Award-Winning ASVAB Tutors serving Los Angeles, CA

...in Nutrition and a minor in Spanish from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego where I competed on the tennis team for four years. I tutored throughout college for peers, high school students, and middle school students. I also taught private tennis lessons for six years after high school. I am very passionate about teaching! I have just applied to dental school and am planning to start in fall of 2015.

I graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Applied Mathematics, emphasizing in Actuarial Science, and a minor in Music. I have been tutoring for a few years now. I've tutored students of all ages and levels. I like to keep things simple; my approach is to break down difficult problems into smaller, easier, more manageable problems. I teach my students to do the same. I enjoy helping anybody who wants to...

...Writing, or Test Preparation. My love of teaching/tutoring, my ability to explain difficult concepts in an easy-to-understand manner, as well as my deep understanding of aforementioned subjects have allowed for my students over the last 10 years of tutoring to excel. (Being the son of two teachers probably doesn't hurt either!) My goal is to not only give your student the skills necessary to excel in the particular tutoring subject, but also see real-world application...

...Biology with a minor in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. I have currently been tutoring in the Atlanta area and online for the past six years. I specialize in college admission exams such as the SAT and the ACT. I am very familiar with both of these tests, and, as a high school student, I was even recognized as my school system's STAR Student for having the highest SAT within my county. As such, I am...

...but how the brain processes information and obtains peak performance. After all, as I often say, mastery is not just understanding the content, but understanding yourself as well. This experience makes me a particularly potent instructor as I have a deep understanding of the types of mistakes that students generally make and can often anticipate student's issues before they become obvious or grow to become a serious issue. Once I have accepted a student, I...

...in political science. Right after graduation, I worked as an academic and test prep tutor as well as admissions consultant in Hong Kong. For the past two years, I worked with a number of students to help prepare them for college in the United States. Even though I tutor a wide range of subjects, I enjoy teaching English and standardized test preparation the most. I love helping my students find beauty in the English language...

...knowledge, skills, energy and excitement to Varsity Tutors. I have had over 30 years experience working in education; 14 of those years as a teacher, 6 years as an administrator, 1 year as a high school counselor, 1 year administration/teaching in a correctional facility and 2 years working with juvenile sex offenders. I earned my Master's degree in Educational Leadership and am currently working on completely the few classes I need to earn my second...

...the University of Washington, Seattle. Since high school, my passion has been traveling and making connections with people of different ages and cultures. I took a gap year after high school to backpack in Europe, spent a summer in Russia at a children's camp, and did a summer study abroad learning about social justice in India. My last quarter of college was an internship teaching ESL in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. While I love studying literature of...

...Nowadays, I enjoy being the mom a 15 month old baby girl and the wife of my loving husband. I am all about learning and exploring new disciplines of study. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering with a special interest in web applications development. One of my biggest passions in life is to see others succeed and reach their goals. This is why I enjoy tutoring and helping in the community in...

...in English with a minor in Psychology. Instead I joined the Air Force and flew airplanes for a living, traveled the world, and loved every day of 21 years as an officer! I'm still waiting to write that novel! I obtained a Master's degree in Public Administration--think MBA but for people who work in the government (MPA). I have been teaching as an adjunct faculty for University of Phoenix in their business school since 2004....

...Foundations Certificate from McCombs, and a minor in German with a GPA of 3.92! I was a straight A student in high school as well, and took all advanced and AP classes. When I was at one of my high schools in Louisiana, the classes were all done online. I managed to finish all of the requirements for high school when I was only 14! Unfortunately, many of my classmates struggled without the presence of...

...Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at University of Central Florida. Since I graduated Ive been traveling, tutoring graduate admissions tests and surfing. Ive been working with the Michael J. Fox foundation as an ambassador to bring about awareness for Parkinsons disease. I have tutored every single undergraduate and graduate admissions test there is, both as a class and one-on-one. I am a strong believer that no test is unconquerable if we work as a team.

...in Biology, and a minor in pre-med, so I'm quite strong with science. I have a lot of experience teaching disparate subjects. I have been teaching biology, chemistry, physics, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus to high school and university students for about 12 years. Similarly, have 12 years of experience with the SAT, ACT, and ISEE/SSAT, and about 4 years of experience teaching GRE and GMAT. As far as hobbies go, I enjoy reading science fiction,...

...front, I have my AA in Psychology, my BA in Criminology, and my MS in E-Commerce, and I have an equally diverse post-studies career history. My love of education has taken me to Southern California where I fed my love of law and learned about film. Next, I visited rural Florida with a stint at a Community Theatre. I've even spent a fair amount of time in the Hospitality Industry in Las Vegas, which, unexpectedly,...

...15 years. Learning is, for me, like a beautiful puzzle with many pieces that always fit together despite the challenge, and despite the fact that different learners see the pieces differently. My role as a tutor (and indeed a puzzle master), is simply helping to channel learners' abilities towards the best and most sophisticated methods of learning and applying important mathematical concepts and techniques. With a PhD in Political Science and Int'l Political Ecolomy, backgrounds...

...my Bachelor's Degree in Supervision and Management. After of which, I am planning to teach at the Middle School or High School level. I currently have a 3.96 GPA My teaching philosophy takes an approach from a management theory that allows individuals to critically think on their own to solve problems. It centralizes around the concept of guiding conversations so that the individual is responsible for the outcome. For example, instead of telling the answer,...

The goal of education should be to provide our students with the tools and willingness to never stop asking questions.

...some would consider me to be a math "geek" since I love numbers and I love all levels of mathematics. I even solve problems in my sleep! Scary, huh?! I have taught and tutored secondary and post-secondary students for 40+ years. I want to help all students experience academic success in mathematics by building self-confidence in problem solving. My hobbies and interests include reading murder mysteries, guest services, singing, walking, traveling, and entertaining.

...to see people learn. There is something truly amazing about spreading knowledge and curiosity. I am also a very empathetic person, so I take on my students' goals and struggles as my own. I commit to helping my students and I have the skills to do so. I have a natural aptitude for education, have studied and learned about the profession while earning my master's degree in teaching, and have many years of experience tutoring...

...which I completed in 2014 while working full time. During my degree work, I would often help out other students in my class. Not only did this reinforce my knowledge and understanding, it taught me how to tutor. I have found that the best way to teach people is to relate the material to real-world situations and to break down large, complicated tasks into smaller, easier to manage subtasks. Right now, I tutor students in...