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Joscelyn: West Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in West Chester, PA
...and Reading. Additionally, my teaching experience includes coaching Little League softball to the 10-and-under age group, and I was told that I was able to relate and interact well with the players. I have mostly tutored math (including a focus in SAT Math), but I am always happy to help someone in any subject than I can. I enjoy working with students of all ages, and I want to see every one of them succeed!
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Rutgers University-New Brunswick - Current Undergrad, Industrial Engineering
Elsbeth: West Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in West Chester, PA
...on one helping students improve their writing since I was in high school. I started helping 4th graders with their writing portfolios at my old elementary school when I was fifteen, and in college I did a teaching internship there and at my old high school. I also gained a lot of experience in 6 years of creative writing workshops. I was lucky enough to go to Interlochen Arts Academy to study writing for the...
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Warren Wilson College - Bachelors, Creative Writing
Joshua: West Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in West Chester, PA
...I gladly connect my students to any college admissions departments I am familiar with. Although my tutoring specialty is test prep -- SAT, ACT, PSAT, SHSAT, and GRE -- I particularly love tutoring writing, and creative writing is a hobby of mine. My philosophy is that even when we are preparing for a standardized exam, we should always be relating the work to your passions, pursuits, and educational goals to make the work that much...
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Columbia University in the City of New York - Bachelor in Arts, French and Francophone Studies
University of Pennsylvania - Master of Science, Social Policy
Emily: West Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in West Chester, PA
...course. I really enjoy working with students of all different learning styles and creating a plan that helps them achieve their potential. Tutoring allows me to keep my skills in the sciences fresh, while helping other students. I am passionate about the sciences and like to apply concepts I learn in class to real life situations. In my first year of dental school I completed a rigorous biomedical science curriculum including anatomy (with cadaver dissection)...
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Villanova University - Bachelors, Biology, General
Columbia University in the City of New York - Current Grad Student, Dentistry (DDS)
Patrick: West Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in West Chester, PA
...practice questions AND giving them my own testing strategies. I know the SAT and ACT can be stressful for students, but I prepare them so that they walk into the testing room feeling confident and ready! I have much experience tutoring languages. I am fluent in Spanish and have studied in both Argentina and Spain, so I can help students master not only grammar and syntax, but also the difficulties of listening and speaking. I...
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University of Pennsylvania - Current Undergrad, International Relations
Michael: West Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in West Chester, PA
...and strategies helped boost my score 17 points over the course of 2 months. As someone who has recently gone through the law school admissions process, I am also happy to help students with any other aspect of the application process. Given the substantial weight of the LSAT in the admissions process, however, I am particularly passionate about helping students master this test. I know from personal experience that the LSAT can be frustrating, but...
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Middlebury College - Bachelors, Philosophy
Stephanie: West Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in West Chester, PA
...from my own experiences as a student that, at every level of education, from elementary to graduate school, the support and encouragement of a passionate teacher can turn a diffident or apathetic underachieving student into a classroom star. My favorite subject to tutor is standardized test prep (SAT, ACT, GRE, etc.) because such tests cover a finite body of material that can be taught and mastered. In addition to test prep, I also tutor a number...
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University of Chicago - Bachelors, Cinema and Media Studies / English Language and Literature
University of Iowa - Masters, Film Studies
Shayan: West Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in West Chester, PA
I'm a pre-health student at the University of Pennsylvania, and have an extensive background in the sciences. I can also rock the SATs and MCAT, so I've got that going for me. I love learning with students and trying to make the tedious work of learning as fun as possible. I think and teach in examples and make abstract concepts easily understandable. I also love sports, adventures, travelling!... My teaching philosophy is to teach in a...
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University at Buffalo - Bachelors, Biology, General
University of Pennsylvania - Current Grad Student, Pre-Health
Owen: West Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in West Chester, PA
...meet it and walked away from the experience glowing with pride. I have directed middle school students performing Shakespeare and watched them go above and beyond to create a beautiful production. I have confronted a reading group with a book two years above their reading levels and seen them respond by growing rapidly as readers. When we expect greatness from our students, and support them on their path, we can see success that goes far...
