The Best SAT Writing Tutors in Oakland, CA

I am an experienced tutor with a PhD from UC Berkeley and a wide array of teaching and tutoring experience. I'm also a professional writer and editor who has published widely in national publications like CNN, Politico, NPR and the LA Times. I can help your student prepare their college application essays, including...See Rebecca's full profile

"You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives." ~Clay P. Bedford I earned a Ph.D. doing Genetics research at the University of Utah. Knowledge is always fascinating to me: a concept is not just a concept,...See Heng's full profile

I’m a National Merit Scholar with a BA from UCLA, an MA in Experimental Psychology from Wake Forest (full scholarship), and a PsyD from a top clinical psychology program. My academic research focused on adolescent social–emotional development and cultural/gender psychology, with earlier training in cognitive aspects...See Kalpa's full profile

I have tutored for four years for IvyBound Test Preparation: from one-on-one tutoring to classroom teaching, from special needs students to borderline prodigies, and from in person to Skype across many states, I've experienced and succeeded in many tutoring scenarios. I'm a great tutor because I love seeing people...See Matthew's full profile

...comprehension skills. I have experience tutoring math, reading, and elementary school writing (Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, SAT Math, and Elementary Math; SAT Reading & Writing, Reading Comprehension/Analysis, Critical Thinking; Essay Revisions) to kids and teenagers at the summer camp I was been employed at. I also got the ...See Shivangi's full profile

I have been tutoring since 2005 in various subjects such as high school and college math, SAT/ACT test prep, high school and college biology including chemistry and physics. My education is in Molecular and Cell Biology from University of California Berkeley (UCB). I received a Masters of Science in Applied Anatomy and...See Yanina's full profile

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,...See Jason's full profile

I help many students increase their SAT score in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) section of the SAT. Working together, students learn how to show effectively that they can read and comprehend a passage and write an SAT essay analyzing the passage. They learn how to show that they read the passage carefully,...See Sara's full profile

Hi, I'm John! I have an M.Sc. in Mathematics (earned with a Distinction) and top scores on the GMAT (770), GRE (170q/167v), and LSAT (175). I am also a Graduate Statistician of the Royal Statistical Society. I have been doing Math and Test Prep tutoring since 2011. What I've found in the various fields I've studied...See John's full profile

I am a recent college graduate from Stanford University, where I double majored in Economics and Film & Media Studies. And for the past four years I have also worked as a professional tutor or teacher's assistant for a variety of companies and organizations, including Stanford University. During this time, I have...See Raymond's full profile

Hello! I have been tutoring since 2011 and a credentialed teacher since 2014. I've literally taught coast-to-coast, starting off in Boston and Newark, NJ before moving to the Bay Area. I have had the pleasure to teach students from just about every background and ability level. Most recently, I taught at Vista High...See Jared's full profile

I have a Single Subject Teaching Credential in English, a B.A. in British & American Literature. As a writer, I've created content for profit and non-profit companies, have published poetry in the Library of Congress and been assistant editor for a poetry e-zine. As a tutor, I offer a comprehensive academic...See RD's full profile

I am a California certified teacher and educator. I hold a valid Single Subject Teaching credential in English and Social Science for grades 7-12. This includes English Language Arts of all kinds, History, Civics, Economics and Psychology. I also hold a valid California Multi-subject credential to teach grades K-8 so I...See Eileen's full profile

Three years of experience as a private SAT Writing tutor, fifteen years as a full-time professional editor, and 25 years overall teaching and tutoring, mainly in language arts and social studies.See Stephen's full profile

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...See Stephen's full profile

Hi, I’m Evan! I recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in Data Science and now work full-time at AWS. Outside of my professional role, I continue to tutor part-time because I’m passionate about helping students build confidence, improve their academic performance, and develop long-term learning skills....See Evan's full profile

I'm in Oakland, CA, USA. My 22+ years in the educational arena--and ongoing professional development--have taught me to help students 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...See Kenisha's full profile

...fun experience. I teach with the same lively mix of visual learning, multimedia, and engaging discussion that I learned in the Ivy League. I’ve taught SAT Writing, SAT Math, English, and History for over ten years now, in both one-to-one and classroom settings. My strategies have helped students improve their standardized...See Stephen's full profile

I love to teach because I love to learn. The two make for a very symbiotic relationship. As a PhD, I know that hard work and a passion for research and education pay off. I started tutoring while an undergraduate student at UCLA and have continued tutoring and formally teaching, both at the high school level as well as...See Nima's full profile

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...See Richard's full profile

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!See James's full profile

[I appreciate all inquiries and respond promptly to inquiries, but not mass emails to multiple tutors.] 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...See Jeffrey's full profile

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...See Marie's full profile

I realize this may sound weird considering how stressful it is for most people, but the college admissions process was some of the best fun I had in my life. I loved every aspect of it, from pulling all nighters for my Honors/AP classes to stacking my schedule with enrichment activities to grinding out those seeming...See Aaron's full profile

Hi! I'm Arnav, a student at UC Berkeley studying Industrial Engineering and Computer Science. During high school, I achieved a score of 36/36 on the ACT, the National Merit Scholarship, and scores of 5 on several AP Exams (Calculus BC, Statistics, Micro + Macroeconomics, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles,...See Arnav's full profile