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Nicole W. - Tutor

Engaging Ivy League Tutor; SAT/ACT Test Expert; K-12 ; ASD; ADHD
Nicole W. Tutors College Students
(189)
Hourly Fee: $89
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Travel Radius: 40 miles
In-person + Online
Your first hour with any tutor is always 100% refundable!

Personal Statement

Hi - I'm Nicole. I have 17+ years of experience working with students at all levels of the spectrum. As a tutor, I have worked for two different professional tutoring agencies, one specializing in SAT and ACT tutoring, and another specializing in K-12 subject tutoring. I have also worked with a county-based literacy council, working with both adult literacy learners and elementary students struggling to learn to read.

My tutoring style has been described as engaging, encouraging, and adap...

Reviews

Nicole knows the HSPT test so well and could zero in on what my daughter needed to focus on in order to do her best possible. Nicole adjusted to what my daughter needed and my daughter feels very prepared thanks to Nicole's insights on the test and understanding of Kate's strengths and weaknesses. I will have Nicole work with my other daughter next year for sure!
- Beth G. from San Francisco, CA
Nicole?s ability to prepare students for the ACT and SAT are truly extraordinary! My son was particularly anxious about how he would perform on the math sections, but in addition to his phenomenal score improvement, he is finally able to grasp math concepts that had eluded him for so long. Nicole's impact has been invaluable. She tailored her teaching methods to my son's needs and gave him tools to help him strategize for success. My only regret is not finding Nicole sooner! Her method of preparation with both content and test taking strategies allowed my son to improve his overall ACT composite score by 6 points (28 to 34) and his ACT math score by 9 points (24 to 33 in math). He is more confident and is more excited to learn new and difficult concepts. I am so grateful for her help!
- Chelsea J. from Beverly Hills, CA
My son went up by 3 points on his ACT composite score, after working with Nicole for only a month! Nicole was friendly, flexible, kind, and easy to work with. She was very good at communication and helped my son both with test taking strategies, practical skills and with encouragement and self-confidence. I couldn't recommend her more highly -- she's the best tutor out there for the ACT!! I SO WISH I had found Nicole sooner!!!!
- Elizabeth J. from Coronado, CA
Working with Nicole has been like breath of fresh air! My son has been very anxious about taking the HSPT. While he's very bright, he is not the strongest test-taker. He just had his first session with Nicole and he feels much more confident already! I was so impressed with Nicole's flexibility and ability to walk him through the test after doing a diagnostic. They worked on strategies and concretely on the content areas. We are so grateful to have found Nicole!!!
- Max B. from Beverly Hills, CA
Nicole is positive, interactive and encouraging with my son. She is knowledgeable and explains the material well. It?s great to see My son enjoying and improving his skills in English and reading.
- Eileen W. from Dover, MA
Nicole has been able to motivate my son to work on math problems that he thought he could not do. She is patient and kind and a wonderful tutor. She has made all the difference for my son's math progress! Highly recommend!
- Jennifer T. from Covina, CA
My nine year old daughter struggled with reading and she was hesitant to read on her own. Now, she looks forward to every class and over the last weeks she definitely improved her reading skills. Nicole is a very fun tutor and they both seem to have fun during their sessions. I hear them laugh a lot during the class. I would highly recommended Nicole as a tutor!
- Ania P. from Escondido, CA
Nicole has been tutoring my high school aged daughter daily for a few weeks and helping her get on top of her homework load. She is a consistent and calm presence, and a great counterbalance to my ADHD daughter, who is academically capable but needs a lot of hand holding through the executive functioning aspects of juggling all of her high school workload. I highly recommend Nicole!
- Bridget D. from Greenbrae, CA
Nicole is a patient, understanding and accommodating tutor. My son has ASD and Nicole works well with him. She breaks down abstract & complex science lessons and apply real life examples to make them easier for my son to understand. Nicole teaches language arts lessons equally as well. She enjoys working with my son which makes me feel good. If needed, Nicole can nicely redirect my son?s attention to the lesson. If you're looking for a patient, knowledgeable, and accommodating tutor to work with your child, do not hesitant to reach out to Nicole.
- Quynh L. from Plano, TX
Nicole has been working with my daughter for several weeks to improve her reading. My daughter is 12 and has Autism. Nicole has helped to build her confidence and prompts her periodically to ask her questions about the story. My daughter has improved so much and enjoys working with her. I strongly recommend Nicole.
- Alexandra L. from Bogota, NJ
Nicole is helping my daughter with her HSPT exam and she has been great. Very patient, always on time and allows my daughter to feel comfortable with any question that she has. Will definitely use her for tutoring moving forward even after the exam
- Amelia J. from Dublin, CA
Nicole is tutoring both of my sons to prepare for their upcoming exam. Nicole has been extremely helpful and talented at guiding them through problems that may at first seem complicated. It?s incredibly clear how much my sons have improved with her practice problems after only a few weeks.
- Diane S. from Valencia, CA
Helped me understand concepts I struggled with in the past. Has me already feeling more confident and it?s only our initial meeting. I?m excited for the next meeting.
- Dee Dee B. from Bronx, NY
Mrs. Nicole is very nice and patient. I like when she plays games with me, they help me learn in a fun way. Sometimes in my school classroom Zoom meeting it is hard for me to stay focused but with Mrs. Nicole I don't ever have trouble. Time flies when you're having fun.
- Jennifer S. from Escondido, CA
Nicole did wonderful work with my 3rd grader! I was initially hesitant about putting him into online tutoring since online school wasn't going so well for him, but now I am glad I did. Over the course of their session, I could hear my son laughing in the other room, as well as giving answers to math questions as they worked. He was able to draw on the screen, to use write out his math problems, and then Nicole sent images of the screens after the session so that we could easily transcribe the work they did to his homework sheets. My son loved the session, and I loved not having to spend stressful hours trying to teach him math I barely remember! Online tutoring is not like online school! It's one on one, it's interactive, and with Nicole, it seems to also be fun!
- Ari C. from Carlsbad, CA
Tips for summarizing passages from the teas latest version 6 ?2020-2021. I enjoyed our session. Nicole was able to see my weakness right off the back and was able to help me understand and acknowledge when I?m (overthinking) . Very nice and patient.
- Michelle O. from Vista, CA
Nicole is very understanding and helped me to get a better understanding of what the SAT is about. She knows exactly what to do and how to help me prepare for it. She is amazing and I highly recommend her!
- Laney C. from Carlsbad, CA
Nicole is the best tutor (and I have had a lot) that was truly helpful, fun, flexible and could hold my attention!! I learned more in my first session than I do in 10 with other tutors. The ACT feels way more doable and I?m actually looking forward to my next online tutoring session with Nicole!
- Jon C. from Carlsbad, CA