1,256 Lorton Writing Tutors

...It is my aspiration to use the experience and knowledge that I have gained personally, academically and professionally to help students reach their full potential in the subjects of English, reading, writing, spelling and language arts. I currently volunteer with the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program and have completed an extensive... read more

...I also have successfully written letters and gotten accepted at schools I had been waitlisted at. I also have negotiated for scholarships, including a full ride. My GPA was not strong, yet with my strong LSAT and excellent writing skills, I have been able to persuasively make a case for myself. I have learned the admissions process thoroughly and... read more

...Through engineering, I studied hardcore math that entailed Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Pre-calculus, Calculus 1 (Differentiation), Calculus 2 (Integration), Calculus 3 (Multivariable), and Differential Equations. Also, I deeply studied the art of technical writing and public speaking. In addition to math classes, I also studied science and... read more

...On the school bus, on the playground, on the walk home from school ... I learned to make others' struggles my singular challenge: how to make the subject matter come alive, in a personally relevant way for each student? All the way through secondary school, college, and into my career (business development, marketing, communications, and grant /... read more

...Keeping in touch with the teacher enables me to monitor the student's progress throughout. Once the student in need of help understands the basic elements of a sentence and a paragraph, I can start work on guiding him through the development of his writing skills. I generally determine his need by asking him to either bring something he has written... read more