Award-Winning HSPT Tutors serving New Haven, CT

...tutor and have also worked as a health educator at Peer Health Exchange and employee of the NYU University Learning Center. I know that students learn best when they are organized, motivated, and interested in the subject matter. I support my students by helping them to plan out manageable study schedules, consistently providing positive encouragement, and finding creative ways to explain difficult concepts through examples, illustrations, and analogies. Through my great amount of teaching experience,...

...internships while also preparing to take the GRE and attend a doctoral program in the biological sciences. In the summer of 2015, I participated in behavioral research on chimpanzees, and am now assisting with the skeletal archives at the American Museum of Natural History. I have had experience teaching as a peer mentor for college students in Introductory Biology, as a camp counselor at the Central Park Zoo, and as a tap dance instructor. My...

The world is not going to end if you do not get a perfect score. A perfect score should simply be a goal to strive towards. I believe in making mistakes. The best way to learn is to correct and review mistakes. This ensures that fewer and fewer errors are made in subsequent performances. Practice and discipline will lead to perfection. Those who do not learn from their mistakes are destined to repeat them.... It's okay...

I have had 25 years teaching experience on the elementary level. I taught Kindergarten for 19 years. I have been teaching 5th grade for the last 6 years. I have always taught in an inclusion classroom. ... I believe that all children have the ability and right to learn. My goal is to instill a love of learning in all children. I would like all children to have the confidence to overcome any difficulties they may...

...did graduate study in English Literature at SUNY Stony Brook (MA program) and New York University (PhD program). My subjects include reading, writing, and literature. If you are looking for a tutor because you are taking a standardized test such as the GRE, GMAT, or SAT, I can help you with the verbal sections and with general test-taking strategies. I see helping a student reach his or her goal on any test as my own...

I am a current MBA student at the Yale School of Management who will also be attending UCLA School of Law post-MBA. I've also enjoyed taking standardized tests and "cracking" their code; so I love getting to continue to work on this with my students.

...familiar with the NYS Common Core in various subjects. I have a Bachelor of Science Degree from St John's University (my major was Accounting), Queens, New York. As a student, I excelled in all academic subjects (especially in math and science). I believe learning should be a fun experience for students. When learning is fun, it will be interesting and will be a positive reinforcement for the student. Working in sales and as a project...

...them to feel confident in their knowledge of a subject. I got my high school diploma from Choate Rosemary Hall, a top-ranked private school, and I'm currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in English and Classics. I am available for tutoring in most levels of English, which also happens to be my favorite subject to talk about. I love stories and language, so it's really fun for to help others to understand them better.

...from them sometimes. I have an intensive love of all disciplines within mathematics and statistics and hope that through hard work and dedication that I can make a difference in many students' lives. I am currently working towards a Master's Degree in Applied Statistics at RIT. After I received my Bachelor's in Applied mathematics and statistics from Stony Brook University, I began teaching at Mathnasium in addition to private tutoring in all levels of mathematics.

...teaching Algebra, Geometry, ISEE, SAT, SSAT and ACT Prep for almost 20 years. My experience ranges from teaching in person classes of up to 30 students, to one-on-one individualized programs. I am passionate about helping my students learn the materials in each of their individual learning styles. No two students are identical and are able to learn the same. Teachers must be able to adapt and assist each student's needs in this way.

...with a double major in literature and particle physics. I love to learn, but I also love to teach, and have been serving as a tutor or teacher in some capacity since high school. I'm a veteran of the AP system and of the SAT, and a more recent veteran of the GRE, so I know what's tough about these tests and how to conquer them. My tutoring philosophy is centered around teaching the core...

...if you have the ability to help someone then it is your duty to help them. In my case, I help students with a wide range of learning styles achieve their best. It is important to partner with parents and students to understand each student's learning style, and help improve their test scores. I value the fact that each student is unique and each has their own learning style. I am dedicated to helping my...

...Connecticut Bachelor's of Science in Molecular Cell Biology and Sociology I can provide both structured tutoring, where I assign work in between sessions, and more free-form tutoring. I can tutor topics regarding medicine (including MCAT) or medical terminology as well topics in chemistry (high school/intro college chemistry and organic chemistry), biology (high school/college), and statistics (AP statistics specificaly). I joined Varsity Tutors to give students an easy resource to access when they are struggling. I...

...any effort. Meanwhile, I was spending countless hours reading, drilling flash cards, and reworking problems without receiving the same results. School just never came naturally for me, and I often felt incompetent, unmotivated and embarrassed to ask for help. Thankfully, I had wonderful teachers, mentors, and tutors along the way that helped me master the strategies and techniques that worked best for my studies and inspired me to love learning. I became increasingly confident throughout...

...a great appreciation for the arts and humanities, as I believe it is important to have a balanced education to minimize our biases. I attempt to incorporate this philosophy into my tutoring lessons by including problems with real-world applications where possible. And as a tutor, I am very hands-on, as I believe teaching is a dance in which communication from both sides is of utmost importance. I want my students to ask questions as I...

...to know my students and I work to have some rapport with each as together we figure out a plan of study. I work through problems step by step at the student's speed communicating clearly what is needed. Working in the online environment is something I very much enjoy. I have an M.A. in mathematics from The University of Massachusetts and an M.S. in computer and information sciences from The University of New Haven. Learning...

...social skill development through the Jumpstart program. After graduating, I stayed in Boston and tutored 9th-12th graders in a wide range of subjects while earning my teaching license. After that, I taught 3rd and 4th grade where my students earned best in state scores on their end of year state test. In fact, my students in my final year of teaching were ranked #1 and #2 in the state of Massachusetts on their Math and...

...2002, Harvard University in 2006 with a B.A. in Sociology, and from Pace University in 2008 with an MS Ed in bilingual elementary education. I am a native New Yorker with over 10 years of teaching experience in public and charter schools, and directing tutoring centers in NYC. In my 10+ years as an educator, I've taught phonics to essay writing, number sense to logarithms. My success is not based on the curriculum knowledge but...

...my Educational Leadership degree in order to obtain my certification to be a school principal! I am currently a 1st grade teacher. I love working with students and helping them to reach their goals! Learning should be intriguing and engaging, and I take pride in making it so for my students. While I am very familiar with elementary, I also love literature and psychology at the middle and high school level. I also know what...