Award-Winning Biology Tutors in Stamford, CT

...others. As a graduate student at the Teacher's College, Columbia University, I have learned that students respond best to individualized, interactive teaching that appeals to their interests and strengths. As a result, I like to think of tutoring as a collaboration with my students that will help them gain a firm understanding of the material while learning strategies for the test. My tutoring experience includes math, science, writing skills, and test prep. Outside the classroom,...

...Clinical Trials. I have always had a passion for tutoring and mentoring students in subjects like Chemistry, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Design. I feel receiving good grades is important however, I am a avid believer in truly comprehending the material so that one's grades are a true reflection of understanding. This allows the knowledge garnered from education to be applied to better oneself and the world. In my free time, I enjoy dancing...

...in Middletown, Connecticut. I continued to pursue my Science career in New York, where I worked in a laboratory at Columbia University Medical Center. While working, I applied to graduate school and entered in Fall of 2013. I am currently earning my PhD at New York University in Molecular Biophysics. I hope to one day apply my crystallography skills to advance the area of novel drug design. In my free time I enjoy traveling, running...

...advanced coursework in both math and economics and understand which skills and concepts are essential to develop early on in order to succeed in more advanced courses. I have had prior experience tutoring chess to students ranging from elementary school to high school. My grandma was a mathematics teacher back in Russia and her excitement and passion for mathematics helped foster my interest in math and science from an early age. I want to bring...

...you approach it with confidence. One of my specialties is making difficult subjects both engaging and easily accessible. Students are often better able to grasp complicated concepts when they're viewed in an interdisciplinary context. As an artist and techie, I frequently call on both my creative and analytical sides when teaching and developing curriculum, especially in the areas of science-arts. Some of my fondest moments have been when a student mastered a complicated skill or...

...tutor are that of biology, including the topics of anatomy, microbiology, and physiology. I truly enjoy teaching biology because I believe that the human body is such a dynamic process and that there are so many advancements that have yet to be made in the field of science. In terms of my teaching philosophy, I believe in creating a nurturing environment inundated with encouragement, repetition, and positive feedback that allows my students to grow and...

...a student, but my job depended on my ability to help them understand a concept, whether it was algebra or organic chemistry. I also worked with the Compass 2 Campus program, where I tutored and mentored middle school students from low-income schools. I always like to get to know the students I work with. I love hearing about their goals and interests. It allows me to tailor my style to each individual student, and make...

...being studied and work with them on areas of trouble. I simplify ideas as much as possible and correlate them to real life scenarios whenever possible to help students consolidate their learning. I also help students develop mnemonic techniques to help them remember particularly difficult concepts. Outside of academia, I enjoy reading poetry and scientific magazines such as MIT Tech Review and Popular Science. I also play the piano and play some sports such as...

...Assistant for Biology and Chemistry. As a teaching assistant, I met with students on a one to one basis during office hours and helped strengthen their problem areas. After undergrad, I went to medical school and graduated with honors. During medical school I tutored and prepared students for the United States Medical License examinations. I prepared and delivered daily lectures for the internal medicine students and increased the pass rate from 65% to 90%. I...

...have completed a Post-Baccalaureate program in Pre-Medicine, served as an instructor for both College Level Human Anatomy and Human Physiology courses and worked as a Research Assistant in a Cardiovascular Physiology laboratory. I will enter medical school in the Fall of 2015. While I tutor a broad range of science courses, I most enjoy teaching Human Physiology, Biology, and Organic Chemistry. By employing a targeted approach and an open dialogue to these typically challenging subjects,...