Award-Winning ACT Science Tutors in Hendersonville, TN

I spent 15 years in the classroom and was met with many challenging learning experiences. I welcome the opportunity to put some of that experience to work with Varsity Tutors. I enjoy meeting the individual needs of my students and challenging them to be their best.... Establish rapport while attempting to get the first lesson done. Ask questions about their hobbies, interests, extracurricular activities, and just basically get to know them.... By guiding them in the...

...junior and senior, where I tutored younger undergraduate students in physics and statistics. Over the course of four years, I learned how to not only teach difficult concepts, but also develop a rapport with mentees such that their interest for learning was further ignited. While in medical school at Vanderbilt, I have had the opportunity to continue tutoring and developing my own professional teaching style. As a third- and fourth-year medical student, I have led...

...and minoring in Mathematics and Computer Science. I'm qualified to teach a wide variety of subjects, but prefer to focus on the fields I'm studying in school listed above; I have a passion for those areas that I want to share with everyone, no matter the education level or confidence. I believe that no one is "bad at math," but many people haven't been taught math and science concepts in a way that matches how...

...student's perspective. I can show students the various successful study habits I have learned throughout my education and the specific skills needed to do well on these tests (AP exams, ACT, SAT). My main strengths include tutoring for the ACT and math courses. Since I have taken the ACT five times and been able to achieve a score of 33 the last three times, I can teach students how to study for the test and...

...to work with motivated students. I understand that, while test scores are an insufficient measure of a student's capability, high test scores can open a lot of doors in the college application process, and I want to see those doors open for my students. As I understand it, the best way to improve test scores is to do as many practice problems as possible. However, in standardized-test-taking there are many ways to work smarter, not...

...science, and engineering management. I currently plan on furthering my education in law school, specifically within intellectual property law. During the week, I work in the Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization where I work with Vanderbilt researchers to take their inventions to industry. I also work in the Vanderbilt Office of Admissions. The pursuit of knowledge is my passion, and I look forward to working with you to help you in your academic endeavors!