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Evan X. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Evan X.
50/hour

Near Alameda, CA

UC Berkeley Undergrad Specializing in Math and Test Prep

Hi, I'm Evan. I’m currently a junior at UC Berkeley majoring in data science. In high school, I graduated at the top of my class with a 4.88 weighted GPA. I have extensive experience with test prep in various subjects (SAT, AP BC Calculus, AP Precalc, AP Physics 1, AP Physics C, and AP Econ). I started tutoring in...

4.9 (11)
50/hour
26 hours tutoring

Hi, I'm Evan. I’m currently a junior at UC Berkeley majoring in data science. In high school, I graduated at the top of my class with a 4.88 weighted GPA. I have extensive experience with test prep in various subjects (SAT, AP BC Calculus, AP Precalc, AP Physics 1, AP Physics C, and AP Econ). I started tutoring in...

Arjun G. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Arjun G.
45/hour

Near Alameda, CA

Tutoring in 30+ Subjects—High School, College, ADHD, Adult Learners

My practice promotes critical and investigative learning, engaging students with thought-provoking questions and cross-subject connections, and giving students tools to think independently. My approach is patient and judgment-free, with the goal of sparking curiosity. Much of my current work is centered on giving...

5.0 (6)
45/hour
12 hours tutoring

My practice promotes critical and investigative learning, engaging students with thought-provoking questions and cross-subject connections, and giving students tools to think independently. My approach is patient and judgment-free, with the goal of sparking curiosity. Much of my current work is centered on giving...

Kenisha C. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Kenisha C.
81/hour

Near Alameda, CA

English Lessons, Writing, Algebra, Reading, SAT/HSPT/GRE/CBEST/CSETENG

My 22+ years in the educational arena--and ongoing professional development--have taught me to help students to shift from lower- to higher-order thinking, which is really only coaching them to go from knowing the "what" of things to putting all those "whats" together to understand the "hows" and "whys". There's no...

4.9 (175)
81/hour
1,696 hours tutoring

My 22+ years in the educational arena--and ongoing professional development--have taught me to help students to shift from lower- to higher-order thinking, which is really only coaching them to go from knowing the "what" of things to putting all those "whats" together to understand the "hows" and "whys". There's no...

Jason L. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Jason L.
35/hour

Near Alameda, CA

Berkeley STEM student for effective advice on test taking and learning

My name is Jason, and I am excited to be your next tutor and help you reach your educational goals. Throughout my high school career, I had received consistent good grades and scored well on standardized tests such as the SAT I, SAT II subject tests, and AP tests. As a result, I had a 4.64 UC GPA and a 4.53 weighted GPA...

5.0 (17)
35/hour
26 hours tutoring
Response time: 31 minutes

My name is Jason, and I am excited to be your next tutor and help you reach your educational goals. Throughout my high school career, I had received consistent good grades and scored well on standardized tests such as the SAT I, SAT II subject tests, and AP tests. As a result, I had a 4.64 UC GPA and a 4.53 weighted GPA...

Marie F. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Marie F.
60/hour

Near Alameda, CA

SAT Writing Tutor - Will Help With Essay-Writing Skills

As an English Language Arts teacher and tutor, avid and broad-ranging reader, and high-scorer on the SAT verbal section, I can teach you strategies for performing your absolute best on the SAT reading, English and written essay sections. When I took the SAT in the late 1980's, I scored 720 out of 800 on the combined...

4.9 (322)
60/hour
1,611 hours tutoring
Response time: 44 minutes

As an English Language Arts teacher and tutor, avid and broad-ranging reader, and high-scorer on the SAT verbal section, I can teach you strategies for performing your absolute best on the SAT reading, English and written essay sections. When I took the SAT in the late 1980's, I scored 720 out of 800 on the combined...

Randy B. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Randy B.
120/hour

Near Alameda, CA

99%ile New SAT Scorer, Perfect ACT 36, 10+ Years Tutoring Experience

With more than 8 years as an SAT Tutor, I have plenty of experience tutoring students to excellent scores, including some students to the 95%+ percentile. The key to SAT Writing is two-fold: 1) For the multiple choice section, one must understand the mechanics of English. Which words need to match, what rules to...

5.0 (630)
120/hour
2,516 hours tutoring
Response time: 15 minutes

With more than 8 years as an SAT Tutor, I have plenty of experience tutoring students to excellent scores, including some students to the 95%+ percentile. The key to SAT Writing is two-fold: 1) For the multiple choice section, one must understand the mechanics of English. Which words need to match, what rules to...

