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Benjamin: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...sister through the difficult times in their studies, so I have plenty of experience helping students find the right way to learn the skills and information they need for school. As you may have guessed from my interest in libraries, I love reading. Mostly I read fiction, but also some non-fiction when I find a...
Education & Certification
University of California-Davis - Bachelor in Arts, History
Drexel Online University - Master of Science, Library and Information Science
SAT Math: 780
SAT Verbal: 800
LSAT: 165

Clara: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...I tutored for the SAT as well as teaching swimming lessons for over four years, so I am very confident in my ability to make complicated topics understandable. My favorite area is standardized testing. I love the look on a student's face when they realize that they don't have to be nervous about an exam...
Education & Certification
University of Southern California - Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience

Naama: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...SAT Prep course in Glendale, and an advanced Competition Math class for two age groups (6-8 and 9-12). It's a lot of fun! I've always found math pretty neat and like to get students interested in it too! I love to travel and have been fortunate enough to do a lot of it during my...
Education & Certification
New York University - Bachelor in Arts, Psychology
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1570
SAT Math: 790
SAT Verbal: 730

Caroline: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...at Berkeley with a Bachelors degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology. During my four years of college, I guided K-12 students of the Oakland area in Language Arts and Mathematics and served as a mentor for many high school students. I have also been an undergraduate student instructor for the General Biology lab course offered...
Education & Certification
University of California-Berkeley - Bachelor of Science, Molecular Biology
SAT Verbal: 700
SAT Writing: 800

Alan: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...teach would be the ACT science portion, as well as US History. My tutoring style involves a lot of preparation work as well as review. I believe that the best way for students to learn, and it has helped me as well, is to constantly practice questions in whatever subject they may be studying. This...
Education & Certification
University of California-Santa Barbara - Bachelor of Science, Pre-Biology
ACT Math: 35
ACT Science: 36

Maria: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...to find fun ways to integrate visual learning into my tutoring sessions. I also have experience with the ACT and GRE standardized tests and would love to assist any student who is trying to prepare for success on either. Standardized tests are a drag but studying for them doesn't have to be! I love ice...
Education & Certification
Pomona College - Bachelor in Arts, Neuroscience
ACT Composite: 34
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 34

Mayank: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...of Arts in Business Economics. Since graduation, I scored within the top 2% on the LSAT, spent a few years working at leading investment bank, and I am currently building a technology startup. I have significant tutoring experience in a wide range of subjects from math, biology, test prep (SAT / LSAT), finance, and economics....
Education & Certification
University of California-Los Angeles - Bachelor in Arts, Business Economics
LSAT: 170

Mark: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...am a recent Yale graduate with a B.S in chemical engineering. I have over 5 years of experience tutoring a wide range of subjects, and I am very passionate about math and science. My favorite part of tutoring is instilling confidence into students and making them feel that they can understand and enjoy a subject.
Education & Certification
Yale University - Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineer
ACT Composite: 35
ACT English: 34
ACT Math: 33

Phelan: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...i was in school I did some one-on-one tutoring for high school physics. I love math and science, and getting to share that passion with other students is a really rewarding experience. My strength as a tutor comes from my patience and listening skills. Everybody learns at a different pace, so I think it's important...
Education & Certification
University of California-Santa Barbara - Bachelor in Arts, Physics

Michael: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...are not just for one's career but to share as well! Past clients enjoy my teaching style where I try to look at the same problem through different combinations/aspects to ensure full understanding. Furthermore, if all of my past students were to describe my tutoring style in one word it would be.. FUN!... Break complex problems to smaller, manageable chunks by creating steps that a student is capable of doing. Look at the same problem with...
Education & Certification
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo - Bachelors, Aerospace Engineering

Jessica: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...with their unique learning styles. I'm personally very visual and need to draw a picture to figure out a problem. I enjoy learning about the student's interests and incorporating them into the lesson to make it more fun and interesting. I've been working in education for about 5 years. I taught preschool and 4th grade...
Education & Certification
University of Miami - Bachelor in Arts, Psychology

Charli: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...teaching I earned a Masters of science in Teaching from Pace University. While teaching, I integrated music, technology, and cooking into the classroom to motivate and inspire my students to develop an understanding of, and passion for mathematics. While teaching, I also began a school store in both of my schools where I used the...
Education & Certification
Spelman College - Bachelor in Arts, Economics & Political Science
Pace University-New York/ University of Southern California - Masters, Secondary Mathematics/ Business

Angel: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...sessions to help them ace their college exams. I believe in order to properly learn a new language, practicing the immersion technique will be most beneficial. The more a language is used and practiced the faster we learn. I will also supplement traditional teaching methods with a constantly changing array of context based interactive activities...
Education & Certification
UMKC - Bachelor in Arts, Chemistry

Martin: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...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...
Education & Certification
University of California-Berkeley - Bachelor in Arts, Applied Mathematics

Marty: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...discipline I have learned over my lifetime is another gift I love to share with my students. Among others, I have used the philosophy of John Wooden when working with them. He said, “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best...
Education & Certification
San Jose State University - Bachelor in Arts, Art

Janea: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...children with social-emotional behavior issues to identify emotions and self-correct detrimental behaviors as well as supported individual student academic and personal needs. While in Costa Rica, I worked at Escuela Cubujuqui; I conducted interactive English learning activities for kindergarten and first grade students and strategized ways to increase student academic performance with lead teachers. I...
Education & Certification
University of Idaho - Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Linda: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...new language can be daunting, and I like helping students overcome that feeling. I hold my students to high standards and ensure that I work to give them the support and guidance they need to achieve those standards. I am patient and will employ a variety of strategies to ensure my students relate to and...
Education & Certification
Cornell University - Bachelor of Science, Hotel Administration
University of Southern California - Masters, Teaching

Kiersten: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...on their strengths while encouraging them to improve in areas they may traditionally find challenging. Endowing a student with confidence in themselves through patience and support is the best way not only to improve academic performance, but also transform them into lifelong learners. I try to share not only my passion for knowledge with students,...
Education & Certification
University of Southern California - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Writing for Screen and Television
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1550
SAT Math: 720
SAT Verbal: 760

Patrick: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...love these subjects because I often feel they are our greatest keys to understanding why the world behaves as it does. I have taught numerous forms of standardized tests for admittance to high schools and colleges. It is not uncommon for my students to see significant increases in math, reading, and writing sections of these...
Education & Certification
Emerson College - Bachelor in Arts, Theatre Studies

Diana C.: Downey tutor
Certified Tutor in Downey, CA
...to the USA in 1999, I was asked if I would tutor Spanish and I jumped right into it. I have since been tutoring all levels and ages of Spanish, ESL/ELL, Microeconomics, Business Studies and Public Speaking as well as Psychology - I am getting ready to start my Masters in Psychological Studies and have...
Education & Certification
Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (Argentine Univ. of Business Affairs) - Bachelors, International Business
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