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Timothy
MS Florida State University • BA Dickinson College
2+ Years Tutoring

I graduated summa cum laude with a Master's in Classics (a combination of history, reading comprehension and writing) from Florida State University and this degree and associated experiences has provided me with a diverse set of knowledge and skillsets. While there I developed a firm understanding of the power of education to transform individuals and help every student to grow toward their greatest potential. Though every tutoring session varies, a session may include the review of previous content, a discussion of how to improve a written essay, the proper methods to prepare for an upcoming assessment, among many other possible forms designed around individual student need. In my approach to tutoring, I utilize a Classical Education approach, which deems the goal of education to be holistic or that students improve as people while they improve their content knowledge and skillsets. I design lessons to help students improve their content knowledge while also improving their self-confidence, personal responsibility and overall positive sense of self. The long term goal is help students become self-sufficient as we grow and improve their academic knowledge. I have 5 years' experience teaching english and history classes, both in Middle and High School (6th, 9th, 10th and 12th grade). If you need help with understanding historical trends, improving upon a written essay or comprehending a particularly difficult text, please feel to request my services. Feel free to contact me with any questions or to schedule a lesson.

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Cailin
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Cailin
MS Longy School of Music • BA Dickinson College
5+ Years Tutoring

I am a graduate of Dickinson College and a current student at Longy School of Music of Bard College. I received my Bachelor of Arts degree from Dickinson in Anthropology and Music - Vocal Performance, and am now pursuing my Master of Music degree in Voice Studies. Between graduating from Dickinson and matriculating at Longy, I worked in the Education department at Port Discovery Children's Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. There, I wrote and facilitated many programs for school and camp groups, birthday parties, Scout groups, and volitional guests. The programs' subject matter spanned all subjects from the Maryland State curriculum and Girl and Cub Scout badge requirements, from Pre-K through 5th grade. In addition, I have previous experience in educational outreach programming; camp counseling; teaching theatre classes; and tutoring. While I love teaching and tutoring in any subject, I am most drawn to English (Literature, Creative Writing, Reading Comprehension), History and Social Studies, and Music. As a tutor, I love helping students find tools to become their best selves, and I believe in building on our strengths to bolster our weaknesses. I am passionate about equitable education for all because I believe it opens your world: to new opportunities, new ways of thinking, and new ways to improving life for yourself and your communities.

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Evan
BA Dickinson College
9+ Years Tutoring

After graduating from Dickinson College in 2016, I spent four years in the Providence Public School District, the last three of which I taught high school English. I have extensive experience helping students identify and break down the root causes of learning blocks; in my three years, I led my classes to achieve an average of 21% growth in writing scores over the year prior.When I began my LSAT journey, I studied hard, but ineffectively. I used my skillset as a teacher to identify my own learning blocks, and develop and reinforce sustainable practices. It was only then that I significantly improved. I believe a knowledgable, attentive tutor is often the needed momentum behind a student reaching her/his full potential. I can help you get there through fundamental technique, mental resilience, planning, and diligence.When I'm not tutoring, I'm playing or watching sports (does Rocket League count?), creating music with my band, and preparing for law school interviews!

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Elisa
BA Dickinson College
5+ Years Tutoring

I am Latina and grew up in a bicultural and bilingual household; my mom is from Costa Rica and my dad is from the US. For this reason, I have a deep appreciation for new cultures as well as new languages.I am a graduate of Dickinson College where I received my Bachelor of Science in Math with a minor in Spanish. During my junior year of college, I studied abroad in Ecuador and Argentina. One of my most profound experiences of this time was serving as an Education Intern at Fundacin Sobran Motivos in Mendoza, Argentina, a refugee center for women who were sexually abused. I increased efficiency in the English teaching program as well as designed and implemented English classes. During college summers, I worked as a Youth Leader at Casa San Jose (a nonprofit Latino organization) in Pittsburgh, PA. I tutored Math and English, entirely in Spanish for students ranging from elementary school to high school.Upon graduation from college, I was granted a Fulbright Scholarship as an English Teaching Assistant at Universidad Industrial de Santander in Bucaramanga Colombia. At this university, I was an assistant for English classes, American Studies classes, as well as Culture classes. I also tutored faculty and staff at the university and held workshops and language clubs. I am currently an ESL teacher for Open English where I tutor English to students ranging from 8-14 across Latin America.I have extensive experience tutoring and teaching English and Spanish (as I am bilingual). I have some experience tutoring math and as a college math major, I am confident in my abilities to provide this type of tutoring. I am passionate about creating bilateral relationships and exchanges and I think languages do just this and math is such a universal language of its own.I love working with all ages. My teaching approach has been inspired by the work of Paulo Freire where he challenges the notion of teacher as expert whose primary role is to disseminate knowledge to students who are passive recipients of the teacher's great wisdom. Instead, Freire imagines a bilateral relationship in which teachers enable students to become actively involved in the production of knowledge.In my spare time, I love rock climbing, teaching and practicing yoga, running, and traveling.

