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Cynthia R.

5.0 (46 ratings)

170 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $125
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Tailored help from nat'l merit scholar, editor, college app reviewer
Tailored help from nat'l merit scholar, editor, college app reviewer
Cynthia R.

5.0 (46 ratings)

170 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee
5.0 (46 ratings)

170 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Cynthia

Bio

Update: I'm now mostly "retired" from tutoring, after 11 years of tutoring.

I'm a tutor-mentor for PSAT, SAT and ACT students, and college applicants.

I'm a third year law student and college scholarship reviewer who tutors as a more meaningful alternative to my typical law and policy work. In high school, I was a National Merit Scholar, Valedictorian, accepted into multiple ivy league universities, and recipient of over $1M in merit-based scholarship offers.

I strive to help my...

Update: I'm now mostly "retired" from tutoring, after 11 years of tutoring.

I'm a tutor-mentor for PSAT, SAT and ACT students, and college applicants.

I'm a third year law student and college scholarship reviewer who tutors as a more meaningful alternative to my typical law and policy work. In high school, I was a National Merit Scholar, Valedictorian, accepted into multiple ivy league universities, and recipient of over $1M in merit-based scholarship offers.

I strive to help my students master each subject, set high standards for themselves, improve study skills, increase efficiency and time management, gain intellectual curiosity about each subject within the context of the broader world they live in, and be cognizant of issues in their social or extracurricular lives that interfere with their achievement. In doing so, I'm happy to collaborate with their teachers and families as a team.

Efficiency is key to my service. Students today have difficulty juggling their activities, schoolwork, social lives, and sports, while largely ignoring their sleep and nutritional needs. These students don't need extra busy work; they need more strategically-assigned work and tailored help that lets them learn optimally in the limited time they have. I've found that these students genuinely appreciate and enjoy the time-saving tips and strategic study methods that help them truly learn (never merely memorize) efficiently.

As a tutor, I become part of the team of adults responsible for your child's academic success. My philosophy is that when a student is not motivated or is not learning to their potential, we (the adults) must be accountable. It's our duty to provide these students with the resources and guidance they need. We keep trying until something works.

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Education

University of Georgia School of Law
J.D.
George Mason University School of Law
Graduate Coursework

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $125
  • Rate details: In-person rate includes travel to your location. Rates vary on subject, required preparation time, students' special requirements, and day/time of lessons. Lower charges for weekdays before 4 p.m.
  • Lesson cancellation: 6 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 12/25/2012

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

Schedule

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Approved Subjects

Computer

General Computer

Corporate Training

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I tutor for English conversation, presentation, pronunciation, and writing skills. I would work with the client to find his/her weaknesses, and improve in those areas. English was my second language also when I moved to the United States. But over the years, English reading,writing,vocabulary, and grammar have become my strongest areas. I was an editor-in-chief of my university's national award-winning student media, and currently edit law professors' articles for publication as an editor for my law school's intellectual property journal. I grew up in college towns around the country and consequently have no regional or foreign accent, but am accustomed to--and can easily understand--most foreign accents due to having frequent exposure to immigrant communities and international coworkers.
General Computer, Grammar, Proofreading

Elementary Education

Elementary (K-6th),

Elementary (K-6th)

I love tutoring elementary age children because of the lasting advantage an effective tutor can give them. Young children are innately curious about their world, and eager to learn if presented with material they can relate to. The corollary, however, is that falling behind early on can have a devastating effect on a child's morale, self-esteem, and future success in school. My goal with children in this age group is to take advantage of their innate curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, find materials they can relate to, and give them the strongest head start that I can to elevate their skill, confidence, and passion for learning and reading. While I am new to WyzAnt, I have 100+ hours experience tutoring K-6th grade students through various volunteer programs, and hope to apply those skills again.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

Because today's students often struggle to balance all of their extracurricular activities with multiple classes, strong study skills are critical to ensure students are efficient and effective with their limited study time. While each subject requires unique study tactics and each student is different, new study skills can be learned when students don't already possess strong study skills or need to refine their study skills to improve their grades or focus. Any one can build these skills with the proper guidance and motivation. My goal with students is to help identify their weaknesses, and design both subject-specific and cross-subject study strategies targeted at improving the students weaknesses and sub-optimal study habits. After being a distracted and disorganized student in middle school, I worked to design my study habits around my ADHD and own disruptive tendencies during my first semester of high school. Using those skills, I graduated high school as valedictorian and earned a national merit scholarship while also juggling a full plate of leadership roles and volunteer activities in my community.
Elementary Math, Elementary Science, Grammar, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary

