Award-Winning Biology Tutors in Arcadia, CA

...College for two years before I transferred into UCLA. I graduated this past June from UCLA with a B.S. in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics. I conducted an honors thesis in Dr. Kohn's MIMG lab which allowed me to graduate with departmental honors. I also graduated with latin honors cum laude due to my high...

...my ability to make complicated topics understandable. My favorite area is standardized testing. I love the look on a student's face when they realize that they don't have to be nervous about an exam - that it can actually be really fun if the questions are viewed as the simple patterns they really are. In...

...why I owe my academic success (4.0 in nursing) to the teachers that believed in me, worked to figure out how I learned best, and they created a safe environment where "failure" was an amazing tool. Thus, my goal as a Varsity Tutor is to do the same. I hope to inspire you/ your student,...

...student just needs to find the right path to learning subjects they struggle in. One important part is to connect difficult concepts to what the student already knows, and what he or she is interested in. This not only helps to make the content interesting, but also helps the newly learned ideas stick. To tell...

...For me, education is a key to a successful and fulfilling life. I want to use my experience and skills to help students feel great about school and their own accomplishments in scholastic endeavors. Outside of academics I enjoy sports, primarily basketball, football, and soccer. I also love to water ski and fish when I...

...in a way that helps people realize that they can be confident and good test takers. I help students reach their potential by letting them figure out problems on their own, and giving them the tools to do so. I am fun and personable and I like making tutoring fun! Also I love languages, especially...

...difficult, followed by individual or small group work. My time is not spent working solely on academic material, I believe you need to be invested in the student as a whole person, and that's why I spend time getting to know their likes and dislikes, their hopes and dreams, and hopefully pushing them to be...

...a student-centric style. I understand that each student is different, with different learning capacities and levels. With this in mind, I focus on figuring out what learning method works best for the student and utilize it. A side from work and school, I really enjoy to go hiking, running, exercising and doing step-aerobics.

...natural world. I am also a lover of fine arts and can often be found spending my free time at a local art or natural history museum. I am currently a graduate student and am also a scientist at the City of Hope where I hope to earn a PhD while working towards medical advances...

...barriers. When I tutor any subject, I do my best to understand why the information is not making sense to the person and break down the process to pinpoint where they are having difficulties. For me, the learning process is all about patience and holistic understanding before advancing onto further topics. I do my best...