James P. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
James P.
65/hour

Near Alameda, CA

Test-proven success in SAT Writing

A twenty-year academic professional, I was Teacher of the Year in the Alameda Unified School District. My students excelled in writing after completing their year with me. If anything, I know how to prepare writers, being one myself!

5.0 (849)
65/hour
2,720 hours tutoring

A twenty-year academic professional, I was Teacher of the Year in the Alameda Unified School District. My students excelled in writing after completing their year with me. If anything, I know how to prepare writers, being one myself!

Marta L. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Marta L.
50/hour

Near Alameda, CA

Experienced College Professor for English and Statistics tutoring

Hi, I'm Marta. I have a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from UC Berkeley and have worked as a psychology professor for 30 years. As a professor I have extensive experience with one-to-one tutoring and mentoring of students, both teenagers and adults. I have worked with students from many different cultures and...

4.9 (29)
50/hour
148 hours tutoring
Response time: 40 minutes

Hi, I'm Marta. I have a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from UC Berkeley and have worked as a psychology professor for 30 years. As a professor I have extensive experience with one-to-one tutoring and mentoring of students, both teenagers and adults. I have worked with students from many different cultures and...

Jim L. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Jim L.
64/hour

Near Alameda, CA

Personable, effective English, Math and Science Tutor

I'm an expert in working with students to develop skills and to understand concepts. My expertise is especially strong in problem solving, and applying concepts to real world situations. I'm also very adept at online tutoring, with hundreds of lessons taught, for students as far away as Denmark and Qatar. . When my son...

4.9 (2110)
64/hour
7,102 hours tutoring
Response time: 35 minutes

I'm an expert in working with students to develop skills and to understand concepts. My expertise is especially strong in problem solving, and applying concepts to real world situations. I'm also very adept at online tutoring, with hundreds of lessons taught, for students as far away as Denmark and Qatar. . When my son...

Darren H. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Darren H.
199/hour

Near Alameda, CA

Perfect-Scoring SAT Tutor

SAT Writing requires three skills: punctuation, reading, and vocabulary. Punctuation is straightforward to learn. As with Math, the SAT recycles the same kinds of Grammar questions over and over again, and if you practice the rules, you'll eventually get all of the questions right. Questions about...

5.0 (88)
199/hour
431 hours tutoring
Response time: 23 minutes

SAT Writing requires three skills: punctuation, reading, and vocabulary. Punctuation is straightforward to learn. As with Math, the SAT recycles the same kinds of Grammar questions over and over again, and if you practice the rules, you'll eventually get all of the questions right. Questions about...

Jeffrey N. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Jeffrey N.
100/hour

Near Alameda, CA

Yale/Cambridge/Berkeley Graduate for Counseling and Writing

Dr. Jeffrey was a university lecturer and tutor from 2003-2017. He has helped students of all ages, including secondary school, college, postgraduate, and executive clients. From 2020-22, he helped almost 30 students get selected for a distinction by The New York Times and three students to win first prize. Every year...

5.0 (141)
100/hour
224 hours tutoring

Dr. Jeffrey was a university lecturer and tutor from 2003-2017. He has helped students of all ages, including secondary school, college, postgraduate, and executive clients. From 2020-22, he helped almost 30 students get selected for a distinction by The New York Times and three students to win first prize. Every year...

Jason H. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Jason H.
120/hour

Near Alameda, CA

Highly Experienced Tutor

I’ve been a private tutor for many years and also work onsite as a tutor at a college prep high school in San Francisco, CA. I provide academic support for all subjects K-12 and assist college students with math and writing. I’m also highly experienced with test prep for the SSAT, HSPT, SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, CBEST,...

4.9 (59)
120/hour
137 hours tutoring
Response time: 14 minutes

I’ve been a private tutor for many years and also work onsite as a tutor at a college prep high school in San Francisco, CA. I provide academic support for all subjects K-12 and assist college students with math and writing. I’m also highly experienced with test prep for the SSAT, HSPT, SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, CBEST,...

Richard A. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Richard A.
150/hour

Near Alameda, CA

Experienced, Results-Oriented - Language, College Admissions, Testing

Hi prospective students, my name is Ricky, and I have over ten years of experience as a professional tutor. I am passionate about tutoring because it helped me achieve academic success in my own life. I struggled with certain subjects when I was a child, but ended up being valedictorian when I graduated from Woodside...

5.0 (475)
150/hour
1,688 hours tutoring
Response time: 29 minutes

Hi prospective students, my name is Ricky, and I have over ten years of experience as a professional tutor. I am passionate about tutoring because it helped me achieve academic success in my own life. I struggled with certain subjects when I was a child, but ended up being valedictorian when I graduated from Woodside...

