William R.
Tarzana, CA
1100 Five Star Reviews! Top 100 Tutor Nationwide for 2015
Harvard College
EnglishUSC
Master'sAbout William
Spring 2017: Congratulations to my students: Tryggvi-- $50,000 scholarship to Columbia University School of Journalism! Lydia-- acceptance at Dartmouth and NYU! Tina-- acceptance at UC Berkeley, UNC Chapel Hill and Brandeis! Joey-- Gallatin/NYU!
April, 2016: Congratulations to my college counseling students accepted at Brown,
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Travels within 30 miles of Tarzana, CA 91356William offers online lessons
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"unbelievably great teacher!"
- Nicholas, La Canada Flintridge, CA on 10/18/16William is able to communicate the key concepts of AP European History and AP US History to my teenage son in a conversational tone that captivated him. Our son got a 5 on the AP European History exam after 2 months with William. (US history is for 2017)
"Excellent tutor! Results are amazing!"
- Tanya, Studio City, CA on 5/31/17We are very happy with our tutor. My son was struggling with English in school and now he is in college and he has got all "A"s in his English classes. Thanks to William!
"Extremely knowledgeable and fantastic tutor"
- Lily, Los Angeles, CA on 5/1/17William has mastered AP Euro. I highly recommend him to anyone who is taking this course. I only wish my we had started with him earlier in the year. Even though we started late his advice had been invaluable and will surely reflect in her ultimate grade.
"Very Helpful"
- Jill, San Marino, CA on 4/22/17William was had excellent ideas and was very helpful organizing a plan for an important research project and forming a thesis for high school Sophomore, would highly recommend
"Great and knowledgeable tutor!"
- Dani, Santa Clarita, CA on 11/22/16Before I met with him, my college essays were bland and lacked focus. However, after only three sessions with him, I am confident to finally submit my essays to college, because they are visibly improved and interesting.
"Efficient and knowledgeable!"
- Nnogo, Marina Del Rey, CA on 11/2/16William is an excellent tutor! He's great at college counseling and helped my son get great ACT scores in Reading and English. I highly recommend his services.
"Excellent tutor"
- Shirley, Whippany, NJ on 8/10/16William did excellent job is tutoring the SAT class. He is a top notch teacher who knows the stuff very well and be able to articulate as well
"Great and very experienced Tutor"
- Randa, Westlake Village, CA on 8/7/16I believe William provides great value. His tutoring is very effective and straight to the point. My son has benefited tremendously from the five sessions he has taken with William this Summer. William is pleasant and communicates very well with the student and parents. He is very experienced with the SAT test requirements, understands what to focus on and communicates it clearly. He also has a wealth of information on Colleges and their latest admission requirements. He does not hesitate to share what he knows. I intend to ask William to tutor my son before taking the SAT test this Winter and I am confident he will help him optimize his score.
"Insightful"
- Ana-maria, North Hollywood, CA on 7/28/15I was able to locate my problematic areas in the SAT English portions of the test. For homework I will continue on improving and paying close attentions to the tools list that I have received.
"Versatile, experienced tutor"
- Benjapon, Stevenson Ranch, CA on 7/7/15This review is long overdue! Bill has been tutoring both our children since our eldest was a freshman in high school. He's now a third year student at UCLA. Bill had been instrumental in helping him navigate through Honors and AP classes as well as the SAT prep. With Bill's help, Ryan scored 750 in both Reading and Writing section and a 2300 composite score. He was accepted at all the UC's including Berkeley. Bill's knowledge and expertise in writing is unmatched. His interests are diverse, so his students benefit from that as well. Best part of all, Ryan is now a comfortable writer; he just submitted a cover letter for a research position at UCLA that Bill would be proud of to read! So thank you, Bill!
"Beyond expectation :)"
- Anjalee, Malibu, CA on 4/7/15My daughter was delighted with William, who came on time, prepared, and was at ease, setting to work immediately rather than wasting time with chitchat. He relieved her anxiety, covered two subjects assignments, and was an excellent storyteller of history. She was impressed at the knowledge he had in his mind, and he was able to not only teach the current lesson, but provide context and review the previous unit. Covered a lot of subject matter. "I not only learned it, it is now in MY head, and all without a single note!" An excellent tutor, worth the higher rate, and the confidence boost to your child.
"A Renaissance Man!!"
- Juan, Beverly Hills, CA on 3/5/15Bill is an amazing writer and academic. He has interesting ways of looking at life that make his classes a unique experience. I highly recommend taking classes with Bill !
