Award-Winning ACT Science Tutors serving Waltham, MA

...of reading, writing, speaking, and listening, to advanced grammar, composition, and cultural fluency. As for test preparation, I draw on my personal success on the SAT (perfect verbal score of 800) and the LSAT (167/180, 94th percentile nationally) to provide insight on test-taking strategies and knowledge of specific content areas. I recognize the inherent stress involved in taking standardized tests under timed conditions, but I strive to empower my students to do their best on...

...school, and have been informally tutoring many friends and family members in various subjects my entire life. I love science and math, and my particular strengths are biology, calculus, genetics, and algebra, although I enjoy reading and writing as well. My tutoring philosophy is to simplify information into a form that almost anyone can understand. I usually do this by gauging a student's background information on a subject, starting with the basics and working up...

...this fall. I'm interested in studying international relations or science-business. Having just gone through SAT, ACT, and AP tests and also tutoring my peers as treasurer of my school's National Honor Society, I hope to use my experience to benefit other students who are looking for academic help. Outside of school, I have done dance for 8 years. I also love running and hope to continue this at Notre Dame. I'm so excited to continue...

...taught and tutored students aged 6 through 21. I'm most experienced in teaching high schoolers and middle schoolers. I'm a graduate of Wellesley College, where I got my B.A. in math and my certification in math teaching. I also completed my M.Ed. from the University of Pennsylvania. I tutor math at all levels listed, and I'm also endorsed to teach students who are learning English as a second language. I am passionate about math and...

I want to give back to my community by helping ensure that all students have a chance at academic success.

...Italian language and culture, basketball, hiking and reading. I have visited 23 different countries, lived for 9 months in Sweden, and some of my favorite works of literature are the essays of Massachusetts natives Emerson and Thoreau. The picture in my profile was taken on top of the Duomo in Milan, Italy. Teaching is one of my favorite activities, and I cherish the opportunities to help students succeed. I am happy to help with any...

...at a summer school. I plan to pursue teaching certification for high school math. I am patient, flexible, and enjoy discovering which approaches work most effectively for each individual I work with. Every student is different, and as a result, every student learns differently as well. I have thoroughly enjoyed each of my previous experiences working with high school students, particularly in an academic setting. Teaching and tutoring math allows me to share my interests...

...until my junior year, and I tutored with MIT's Academic Teaching Initiative to teach high school students AP Computer Science during my freshman year in college. I've also worked at the Smithsonian summer camps as a counselor for a programming camp and digital arts camp. Outside of academics, I'm in MIT's all female a capella group, the MIT Muses, and I do copy editing with MIT's student newspaper, The Tech. I also enjoy cooking, running,...

...tutor a range of different subjects, I enjoy tutoring Physics and Math the most. I am passionate about tutoring because I like guiding my students and helping them see problems in a much less complicated way. I have 5+ years of experience teaching and tutoring students of all levels from elementary school to college. Over the past years, I have loved seeing the same students who had difficulty in the subjects become masters in them...

...from Augustana College in Rock Island Illinois, I traveled to the far East (China) to teach English for 3 years, fell in love, and returned back to the U.S. I'm happily going back to school to study Electrical Engineering, currently working towards an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Boston University. My wide educational background and teaching experience make me a great tutor. I have tutored Greek and Latin during my undergraduate studies and taught...

...the ACT and Advanced Placement (AP) tests, and can therefore help students achieve high scores on such tests. Moreover, because my current academic studies primarily focus on reading and writing, I am well-equipped to tutor those subjects. English is my favorite subject to tutor because I love watching students grow more confident in their reading and writing abilities as they progress through their schoolwork. I firmly believe that instilling confidence in students about their ability...

...towards a Bachelor of Science degree. I've always enjoyed sharing my knowledge with my peers and those around me and have done so in both formal and informal settings. I've been a tutor for both Math and Spanish programs in high school and enjoyed the strides I made with students. I am willing to tutor any subject I have a background in, but am strong in mathematics, the sciences, Spanish, history, writing, and ACT prep....

...for a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and a minor in Music Recording. I have been unofficially tutoring my younger sister for several years, and I first began more seriously tutoring in high school when my friends and peers needed assistance. I am very passionate about singing and songwriting, and hope to make a career out of it one day. I am also passionate about writing, and hope to use my knowledge and skills...

As someone who has endured multiple standardized tests and successfully completed high school and college, I understand the importance of tutors.

...to tackle the "why" from multiple perspectives, allowing me to thoroughly explain concepts to students. I think learning is extremely important, and adding a level of intellectual stimulation into daily life adds an unquantifiable quality of life. I have lots of experience working with kids. I used to teach kids between the age of about a year to young adults in their 20s how to swim with my three years of experience as a lifeguard...

...visual/tactile examples, analogies, and breaking down complex problems into smaller parts). While tutoring a janitorial staff member in preparation for the mathematics portion of her GED high school equivalency exam, I learned how to quickly identify the highest yield topics for a standardized exam and focus our efforts on those. Each of these experiences has been incredibly rewarding, and has inspired me to teach in some capacity throughout my career as a doctor.

I am a trained historian, with special expertise in Southern History, African American History, and broader narratives of American History. I also have training in American Literature and English composition. My primary tutoring experience lies in high school history and English. My goal is to help your student engage more deeply with their reading and writing assignments so that their grades improve in the short and long term.

...on a B.S. in Forensic Science-Biology with a Pre-Medical designation who hopes to go to medical school in the future. I am most passionate about biology and chemistry but have a strong personal interest in history, especially topics overlooked in the past study of history. To me, learning is a life long process and leads to the development of a well-rounded individual. Seeing understanding of a difficult topic and creating enthusiasm for learning is what...

...time in graduate school, I tutored middle school and high school students in science and math. I love tutoring science, especially health sciences as I am in school to become a physician. I also enjoy teaching math and I find it to be one of the most rewarding subjects to watch a student grow to understand. Throughout my academic career, I have taken the SAT, GRE, and MCAT so I am especially passionate about test...

...and well tuned perception of others to work with individuals on the same playing field rather then expect them to understand what I know via a lecture. I have an extensive background in the sciences and have worked with individuals as a swim coach, ski instructor, lifeguard captain, and mental health counselor among other experiences. My passions include the outdoors, athletics, science topics, working as part of a team, and being an ocean rescue lifeguard...