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Ben

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Ben

Bachelors, English
Ben's other Tutor Subjects
College English
College Essays
Comparative Literature
English

I recently graduated from Cornell University with a degree in English. I love all things literature and writing related. I have previous tutoring experience, having tutored 15 hours per week for 6 months at 826 Boston, a local non-profit focused on helping students develop creative writing and readi...

Education

Cornell University

Bachelors, English

Stacy

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Stacy

Master of Science, Mathematics Teacher Education
Stacy's other Tutor Subjects
ACT Prep
ACT Math
Algebra
Algebra 2

I am a Cornell University graduate and I have been teaching math for 15 years. I also have a Master's Degree in Math Education. I am currently a high school math teacher. I have taught math from the elementary to the college level. I also specialize in tutoring both the SAT and ACT math. I have help...

Education

State University of New York at Albany

Master of Science, Mathematics Teacher Education

Cornell University

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics

Andrea

Certified Tutor

7+ years

Andrea

Juris Doctor, Law
Andrea's other Tutor Subjects
Algebra
Algebra 2
Algebra 3/4
AP Calculus AB

I majored in math at Cornell University. I then went to law school and now write comedy for a theater in Manhattan. All the while I have been tutoring math at all levels from elementary to college level calculus. Due to my law school experience I have a very organized approach to my tutoring session...

Education

Cornell University

Bachelors, Mathematics

Columbia Law School

Juris Doctor, Law

Jamila

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Jamila

Bachelor of Science, Labor and Industrial Relations
Jamila's other Tutor Subjects
AIMS Prep
Elementary School
Elementary School Math
Math

I am a great teacher with over 8 years teaching experience teaching children from Grades K through 12. I received my B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. and a certificate in Special Education from the Hudson County Schools of Technology in North Bergen, New...

Education

Cornell University

Bachelor of Science, Labor and Industrial Relations

Scott

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Scott

Bachelor in Arts, Classics
Scott's other Tutor Subjects
Algebra
College Physics
Geometry
High School Physics

I graduated from Cornell where I majored in Latin before beginning my pre-medical post-baccalaureate studies at Columbia. I greatly enjoy helping students of all ages to understand concepts, just as I have at Columbia where I would frequently guide my fellow peers through physics problems. I want to...

Education

Cornell University

Bachelor in Arts, Classics

Columbia University in the City of New York

Certificate, Premedicine

Katie

Certified Tutor

Katie

Current Undergrad Student, Statistics
Katie's other Tutor Subjects
ACT Prep
Adult Literacy
Algebra
Algebra 2

I am a rising junior at Cornell University, majoring in Statistics and minoring in Computer Science. I can easily reach students on the North Shore or northern Chicago.

Education

Cornell University

Current Undergrad Student, Statistics

Test Scores
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Jessie

Certified Tutor

14+ years

Jessie

Bachelors, Economics, Asian Studies
Jessie's other Tutor Subjects
Algebra
Algebra 2
Biology
Business

My teaching experience began in high school, when my dad was a teacher at a weekend Chinese school in Westchester County, New York. I substituted for him while he went to China for a few weeks. The students loved me even though I wasn't that much older than them (they were middle school students). A...

Education

Cornell University

Bachelors, Economics, Asian Studies

Anni

Certified Tutor

14+ years

Anni

Master of Science, Biomedical Sciences
Anni's other Tutor Subjects
Advanced Placement Prep
Anatomy
Anatomy & Physiology
Biology

I graduated from cum laude Cornell University with a major in Biological Sciences and Nutritional Sciences and a minor in Cognitive Sciences. Currently, I am completing graduate school at University of Medicine and Dentistry (UMDNJ) Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences for an MS degree. I will be ...

Education

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Master of Science, Biomedical Sciences

Cornell University

Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences; Nutritional Sciences; Cognitive Sciences

Kendra

Certified Tutor

2+ years

Kendra

AB
Kendra's other Tutor Subjects
Elementary School Math
Elementary School Writing
AP English Language and Composition
AP US History

I am senior at Cornell University majoring in Philosophy and Government with minors in Law and Society and Near Eastern Studies. Hailing from Central New Jersey, I have had years of tutoring experience mostly focusing on the liberal arts for all ages. My priority is to create an interactive and adap...

Education

Cornell University

AB

Lynden

Certified Tutor

2+ years

Lynden

Masters / Graduate

I have tutored and/or taught mathematics to elementary, middle, and high school students over 20 years. I enjoy teaching high school mathematics the most, i.e. Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry, Precalculus, and Calculus. I am passionate about teaching mathematics because education is ab...

Education

Columbia University

Masters / Graduate

New York University

Masters / Graduate

Cornell University

Bachelors

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