Award-Winning SAT Reading Tutors in Cary, NC

...students' natural curiosity and inquiry, and using that to build confidence in and mastery of a wide variety of academic topics. I graduated from Yale University with a double major in Environmental Studies and International Studies, and I love the way science and real-world issues can interact. Part of my interest in the environment comes from my love of being outdoors, and I am an avid rower and bicyclist. I also greatly enjoy growing vegetables...

...students do their best at school and at home, which directly applies to my approach to tutoring. I love to learn and I love helping others feel successful in their classes. I have been informally tutoring peers and my younger siblings from a young age, and continue to do so today. In high school, I was recognized as a National Merit Finalist by the College Board for my PSAT and SAT scores. I took nine...

...graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Chemistry with Highest Distinction, I know that hard work and dedication to your education can pay great dividends. I have tutored students from middle school through college-level and had tremendous pleasure of helping over 50 students achieve their potential and dramatically improve their grades and test scores. Seeing the students I have worked with succeed provides me with tremendous satisfaction and drives me to continue tutoring....

...succeed in those subjects. I also know how to face the endless standardized tests and leave the battle in victory, not resignation. I've been speaking French since I was old enough to read and I have a Russian heritage that can help out with colloquialisms and grammar. Languages and linguistics are fascinating to me and I don't get to speak mine enough, so please speak them with me! My physics background, as well as my...

I am passionate about helping secondary and post-secondary students to read texts carefully, to make arguments cogently, and to tell a story about themselves, the world around them, and the things that are important in their lives. I believe that the humanities really do help us be more human with each other and in our world. I teach and tutor with the assumption that school is a set of practices that anyone can learn and...

...journey began in high school as a tutor for a handful of middle school students struggling with mathematics. The private sessions instilled within me an appreciation for the power of conceptual connections. I found that each individual student's network of knowledge was vastly different, and so the connections they drew in order to arrive at solutions differed as well. It became my goal and pleasure to guide these students along their own intellectual pathways towards...

I recently graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a major in religious studies, but I have been tutoring since 2002, concentrating on math, the SAT, and writing. I believe each student is capable of wonderful things, both academically and otherwise, and that education is much broader than simply attending school. Some of the qualities I aim for as a tutor are patience, encouragement, and helping students examine difficulties with respect for their own abilities, which...

...a history major and a comparative area studies minor. I graduated from University of North Carolina School of Law in the top 15% of my class and later returned there as an adjunct professor of Legal Research and Writing. I later received a Ph.D. in Anthropology from UNC-Chapel Hill where I had a 3 year National Science Fellowship and was awarded the Outstanding Graduate Student award twice. I then taught for over a decade at...

...enjoyed tutoring in a college writing lab, a K-5 reading center, various tutoring companies and school programs, as a volunteer, and as the coordinator of a community college tutoring program. My love of tutoring, particularly in the areas of reading, writing, and critical thinking, led me to pursue my MS in Education with an emphasis in reading instruction. I teach English, Reading, and academic skills at the community college level, so I am able to...

...in cognitive science from Purdue University. I have primarily taught or tutored in psychology and statistics. I also have experience tutoring students in GRE/SAT/ACT test prep. Out of all of these, I especially enjoy tutoring psychology because there are so many fun examples and activities that can be incorporated into learning to help illustrate difficult to learn concepts. My personal teaching philosophy is that I will do everything I can to help a student learn....

...pass it on. As a career scientist and writer, my greatest pleasure has always been sharing the joy of learning with others. In my own collegiate career, I was awarded the top two scholarships available to undergraduates, and I was honored with the Dean's Award for the College of Arts and Sciences upon graduation--the highest award available in the college . While in undergrad, I supported myself by tutoring collegiate student-athletes. Now I'm a masters...

...the world around me! My career has focused on environmental testing, regulation, and management of pollution. I've taught college courses in biology and sustainability and led several seminars on chemistry topics. I love breaking down complex ideas to help you truly understand things that we can't see with naked eye such as you would find in molecular biology, biochemistry, organic chemistry, environmental chemistry, and evolution. I can help you learn tools such as analytical chemistry,...

...I currently serve as a Peer Mentor for incoming students at UNC. I enjoy tutoring because I am always seeking to encourage others, and because the importance of education was instilled in me at a young age. Pairing these two passions, I love to help other students. I am most passionate about history, because as the saying goes, "you can't know where you are going if you do not know where you've been." I also...

I am a recent graduate of The University of Texas with a major in psychology and a minor in Italian studies I am passionate about learning in and outside of the classroom. It brings me joy to see people gain new understandings, and I am excited about the opportunity to help people in this process. Subjects I tutor include algebra, geometry, statistics, and writing. Math is one of my favorite subjects because I think working...

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I'm passionate about learning and believe that curiosity about the world leads to amazing discoveries. Whether you're struggling with a class, prepping for a major test, or learning about computers and Microsoft, I'm glad to support you. My expertise includes Nursing, Public Health and the health sciences.

...volunteering as a junior camp counselor for elementary school students and a teaching assistant for third-graders who failed their reading exams and also academically gifted elementary and middle school students. In college, I've served as assistant director of an organization which gives free STEAM lessons to local girls and also been an introductory computer science department tutor for the past year and a half. My junior and senior year of high school, I attended a...

...literature, writing/essay composition, and the reading and language sections of the SAT. Tutoring essay composition is a special pleasure of mine. While grammar conventions and structural considerations are important elements of writing, I strive to help students find their unique written voice. If you're looking for a tutor who makes a point of being patient and understanding students with extenuating circumstances, we might be a good fit! In my free time, I love to cook...

Hello! I am a PhD student in Literature at Duke University. I have been tutoring (and directing tutoring programs) for years and am looking forward to working with you to meet your goals! I have spent nearly every year since college tutoring in some capacity, including as a volunteer through my current church. I enjoy the challenge of discerning the best way for each particular student to understand and absorb information, and am always thrilled...

I'm a junior at Duke University majoring in biomedical engineering. I'm also pre-med, and plan to apply to medical schools next summer. I have a lot of experience tutoring, as I have worked as an instructor at Mathnasium and as an organic chemistry peer tutor at Duke. I would be really excited to help you prepare for the MCAT, because I understand how difficult this exam can be and I know how important this exam...