Award-Winning Tutors serving East Syracuse, NY

Hi, I am Jon Ballard and I am a recent applied Physics Graduate from Houghton College. This has given me exceptional experience in high school and college math and sciences. I would love to help you succeed and meet you goals in these challenging courses!

...strong background in math subjects including statistics. Additionally, I have a passion for learning and speaking the Spanish language. I feel confident in my ability to explain various grammar concepts taught in the beginning and intermediate levels of the language. For fun I enjoy learning about different cultures, golfing, skiing, and travelling when I have...

...2016 and has conducted several research projects in the environmental chemistry field over the past several years. Shelby has served as a teaching assistant for General Chemistry I and II laboratory this past year at ESF and hopes to continue teaching in the future! Shelby welcomes the opportunity to work with you on high school...

...the steps to get there. I am curious, creative, and above all, driven. These traits have helped me set myself up for success in college and in life. I hope to help your student do the same. Academics and test-taking are the means to a successful future. Through patience, hard work, and dedication, I will...

...science and statistical science at Cornell University. I'm new to Varsity Tutors, but I have experience tutoring privately, and I've found that everyone can improve their scores by taking advantage of the ways standardized tests are designed. In my free time, I like to hike, study investing, and listen to music like Kanye West and...

...teaching career as a teaching assistant. Over the past 12 years as an educator I have given back to my community as a Say Yes to Education after school teacher, Huntington learning center tutor and earned my teaching degree. I'm currently in Adult Education as an Adjunct instructor. In my spare time I enjoy reading,...

...and my master's degree at Indiana University, where I studied the neuroscience of learning and memory, and mentored undergraduate students in the biological sciences. I enjoy working with students on written assignments, college application essays, science concepts, and statistics. While working with me, you will receive quality instruction, support, and guidance as you improve your...

...research and to learn about almost everything. For fun, I love music and art. I believe that we can learn in different ways, and if we mix the learning experience with fun, the time we spend working together turns out worthy and memorable. I love to be a part of a learning process; we all...

...school and college level, so I am confident in my ability to assist students in those particular subjects.I thoroughly enjoy tutoring in all of the subjects listed, but my favorite ones are Algebra, Psychology, Biology, and Spanish. When I am not tutoring, I enjoy playing tennis, I am involved in several organizations at Syracuse University,...

...college education from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Physics and Computer Science. After a year in a Physics doctoral program, I gained more insight into my values and priorities, and the best use of my skills. I decided to change paths and pursue a teaching career. My presence on this platform is one step in that...

...had lost many of its resources. Finally, my most recent work has been teaching courses to education majors at several local colleges. My hobbies and interests include reading (I am a voracious reader!), connecting with friends on social media, gardening, hiking and kayaking (I grew up on a dairy farm and love the outdoors). My...

...in art history. I love to read and write, and through my own education, I have developed ways to make both fun. I know how challenging test prep can be, but I have skills to make that manageable too. I'd love to meet you and help you find your own definition of success in school...

...that are actually interesting. Understanding the world around us is meant to be somewhat thrilling, not difficult and boring. I'm here to spread an infectious passion for scientific knowledge in a way that makes information easy to remember and directs studying to what, in Biological Sciences, tends to be the problem: breaking down and remembering...

My name is Kate Eliou and I am an undergraduate student at Syracuse University. I specialize in essay writing help and literature tutoring.

...who have difficulty understanding the language basics, which are critical in mastering it later on. As a heritage speaker, it is important for me to not only help students with their pronunciation, but also with their cultural competency skills. Outside of work, I enjoy running, traveling (which often includes a lot of running, whether it...

...Standards and an anti-racist, social justice framework. While tutoring for Varsity Tutors, I am also working for Syracuse University crafting toolkits (online resources) for individuals with intellectual disabilities and I am pursuing an online Graduate Certificate in Mindfulness Studies from Lesley University. I have also applied for a doctorate in education at Syracuse University in...

...Ashraf, and I am a recent graduate of Emory University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. I will be pursing my medical degree (M.D.) later this year at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. In my free time I enjoy hanging out with my friends, playing polo, visiting museums, and staying active.

...and give it back to us differently. As educators we must learn to differentiate, accept learning differences, and assess differently. I have many years of life experience teaching kids and helping them to reach their potential. I love to find new ways to teach and new strategies for learning and look forward to working with...

...in my mother's kindergarten class during the hour between my school ending and her class ending. Years of tutoring peers in middle/high school, as well as teaching several church classes, has allowed me to explore diverse methods of teaching curated to each individual's learning process. While I enjoy and excel in academics, much of my...

I'm a college instructor with over ten years of classroom teaching experience at the undergraduate level. I also have extensive experience tutoring K-12 and teaching SAT and GRE test preparation both as a private tutor and as a classroom instructor.