English

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I tutor for English conversation, presentation, pronunciation, and writing skills. I would work with the client to find his/her weaknesses, and improve in those areas. English was my second language also when I moved to the United States. But over the years, English reading,writing,vocabulary, and grammar have become my strongest areas. I was an editor-in-chief of my university's national award-winning student media, and currently edit law professors' articles for publication as an editor for my law school's intellectual property journal. I grew up in college towns around the country and consequently have no regional or foreign accent, but am accustomed to--and can easily understand--most foreign accents due to having frequent exposure to immigrant communities and international coworkers.
SAT Reading,

SAT Reading

My SAT scores improved significantly when I was a high school student, and I ended up with a National Merit Scholarship (top 1% of PSAT), an SAT verbal score of 750+, and perfect ACT writing/vocabulary scores. Identifying and focusing on a students' weakest areas results in the quickest and most drastic improvements in test scores. I've retained my verbal skills over the years to serve as an editor-in-chief of my university's award-winning student media, and currently serve on the editorial board for my law school's intellectual property journal, where I edit law professors' articles for publication. If you're also interested in college admissions/scholarship advice and application help, we could also talk about that. While SAT scores & grades are important, students' extracurricular involvement and personal story reflected in college essays can make a bigger impact in admissions decisions than many students and parents realize. I'm on a college scholarship review committee, was accepted to several ivy league universities, and was offered several full-ride scholarships when I was younger, so I have become quite familiar with the criteria colleges use to select applicants, and am happy to help in this area.
ACT English, English, Grammar, Proofreading, Reading, SAT Writing, Spelling, TOEFL, Vocabulary, Writing

Homeschool

Elementary (K-6th),

Elementary (K-6th)

I love tutoring elementary age children because of the lasting advantage an effective tutor can give them. Young children are innately curious about their world, and eager to learn if presented with material they can relate to. The corollary, however, is that falling behind early on can have a devastating effect on a child's morale, self-esteem, and future success in school. My goal with children in this age group is to take advantage of their innate curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, find materials they can relate to, and give them the strongest head start that I can to elevate their skill, confidence, and passion for learning and reading. While I am new to WyzAnt, I have 100+ hours experience tutoring K-6th grade students through various volunteer programs, and hope to apply those skills again.
ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I tutor for English conversation, presentation, pronunciation, and writing skills. I would work with the client to find his/her weaknesses, and improve in those areas. English was my second language also when I moved to the United States. But over the years, English reading,writing,vocabulary, and grammar have become my strongest areas. I was an editor-in-chief of my university's national award-winning student media, and currently edit law professors' articles for publication as an editor for my law school's intellectual property journal. I grew up in college towns around the country and consequently have no regional or foreign accent, but am accustomed to--and can easily understand--most foreign accents due to having frequent exposure to immigrant communities and international coworkers.
SAT Reading,

SAT Reading

My SAT scores improved significantly when I was a high school student, and I ended up with a National Merit Scholarship (top 1% of PSAT), an SAT verbal score of 750+, and perfect ACT writing/vocabulary scores. Identifying and focusing on a students' weakest areas results in the quickest and most drastic improvements in test scores. I've retained my verbal skills over the years to serve as an editor-in-chief of my university's award-winning student media, and currently serve on the editorial board for my law school's intellectual property journal, where I edit law professors' articles for publication. If you're also interested in college admissions/scholarship advice and application help, we could also talk about that. While SAT scores & grades are important, students' extracurricular involvement and personal story reflected in college essays can make a bigger impact in admissions decisions than many students and parents realize. I'm on a college scholarship review committee, was accepted to several ivy league universities, and was offered several full-ride scholarships when I was younger, so I have become quite familiar with the criteria colleges use to select applicants, and am happy to help in this area.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

Because today's students often struggle to balance all of their extracurricular activities with multiple classes, strong study skills are critical to ensure students are efficient and effective with their limited study time. While each subject requires unique study tactics and each student is different, new study skills can be learned when students don't already possess strong study skills or need to refine their study skills to improve their grades or focus. Any one can build these skills with the proper guidance and motivation. My goal with students is to help identify their weaknesses, and design both subject-specific and cross-subject study strategies targeted at improving the students weaknesses and sub-optimal study habits. After being a distracted and disorganized student in middle school, I worked to design my study habits around my ADHD and own disruptive tendencies during my first semester of high school. Using those skills, I graduated high school as valedictorian and earned a national merit scholarship while also juggling a full plate of leadership roles and volunteer activities in my community.
Biology, English, Reading, SAT Math, Spelling, Writing

Language

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I tutor for English conversation, presentation, pronunciation, and writing skills. I would work with the client to find his/her weaknesses, and improve in those areas. English was my second language also when I moved to the United States. But over the years, English reading,writing,vocabulary, and grammar have become my strongest areas. I was an editor-in-chief of my university's national award-winning student media, and currently edit law professors' articles for publication as an editor for my law school's intellectual property journal. I grew up in college towns around the country and consequently have no regional or foreign accent, but am accustomed to--and can easily understand--most foreign accents due to having frequent exposure to immigrant communities and international coworkers.
TOEFL

