Award-Winning Writing Tutors serving Gary, IN

I'm a 4th year at the University of Chicago, and I love teaching. I'm elated to help others learn and gain confidence in subjects that may not be their strong suit today. Also, I want to give students the tools to succeed in subjects outside of what we directly cover. ... When I teach someone something, I want them to know the material well enough that they feel comfortable teaching it to someone else.

...a current junior at UChicago studying towards a degree in Public Policy and Human Rights. I am a Questbridge scholar, and have experience working with students towards college readiness and college applications, especially first-generation applicants. I am also a native Spanish speaker. My goal as a tutor is to help you to recognize your own...

...major and Jewish Studies minor, with a concentration in Playwriting. While I strive to forge a career as a writer, I am looking, not only to break out of the solitary confines of the process, but to assist others along the way. One of my favorite parts of my writing sequence that I completed last...

...League-bound high school students. I also taught high school and undergraduate students in multi-genre creative writing. I received my BA from Wheaton College in English and my MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop in poetry and literary translation. My favorite subjects to tutor are college personal statements and creative writing because both require students to...

Hello! My name is Malik Blackman and I am a second year Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Illinois at Chicago. I chose to become a Mechanical Engineer because of my passion for mathematics and physics, which stemmed from a very young age. My...... Normally I would introduce myself to the student and have them share things about themselves. Hopefully we would have some common ground in interests (i.e basketball/sports in general) so I could...

...University and work for a biotechnology company. I have my PhD in neuropharmacology and my undergraduate degree is in neuroscience and psychology. I am a published author with six manuscripts in top tier peer-reviewed journals, a book chapter in preparation and have lectured at a large variety of invited speaking events. I have taken many...

...the B.S./M.D. GPPA Medicine Program. I am a member of UIC's Speech/ Forensics Team, a writer for Journal for Pre-Med Affiliated Students, and a research assistant in the neurobiology department at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. I tutor all sections of the ACT, high school Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, English/Reading, Literature, essay/college application...

My experience tutoring students from various backgrounds has taught me the importance of creating a personalized lesson plans, addressing each student's strengths and weaknesses to maximize their potential.

...and science to middle school students. I am also good at teaching algebra skills. I am able to tutor students from preschool through 9th grade and through 12th grade in math. I have an elementary education degree and a teaching minor in math. I am currently teaching high school honors math courses.

...who was been fortunate enough to win the Princeton prize in race relations. I am currently pursuing my undergrad at Case Western Reserve University in International Business and Marketing. My love for aiding in academia comes from my love for writing being formed by teachers who care. I am currently working on writing a book...

I find teaching and tutoring to be incredibly rewarding. Seeing somebody else understand a concept through my framing of that concept is the highest form of communication for which I strive. I look forward to working with Varsity Tutors and students everywhere.

...My goal as a teacher is to unlock that potential and help my students become confident and independent readers and writers. My approach is grounded in the Orton Gillingham method, which is a structured, multisensory, and sequential approach to teaching reading and writing. I believe that this approach is highly effective because it is tailored...

...in their studies. Later, I had the honor of working with struggling and at-risk students at a nearby alternative school. These divergent experiences paired with the extensive traveling that a life in music has afforded me has helped shape an understanding that people learn, appreciate, and develop their skills differently. There are fewer experiences more...

...to help us with fluency and "thinking" in that language. It is still my most fluent language. I also have academic training in Latin. 3 years of study. It would take some review, but I could certainly help tutor a student struggling to learn or master that language. It is certainly a fantastic one to...

...I have been tutoring diverse groups of students for much of my life, and I teach with the aim of reducing educational disparity and helping every student to find their passion in the classroom. My favorite subject to teach is math, as my teaching philosophy revolves around encouraging critical thinking and problem solving techniques, rather...

...experience for you. Of course, the final product of any assignment that you are given needs to be exactly as your school teacher wants it. But the roads, the turns, and the pace that we take to complete that finished product is entirely up to you! If your assignment was to create a painting, I...

...as both a tutor and a classroom aide for the past two years, helping students from the elementary to the high school levels. My academic specialties lie primarily in the areas of social science, literature, and grammar, and I have experience working with college essays and ACT testing. I would consider myself to be reliable,...

...motto is "play hard, but work harder." I want you to study hard and work hard, but I also want you to have fun, and enjoy your life. I have experience tutoring students of all age from elementary to college students. In college, I was working as a student academic advisor for lower undergraduate students...

...prepare for standardized tests for college admittance. I have also tutored adults preparing for academic proficiency tests for their jobs and with GRE prep for those interested in going to graduate school. Additionally I have taught English grammar, reading, and conversational skills to ESL students in Chicago, Ecuador, and Colombia. While I tutor a number...

...Northeastern Illinois University. A typical beginning session with me will begin with getting to know the student, and assessing their general strengths and needs in the content area. After assessing these needs, the following tutoring sessions will be customized lessons based on the specific needs of the student. I focus primarily on reading, writing, and...