Award-Winning Tutors serving Laurel, NY

...events in the field. While a student, I tutored many of my peers in subjects ranging from American history to writing and test preparation. Although I am confidant in a number of varied topics, history, from American to modern world to ancient civilizations, remain my favorite. I love the moment when a student starts connecting...

...experiences and solutions, along with unique and personalized teaching strategies to each student. Aside from being dedicated to education, I am also dedicated to having fun. It is a common misconception that fun and learning are not connected. There is no better way to make it through a challenge, than to learn a fun way...

...I have worked with a wide range of students, tailoring my teaching style to meet their unique learning needs. I tutor Middle School Math, Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry, Calculus 1, SAT, and ACT. While I enjoy tutoring all these subjects, I am particularly passionate about SAT and ACT prep, as I believe that mastering...

...scary and produces steady reward for the solver. My role in your study will be to help you find the small components in a problem and tackle each one, and provide a patient voice of encouragement for you. If you practice solving any kind of problem this way, eventually you won't believe that you ever...

...flex my intellectual side and share my passion for learning with the next generation. In college, I studied Cognitive Science, not so much as a fallback career, but because I am fascinated by the subject. I succeeded in getting into Northwestern without the aid of any academic tutors or test prep classes. As such, I...

...we all have multiple intelligences and learning styles. What works for one person may not work for another. Also, we all have our own special blend of talents and abilities that can be honed and channeled while learning something new. My wide range of experiences in education aids me in approaching ever new student and...

...ages and subjects. I've earned consistently high scores on my ACT and AP tests, and I'm comfortable teaching advanced math (up to calculus 3), biology and chemistry as well as ACT/SAT test prep. Besides teaching higher level math and science, I'm comfortable and have experience tutoring elementary and middle school students in all subjects.

...lab. This summer, I am an actuarial intern at Hartford Financial Services, where I am working in the Credit and Market Risk team to develop and deploy regression models for measuring credit spreads, alongside building tools in R and Python to better allow my team to utilize my code. I have passed five actuarial exams...

...I have a special knack for cracking standardized tests, and I find it very rewarding to help demystify them by teaching students to recognize common strategies used to confuse test-takers. In my 8 years of tutoring, I have found the "supported challenge" model of engagement is effective for students from elementary through high school. I...

...for eight months in the beautiful city of Madrid, Spain. I have tutored students in Spanish at the middle school, high school and undergraduate levels. My approach is explicit instruction and drills combined with practical conversation so students can get comfortable speaking and using the language. I truly enjoy helping my clients learn, practice, and...

...I really love to see those who I have personal rapport with succeed in their life. I will do my best to find the best way for you not only to ahchieve a certain academic result but also to find and achieve any other life-long goals. I am generally available all throughout the week (morning,...

...am a fun tutor. I think a tutoring session will go exponentially better if there’s some laughter involved. I’m always down for racing against my students doing math problems or coming up with hilarious study mnemonics for upcoming tests. This past fall, I lived in Padua, Italy as an au pair for a family with...

...summers. Dylan discovered his passion for mentoring on the lacrosse field in high school while helping to run summer youth lacrosse camps, and became involved in academic tutoring through his high school soon after. He believes that common foundations of learning exist across many disciplines, and values a specific and flexible approach to any topic...

...children in Philadelphia. I served as a science and english tutor for three years, while tutoring my peers in Spanish and Biology as well. Having taken the MCAT and excelled on the SAT, ACT, as well as multiple SAT subject tests, I am have extensive standardized testing experience and am confident in my ability to...

...about making every student feel confident and prepared, no matter the academic situation. I began working as a tutor and teacher in high school, and have loved working with students of all ages ever since. I've worked with students from Pre-K through high school and college, teaching and tutoring a wide range of levels and...

...I continued to tutor throughout graduate school and even taught college level courses as an assistant professor! For me, tutoring allows me to spread knowledge of the topics I love. As a tutor I am hoping to share my love for science with future students and help them achieve their goals; whether that be acceptance...

...as a teaching assistant at Stony Brook. I have also been helping friends with their class work since high school. I tutor mathematics and computer science, which I enjoy primarily because of the logic utilized in identifying the problems and applying the correct methods to solve them. In my spare time, I enjoy playing video...

...my college's writing center, working with fellow college students to improve and enhance writing assignments in all disciplines and to strengthen basic grammar and organizational skills. I am excited to be a Varsity Tutor, instilling a passion for learning in my students through experiential, hands-on education that promotes critical thinking skills. I firmly believe that...

...and am extremely excited to be returning to Madrid in September on a Fulbright grant to be an English Teaching Assistant at the high school level! My approach to tutoring has always been about understanding each student's individual style as a learner to create lessons best-tailored to his or her specific needs. I try to...

...you love, and good writers are avid readers too. I spend a lot of my day job coaching students through research-based papers, but it's always a great experience to work with other types of writing, from polishing a knock-your-socks-off college essay to work-shopping creative writing. Over the years, I've tutored at the high school, middle...