and exciting. I strive to inspire my students to curiosity and guide them towards independence in their education. In my free time, I enjoy reading, going out for coffee with friends,...
Education & Certification
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Bachelor in Arts, Linguistics
Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics - Master of Arts, Applied Linguistics
ACT Composite: 33
ACT English: 34
ACT Math: 32

Robyn: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
...Hello, Robyn Teacher, by my youngest students every day and seeing their faces light up when it was time to sing English songs, learn phonics, or practice new scripts and role-plays. It was also a joy to see how excited and competitive my elementary and middle school students were on Special Activity days or when it was time to take Speaking & Listening tests, or even to practice building sentences. Over the past year, I...
Education & Certification
California State University-Los Angeles - Bachelors, Business Administration and Management

Helen: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
I'm a communications professional with a master's degree in pharmacology from Tulane University, a master's degree in journalism from USC and a bachelor's degree in neuroscience. I have two years of professional tutoring experience and thrive on guiding students to that "aha!" moment.
Education & Certification
Rhodes College - Bachelors, Neuroscience
University of Southern California - Current Grad Student, Journalism
ACT English: 36
ACT Reading: 32

Kai: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
Always teach at the appropriate level...first listen to the student, understand their needs and goals, and then provide both comprehensive academic assistance and emotional support to help them attain those goals. If you can't understand the student, you can't teach them effectively.
Education & Certification
University of California-Los Angeles - Bachelor in Arts, Communication, General
ACT Composite: 31
ACT Math: 32
ACT Reading: 34

Anna: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
I majored in Middle Eastern Studies and minored in math during undergrad at Cornell. Since graduating I've worked in a number of fields and countries, although the common theme is teaching English and researching in the Middle East. As an English Teaching Assistant at Weill Medical School in Qatar, I became competent at editing and guiding students in writing. I'm now a first year fellow studying Policy Analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School.
Education & Certification
Cornell University - Bachelor in Arts, Near Eastern Studies
Pardee RAND Graduate School - PHD, Policy Analysis
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1520
SAT Math: 720
SAT Verbal: 790

Toshie: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
...speaker who was born and raised in Japan. I went to schools in Hawaii and Germany after high school in Japan and assisted Japanese teachers at college for 13 months. My philosophy of teaching is based on my own language learning experience as an adult. In the process of learning English, I acquired a new culture and made life adjustments. I know how hard it can be to learn a new language and keep yourself...
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University of Hawaii at Manoa - Bachelor of Economics, Economics

Natalia: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
Hi! I'm Natalia. I'm a PhD student in Physics and I love languages and movies. I started tutoring when I was in High School (Lyce Franco-Mexicain), working mostly with my classmates and younger neighbors during the summer holidays. I'm very friendly and patient and love sharing what I know. Please, feel free to write to me if you have any doubts.
Education & Certification
National Polytechnic Institute - Mexico - Bachelor of Science, Nuclear Engineering
National Polytechnic Institute - Mexico - Master of Science, Applied Physics

Brian: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
...at 4 and 2 years later, when my oldest sister came of age, I began working with her. 3 siblings came after her who I worked with every day to improve their mathematical & verbal reasoning, giving them assignments out of workbooks our parents got us, correcting & reviewing their answers. I still help my youngest sibling with her Calculus homework today. My first compensated tutoring gig came the summer before my junior year when...
Education & Certification
California Institute of Technology - Bachelors, Economics, CS
University of California-Santa Cruz - PHD, Technology & Information Mgmt (Indef. deferred)
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1580
SAT Math: 780
SAT Verbal: 800

Molly: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
...hold degrees in both subjects from Columbia University. I am highly qualified to tutor Writing at all levels - from elementary to adult professional writing - as I have written two distinguished theses as part of my academic training. As a Tutor, I can do more than simply help students with homework. My approach to aiding them is three-fold. I will work to: 1. Review and reteach material from her school that has proven difficult. 2....
Education & Certification
Columbia University in the City of New York - Bachelor in Arts, History
Northwestern University - Masters, Elementary Education
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1480
SAT Math: 700
SAT Verbal: 780

