Certified Tutors From Swarthmore College

...Chinese and minors in Biology and Philosophy, and I've been tutoring with Varsity since the fall of 2011. I tutor all different subjects and test prep and love tutoring Chinese. Chinese has been my passion since ninth grade, when I began studying the language and culture at Bard High School Early College. Much of my...

Would you like a little help to understand Math, Science or Engineering? Would you like to become more successful at these subjects? I have been working with students of all sorts for over 28 years. It would be my pleasure to help you! My hobbies include carpentry, singing, and outdoor activities especially canoeing and hiking.

...College. Since graduating with high honors in May, 2012, I have worked with students at all levels: from middle-schoolers wrestling with the basics, to working professionals in graduate programs. I have a diverse mathematical background, and experience working with students who are seeking a little extra help for all kinds of reasons. I am happy...

...I graduated with honors attaining a BA in Economics and a minor in Biology. I am also an alumnus of Brandeis University where I attained a Masters in Software Engineering. After graduation, I worked as a derivatives trader for over a decade. I was fortunate to teach over a dozen classes in statistics, probability and...

...from Rutgers University with a Master's degree in City and Regional Planning. At Rutgers, I taught at the undergraduate level and most enjoyed helping students improve their critical thinking skills. My goal is to help high school students develop their analytical and problem solving skills so that they are in a position to achieve academic...

...classroom teacher with students of all ages and backgrounds. I received my MFA in writing from Johns Hopkins University, where I taught undergraduates. My background as a teacher and tutor encompasses work with language arts in all its forms: creative and critical writing, reading and literary analysis, grammar and mechanics, college essays and language-focused test...

...am interested in teaching students how to develop a better grasp of their academic material, improve their learning skills, and succeed in whatever course they take. Outside of the classroom, I enjoy playing violin, reading, and traveling. I also have extensive community service experience and have traveled to China, Kenya, and the Dominican Republic to...

...tutor, History, English, and French. The best part about tutoring is helping students to feel the same way about history and language as I do. The tutoring process is of great benefit to me as well, not just the student. I always come away learning a lot both about the relevant subjects and about the...

...Books in downtown NYC. My tutoring style is based on the belief that each student comes to a problem or subject from a different angle. The trick is not only to find the approach that works for the student, but also to boost the student's own investment in finding the methods that work best. I...

...have had great success at rigorous and selective schools, earning my Bachelor's with High Honors and Phi Beta Kappa from Swarthmore College and my Master's with perfect grades from Brown University. Since leaving formal education, I continue to pursue learning opportunities through independent reading and professional development. I often tell my students that learning is...

...and gained my IB Diploma. I flourished under the personal attention that I was able to get with the small class sizes for the IB program, as well as the familiarity with the teachers. It was a driving factor in the my college choice. I went to Swarthmore College, a liberal arts college outside of...

...math clubs and taking classes outside of public school instruction, like number theory and history of math, to make math an interesting, rewarding and practical subject for my students. In the area of reading and writing, I am familiar with teaching and evaluation methods to identify and help reading and writing issues, including reading strategies,...

...physics. I had minors in mathematics and philosophy, and chose to pursue the honors program at Swarthmore, graduating with High Honors. I have experience tutoring students in high school, community college, and students attending Swarthmore. I most enjoy tutoring math and physics, since these are the subjects I love studying most on my own time....

...have since returned home to New York City and work primarily as an actor, although I am planning to enroll in the Latin American Studies program at the University of Oxford in September. During my junior year of college, I studied abroad in Granada, Spain where I lived with a host family and taught English...

...and I believe that my liberal arts background help me connect and communicate effectively as a tutor. I want to help you or your child understand the core concepts of any field instead of rattling off formulas and techniques for specific questions. To me, the mentor/mentee relationship is one of the most important human relationships...

...in the US). I anticipate to major in Biology with a special major in Architecture. My passion for these two distinct fields allow me to have multifaceted career options, spanning architectural school, biology research or academia. I had been tutoring Chinese, writing and math for two years, and I am continuing to teach Mandarin and...

...major in Classical Studies and Linguistics. I was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and now live in Riverdale. I spent this past year in Israel, studying spoken Ancient Greek and Biblical Hebrew, and performing in an amateur production of First Date: The Musical. I have worked with a number of cutting edge classics educators: I spent...

...experience in essay writing and literary analysis, and I am here to help you develop your paper-writing skills! I have experience teaching both grade school and high school students, and have taught college-level seminars. I live in Louisville with my wife and three cats. Besides reading and writing, I enjoy cooking, puppeteering, lifting weights, and...

...and psychology. The following year, I worked at a startup in San Fransisco, and last year I moved to NYC to coordinate a federally sponsored neuroscience research project. I have an intense passion for learning, and I enjoy sharing that passion through a wide variety of tutoring subjects. My expertise is primarily in the social...

...have been traveling around the country, mostly on bicycle, for the year since then. I'm interested in sharing introductory coding and math skills with people in communities that wouldn't necessarily get them in the education system, especially as tools to further activist work. To this end I want to get some practice one-on-one teaching these...