The Best SAT Writing Tutors in San Francisco, CA

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

My name is Arjun. I provide in person tutoring in the San Francisco Bay Area or online tutoring with a flexible time and travel schedule. I work at Stanford, I hold a PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelors in Mathematics-Statistics from Columbia University. Over the years, I have tutored...See Arjun'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 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

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

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

My goal: I am a credentialed English teacher with a decade of teaching experience and a master's of teaching from Stanford. I am to use my experience to empower students to craft compelling personal statements that represent their authentic voice and story. I am committed to guiding students through every step of the...See Amy'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 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

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 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

As a university professor of the Humanities, I have taught at the university level for many years. I have also tutored for the SAT for more than twenty years, and most students raise their SAT scores by around 300 points. I can provide recommendations from parents and students. I also teach students how to write...See Ellie's full profile

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

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

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

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

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

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

-Scored a near perfect score on every PSAT -Developed study programs for students, ranging from months to even weeks, to improve their SAT scores -Studing writing and reading at UC Berkeley, maintaining a 4.0 GPASee Dean'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

Hello! My name is Meghan Lim and I recently graduated from Rice University. I started tutoring as a volunteer mentor in my high school chapter's National Honor Society, but I enjoyed it so much that I started this business to shape my own vision of what a tutoring model should be for students in my community. After six...See Meghan'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

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

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...See Randy'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