...This past May, I completed my Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences & Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). There, I took all kinds of classes, including biology, chemistry, math, psychology/sociology, and biomedical engineering. I graduated with 4.0 GPA, University and Col... (read more)
I am currently in my third year of my mathematics degree at the University of Pittsburgh, where I have passed all of the core math classes in the major including the entire calculus sequence, a course in analysis, and linear algebra. I received 5s on both AP Calculus exams as well as a 5 on AP Phys... (read more)
...My job is to explain difficult conceptual topics in a digestible way and I enjoy walking my students through the steps that I take in reading questions, going over the answers one-by-one, and eliminating based on active recall. In this manner, my students pick up on the strategies and habits tha... (read more)
I attended the University of Pittsburgh, where I took and succeeded in many high level biochemistry courses. In addition, I excelled in both the SAT and ACT, attaining a 1520 and 33 respectively. During my education, I found that one of the best ways I could retain my own material was by teaching and explaining material to others. (read more)
...I think it is important to adapt one's teaching style to each student -- in fact, this is why I enjoy tutoring in math 1-on-1. Many students struggle with math not because they cannot perform the reasoning involved, but because the material was framed using foreign vocabulary or concepts. Once things are presented in more familiar terminology, they will often 'click' for the student. (read more)
19 Subjects: includingAlgebra 1,GRE,German,SAT Math