Award-Winning Tutors in Fremont, CA

...especially passionate about preparing students for standardized tests and editing personal statement essays. Many students experience test anxiety and are unsure of how to present themselves in personal statements, making the application process stressful. For this reason, I enjoy helping students put their best foot forward in their personal statements and learn test-taking strategies so they may feel as confident as possible about their applications. In my spare time, I enjoy seeing theater in the...

I am getting ready to graduate with a M.S. in Chemistry from UC Berkeley. During my time at Cal, I worked extensively with undergraduate interns and worked as a teaching assistant for several Chemistry and a Microbiology course. As a researcher in Chemistry and Microbiology, I have a graduate level understanding of these fields, but during my time as a grad student, I discovered my true passion lies in teaching! I enjoy working with students...

...tutored privately as well. At both schools I have worked at, I worked in the academic support programs in addition to my teaching job. I have worked with students of all levels, including course repeaters, honors students, and students with IEPs and I firmly believe that all students can be successful in math and science. In my free time, I love learning new skills, and am currently working on learning how to quilt and learning...

...be afraid of, they excel very quickly. Seemingly daunting word problems can be broken down into manageable bits and solved very easily. I believe having this ability to dissect a problem into smaller portions is important not just for academics but for everyday tasks as well, and it is a useful skill for everyone to possess. I am an avid traveler and self-proclaimed foodie. I love exploring new places around the Bay and sampling the...

...learning style. People learn things differently and at different paces; when students struggle with a subject, it's usually because their learning style conflicts with the style or pace with which it is being taught. Tutoring one on one gives us the opportunity to learn at the student's optimal pace. I earned a B.S. in Neuroscience and a B.A. in Psychology at UC Santa Cruz. The subjects I tutor are Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Math, Physics, English,...

I received my Bachelor of Arts in Biology and English from UC Berkeley in 2009. After graduating, I spent a lot of time traveling, conducting biological field surveys for different government institutions, universities, and nonprofits. I just recently moved back to the Bay Area and I’m just getting started with tutoring! Learning is a real passion of mine, and I consider myself a lifelong student. The best compliment anyone could give me about my teaching...

I am a graduate of The University of California, Davis, where I studied the pre-medical curriculum and received my Bachelor of Arts in French. After graduation, I moved to Bangalore, India where I worked as a research assistant for a biotechnology company. I am currently doing cancer research at the University of California, San Francisco in a melanoma lab while I apply to medical schools. In high school and college I tutored students in English...

...who have taught me over the years); I believe most students have more ability to write than they think, but less confidence than they need. My interests include reading in “my” subjects and (mainly) English-language novels of the 18th century and forward, television and pop-culture, yoga, meditation, and my endlessly interesting 3-year-old Lab/Great Dane/Pit mix, Ollie. Oh, and music (listening): classic rock, alternative (Sleater-KJinney, St. Vincent, Regina Spektor), and the American songbook of the 1940s...

I recently graduated from Yale with a B.A. in English (concentration in creative writing). I tutored throughout high school and college, and I especially love helping students with reading, writing, editing, and grammar. I tutor a broad range of subjects, including Spanish, French, History, SAT verbal, SAT subject tests, and English. I’m happy to work with students at all levels, from elementary school Language Arts to AP-level classes. As a tutor, I’m patient, energetic, and...

...my experience with standardized tests like the SAT, I have found many tricks to beating the ???game??? of standardized testing and would love to share them with you. Most importantly, I believe that everyone has a unique learning style and that I, as a tutor, need to adapt to be able to help the students I work with get the most out of tutoring. During my free time I enjoy baking, spending time with friends...