Michael: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
I am a middle school French teacher in Parker but have taught either Language Arts or ESL for the past seven years. I have a lot of experience working with students of various backgrounds and have had a proven record of success with my classes. I have worked one on one before with students, helping both their grades and skills greatly improve. I'm looking forward to meeting and working with you!... I would spend time getting...
Education & Certification
University of Colorado Denver - Bachelor in Arts, English Literature and French

Gabrielle: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
...to pass a class or to prepare for college entrance exams, we always have fun determining the study method that works best for them. Everybody has a different learning style and once we hone in on the right one for you, an improvement in scores will become more than apparent. Overall, I find tutoring to be an incredibly rewarding profession and I am eager to continue to support students in discovering a passion for their...
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Arizona State University - Bachelor in Arts, Chinese Language & Global Studies
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1490
SAT Verbal: 800

Erin: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
After home-schooling my way through high school, I went to Stanford, receiving a B.S. in Biology, and a minor in pre-med, so I'm quite strong with science. I have a lot of experience teaching disparate subjects. I have been teaching biology, chemistry, physics, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus to high school and university students for about 12 years. Similarly, have 12 years of experience with the SAT, ACT, and ISEE/SSAT, and...... My teaching philosophy is simple. I...
Education & Certification
Stanford - Bachelors, Biology, General

Meagan: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
...through 12th grade. I am an alumna of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the University of Pennsylvania, and a fluent Spanish speaker. In addition to working in 20+ American schools and programs, I have lived and worked in Chile and Peru, where I taught English and trained other teachers. I am a lifelong bookworm, proud owner of a "Grammar Police" T-shirt, and geek for fantasy and magical realism. I have a track record...
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University of Pennsylvania - Bachelors, Political Science; Spanish; Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education - Masters, Education Policy and Management
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1590
SAT Math: 780
SAT Verbal: 800

Shahnawaz: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
...taught underprivileged high school students as part of an NGO. I taught math, computer science and english speaking skills. This is why Mathematics is my favourite subject to tutor. I am also comfortable tutoring for standardised tests such as the GRE and SAT. My goal is not merely to teach facts and formulas but rather to help the student develop the intuition behind them. I value critical thinking and problem solving skills and that is...
Education & Certification
Lahore University of Management Science - Bachelors, Mathematics
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich - Masters, Applied Mathematics
GRE Quantitative: 165
GRE Verbal: 161

Jerry: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
...IELTS, GMAT, AP US History, and various other subjects for over four years. My favorite subject to teach is AP US History because I have the ability to make the stories of our past fun and interesting. I constantly update my teaching materials and methodology with each passing year to help my students. I enjoy teaching and seeing my students learn new things. When my students are able to earn better scores the moment is...
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CUNY Queens College - Bachelors, Sociology

Bing: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
...with a focus on what a student is looking to achieve. In an individualized setting establishing goals with students and then engaging students intellectual curiosity on subject matter to reach these goals. I believe in breaking down the subject into concepts and creating a base of understanding to build upon in grasping the concepts. I have extensive experience with test-prep and how to break-down a standardized test into lesson plans to make target scores attainable.
Education & Certification
SUNY at Binghamton - Bachelors, Accounting
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1550
SAT Math: 800
SAT Verbal: 780

Matthew: Santa Monica TOEFL tutor
Certified TOEFL Tutor in Santa Monica, CA
...am also a part-time professor of philosophy. My academic interests range from medieval Scholasticism to contemporary issues in bioethics and law. I believe that tutoring is not only about the transfer of knowledge between the tutor and the student, but also a transfer of skills, which would help the student learn how to find the answer himself or herself and to solve whatever academic problems come his or her way. Equally, important is demonstrating the...
Education & Certification
The University of St Thomas - Bachelors, Philosophy
The University of St Thomas - Masters, Philosophy
LSAT: 160
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