Carlo C. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Carlo C.
180/hour

Near Alameda, CA

Harvard doctoral, 25 yrs. teaching, specializing in writing, SAT/ACT

This range of experiences has helped me develop both strong methods of instruction and strong intuitions about how to understand and organize the thoughts of an adolescent writer. One simple yet useful approach to the SAT writing section is to recognize that in most respects it is more like scientific writing...

5.0 (124)
180/hour
597 hours tutoring

This range of experiences has helped me develop both strong methods of instruction and strong intuitions about how to understand and organize the thoughts of an adolescent writer. One simple yet useful approach to the SAT writing section is to recognize that in most respects it is more like scientific writing...

Carolyn L. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Carolyn L.
60/hour

Near Alameda, CA

SAT, College Essay, Economics, Statistics, Chemistry, English, Writing

Hi, I'm Carolyn, but most students call me Carrie! I am currently studying at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, specifically in Business Administration and Data Science. Throughout my life, a constant mentality I've adopted was asking for help when needed. Thus, my goal is to provide support to the community,...

5.0 (24)
60/hour
31 hours tutoring

Hi, I'm Carolyn, but most students call me Carrie! I am currently studying at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, specifically in Business Administration and Data Science. Throughout my life, a constant mentality I've adopted was asking for help when needed. Thus, my goal is to provide support to the community,...

Cassie C. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Cassie C.
120/hour

Near Alameda, CA

MCAT and MD Application Help from a Kaiser Permanente Medical Student

Hi, I'm Cassie, a future physician with a full scholarship at Kaiser Permanente's School of Medicine in Los Angeles. My journey to medical school was anything but conventional—I decided to apply five years after completing my undergraduate degree, without any close friends or family who had gone through the process,...

5.0 (67)
120/hour
166 hours tutoring

Hi, I'm Cassie, a future physician with a full scholarship at Kaiser Permanente's School of Medicine in Los Angeles. My journey to medical school was anything but conventional—I decided to apply five years after completing my undergraduate degree, without any close friends or family who had gone through the process,...

Alexander U. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Alexander U.
125/hour

Near Alameda, CA

English Language Tutor, Ivy League Trained

I'm currently a PhD student in the English department at UC Berkeley. I am from Pennsylvania originally, but have lived all over the country (Philadelphia, Boston, NYC, San Francisco). I am very happy to be settling in the East Bay. I am excited to work with students from the middle school level and up. I have worked...

5.0 (4)
125/hour
9 hours tutoring

I'm currently a PhD student in the English department at UC Berkeley. I am from Pennsylvania originally, but have lived all over the country (Philadelphia, Boston, NYC, San Francisco). I am very happy to be settling in the East Bay. I am excited to work with students from the middle school level and up. I have worked...

Stephen B. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Stephen B.
55/hour

Near Alameda, CA

Effective, Student-Centered English Tutor

As a high school English teacher for 9 years, grades 8-12, I taught expository and creative writing through writers’ workshops, Peter Elbow methodology, Frederick Crews methodology, timed (SAT, ACT) writing upon demand, and overall multiple drafting and revision processes. As a high school and middle...

5.0 (107)
55/hour
813 hours tutoring
Response time: 22 minutes

As a high school English teacher for 9 years, grades 8-12, I taught expository and creative writing through writers’ workshops, Peter Elbow methodology, Frederick Crews methodology, timed (SAT, ACT) writing upon demand, and overall multiple drafting and revision processes. As a high school and middle...

Aaron B. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
Aaron B.
48/hour

Near Alameda, CA

SAT Writing Guide: Strategic Essay Crafting and Grammar Mastery

Focusing on the nuances of high-scoring essay writing and mastery of grammar that this test assesses, my approach includes personalized feedback on essays, systematic grammar exercises, and test-taking strategies that enhance both writing style and efficiency. Students learn to construct compelling arguments under time...

5.0 (12)
48/hour
17 hours tutoring
Response time: 2 minutes

Focusing on the nuances of high-scoring essay writing and mastery of grammar that this test assesses, my approach includes personalized feedback on essays, systematic grammar exercises, and test-taking strategies that enhance both writing style and efficiency. Students learn to construct compelling arguments under time...

SungSoo C. Near Alameda, CA, available for online & in-person tutoring
SungSoo C.
150/hour

Near Alameda, CA

MIT grad and SAT prep expert

I help my students master the SAT Writing including the optional Essay. I personally scored in the 99th percentile on both the PSAT and SAT and was a Presidential Scholar Finalist.