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Lucy
PhD Brown University • MS University of Oxford
1+ Years Tutoring

I have a PhD from Brown University and an MPhil from the University of Oxford, both in Classics. My area of specialty is the Late Antique Latin poet Claudian and his works. I am also the Assistant Director of the Writing Program and Writing Center at a small liberal arts college, where I teach academic writing, first year seminar, and topics in expository writing. Helping students learn the habits of mind that are needed to express and develop their thoughts at a college level is the core of my job, and something that I take great enjoyment out of. I believe that communication should not be delegated to AI but should remain a uniquely human function-- that said, writing is hard! I will always work to normalize and validate the struggle of learning to write and can't promise any easy fixes or quick tips. I can promise to help students take control of the writing process and begin to uncover their own voices.

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Paolo
BA Dickinson College
1+ Years Tutoring

I am a newcomer to Miami from New York City. I went to college at a small liberal arts school in Pennsylvania, where I studied Economics and played varsity soccer. Since college, I applied my Economics degree to the financial field, gaining a wealth of experience in Investment Banking and Trading, Leveraged Debt, and Private Equity for a prestigious Hedge Fund in NYC. I will be attending business school this fall concentrating in Entrepreneurship and have already been accepted into all 8 of the schools I have applied. I have a passion for teaching, coaching and mentoring others, and I can't wait to help each one of you reach your personal goals and realize your potential. I have an extremely high aptitude for quantitative subjects, and I am a great writer. As I have recently taken the GMAT exam and scored in the 90+ percentile across all areas, I would love to help someone who is thinking about graduate school, but I thoroughly enjoy teaching all subjects and ages.

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Jessica
MS University of New Haven • BA Dickinson College
9+ Years Tutoring

I am a graduate of Dickinson College in Carlisle PA where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. After that, I immediately obtained my MBA in International Business from the University of New Haven. While completing my final trimester of graduate school, I began teaching part-time as an adjunct lecturer in Spanish at the University of New Haven and taught one or two courses a semester until May 2014. I believe every student is different and that their learning path is personal. I work hard to make sure that my students are getting the most out of the tutoring sessions by ensuring the practice and learning sessions are meeting the style of learning best embraced by the student. In my spare time, I enjoy participating with my daughter's dance and swimming lessons as well as refereeing soccer matches at almost every level.

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Eli
MS University of Glasgow • BA Dickinson College
6+ Years Tutoring

Hello! I am an experienced tutor that has done 4 years of tutoring, primarily focused on writing.I strongly believe in being adaptable to a student's needs and goals and will adjust my teaching accordingly. I have an ear for the subtleties of specific words, and can help students understand the connotations and associations of the words in their vocabulary, helping them be precise in their language when the situation calls for it.I have 8 years of Latin experience and can help you with translating Roman poetry or prose, or simply developing your grammar and syntax skills. I have much experience with Roman historians, particularly Livy, Tacitus, and Ammianus Marcellinus. I also have some experience with later authors like the Venerable Bede.Trained as a historian, I am an excellent choice if you want help researching for essays and pursuing lines of historical inquiry. I am not limited to Classical history either, as I have an eclectic mix of other historical interests.I am TEFL/TESOL certified and have experience working with ESL students on writing and speaking English for both formal and informal settings.I aim to have fun, digestible lessons that bring a love of language and all the nuances that they provide. I look forward to hearing from you!

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Rudolph
MS Lehigh University • BA Dickinson College

Empowering students to think critically, build confidence, and turn challenging ideas into meaningful skills for school, work, and life with patient, practical tutoring that makes learning clear, engaging, and relevant.

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Kathleen
MS Brown University • BA Dickinson College
1+ Years Tutoring

I have been working in public schools for 12 years; for two years, I worked as a College Adviser, and for the other 10, I have been an English teacher. I am passionate about reading and writing, but I am even more passionate about enabling students to grow confident in their abilities.

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Archibald
BA Dickinson College
5+ Years Tutoring

The most empowering thing we can do as individuals is to constantly improve ourselves and reach for our goals. Often, acquiring new skills is a key element to continued success. As a Varsity Tutor, my mission is to help you work towards your goals by guiding you through the learning process and making the journey enjoyable. As a language learner, I have first hand experience of how it can opens doors to worlds you never thought you'd see. Impossible is nothing so let's get started today!