Math

SAT Math

Most Popular

Elementary (K-6th),

Elementary (K-6th)

I love tutoring elementary age children because of the lasting advantage an effective tutor can give them. Young children are innately curious about their world, and eager to learn if presented with material they can relate to. The corollary, however, is that falling behind early on can have a devastating effect on a child's morale, self-esteem, and future success in school. My goal with children in this age group is to take advantage of their innate curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, find materials they can relate to, and give them the strongest head start that I can to elevate their skill, confidence, and passion for learning and reading. While I am new to WyzAnt, I have 100+ hours experience tutoring K-6th grade students through various volunteer programs, and hope to apply those skills again.
ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I tutor for English conversation, presentation, pronunciation, and writing skills. I would work with the client to find his/her weaknesses, and improve in those areas. English was my second language also when I moved to the United States. But over the years, English reading,writing,vocabulary, and grammar have become my strongest areas. I was an editor-in-chief of my university's national award-winning student media, and currently edit law professors' articles for publication as an editor for my law school's intellectual property journal. I grew up in college towns around the country and consequently have no regional or foreign accent, but am accustomed to--and can easily understand--most foreign accents due to having frequent exposure to immigrant communities and international coworkers.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

Because today's students often struggle to balance all of their extracurricular activities with multiple classes, strong study skills are critical to ensure students are efficient and effective with their limited study time. While each subject requires unique study tactics and each student is different, new study skills can be learned when students don't already possess strong study skills or need to refine their study skills to improve their grades or focus. Any one can build these skills with the proper guidance and motivation. My goal with students is to help identify their weaknesses, and design both subject-specific and cross-subject study strategies targeted at improving the students weaknesses and sub-optimal study habits. After being a distracted and disorganized student in middle school, I worked to design my study habits around my ADHD and own disruptive tendencies during my first semester of high school. Using those skills, I graduated high school as valedictorian and earned a national merit scholarship while also juggling a full plate of leadership roles and volunteer activities in my community.
Biology, English, Reading, Writing

Other

College Counseling,

College Counseling

Since completing a full-ride merit scholarship program, I now sit on the committee to evaluate applicants for full-ride college scholarships to my undergraduate institution. This experience, in conjunction with my acceptance into several ivy league institutions when I was younger, give me an inside perspective into the college admissions and scholarship evaluation process. For this tutoring service, I conduct several informational interviews with the student to extract ideas for the application essays, help the student build outlines for essays based on that information, and then complete multiple rounds of edits to perfect the student's college applications as much as we can in the given time frame. If you would like to see before-and-after versions from my previous students, please contact me.
ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I tutor for English conversation, presentation, pronunciation, and writing skills. I would work with the client to find his/her weaknesses, and improve in those areas. English was my second language also when I moved to the United States. But over the years, English reading,writing,vocabulary, and grammar have become my strongest areas. I was an editor-in-chief of my university's national award-winning student media, and currently edit law professors' articles for publication as an editor for my law school's intellectual property journal. I grew up in college towns around the country and consequently have no regional or foreign accent, but am accustomed to--and can easily understand--most foreign accents due to having frequent exposure to immigrant communities and international coworkers.
Study Skills

Study Skills

Because today's students often struggle to balance all of their extracurricular activities with multiple classes, strong study skills are critical to ensure students are efficient and effective with their limited study time. While each subject requires unique study tactics and each student is different, new study skills can be learned when students don't already possess strong study skills or need to refine their study skills to improve their grades or focus. Any one can build these skills with the proper guidance and motivation. My goal with students is to help identify their weaknesses, and design both subject-specific and cross-subject study strategies targeted at improving the students weaknesses and sub-optimal study habits. After being a distracted and disorganized student in middle school, I worked to design my study habits around my ADHD and own disruptive tendencies during my first semester of high school. Using those skills, I graduated high school as valedictorian and earned a national merit scholarship while also juggling a full plate of leadership roles and volunteer activities in my community.

Science

Genetics,

Genetics

Genetics is an area in which I'm especially passionate. A critical part of my previous career entailed explaining complicated genetics phenomenon to non-geneticists using plain English for both written publications and oral presentations. I believe those skills can also be applied in tutoring students who are struggling to understand genetics concepts. I worked as a genetics research specialist at Emory University, and before that, as an undergraduate genetics researcher at Duke University and NC State. I have a total of six years of genetics research experience, and have co-authored four genetics study publications and manuscripts in premier academic journals. I have worked with six different model organisms and in fields within genetics ranging from virus-induced gene silencing and DNA mismatch repair to heart disease risk and behavioral genetics.
Zoology,

Zoology

I earned my undergraduate degree in zoology with honors, and published the work from my undergraduate zoology thesis in the premier academic journal, Animal Behaviour.
Biology, Ecology, Psychology

