The Best Writing Tutors in East Orange, NJ

Three of my mentees have won National Medals from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Essay Mentor, Fulbright Commission, 2015-2020. Teacher-Consultant, National Writing Project. Top honors from Yale; MEd from Tufts. Certificate in Creative Writing, UC Berkeley.See Jonathan's full profile

While at Harvard, I taught expository writing, literary analysis, and critical thinking to graduates and undergraduates in many varied courses and settings (a short selection below). Working closely with world-renowned faculty, I designed and implemented course curriculums, led seminars, ran essay writing...See Serge's full profile

Subjects I have taught in the past include: College Application Preparation; Graduate School Application Preparation; East Asian History; Modern Chinese Literature; English Literature; English Composition; Academic Thesis Writing; Comparative Literature; Critical Theory; Elementary Chinese Language; Food Studies;...See Shawn's full profile

At UCLA I studied English and Philosophy, and volunteered in both the university writing center and in a program teaching creative writing to under-served schools in Los Angeles. After graduating, I worked as an editorial assistant editing Philosophy and Political Science textbooks for W.W. Norton. In...See Ian's full profile

I studied dramatic literature, English literature, Classics, and writing at Yale University. I have worked as a substitute teacher and English (reading, writing, grammar) tutor for 3+ years. I have extensive experience tutoring students in middle, high school, and college in Critical Reading, Essay...See Rebecca's full profile

...date. My nonfiction work has been published in publications like The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune and Vogue Magazine. I've taught and consulted on writing for over twenty years across all levels; from primary school to graduate school, as well as corporate work. ...See Jennifer's full profile

I have great experience with teaching and tutoring writing. My master's is from Columbia University, and I work in New York City as a playwright, educator and critic. I also have my certificate to teach English from City College. I've worked with advanced and remedial students, from middle school to...See Michael's full profile

Experience and specialization create two major advantages: deeper understanding of the tests themselves and better recognition of how students tend to struggle with them. As a result, I’m often able to recognize quickly why students are struggling and which aspects of the test are creating the problem. Because of...See Scott's full profile

Hi, I'm Hannah! I graduated magna cum laude from Princeton in 2016 with a degree in Classics and earned my MFA in Creative Writing from NYU. I have been tutoring both independently and for a company since 2017, and have helped hundreds of students to improve their SAT and ACT scores, perfect their college...See Hannah's full profile

For getting started, a brainstorm activity can be very effective since for many, starting the writing can be a difficult part of the writing. If a student is at a more advanced level, I ask him/her to work on editing the writing first, before I give any feedback: I believe that taking a step...See Cheri's full profile

My original background was in creative writing. Indeed, I have written and directed several plays, written poems and shorts stories, and even much of a novel. I intended to pursue a career in the area but I opted to pursue my vocation as an historian. Through my historical work I honed my skills in expository...See Ethan's full profile

For more than four years, I've worked one-on-one with middle school, high school, and university students to strengthen their writing skills across academic essays, literary analysis, research papers, and the Common Application. I've helped students write more than 120 essays by guiding them through...See Laetitia's full profile

I am an English professor, college advisor, and tutor with almost 15 years of experience teaching college and high school. I support students through the entire college application process, from selecting classes freshman year of HS, to enrolling in meaningful summer programs, navigating extracurriculars, and developing...See Katrine's full profile

I am a PA-C (physician assistant/associate) with a M.S. of Physician Assistant Studies which included extensive training in anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, EKG, and thousands of hours of clinical training. I have research experience, including presenting at the national AAPA conference and conducting...See Liz's full profile

Besides a Ph.D. in Science (Physical Geography and Climatology) from the oldest and most prestigious university in Russia, Moscow University named after M.Lomonosov, I have an M.F.A. in creative writing, so I can teach both math and verbal sections of SAT, ACT, and GRE. I am an award-winning writer and poet, the...See Irina's full profile

I specialize in English, Writing and History (American, European, and World History), and enjoy working with students on day to day assignments as well as larger research papers and test preparation. I have over eight years of experience working with grade school, high school, and college age students. I am very...See Daniel's full profile

- professional writer for corporate in former career - teach analytical writing -journalism advisorSee Cathleen's full profile

I'm a certified teacher with 7 years of experience teaching writing. I've designed a tutorial program for SAT Writing using the Brainscape CBR smart flashcard system. I have drills to improve planning, wordsmithing, flow, looping, and can teach using freewrite/rewrite or...See Edward's full profile

I taught academic writing at Baruch and Hunter Colleges for many years. That comprised of teaching how to write five-paragraph essays on a wide range of topics, with warm-up writing exercises. My course also emphasized grammar, punctuation and self-editing techniques. I also taught CLIP at BMCC - how...See Bonnie's full profile

I'm a professional journalist who has written articles for national and major city publications. I've helped students prepare for their ACTFL and TOEFL exams, and also TA'ed many students at UCSB who did not speak or write in English as their first language. See Nicholas's full profile

I aim to get students excited about and confident in their essays and applications. As someone who has had to write a lot of papers and essays, I know how to tackle the writing process and can provide many tips for the trade. I specifically have a lot of experience in writing and helping others...See Olivia's full profile

Additionally, I am the Head Softball Coach within my High School and Assistant Wrestling Coach, wherein both roles have enabled me to positively interact with students outside of the classroom. My areas of specialization for tutoring include Social Studies, Reading, Writing, SAT Test Prep, and AP US History, all...See Peter's full profile

As a former publications editor and writing consultant at Harvard University, I have been a private writing tutor for nearly a decade, having worked with over 500 students at the high-school, college and graduate-school levels, including students from Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Columbia, NYU, and about 40...See Michael's full profile

I have been teaching English literature and writing courses for over a decade. I hold a BA from Rice University and PhD in English from Rutgers, and am currently a faculty member in the Writing Program there. I teach courses on English literature, composition, and proposal writing for business and...See Alex's full profile

Some of my qualifications include, but are not limited to the following: • 100+ hours of writing and grammar sessions with high school and college students • National AP Scholar upon receiving a 5 on 10+ AP exams taken in high school • National Gold Medalist for creative works submitted...See Ellie's full profile