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Mary
MS Northwestern University • BA Dickinson College
5+ Years Tutoring

I began my derivatives career with O'Connor & Associates, the Chicago-based pioneer of options trading and risk management becoming a floor member of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange trading single stock options and futures. My training began in the trading pit, side by side senior traders for whom I would be responsible for tracking delta positions, hedging trades, communicating with the partners, and learning options theory to prepare for a three-week intensive in house options course in Chicago with a peer group. We were close-knit, collaborative and hand-picked for what would be a rigorous and unique learning experience to set a foundation for our respective quantitative trading roles. I became a market maker, providing liquidity to the public orders, a specialist, keeping an orderly book of all public orders, and floor manager, overseeing the daily operations. The environment was dynamic, highly demanding, requiring laser focus, preparation and stamina. An integral member of the firm, collaborating with other member firms and the Board of Governors, serving on committees, worked on new business initiatives, recruiting and training new hires from top universities. At the time, O'Connor was the largest market maker in the U.S. financial options exchanges and had been looking to partner with a larger financial institution. The firm entered into a joint venture with Swiss Bank creating the opportunity to become part of a newly formed global team deployed as financial engineers in various financial centers - Chicago, Zurich, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong. My assignment was in the bank's headquarters of Zurich, Switzerland within the Treasury Group where I priced, hedged, executed, and made markets on OTC derivatives, structured product and warrants held by the coveted AAA balance sheet. This multi-year experience proved to be mutually beneficial both to my professional career, as it was for the bank's global securities businesses (particularly US Equities and Swiss Treasury) that I diligently represented resulting in increasing customer business and attractive risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC). My career trajectory continued to expand beyond US domestic equity markets into global markets - Asia, Latin America, Europe as well as into other asset classes FX, Commodities, Fixed Income dictated by customer investment policies, the liberalization of markets, and the respective risk books. I accepted new business roles and appointments and was later recruited to work with other global derivatives groups (Deutsche, HSBC) overseeing Corporate Derivatives programs, customer options activities, European research produced in the UK for US institutional client.

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Tutors who attended Dickinson College bring firsthand knowledge of the school's rigorous curriculum, teaching style, and academic culture. They understand the specific challenges students face in Dickinson's courses and can offer insights based on their own experience succeeding there. This institutional familiarity means they can provide tailored guidance that goes beyond textbook knowledge—they know what professors expect and how to excel in that particular environment.

Varsity Tutors carefully evaluates tutors with Dickinson College experience through a thorough screening process that includes verification of their educational background, teaching experience, and subject matter expertise. We ensure they have the proven ability to teach effectively, not just a diploma from Dickinson. This means you're getting someone who both understands Dickinson's standards and has demonstrated tutoring skill.

Dickinson College alumni tutors excel across a wide range of subjects, from sciences and mathematics to humanities and languages—reflecting Dickinson's strong liberal arts curriculum. Many specialize in areas where Dickinson has particular strengths, such as environmental studies, international relations, and modern languages. Since these tutors have completed rigorous coursework at Dickinson, they can provide expert guidance in their areas of study and beyond.

A tutor who graduated from Dickinson understands the academic rigor and expectations of your courses firsthand. They can help you develop study strategies that work within Dickinson's specific environment, explain difficult concepts the way Dickinson professors teach them, and guide you on how to meet assignment requirements and exam formats. This direct connection to your school means more targeted, relevant help that translates directly to classroom success.

Yes. When you connect with Varsity Tutors, you can express your preference for a tutor with Dickinson College experience. Varsity Tutors will work to match you with someone who has that background and expertise in your subject area. Finding the right match means you get someone who not only knows your school but also has the teaching skills and subject knowledge to help you succeed.

Absolutely. Many tutors who graduated from Dickinson have taken standardized tests themselves and successfully prepared for them. They understand test-taking strategies, common pitfalls, and how to practice effectively. Whether you're preparing for the SAT, ACT, GRE, or other exams, a Dickinson graduate tutor can draw on both their personal test experience and teaching expertise to help you prepare strategically.

While Varsity Tutors tutors focus on subject instruction and academic skill-building, having a tutor who graduated from Dickinson means you have access to someone who understands the school's culture, course selection process, and what it takes to thrive there academically. They can often share perspective on managing Dickinson's workload, balancing multiple courses, and approaching learning in ways that align with the school's values—all valuable context for your academic success.

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