Award-Winning Biology Tutors in Raleigh-Durham, NC

...for college in the United States. Even though I tutor a wide range of subjects, I enjoy teaching English and standardized test preparation the most. I love helping my students find beauty in the English language in addition to helping them achieve their college goals. I also love working with students on their college essays because that's when I feel I get to know my students the best, as we talk through dreams, aspirations, and...

...it. Education has opened up so many doors for me, and this is largely because I was fortunate to have some amazing teachers growing up who made learning fun (or at the very least not miserable). My goal is to do the same for each one of the students who I work with, and find ways to make even the most abstract concepts or complex math problems "click" in a student's mind.... Individualization is key. Find...

...am most passionate about Science and Spanish. Between my graduate and undergraduate studies, I spent a few weeks in Ecuador practicing my Spanish with native speakers. I have a thirst for learning and love to learn new things, and I try to impart this appreciation to all of my students. I also find that I learn things better when I have to explain them to others, so I am excited to use tutoring as a...

...education can pay great dividends. I have tutored students from middle school through college-level and had tremendous pleasure of helping over 50 students achieve their potential and dramatically improve their grades and test scores. Seeing the students I have worked with succeed provides me with tremendous satisfaction and drives me to continue tutoring. I specialize in tutoring for standardized tests, including the MCAT, GRE, SAT, and ACT, and have scored in the 99th percentile on...

...Arts in International Comparative Studies with a minor in Chinese. I have worked with younger students throughout high school and college but have informally helped high school students during their college application processes. I have yet to discover which topic I enjoy tutoring the most, because I am passionate about helping students learn about anything and everything. In my free time I enjoy playing guitar, cooking, painting, and reading social justice literature.

...have a Bachelors in Psychology after attending both Yale and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Masters in Business Administration from Pfeiffer University, and am currently working on a second Bachelors of Science in Nursing at Lenoir-Rhyne University. I completely understand the pressures of maintaining good grades with extracurricular activities, trying to stay competitive for college or graduate school, and even having to study within time-constraints from having to juggle a full-time job....

I majored in chemistry and can tutor general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Duke University

...fortunate when it comes to learning because I have always found it enjoyable. Not just academic learning but new experiences in general. Growing up I loved school, but it was not until I got to college that I realized how truly lucky I had been in my previous years to have had my dad as my personal tutor. Any time I had a question he was able to help me. I had taken his presence...

...approach of teaching This method would help enable each of them to learn and understand the concepts rather than just memorize. While attending undergraduate and graduate school at the University of Missouri, I worked as a TA in a Medical Microbiology and immunology lab, this experience has exposed me to teach a group rather than individuals at once. It lead me to implement methods of active learning to ensure that the content presented was understood...

...in the pharmaceutical sciences division of pharmacoengineering. My undergraduate degree was in cell and molecular biology. I was a teaching assistant for senior undergraduates for one year, and am currently a research mentor for junior undergraduate and graduate students in my department. I also serve as a peer mentor and previously as a dean's student ambassador, where my role was designed to help students in the transition into college and graduate school. My dissertation project...

...large group reviews has developed my ability to explain complex material to students in a simple and understandable manner. I have always enjoyed explaining material to others, and I find it satisfying when the students finally understand the concepts. I learned that in science it is crucial to be able to articulate concepts to people of diverse backgrounds. I also believe that it is essential to pass my knowledge and passion to others so they...

...teacher's assistant for a freshman biology class. Upon graduation, I decided to work in a charter school as a tutor, helping underprivileged students with high school math. Throughout my journey as a tutor, I have learned and valued the differences between each student. I fully believe that my experiences have battle-tested me to the point where I can look at any student and devise an effective plan to foster improvement. When I tutor, I put...

...an effective tutor comes from my academic struggles and a fixed mindset on my capabilities as a student. In the past, I tutored at-risk and adjudicated youth in high school math, science, and language arts. My style focuses on distilling difficult concepts and enhancing learning through their application while considering individual strengths, weaknesses, and learning styles. I advocate for understanding and being able to apply the material, and that grade improvement will follow. Strong academic...

...important than knowledge, which is so readily available on the Internet. I believe that all students have the capacity to understand mathematics under the right conditions. I reach my students by helping them develop a deeper understanding of important concepts so that the process has context and connections can be made between what has been learned with new ideas and skills recently introduced. I am a graduate of Boston University and the University of Massachusetts....

...variety of subjects including English, Psychology, and Biology. The summer after I graduated college, I traveled to Salzburg, Austria for an internship at the Global Citizenship Alliance where I worked with college students and college faculty on strengthening their leadership skills. While at Duke, I worked with refugees in the community through the Refugee Health Initiative, as a health counselor and French translator. I am most passionate about helping students achieve their personal goals and...

I am a life long student who has struggled time and time again with finding the best way to learn and be able to understand the material. I've found that the biggest problem I have is the fear of failure, which I believe to be a very common problem. I learned to understand that it's ok if I fail, just as long as I try again until I get it right. ... I firmly believe in...

...individual student because it empowers the concept of diversity. My favorite subject used to be history, but I am now more concentrated in the STEM department. I am in the Elementary Education program at NC State with a STEM concentration. I would love to help out in any of my strong suits such as Spanish I, Elementary & Middle School Math, Earth Science, and Algebra. I would love to help you grow as a student!

...Bachelor of Science in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Linguistics. I have experience tutoring high school students in biology and chemistry as well as elementary school students in reading and math. I also served as a teaching apprentice for two semesters in the introductory biology lab course at UNC. While I tutor many subjects, I am most passionate about Biology, Chemistry, and science. I believe that education is extremely important, and I hope to...

...have had a variety of teaching and tutoring experiences working with individuals of varying age groups. At Johns Hopkins, I was a part of a peer-tutoring group, the Learning Den, where I worked 1-on-1 with university students to solidify topics covered in Public Health Biostatistics as well as in various Spanish courses. I took the time to prepare before tutoring sessions for each student by following their syllabi and making sure I was familiar with...

...doubt, you will see your best results once you have learned to enjoy the grind of becoming an expert of the material placed before you. Together, we can learn to enjoy the process as well as enjoy the results you will achieve. Whether you are working through upper-level science courses to complete a pre-med degree, taking the MCAT before applying to medical school, or studying for the USMLE Step 1 or 2 exams to get...