Award-Winning Tutors serving Pasadena, CA

...step by step. I love to play basketball and am an avid fan of the Los Angeles Lakers. I spent a year as a sports writing intern for www.Lakersnation.com and so I really got to put my interest to work. This experience also helped me in my writing skills and my ability to engage readers. My passion is health care and it is my dream to help others. I look forward to teaching and the...

...received various scholarships and academic distinctions--in part because of my love for the subject. I strive to inspire this love of ELA in my studentswhether or not it's your strong suit. I believe that anyone can come to appreciate these arts, and get better at them, too. The strategies come first, then understanding, then improvement and appreciation. One such strategy is called scaffolding: we'll work through the text together, and I'll explain what I'm seeing...

...and time management skills, and reading, writing, and critical thinking skills at any level. I love helping students find the way that works best for them to approach problem solving and learning. I am very interested in education and have experience working with both children and young adults in New York public schools as well as outdoor summer schools. I speak both French and Arabic and am learning Spanish, and in my free time I...

My name is Katheryn Nguyen and I am a full time college student at University of Southern Californiaa. I am currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry in hopes of pursuing the medical field later on. The subject that I specialize in is math. During my free time, I enjoy listening to music, exercising, hiking, and spending time with my family and friends. ... "Don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the...

...Science in Applied Mathematics. I have started tutoring 8 years ago. Transmitting my knowledge has always fascinated me. I have worked with a variety of student ranging from 5 to 35 years old. I am very patient and always using efficient techniques in order to explain concepts to my tutees. I worked with both LAUSD and LA's Best After-School Enrichment program where I had to create age-appropriate lesson plans. I enjoy making Mathematics easier for...

...pursing a business venture allotted to me through the Elevator Pitch Competition, my senior year of college, which I won in my category - Non-Profits. After that year, I joined the Teach for America Fellowship, where I fell in love with teaching. The Teach for America Fellowship is 2 years; however, after my first year due to the recognition and growth in my classroom I was invited to start a school. I spent 2 years...

...graduate school. I tutor math and English, but between the two I favor English. It teaches us how to communicate ideas and, oftentimes, how to assess the quality of these ideastwo of the most crucial and universal skills we need in life. My goal is to help students get the most out of their education. This means more than just earning good grades. It means learning to enjoy school, learning how to learn, and learning...

...of my fraternity where I managed more than 60 members. I am a patient, kind-hearted, and intelligent person who truly values the importance of education in a young individual's life. I am currently applying to medical school and understand the plight of the modern student. I enjoy teaching and it gives me a lot of satisfaction to watch others learn and grow through their academics. I enjoy working with students of all ages from elementary...

...they would tutor me in math and accounting, and I would tutor them in microeconomics and business studies. What made that fun and empowering, was that, together, we were able to tackle any academic challenge that came our way. We were a team and it made us all better students. After moving to the USA in 1999, I was asked if I would tutor Spanish and I jumped right into it. I have since been...

...to my experience tutoring for the SAT, as a screenwriting major I most enjoy teaching my favorite subject, English. I love showing students the power language endows upon them to communicate their ideas and beliefs with others. I believe every student deserves the chance to succeed and to try to capitalize on their strengths while encouraging them to improve in areas they may traditionally find challenging. Endowing a student with confidence in themselves through patience...

...written, spoken, and sung! I especially enjoy helping students connect with their passions and then translate that passion to the page. I also have quite a bit of recent experience with the GRE. I believe that taking the GRE is a skill - and that means that with practice you can get better at it! I would love to share specific strategies that helped me and others succeed. I have a BA in Linguistics, two...

...each tutoring session, individual students focused on different goals when it came to learning Chinese: some students only focused on conversation skills, some focused on preparations for exams given by our local Chinese schools. Transitioning to college, the tutoring continued. Students taking college Chinese classes often email me for quick review sessions to help them ace their college exams. I believe in order to properly learn a new language, practicing the immersion technique will be...

...in 2017. I enjoy meeting people of all ages and backgrounds and learning about their lives and experiences. I have always been an introspective person, and have constantly strived to improve myself as a person, along with the people that I choose to surround myself with. I hope to pass along the skills and knowledge that I have accumulated in my own academic path to younger students to help them succeed in their educational endeavors.

...I was in a Speech Team for high school students from 2004-2007, where I trained them in English Literature, Communications, and Public Speaking. We focused on stage presence, diction, confidence, and articulate communication delivery. After high school, I moved to France to be an Au Pair for a French family, where I tutored the children (ages 8-12) in English and became proficient in French myself. When I returned to the United States in 2006, I...

...Applied Linguistics Masters here in California. I have been teaching and tutoring for many years, since I started college. I've done private SAT Prep tutoring both here and in New York, as well as prep for other standardized tests such as the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT. I also teach a bi-weekly SAT Prep course in Glendale, and an advanced Competition Math class for two age groups (6-8 and 9-12). It's a lot of fun! I've...

...worked with students with specific learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, to help them create effective work and study strategies in school and universities in the UK. My passion for tutoring is in helping students gather a "learning kitbag of tools." I like to help set in place a way of approaching work that students feel confident with and can implement without supervision. My personal literary interests are in Shakespearian text, modern fiction, and history- particularly...

...variety of students. During my undergraduate studies I tutored gifted high school students looking to excel in AP and IB classes as well as on the SAT to prepare them for a strong college career. I also spent considerable time with college students in my field and similar programs. Students have always given positive reviews when I ask them about the experience, commenting that the time was enjoyable and that learning came naturally. In my...

...students in a classroom as well as a private setting. I have tutored and assisted elementary and middle school students with class assignments, projects, and daily homework in all subjects. I also specialize in developing study and organization skills. I believe encouraging good study habits and a solid academic foundation while young is beneficial for a lifetime of academic success. My subjects include elementary and middle school math, reading, writing, study skills and test prep....

I am a native French speaker, have been a tutor with kids after school to assist them with their homework, created some activities in French for schools (singing French songs, cooking lessons). I used to work also with French adults when I lived in France and in London to guide them in finding a job and an apartment too. Friendly, I love working with people and help them to achieve their goals.

...state tests. I have scored 800/800 in SAT 1 math, SAT 2 math. I have scored 760/800 in SAT writing. I received scores of 5/5 in AP Calculus AB and BC and have taken numerous other APs, passing the APs in Physics, Biology, Literature, Language and Composition, Environmental Science, Economics, US history, and Chemistry. I was the President of my high school's only tutoring club and only math club, Infinity Math Club, where I dedicated...