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Fairfield University - Bachelors, Theatre
Sam: West Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in West Chester, PA
...up in High School after a rough relationship with the subject all through Middle School. I wasn't a good writer in Middle School; I didn't know how to approach a new essay or have the tools to craft a well structured argument. Thankfully, I had a writing tutor who helped me pull myself up and convinced me that I could be a successful writer. I'm so grateful she did, and grateful that I get the...
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Bates College - Bachelors, Theater and English
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West Chester, Pennsylvania, the county seat of Chester County, is known for its downtown historic district. The borough is home to the headquarters of Mars Drinks. A lab/scientific supplies distributor and large medical company are also based here. The area's museums, historical attractions, and large shopping centers, however, are what attract locals and visitors.
There are three high schools in West Chester, managed by the West Chester Area School District. West Chester Henderson High School holds the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence. It is ranked Silver and #43 in the state by U.S. News & World Report. Outdoing that is West Chester East High, ranked #42, which has also been commended by Newsweek and Philadelphia Magazine. Rustin High is also noted for its academic and athletic programs. Success at these top schools is not out of your grasp, if you reach out for private tutoring in West Chester, PA, either in-home or online, to receive subject instruction or test prep.
Top higher education institutions include West Chester University of Pennsylvania, which has ranked high in U.S. News & World Report's Best Regional Universities (North). West Chester, PA, tutoring lets you receive private instruction, either in-home or online, for your class and test prep, to improve your chances of success and getting into your college/ university of choice. Other nearby schools include Penn State Great Valley, for graduate programs in engineering, management, and leadership development. Before considering these schools, you must impress your instructors and prospective post-secondary institutions. Tutors in West Chester, PA, who offer tutoring sessions either in-person or online, can provide you the test prep assistance to potentially improve on test day.
West Chester is home to Bradford Plaza, where you can shop on the 161,000-square-foot property. The West Goshen Shopping Center is nearby as well. In town, you can see the Historic Chester County Courthouse, built in 1846, and view the exhibits, photos, and artifacts at the Chester County Historical Society. The town center has many restaurants, music stores, and art galleries to browse.
A major tourist attraction is QVC Studio Park, where you can learn about the history of the shopping channel and shop at its jewelry, apparel, and home décor store. You can play baseball or tennis at Hoopes Park, or hit the links at West Chester Golf & Country Club.
No matter where you are, it's important get good grades and scores to be noticed by competitive schools. Expert West Chester, PA, tutors will be an asset to anyone who wants to work to get into a top college or university.
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Interviewed the student about her previous SAT. Worked on strategy ideas involving Pacing, POE, Guessing, Answer grouping, focusing on what the question is asking for, answer numbers in order low to high, working easy & medium problems first. Reviewed specific math results from last test. Set up schedule for remaining sessions. Provided web site for math practice problems (this is homework). Worked problems in 3 different math areas of exam.
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In this session, we reviewed the math section of one of the student's practice tests. She seemed to have a good understanding of many of the problems. In addition, we reviewed some of the reading passages from her practice test and went over the questions that she got wrong. We discussed what inference questions were and how to approach them.
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We did some more integration. This time using trigonometric substitutions. I had him explain everything to me as if I didn't know anything about it, and he was able to answer my questions about his reasoning.
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We discussed goals for tutoring sessions before ACT exam, as well as areas of strength and areas in which the student would like to improve, in order to create a lesson plan for the summer. I discussed college plans with the student and provided advice on college entrance requirements. We practiced ACT science reasoning passage questions, broke down the different types of science reasoning questions, and briefly introduced strategies for the ACT science reasoning section with the student.
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We finished up the reading section by looking at two more sample passages, both of which the student was able to address without issue. Next time we look at this section should be our post-test. We then returned to our assessment test vocab words; I introduced the student to a word web vocab exercise and was excited to see her respond so well to it. Will make more use of this method in our next session.
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The student and I worked on precalculus. We compared and contrasted the sine and cosine functions and their roles in the unit circle, in right triangles, and in different quadrants of the unit circle. We correlated the graphs of sine and cosine with their values, as a way of (approximately) checking work. We took several approaches to determining the value of sine and cosine functions in different quadrants of the circle, including reference angles, and angle addition and subtraction identities. We used the addition and subtraction identities to derive most of the other approaches to sine and cosine functions around the unit circle. We noted that triangles' axes, when oriented in the unit circle, take on positive and negative values, as appropriate, according to the mnemonic "All Students Take Calculus."
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