4.9 (13)
150/hour
68 hours tutoring

I help my students master the SAT Writing including the optional Essay. I personally scored in the 99th percentile on both the PSAT and SAT and was a Presidential Scholar Finalist.

Mimi R. Near Alameda, CA, available for in-person tutoring
Mimi R.
100/hour

Near Alameda, CA

Knowledgeable, Experienced, and Caring Tutor: History

Hi! I am an experienced, credentialed teacher and private tutor with a passion for working with high school and college students to master and enjoy the mysteries of history – how to succeed in your history courses, including AP courses – as well as to conquer and succeed at standardized tests (ACT, SAT, SSAT, PSAT,...

5.0 (83)
100/hour
280 hours tutoring

Hi! I am an experienced, credentialed teacher and private tutor with a passion for working with high school and college students to master and enjoy the mysteries of history – how to succeed in your history courses, including AP courses – as well as to conquer and succeed at standardized tests (ACT, SAT, SSAT, PSAT,...

Julien B. Near Alameda, CA, available for in-person tutoring
Julien B.
35/hour

Near Alameda, CA

Trilingual English/Spanish/French or Social Studies tutor.

I bring a binational background and a number of years of teaching/tutoring experience to the table. My mother is French, and I grew up speaking the language as well as English. In college, I minored in Spanish, studying a semester in Spain, and I have continued to use my Spanish in various positions and social situations...

5.0 (60)
35/hour
246 hours tutoring
Response time: 6 minutes

I bring a binational background and a number of years of teaching/tutoring experience to the table. My mother is French, and I grew up speaking the language as well as English. In college, I minored in Spanish, studying a semester in Spain, and I have continued to use my Spanish in various positions and social situations...

Ben G. Near Alameda, CA, available for in-person tutoring
Ben G.
90/hour

Near Alameda, CA

Multi Subject Success Oriented Bay Area Tutor

Hello Prospective Students- I am a student-centered tutor who is interested in tutoring motivated students. I am flexible and creative in my tutoring methods. I recognize the fact that each student has individual needs, strengths, and weaknesses. I adapt my tutoring methods to best fit the needs of the individual...

5.0 (600)
90/hour
1,537 hours tutoring

Hello Prospective Students- I am a student-centered tutor who is interested in tutoring motivated students. I am flexible and creative in my tutoring methods. I recognize the fact that each student has individual needs, strengths, and weaknesses. I adapt my tutoring methods to best fit the needs of the individual...

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Bridget K.
175/hour

Certified Teacher

Hello! I am a certified K-12 Spanish teacher with more than 15 years of experience working with students, and I have been a professional tutor since 2009. I have been studying Spanish since 2000, and I studied abroad in Spain and Ecuador for a...

5.0 (1278)
175/hour
4,048 hours tutoring
Response time: 42 minutes

Hello! I am a certified K-12 Spanish teacher with more than 15 years of experience working with students, and I have been a professional tutor since 2009. I have been studying Spanish since 2000, and I studied abroad in Spain and Ecuador for a...

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Jia L.
180/hour

Calc AB/BC, SAT Math, ACT Math, IB Math HL, Alg I/II, Trig, Pre-calc

In 2015, I graduated as a double major in Applied Mathematics and Quantitative Economics with double minors in Statistics and Education. In high school, I passed 8 AP exams and received 5's on Calc AB, Calc BC, Statistics, and Chinese. I have...

5.0 (1703)
180/hour
9,614 hours tutoring
Response time: 29 minutes

In 2015, I graduated as a double major in Applied Mathematics and Quantitative Economics with double minors in Statistics and Education. In high school, I passed 8 AP exams and received 5's on Calc AB, Calc BC, Statistics, and Chinese. I have...

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Liza L.

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Sarah really improved my 10th grade son's English essay writing skills with a methodical, supportive and encouraging style. She also went over SAT writing/reading material to make it understandable and engaging for him. Patient and practical, Sarah is an excellent teacher with outstanding expertise. She boosted my son's self-confidence in writing and I would highly recommend her as a tutor for any student.
Desh B.

5 lessons

Barbara prepared for my son's sessions diligently. She focused on his weak spots and then designed tutoring materials to help him improve. His SAT Writing Scores increased by 100 points and we expect even better results next time. My son and I both highly recommend Barbara as a tutor.
Dan C.

1 lesson

Tony went over strategies for the SAT writing prompt including taking a few minutes to brainstorm and make a brief outline. Then he gave a sample prompt to work through. Very helpful!
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