Award-Winning Biochemistry Tutors serving San Jose, CA

...and middle school students, while working as a Chemistry Teaching Assistant/tutor for undergraduate courses. In the fall of 2017, I will be attending the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine to complete my post-graduate studies. Daughter of a high school algebra and English teacher, I really enjoy tutoring and helping students understand subjects especially in the areas of math, reading, and science. I find it rewarding to share my knowledge and passion for science with...

...range of subjects. My tutoring style can best be described as collaborative. Much of the time the problems we will tackle together will be difficult or confusing, and I will guide our work to hone in on exactly where the difficulty lies. While working to use our time efficiently, I also believe that an intense, lecture-driven approach is rarely conducive to fostering an atmosphere of curiosity and willingness to try. Therefore, I will regularly solicit...

...because of the fear of being wrong. As a tutor and mentor, my role is to create a comfortable learning environment where students focus on how wrong answers help them to arrive at the right answer. I always told my students that I am open to all answers and that no one is ever truly wrong. No one should feel that their contribution to a learning environment is ever wrong. In addition to mentoring elementary...

...I sincerely believe that while some of the concepts presented in these subjects and tests seem initially very difficult, they become much less intimidating if you have the confidence and perspective to look at the problems from the right angle. They don't have to be so challenging! I like to connect on students' levels and help them to find that confidence. In my free time I enjoy playing guitar and collecting music, reading, and spending...

...perfect score of 2400 on the SAT and a perfect score of 36 on the ACT in high school, and am currently self-studying for the MCAT using the same strategies I use to teach the SAT and ACT. I also am working on writing a textbook on Medical Professionalism and working in a cancer research lab at MD Anderson. In my free time I love to cycle and climb, and I love working with students...

...the subject matter. This a great challenge, but I enjoy it. I love to see the look on a person's face when they "get it." I have also found that I too learn new things about the subject that I may not have known before. This is a rewarding experience for me. The subjects I am most passionate about are Chemistry and Biochemistry. I am most comfortable with these subjects, since they were my majors...

...and middle school aged students in a YMCA Outreach program for a year. I also worked as a Peer Mentor for the Chemistry Emerging Scholars program at the University of Texas at Austin, where I tutored 20-30 students twice weekly on freshmen general chemistry. I love working with people and really enjoy teaching others. I also will be tutoring MCAT prep for students preparing for medical school. I previously took the test in January of...

...to a family that was clueless about the situation. However, as he spent the next hour educating the family about the boy's illness and the complication that lead to his death, I recognized why Dr. Sims was such a great physician. It was not the vast amount of knowledge that he had, but the empathy and patience he had to impart it to his patients and their families. Dr. Sims's actions taught me that all...

...success to any pre-student willing to learn them. I have been a teaching assistant for both General Chemistry I and II for two semesters each and have taught CPR, AED, First Aid to Salt Lake City Citizens. I have always enjoyed teaching, specifically being able to teach one-on-one. Connecting with students, making them feel comfortable to express concerns, and then being able to pinpoint and fix the issue that is stopping them from achieving academic...

...to identify issues in learning and developing a plan to address these problems as a team. Having been a biology student, I understand that it is a challenging subject for many, and I love to not only share my passion but also share encouragement based on personal experience. In addition to my interests in biology and neuroscience, I have a wide range of hobbies including writing (both scientific and fiction), art and drawing, piano, video...