Allison
Certified Tutor
I graduated from the University of Virginia with Distinction with BA's in English (Poetry Writing concentration) and French. Since graduating, I lived in St. Petersburg, Russia where I taught at the American Montessori International School and worked at The St. Petersburg Times, a weekly newspaper. I started tutoring before college, and I have since tutored students ages three-adult in French, SAT Reading, Writing, and Verbal, Essay Writing, ESL, Study Skills, and more.
I am also an avid, competitive ballroom dancer. I began teaching dance at my ballet studio in high school before going on to teach my college team, as well as wedding dances to private couples. I am also a freelance writer and am working on learning a fourth language, Spanish.
In my observation, languages and writing skills are poorly taught in many schools, leaving students frustrated and unprepared for further learning. The improvement I see in my students, however, is immensely rewarding. With a little guidance, everyone has the ability not only to boost their test scores, but also to set themselves up for a lifetime of confident communicating.
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Undergraduate Degree:University of Virginia-Main Campus- Bachelor in Arts, English and French
- SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1520
- SAT Math: 700
- SAT Verbal: 730
- SAT Writing: 790
- SAT Literature: 740
- SAT World History: 730
- SAT French: 800
ballroom dance, poetry, languages, travel
- 法追求
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP French Language and Culture
- ASPIRE Reading
- College English
- College Essays
- Comparative Literature
- Conversational French
- English
- English Grammar and Syntax
- ESL/ELL
- Essay Editing
- French
- French 2
- French 3
- French 4
- High School English
- Languages
- Literature
- PSAT Critical Reading
- PSAT Writing Skills
- Public Speaking
- Reading
- Russian
- SAT Reading
- SAT Subject Test in French
- SAT Subject Test in French with Listening
- SAT Subject Tests Prep
- SAT Writing and Language
- Test Prep
- Writing