Award-Winning Tutors serving Roxbury, NJ

...mode. Using an awareness of physicality, I've adopted a dynamic interpersonal and intellectual relationship with both tutees (in my Thompson Writing Program work) and larger groups (12) of students (in Breakthrough Collaborative). My vocabulary of narrative techniques has been consistently applicable: I use a range of media styles to instruct and engage an audience. And...

...writing voices. Ive been developing my own method of guiding the young reader or writer who has just begun discovering what he or she has to say, but has not yet discovered how he or she can say it. In addition, Ive been tutoring reading, writing, algebra, and SAT prep. I had a difficult time...

...University to be a Mathematics Education teacher. I've tutored independently and at other companies for years before finding my home at Varsity Tutors. My first and strongest experiences with tutoring has been with Algebra and Algebra 2, but through experience with students of all ages, I can also help with lower levels of Mathematics. Fractions...

...cum laude from Columbia University. I earned a B.A. in Biology and Economics. I'm currently working as a Research Associate during my gap year before medical school. During my free time, I enjoy staying active, playing golf, swimming, running, and playing tennis. I love exploring new activities and neighborhoods in the NYC area.

...Now, I get that same satisfaction from helping other people find a way to make writing click for them. I love New York and cannot imagine living anywhere else. I love to spend my free time in museums, shows, and just soaking up all of this fantastic city. The best part of New York? Taking...

...I have always had a passion for helping others learn as I know from personal experience how much of an impact good teachers can have on students. I personally like to emphasize practicing above all when teaching as I feel that hands-on work in a subject is the best way to fully understand it. I...

...previous teaching positions include Teaching Assistant (TA) at Montclair State University and Rutgers University and Adjunct Faculty at Montclair State University, Passaic County Community College, and Bergen Community College - all in NJ. Courses taught in the past: Ecology, Environmental Biology, Environmental Science, Horticulture, Emerging Diseases, General Biology I and II, Cell Biology. Additionally, I'm...

...just means they need to learn it in a different way. I myself have sought out tutoring for math time and time again, and I was a Physics major! Now as I become a graduate student I still seek out help for math when I need it. There is no wrong or right way to...

...helping students of all ages realize their academic goals in any subject! Because of my experience in the professional writing field, I am an excellent writing, language arts, and reading resource for students. I have high achievements in academic history, and have developed superb study methods to aid memorization and concept understanding. I have a...

...is a much higher SAT score. Because the SAT, like any other standardized test, is a test that has plenty of loopholes and inefficiencies that can be taken advantage of. It frustrates me sometimes when I see students not given the right tools to do well on the test. I will give you these tools.

I recently graduated cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in visual art and microbiology! In my free time I also love to cook and read. I am relatively new to tutoring but am enthusiastic about learning and excited to start!

Finance professional with extensive experience in finance, accounting and banking both at a practical application level and at an educational/tutorial level.

...I have worked with multiple students on reading, English, social studies, science, history, and math. It has been enriching to see these students learn, as well as to form genuine relationships with them and help them grow. I am most passionate about English, Literature, and History. In my free time, I enjoy reading, running, crafting...

Hi! My name is Merilin, I am a super friendly, fun, and energetic tutor that looks forward to making learning fun!

...As a tutor, I do so by emphasizing the importance of understanding the greater context of the subject into which the specific skills to be learned fit. I find this method to be successful in easing the learning process, particularly in mathematics, as it helps students both to see how the various topics they are...

...students as part of a campus initiative. I have also worked as a Teacher Assistant, specializing in middle school math instruction, and recently passed the Praxis exam for middle school math. While my primary focus is math, I love tailoring my teaching style to fit each student's learning needswhether through equations, visual models, or hands-on...

...is similarly interdisciplinary, and I tutor in subjects from Spanish to Geometry to SAT Prep. 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...

I received my Bachelor's degree from Hamilton College in Mathematics and Economics, and my Master's degree in Applied Financial Mathematics with a concentration in Actuarial Science from UConn. I am passionate about math and especially enjoy Algebra, pre-Calculus, and Calculus. I think that math can not only be made more accessible, but also fun!

...strategist for major fashion brands. As a student, I achieved a near-4.0 GPA and served as an Academic Fellow. Now, I spend my time assisting students of all ages with a wide array of subjects: writing (for class assignments as well as in general), grammar, vocabulary, marketing, graphic design (including programs such as Photoshop, InDesign,...