Award-Winning Tutors serving Santa Fe, TX

...I tutor because I recently experienced the classes and standardized tests that they are taking. I use an informal style so that the student can feel comfortable asking questions. I try to connect personally to the students so that they have fun and look forward to tutoring. I tutor standardized tests and most high school...

...a bigger fan of recording my progress using tracking technology and specific metrics. As you might be able to tell by now, I am a number-crunching, performance-driven, tech-loving, bookworm. I am a trained economist, after all; I love to optimize. However, more important than anything-more than any numbers, graphs, scores, or metrics-I understand that learning...

...to non-traditional college students. I have tutored geometry, algebra, chemistry, and theology. I enjoy tutoring for math as that is a subject I am very passionate about and would love to teach one day. With a desire to teach high school students and help them excel in testing situations, I look forward to sharing test...

...I am a firm believer in the power of education and I hope to share my love of learning with all of my students. After graduation I plan on returning to Houston to obtain my Master of Arts in Teaching from Rice University. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and writing anything from poetry...

...by fully understanding it. My goal as a tutor is to let you feel the same way. I teach most types of math, but my favorite would probably be the calculus subjects because it contains concepts and mandates thinking that are unfamiliar to many. Outside of tutoring, I enjoy playing tennis and table tennis and...

...In Honduras, I was social worker who organized activities for the children in the cancer ward. I returned to Houston at the end of June to work as a Laboratory Technician at Rice University. I recently applied to medical school for the Fall of 2013, but for the next year, I'd really like to start...

...and pursuing his/her goals, I strive to advance each student’s skill set to not only attain their goals, but to exceed them! Tutoring is more than a job, it has become an important part of my life in my attempt to make a difference. When I am not tutoring I enjoy listening to music, reading,...

...student is different, and every student can achieve success. In my free time I love running (I'm training for my second half marathon!), reading and watching documentaries. I am an avid traveler, and just completed my goal of visiting 25% of the world's countries. I am an enthusiastic person, and love meeting new people.

...education; particularly in: reading, reading comprehension, and phonics as well as upper level ELA (English Language Arts): essay-writing, proofreading, and editing. My teaching style is very interactive and hands-on, my most important goal is to meet your student's needs. My interests are running, teaching, cooking, traveling, volunteering, and being with family and friends. I believe...

...Sciences as part of the 3/4 BSMD medical program. I am outgoing and have natural creative and logical thinking capabilities which are best showcased in mathematical and scientific environments. I hope to one day be a plastic surgeon and contribute meaningfully to the field. I understand the frustration that comes with not understanding a subject...

...my friends in my classes and really enjoyed seeing how I could impact my friends in their own success. I definitely made the right choice my senior year with tutoring because I met some remarkable families and got the opportunity to really help students in more of a long-term scope and see the difference in...

...are Reading, Writing, History, Social Studies and Government. I did extremely well in these subjects and was asked to help other students in these subjects as well. I enjoy many activities such as reading, writing, playing pool, and I am an avid NFL and NBA fan. I am also a movie fanatic. I am learning...

Hi my name is Noah Elzner and I am a senior Electrical and Computer Engineering undergrad at Rice University. I have interned at Google the past summer where I worked on security tooling.

...tutoring since my junior year in high school (6 years tota) and love teaching at all levels. I have a composite 2180 SAT and 34S MCAT score and received all "4/5"s on 7 different AP exams and was listed on Rice University's "President's Honor Roll". I know how hard and stressful it is to take...

...areas ranging from elementary to college-level math and science. Before joining the Varsity Tutors team, I worked as a college admissions seminar leader-I am an excellent resource for insider tips in gaining admission to selective colleges and universities. When I was a high school senior, I was accepted into 8 Ivy League universities, as well...

...life interest, provide multiple modalities of learning (verbal, visual, and kinesthetic), and even just providing alternative verbiage/vocabulary when describing a subject a subject can be the difference between a subject sticking in a student's head or the concept flying right past them and landing on the wall at the back of the room. Outside of...

...strong, personal relationship with my students. To me, this is important because it establishes a sense of trust and respect between the tutor and the student, which is of utmost importance for a student to learn well because it allows for the student to be forthcoming about what exactly they need help with.... I would try to put myself in his or her shoes and see what is causing him/her to not understand the concept. I...

...them questions and help them come up with strategies to get to the answer for themselves; the goal is to make myself unnecessary in a way. My strengths (in school and tutoring) are in foreign languages including Latin and humanitiesexpect a very enthusiastic tutor especially if we are talking about Shakespeare! I also think it...

...first tutoring experience. At Learning Support Services, my employer, I provided weekly instruction to fellow UH undergraduates during the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 academic semesters. The subjects I tutored ranged from college level science courses to advanced mathematics. In my opinion, the most rewarding aspect of tutoring is when I am able to convey...

...scored in the top 98% on the verbal section of the GRE, and want to share my expertise with you. Don't be intimidated by the vocab and critical reading sections of standardized tests. With my techniques, anyone can confidently get the score they need on the SAT or GRE. In addition to test preparation, I...