Kevin W.
Private tutor in San Jose, CA
Education
I graduated from UCLA with a GPA of 3.5 in 2015, as a geography major. Currently, I am preparing for graduate school and am looking to tutor students in the meantime. With 4+ years of experience under my belt, I present a strong tutoring background yet charge a modest rate.
Experience
I am grateful for the opportunity to work as your tutor/mentor. I use the term mentor to signify the deep relationship and emotional investment I partake in when striving to help my students achieve academic success. My primary qualifications for excelling at this task are prior experience working with students of all socio-economic backgrounds, helping students in a broad spectrum of classes, and providing simple yet comprehensive steps for problem-solving. Since 11th grade, I have been tutoring students who struggled to keep up with their class material. My high school tutoring club allowed me to impart what I learned from previous years, but more importantly, gave me exposure to the tutoring process. I not only discussed class material, but energetically talked with my students about their career plans and hobbies. This was critical for maintaining a high level of motivation and morale, as I soon discovered. While I was in college, I tutored students in their lower level division courses on my spare time. More importantly, I joined “Bruin Partners” and worked with middle school students one-on-one. Many of these students received little if any guidance from family members, and thus were deprived of the social support necessary to succeed at school. I prepared for each lesson in advance, focusing on what I believed would have a positive impact on their understanding and performance. During our weekly meetings, I provided the resources and guided them on their classwork. The key values I learned from mentoring are patience, being emotionally invested in the students’ success, and building a healthy relationship so that the student trusts my advice. After graduation, I wanted to continue my career pursuits to be a professor. Given the extra time I had, I continued to tutor. Many of my clients were referred to me privately, but I felt those were not enough. Special mention goes to my experience at Elite Home Tutoring, which specializes in one-on-one tutoring for middle and high school students. It was then that my years of hard work and experience paid off: I could clearly communicate my ideas, tailor my tutoring sessions toward student needs (especially regarding ADHD and lack of motivation), and lift student grades up within a few weeks. Although the subjects in demand were widely dispersed, a good percentage my clients needed were SAT tutoring, Calculus AB/BC, and English writing. Similarly, at Club Z! I worked with students who were from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, primarily for high school courses. Because of my previous work in tutoring, ability to keep students focused and motivated, and flexibility, I would like you to consider me as your tutor. Please contact me at your convenience, and I hope to hear from you soon.
Subject Expertise
1st Grade2nd Grade10th Grade10th Grade math10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade11th Grade math11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade12th Grade Reading12th Grade math12th Grade Writing1st Grade math1st Grade Reading1st Grade Writing2nd Grade math2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade math2nd Grade Writing2nd Grade Reading3rd Grade3rd Grade math2nd Grade Writing3rd Grade3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade Science3rd Grade math3rd Grade Writing3rd Grade Reading4th Grade3rd Grade Science4th Grade math3rd Grade Writing4th Grade Reading4th Grade4th Grade Science4th Grade math4th Grade Writing4th Grade Reading5th Grade4th Grade Science5th Grade math4th Grade Writing5th Grade Reading5th Grade5th Grade Science5th Grade math5th Grade Writing5th Grade Reading6th Grade5th Grade Science6th Grade math5th Grade Writing6th Grade Reading6th Grade6th Grade Science6th Grade math6th Grade Writing6th Grade Reading7th Grade6th Grade Science7th Grade math6th Grade Writing7th Grade Reading7th Grade7th Grade Science7th Grade math7th Grade Writing7th Grade Reading8th Grade7th Grade Science8th Grade math7th Grade Writing8th Grade Reading8th Grade8th Grade Science8th Grade math8th Grade Writing8th Grade Reading9th Grade8th Grade Science9th Grade math8th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade9th Grade Writing9th Grade math9th Grade Reading9th Grade WritingACTACT EnglishACT MathACT ReadingACT ScienceACT with WritingACT WritingADHDAlgebra 1Algebra 2Algebra 3/4World HistoryWritingSSATSSAT- Elementary LevelSSAT- Middle LevelSSAT- Upper LevelAP Calculus ABAP Calculus BCAP MacroeconomicsAP StatisticsAP United States HistoryAP US HistoryAP World HistoryCAHSEECAHSEE ELACAHSEE EnglishCAHSEE MathematicsCalculus 1Calculus 2Calculus 3Creative WritingEconomicsElementary AlgebraElementary MathEnglishEssay EditingEuropean HistoryGEDGeographyGeometryGraduate Test PrepGREGRE Analytical WritingGRE QuantitativeGRE Quantitative ReasoningHistoryHSPTHSPT Language SkillsHSPT MathHSPT QuantitativeHSPT ReadingHSPT VerbalHTMLISATISEEISEE- Lower LevelISEE- Middle LevelISEE- Upper LevelMacroeconomicsMiddle School MathMultivariable CalculusPre-AlgebraPre-CalculusPSAT Critical ReadingPSAT MathematicsPSAT Writing SkillsPythonQuantitative ReasoningSATSAT Critical ReadingSAT MathSAT MathematicsSAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2SAT Subject Test in United States HistorySAT VerbalSAT WritingSocial SciencesSocial StudiesStatisticsUS History
Availability
Weekdays after 2PM, Weekends after 10AM
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I really enjoy watching classic movies, reading classic books, hiking, playing tennis, jogging, swimming, playing video games, and occasionally going to bars.
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