Award-Winning Tutors serving First Hill, WA

...college admissions, I know how stressful AP tests, SATs, and ACTs can be. As a tutor, I aim to help students feel as prepared as they can for these standardized tests, giving students the confidence to succeed. In my spare time, I enjoy doing pilates and yoga, listening to music, and hiking.

...an obsession. I treated it like a treasure hunt, was thrilled every time I found possible "free money", and celebrated each award won (no matter how small!). Since then, I've channeled my scholarship-hunting passion to help others reduce their college costs. I use brainstorming techniques to help students expand their own sense of self, and broaden...

...regard is my ability to approach a problem from multiple angles. If the first approach I suggest for a problem isn't clear to a student, I can usually come up with an alternate, sometimes more intuitive way of addressing the same problem. Recreationally, I spend a significant fraction of my time developing my problem-solving skills...

...since 2011, a licensed managing broker since 2017, and most recently received my certification to be a real estate instructor. I practice residential real estate in the Puget Sound region and have helped many buyers and sellers successfully navigate the purchase and sale process. In my past life I was a social worker and non-profit...

...from high school a couple years ago, I am very familiar with the high school and middle school topics being taught. I am able to relate and truly understand the stress that students might be going through with college application processes, SATs and middle / high school assignments. I am eager to motivate and help...

Hi! My name is Becca and I am a student at the University of Washington. Prior to Varsity Tutors, I have two years of tutoring experience with high school sophomores and freshman. Besides the common school subjects, I can also work with students on their organizational skills and college essay writing.

...(FE) Exam in Electrical and Computer, the PE Exam in Electrical and ComputerPower, the PMP and CAPM exams, and the Real Estate Broker Exam (both National and State). I also provide instruction in power systems design and analysis, career coaching (including interview preparation), and math test prep for the ACT, SAT, and GRE. In addition,...

...declare at the end of my sophomore year. I have tutored at Kumon for a year and a half in high school, and also work with the non-profit program TASSEL to help educate children in Cambodia. In my spare time, I love going to punk shows, playing Minecraft, and dying my hair!

...the same institution) I studied Linguistics, English Creative Writing, and Japanese. My most comfortable tutoring areas include anything to do with writing, whether fiction or non-fiction, and teaching English as a second language. In tutoring, my primary objective is to be of the greatest service possible to my students' particular needs. Short-term as well as...

...Geography, AP World History, and Spanish. I hold a Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Washington. I'm also a recipient of the prestigious Boren Fellowship and a three time FLAS Fellowship awardee, awarded for advanced language and area studies. I speak four languages...

...activities to support what was learned in the classroom, and answering any questions they had from class. For the past year, I have been working as a tutor. I am passionate about science, particularly Biology and Chemistry. I work towards finding a method of tutoring that takes my knowledge and teaching style and combines it...

...an interest in working with children and adolescents. I have worked with children, adolescents, and college students in educational and therapeutic capacities. I enjoy sharing knowledge and supporting students in their learning journey. I hope to work with you and your child on ways to make the learning process easy and approachable.

...higher education as a teacher, tutor, and editor. In addition, I work with the Writing for the National Awards Initiative assisting students with cover letters, personal statements, and application essays. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English, Literature, and Writing. I enjoy helping students with their writing at...

...love to teach and work with the Pacific Science Center as a Communication Fellow. I attended Stanford University for both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Biology, with a minor in Chemistry. While there, I researched the immune system and how asthma and allergies develop. After college I managed a summer camp where I developed...

...what they do already know, something that is illuminating to me as a tutor and also frequently surprises students with how much knowledge they already command. When learning new material, I prefer an in-depth approach that will look at the same idea from multiple angles. This is helpful, especially for younger learners, as a way...

...an adventure. Overall, I like to work with kids of all ages. I have worked and taught English as a second language on other platforms. In my work career, I have worked as a trainer for over five years. While in college, I volunteered at the tutoring center and taught accounting to students for five...

...I am a huge fan of Sci Fi and fantasy books and movies. I am currently attending the University of Washington Tacoma campus, with a major in history and minor in education. I've helped with students at the middle school level, namely language lrts and mathematics for several years now, and I enjoy meeting new...

...literary experience is one that deeply resonates with the reader, and inspires them to write their own stories. This is why I am an advocate for detailed, creative, and personal essay writing. The most powerful essay or piece of academic writing is one which is inspired by the writer's personal instincts and experiences. In my...

...helping students with standardized tests. I love helping students especially in the area of physics given it's one of my passions and it's really rewarding giving back. I've had incredible physics professors who inspired this passion in me and I hope to pass that on to future students. I believe that every student has their...

...up when they finally grasp a new concept? That is what inspires me. I've always been a voracious reader. Historical fiction is my favorite genre, and right now I'm reading the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. When I'm home I love to cook for a crowd. I adore ice skating, bowling and going out dancing.