Award-Winning MCAT Tutors in Suffolk County, NY

...learn and have the knowledge and skills to help students find new ways to look at difficult skills and concepts. As a tutor, I have extreme patience, as I understand students I work with will have trouble understanding the content, as I was tutored as well in the past. You must also have a positive attitude and know ways to motivate students when they become frustrated by the material they do not understand. I can...

...students knowledge. We work through these together, as needed. Depending on the material, extra practice problems are provided at the end of the session as a way for the student to see if they can complete them on their own without any help. Practice makes permanent (not perfect)! Everyone makes mistakes. My tutoring sessions are a safe place to make mistakes and grow from them. Other areas of expertise include academic success skills (organization/test prep),...

...a pediatric HIV clinic in Lesotho on a Princeton in Africa fellowship, and later, I completed my Master's in Public Health at University College Dublin on a Mitchell Scholarship. Having completed many applications in the course of my college and postgraduate degrees, I have significant experience in personal statement editing and application counseling. I am also happy to tutor for SAT critical reading and writing sections, MCAT, essay writing, and English courses. I love teaching...

...students and that is where my prior work has been done. I also want to help students making that transition to college, as I am well rounded in writing essays and editing them as well. I am also well rounded in college courses from english to courses in nursing. I am very playful, kind, caring and respectful and will make sure a student learning with me will have a great time and gain great knowledge.

...domestically and abroad. Nurturing people to reach their full potential through tutoring is one of my passions, and I am eager to share this with the students of Varsity Tutors. I with students from K-12 in the US, university students in China, mentally disabled adults in Harlem, and villagers in Mozambique. My favorite subject is biology and I also particularly enjoy writing, but I am happy to work on a variety of subjects with students....

...taken a variety of classes that have focused heavily on biology, chemistry and physics. Recently, I also self-studied for the MCAT 2015, scoring in the 95th percentile. As an individual looking to eventually attend medical school, I believe developing a fundamental understanding of the biological / medical science is extremely important, and there is no better way to learn material than being able to teach others. I hope through my tutoring, not only will I...

...from Yale University and am an active musician, teacher, and writer. My professional experience includes: private tuition, tutoring, schoolteaching, and university lectures. I believe teaching can be both creative and effective, which I achieve by applying personally tailored lessons, varied approaches, and professional methods. My teaching aims to meet the individual needs of each student through carefully structured lessons that establish strong foundations and encourages a dialogue of mutual engagement and continued understanding.... Listen, absorb, and...

...NYU, I am passionate about using my knowledge and skills to help others, particularly in the areas of development and education. Motivated by the question of what makes learning exciting and memorable, I studied the cognitive and behavioral processes that underlie our perceptions, emotions, and decisions. I tutor math and science at various grade levels. I try to make learning efficient by recognizing problem areas early. I am particularly interested in the development of independent...

...and my decision to tutor reflects my lifelong desire for personal growth and education. When tutoring, I believe that 'diagnosing' a student's weakness is essential to building a strong foundation. It is my motto to work hard and give nothing less than my very best. It brings joy to me and the thrill of seeing a student improve with my help drives my compassion and love for teaching. Teaching not only excites me but has...

...Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Neuroscience. In my experience supporting struggling students, we always seem to have the most fun figuring out stoichiometry, metabolic reactions, neurotransmitters and more in prepping for college exams. I love the quote, "Amateurs can teach other amateurs." While I may teach you something, I firmly believe that you will teach me something too. Education brings me such joy and meaning to life as working through complex problems together remain memorable experiences. I...

...he double majored in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Psychology and minored in Chemistry. He graduated from the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program with the distinction of Summa Cum Laude. After graduation, he worked at the Colgate-Palmolive Global Technology Center for their Research & Development Department to provide a better understanding of skin irritation pathways and ways to mitigate irritation. Outside of tutoring, he enjoys walking his dog, volunteering for his volunteer EMS...

...can go on for longer than the half-life of plutonium. Don't say I didn't warn you! I am not only obsessed with things that glow in the dark. I am also fascinated with the social sciences, history, literature, philosophy, and writing. My M.A. is in anthropology, and my B.A. is in Sociology. When I tutor, I work hard to help you figure out why all of these subjects are worthy of your passion and effort....

...elementary school to graduate-level work, and I have specialized for the last two years in working with students with learning disabilities. My preferred subjects are history, literature, reading comprehension, and writing, and I can tutor verbal sections for standardized tests including the GRE. My favorite subject, you may have guessed, is history, but I also have a long personal history learning foreign languages, and I feel that this contributes to my skill in teaching English...

...worked at a doctor's office here in the city, and will be entering Medical School in the Fall of 2018 at SUNY Downstate. I have tutoring experience (both professional and informal) in a wide range of subjects. My most well versed areas include: Economics, MCAT/Pre-medical counseling, and writing skills and techniques. I also am proficient in tutoring for SAT and SHSAT test prep, basic college and high school sciences, history, and basic mathematics. My tutoring...

...an amazing experience and I miss working with them. I received my BA and MA in Psychology from the City University of New York, along with an MPhil and PhD in Neuropsychology from the same university. My career thus far has been dedicated to the study of drug use in the context of chronic pain and addiction. I began my research in basic science; that is, I spent the first decade studying mouse models of...

...public school system and the Japanese Weekend School of New Jersey. After completing two high school diplomas, I pursued a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Psychology at New York University and worked in New York, NY for six years in private industry. I returned to higher education, moving to Boston where I conducted research, taught, and studied Clinical Psychology. After completing a Master of Liberal Arts in Clinical Psychology at Harvard University, I moved to...

...live in the East Village, a neighborhood packed with coffee shops, bars, live music, and just a generally awesome Hispanic/artsy culture. Back in college, I served as a teaching assistant and tutor for a Microbiology honors course for Biology majors, as well as an Introductory Biology/Life Science course for students fulfilling their General Science credits. My time spent as a TA included lecture style teaching and overseeing laboratory sessions for a 20-30 student class, as...

...to college students and nearly every subject to students in middle school. I plan on going to medical school in 2 years and am currently studying for the MCAT. My favorite subject to tutor is economics because it has so many applications to real life scenarios that are important to understand. Outside of Academia, I really like to play sports. In college I was on the club ski racing team as well as the club...

...Honors and minors in Philosophy, Chinese, and Music. As a 100 percentile scorer on the March 2022 MCAT, I am able to help students prepare for the exam, and have particular strengths in CARS, psychology/sociology, biochemistry, and biology. My passion for tutoring comes from a love of being able to help students achieve their full potential, and I approach each student uniquely based on their levels of understanding and individual ways of learning. I would...

I make an exceptional tutor because I was a college volunteer tutor and swim instructor. These opportunities, along with my current career in Surgery, have helped me develop my personal interaction skills and allowed me to develop my own instruction method. I have been teaching and mentoring medical school students for the last two years and believe my interactions would help make me an exceptional tutor.