Special Needs

Study Skills

Study Skills

Because today's students often struggle to balance all of their extracurricular activities with multiple classes, strong study skills are critical to ensure students are efficient and effective with their limited study time. While each subject requires unique study tactics and each student is different, new study skills can be learned when students don't already possess strong study skills or need to refine their study skills to improve their grades or focus. Any one can build these skills with the proper guidance and motivation. My goal with students is to help identify their weaknesses, and design both subject-specific and cross-subject study strategies targeted at improving the students weaknesses and sub-optimal study habits. After being a distracted and disorganized student in middle school, I worked to design my study habits around my ADHD and own disruptive tendencies during my first semester of high school. Using those skills, I graduated high school as valedictorian and earned a national merit scholarship while also juggling a full plate of leadership roles and volunteer activities in my community.

Summer

Elementary (K-6th),

Elementary (K-6th)

I love tutoring elementary age children because of the lasting advantage an effective tutor can give them. Young children are innately curious about their world, and eager to learn if presented with material they can relate to. The corollary, however, is that falling behind early on can have a devastating effect on a child's morale, self-esteem, and future success in school. My goal with children in this age group is to take advantage of their innate curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, find materials they can relate to, and give them the strongest head start that I can to elevate their skill, confidence, and passion for learning and reading. While I am new to WyzAnt, I have 100+ hours experience tutoring K-6th grade students through various volunteer programs, and hope to apply those skills again.
ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I tutor for English conversation, presentation, pronunciation, and writing skills. I would work with the client to find his/her weaknesses, and improve in those areas. English was my second language also when I moved to the United States. But over the years, English reading,writing,vocabulary, and grammar have become my strongest areas. I was an editor-in-chief of my university's national award-winning student media, and currently edit law professors' articles for publication as an editor for my law school's intellectual property journal. I grew up in college towns around the country and consequently have no regional or foreign accent, but am accustomed to--and can easily understand--most foreign accents due to having frequent exposure to immigrant communities and international coworkers.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

Because today's students often struggle to balance all of their extracurricular activities with multiple classes, strong study skills are critical to ensure students are efficient and effective with their limited study time. While each subject requires unique study tactics and each student is different, new study skills can be learned when students don't already possess strong study skills or need to refine their study skills to improve their grades or focus. Any one can build these skills with the proper guidance and motivation. My goal with students is to help identify their weaknesses, and design both subject-specific and cross-subject study strategies targeted at improving the students weaknesses and sub-optimal study habits. After being a distracted and disorganized student in middle school, I worked to design my study habits around my ADHD and own disruptive tendencies during my first semester of high school. Using those skills, I graduated high school as valedictorian and earned a national merit scholarship while also juggling a full plate of leadership roles and volunteer activities in my community.
Biology, Reading, SAT Math, Writing

Test Preparation

College Counseling,

College Counseling

Since completing a full-ride merit scholarship program, I now sit on the committee to evaluate applicants for full-ride college scholarships to my undergraduate institution. This experience, in conjunction with my acceptance into several ivy league institutions when I was younger, give me an inside perspective into the college admissions and scholarship evaluation process. For this tutoring service, I conduct several informational interviews with the student to extract ideas for the application essays, help the student build outlines for essays based on that information, and then complete multiple rounds of edits to perfect the student's college applications as much as we can in the given time frame. If you would like to see before-and-after versions from my previous students, please contact me.
SAT Reading,

SAT Reading

My SAT scores improved significantly when I was a high school student, and I ended up with a National Merit Scholarship (top 1% of PSAT), an SAT verbal score of 750+, and perfect ACT writing/vocabulary scores. Identifying and focusing on a students' weakest areas results in the quickest and most drastic improvements in test scores. I've retained my verbal skills over the years to serve as an editor-in-chief of my university's award-winning student media, and currently serve on the editorial board for my law school's intellectual property journal, where I edit law professors' articles for publication. If you're also interested in college admissions/scholarship advice and application help, we could also talk about that. While SAT scores & grades are important, students' extracurricular involvement and personal story reflected in college essays can make a bigger impact in admissions decisions than many students and parents realize. I'm on a college scholarship review committee, was accepted to several ivy league universities, and was offered several full-ride scholarships when I was younger, so I have become quite familiar with the criteria colleges use to select applicants, and am happy to help in this area.
ACT English, PSAT, SAT Math, SAT Writing, TOEFL

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Excellent Knowledgeable Tutor

Prepared, on time, knowledgeable, and patient. Cynthia helped my daughter with SAT prep and had appropriate background training. My daughter can be very quiet and Cynthia made her feel comfortable. Cynthia was professional and very pleasant, enthusiastic, and committed.

Jody, 5 lessons with Cynthia
Hourly Rate: $125
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