"Exactly what I need"
- Janet, Westlake Village, CA on 5/9/14William's comments are the master cook's special touches to my favorite recipe. He is inspiring me to "keep cooking". I am using an iPad and a keyboard instead of pots and pans, spoons, mixing bowls and a stove. It's a lot less messy.
"Perfect Tutor"
- Gor, Reseda, CA on 11/24/13William tutored me in SAT critical reading and writing, and after our studying together I achieved a score of 800 on both sections. It is a pleasure working with him. He taught me specific and effective test-taking techniques that improved my score tremendously. I would strongly recommend him to all of my friends and family.
"Very effective tutor!"
- Susan, Woodland Hills, CA on 5/1/13William has helped my son accomplish a much greater understanding of AP History - bringing his grade from a low "C' to an "A" on a recent final. He is dedicated, reliable, and very conscientious of my son's needs - he has a very effective style of tutoring that has brought very notable and rapid comprehension of the subject for my son. We're very grateful that we chose William as his tutor for this particular subject.
"Worth his weight in gold!"
- Daniel, Agoura Hills, CA on 11/3/12I am a student at Pepperdine's Graziadio School of Business and Management and I am required to write a series of very long complex papers in APA format. William has significantly helped boost my grades and has improved my overall understanding of the writing process. He is very patient, intelligent, and articulate. I have met with many tutors on this site but none have been close to as helpful. I strongly encourage anyone having trouble with writing to contact William.
"William is an excellent SAT and English tutor."
- GS, Oak Park, CA on 10/8/12William has been excellent help for us. His method of teaching is working very well for my kids. My kids have been attending specialized institutions for SAT prep but improvements have been very moderate but William's coaching and tutoring have been working a catalyst.
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College Counseling
I have over five years experience counseling students on the college application process, from test prep to college selection, as well as guidance on the essay. I consider the college selection process as a part of education itself. When a student views the many programs of study available, it can open him/her up to the many possibilities life itself offers.
Too often today students are not even aware of the tradition of liberal arts education, falling into a pattern of applying only to "brand names" they or their parents are already familiar with.
That said, students I have advised have been accepted at Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Amherst, Williams, U. Penn, Columbia, Carnegie-Mellon, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Claremont McKenna, and other top schools.
Music History
I teach Humanities courses at the college level-- including the history of Romanticism, which includes the music of Berlioz, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms, Wagner, Sibelius, and Mahler. I have personally met some of the most important figures in classical music of the past half-century, including Artur Rubinstein (considered by many the greatest Chopin interpreter of the 20th Century, friend of Ravel and Stravinsky), Yehudi Menuhin (perhaps the greatest violin prodigy of the 20th century, who collaborated with Sir Edward Elgar and many others). I have attended concerts by all of the most important orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, and Concertgebouw of Amsterdam. I have personally discussed both composers and performance practice with such leading contemporary figures as Esa Pekka Salonen, Helene Grimaud, Andrew Von Oeyen, and Emmanuel Villaume, music director of the Dallas Opera and popular conductor also at the Lyric Opera, Chicago, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the Met. At the Village at Northridge I have led a popular course on Romanticism in Music for over 4 years. I studied the piano in my youth, but was content to quit after learning Mozart's 23rd Piano, Concerto, which remains perhaps my favorite work. At Wyzant, I am one of the top tutors in Los Angeles; indeed, during the first week of May, 2015, briefly I was #1 out of more than 4,000. I have more than 600 five-star ratings.
Photography
My photographs have appeared in numerous publications, including TIME, PREMIERE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, ROLLING STONE, and CONDE NAST TRAVELER. My photographs of the Indian subcontinent and the Himalayas of Nepal were exhibited in a one-man show at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena. I've worked on film sets and music videos with Oscar winner Frances McDormand, Emmy winner Patricia Arquette, Aerosmith, Madonna, Val Kilmer, Grace Jones, U2, and many others. One of my photos of Bono is included in the permanent collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Also, my photography of U2 is a significant part of the beautiful coffee table book: U2 SHOW.
As a production still photographer, I have worked on film sets from Italy to Malaysia. These days I mostly shoot nature, most recently (2011/2012) in the Greek Islands, Swiss Alps, Burgundy, the Eastern Sierra, and the Yasawa Islands, Fiji. I'm a good teacher-- and have led several filmmaking classes with kids for Star Education, a leading provider of Enrichment Services and Gifted/Talented programs.
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William R.
Tarzana, CA
1100 Five Star Reviews! Top 100 Tutor Nationwide for 2015