When I started college in the fall of 2008, I was running Division III Women?s Cross Country. It was in this activity that I found my pride and belonging. A year later, due to an injury, I could no longer compete at the required level of intensity. Not wanting to miss a beat, I decided to dedicate myself to something else: tutoring.

I actually started working as a math tutor the second semester of my freshman year. Knowing that I wanted to become an English tutor, I figured if I got my...