Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving St. Charles, MO

...always worked diligently to be a strong student and a life-long learner. My personal learning journey inspires my tutoring efforts. As a tutor, much of the advice, tips, and coaching I offer stems from my own hard earned learning experiences or from my experiences working with students. I have also worked with a multitude of tutoring clients, and each student that I have worked with always seems to teach me something novel that I try...

...As a member of the Washington University Admissions Interview Team, I have a wealth of knowledge about what colleges are looking for in a prospective student’s standardized test scores and personal essays. I hope to develop my students into critical thinkers that are able to tackle a question or essay prompt with confidence. In my free time I enjoy traveling, reading and taking advantage of all the activities St. Louis has to offer, especially during...

...end of the tunnel, it is such a rewarding experience. I have found once they can get past their struggles, they become passionate about taking on the next obstacle. This is my goal with each and every student I work with. I am truly passionate about education, and believe today's youth are going to shape our futures. When I have free time you can often find me curled up with a good book (there is...

...your own. In my personal time, you can usually find me reading genre novels/manga, creating some sort of art, watching movies, or playing TTRPGs. While I don't consider myself an artist, I do think I'm artistic, so I really mesh with creative people; I'll also talk your ear off about wrestling or football, too, so don't worry too much if the interests I have here don't seem your style. I am all about making each...

...of Saint Louis University. I attained a Bachelors of Science while majoring in Biology with a focus on Molecular Biology. After graduating, I decided to pursue a career as an attorney. I studied for the LSAT while interning at a local law practice. I will be continuing my path to becoming a lawyer at Emory University's School of Law. Law is just one of my passions. Throughout my undergraduate career I had many opportunities to...

...learning something new may be challenging, and I am excited to be a part of that learning process with them. Outside of work, you can find me checking out boat loads of new music. I like to go to concerts at small music venues and get my kayak on a river or lake somewhere when the sun is shining. I volunteer with a local cat shelter and have never been so happy to be covered...

...Occupational Therapy doctoral degree at Washington University in St. Louis. I previously tutored English during my senior year of high school and informally assisted with test preparation. I feel comfortable tutoring GRE, ACT and ISEE test preparation, as well as Chemistry and World History. My favorite subject to tutor is standardized test preparation because I find it rewarding to see someone's score improve. I prefer an interactive teaching style because I want the student to...

...their thoughts on paper, or unpacking someone else's (sometimes very complicated!) word choices, if they have proper support, they can eventually come to think of written language as another medium for communicating to, and being heard by, the world around them. When not thinking about language, essays, and vocab words, I can usually be found reading, listening to showtunes, practicing my Persian and Japanese, and singing. I mostly tutor English, essay-writing, and standardized test prep,...

...the most success comes from developing a healthy and friendly relationship with my student that encourages pushing him/her to achieve what they previously thought they couldn't, while still staying within the student's comfort zone. Learning shouldn't ever become too frustrating! Aside from tutoring, I have been a referee at the YMCA. I enjoy playing and watching basketball and soccer. My other hobbies include table tennis, video games, music, movies, piano, cars, and socializing.... Everyone can achieve...

...high school when I co-founded a club called Sports for Our Community. The club made weekly trips to an underprivileged elementary school and spent an hour playing sports with the children and an hour helping them with their homework. I continued to tutor in college for a similar program called Books and Basketball. I have experience tutoring students from elementary school through high school and am comfortable with most subjects, especially math, economics, and the...

...to draw from as a tutor. I believe that education is the key to individual success in life. Education brings out our strengths and weaknesses and forces us to address both. One on one educational situations give a better opportunity to address both, and provides a more specific type of instruction. I believe these one-on-one sessions allows for the most powerful progress for an individual student. Addressing weaknesses also builds character and allows a person...

...Saint Louis University studying Investigative and Medical Sciences with minors in Biology and Health Care Ethics. During my academic career I have had the pleasure of tutoring students ranging from middle school to high school in a variety of subjects including Biology, English, Reading, Algebra, and Geometry. I worked as an instructor at the Kumon Math and Reading Center for 3 years, where I assisted students with English, Math, and Reading. Through Kumon I learned...

...with others. My teaching philosophy is differentiation, differentiation, differentiation! No two people are the same so no two people learn exactly the same way! I work hard to understand my students interests, strengths, and struggles in order to create lesson plans that will help them succeed and gain confidence. When I am not working, I enjoy reading anything from YA novels to Anna Karenina (and everything in between), movies, yoga, and crafting.

...studies, and writing as they pertain to my subject. My favorite subjects to tutor are Latin, Anthropology, and Social Studies because I love to make the parallels, but I have wide ranging experience with many different subjects. I believe that all students can achieve success in classes, but some students need different explanations, approaches, or instructional methods. I have experience working with traditional Latin methods, as well as trying to integrate technology into my methods....

...is in English from Lindenwood University. I was a high school and middle school teacher for ten years before moving to the college level. The favorite part of my job was (and still is) working one-on-one with my students. I believe students learn more when education can be tailored just to them and that cannot happen in an overcrowded classroom. I tutor students who wish to improve their reading and writing skills, whether they be...

...English, ACT Reading, and Common Core tests. In schools where students had never passed AP scores, over 45 of my students scored 3s, 4s, and 5s on the AP US History, AP English Language, and AP US Government exams. With the right motivation, I believe that all students can achieve excellence in all subject areas. All students can thrive with individual attention and instruction, and that is why I'm thrilled to be a part of...

...know why students and develop a special program for each one. There has always been an excellent rapport between my students and with their parents. We work together for the success of the child. I have also written a book! With others, I have established a not-for-profit organization to help people with mental illness get the treatment they need. We do a lot of public speaking and use theater to get our message across. I...

...both undergraduate and graduate admissions. Across the board, my teaching philosophy has been to prompt my students through discussion, using questions as much as concrete examples to promote understanding. Currently I work as the managing editor for the internationally acclaimed literary magazine Boulevard, where I spend a good chunk of my time selecting short fiction, essays and poetry for our pages. Then proofreading those same works for publication! In my non-reading/writing time, you can find...

...of Notre Dame with an Economics degree in May 2017. I have been tutoring for over 10 years and have worked with students in a wide range of subjects as well as preparing for the ACT. In the course of my work, I have personally witnessed the great impact that tutoring can have in terms of both achievement and discovering the joy of learning. Through these experiences, I have realized how much I love helping...

...As a speech & language therapist of 30+ years; I am able to remediate reading comprehension difficulties at a deep level. Reading comprehension is language comprehension. At the end of the day, students should grow from learning and actually discover the joy of learning. I am a graduate of Fontbonne University with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders/Speech-Language Pathology. My M.Ed. is from National-Louis University, specializing in Curriculum & Instruction. I have presented at...