Award-Winning Biology Tutors serving White Plains, NY

...coordinating with my ice hockey team to complete several community service projects in our area. My experiences as a tutor, team leader, published researcher, and NCAA athlete have taught me to form strong bonds with those I work with. I hope to share my passion for science and inspire others as I tutor. I plan to continue tutoring in the area for the next year while continuing research and attending medical school.

...of students and make them feel like I am one of their own. Through real life examples, illustrations, and humor, I make my teaching more intuitive and entertaining for my students. During my college tutoring I had experiences where students said they will take specific courses only if I tutor them those courses. Throughout my tutoring experience, physics has been my most favorite subject. Many college students fear physics which gives me a challenge to...

...to take any test with ease and certainty. I am lucky to help students grow and flourish in many subjects and I enjoy working both with students who just need a little extra practice to students who are struggling in classes. Practice makes perfect and I utilize a mix of explaining difficult concepts and working through practice problems to help my students understand the material deeply and feel prepared and confident in class or during...

...admission. In addition to my private tutoring activities, I was also a TA to an introductory science course at Cornell. In this position, I lectured weekly to a section of 15 undergraduate students and learned how to engage students in course material. In my free time, I enjoy cooking new recipes, competitive swimming, and tennis. Please feel free to reach out; I look forward to discussing how I can best help your student!

...their objectives. As an educator and trained psychotherapist, I have utilized many techniques that have proven successful in basic academic skills, organizational skills, communication, stress management and confidence building. In addition to improvement of grades, academic coaching will many times improve: Test Taking Skills Self-esteem Assertive speech Organizational skills Interviewing Techniques Social Skills Emotional Intelligence Problem Solving School/Life Balance Stress Management Have your child master vital life skills by learning to be more aware of...

...learners. I have a Bachelors degree in Economics and a Masters degree in Teaching. I tutor for all core academic subjects including ELA, Math, Science, and History. I also tutor in more specialized areas like French, ESL/ELL, writing, music, and more! I believe that there is no "average" student; instead, all students have unique strengths and needs and instruction must be tailored to them. For this reason, I love working one-on-one with students to help...

...of Skidmore College, where I received a Bachelors degree in Biology. Currently, I am pursuing a PhD in biology with a focus on ecology, evolution, and animal behavior. I currently teach at the college level intro Biology classes and have taught high school, and graduate students in biology, molecular biology, ecology, and evolution. I enjoy showing people how science can be engaging, fun, and relatable. Science can seem intimidating and complex, but I hope to...

...and completed my departmental honor's thesis in philosophy, where I wrote about an ethical framework for epigenetic disease treatment and prevention. My greatest academic passions are human genetics, ethics, and biomedical ethics. I love to travel and have lived in Austria and Spain. In Spain, I work as an English language assistant. In previous summers, I have worked as a sailing instructor so I love teaching people new skills and helping them improve. In my...

...My obsession is philosophy, which as a kind of over-arching discipline concerning the knowledge of what is, disperses me into many of the various subjects within which the joy of thinking can inhabit. I am excited to work with students and learn from them and see the ways in which their thinking can develop, as well as help them acquire the skills to succeed in their courses. In my free time, I enjoy playing music...

...recording using Spikes2 and MATLAB software as well as analyses of the "personal component analyses" (PCA) and the confidence interval (CI) of neuron spikes waveform in order to separate individual units. I had also used a confocal microscope to scan mouse brain slices, which integrated neurons across values in stacks while applying my knowledge of light and optics through wavelength manipulation and lens magnification. The main part of this work included image deconvolution and understanding...

...interesting. I have cultivated many skills that are incredibly useful for students aiming to maintain a solid GPA, do well on the SATs, and get into the college of their choice. I especially know, very well, what admissions committees are looking for, and I have facilitated the acceptance of many students (who struggled considerably with academics and standardized tests) into ivy league and other top tier schools. I believe that the most successful learning comes...

...explored the use of mise en abyme, a post-modern literary device, in graphic novels. My six years of work as an outdoor instructor in Vermont have nurtured my passion for experiential education, which I have completed through my work as a writing and French tutor. I have extensive experience editing college essays and helping students prepare for the Writing and Reading sections of standardized tests. I love canoeing, reading, and being outsideI'm always ready for...

...passionate about science, I tutor Math, English and Writing. I have found my niche to be helping students be confident and prepared for standardized tests such as the SAT, ISEE, etc. I believe that it is not always about easily knowing the right answer, but learning the steps to come to the correct conclusion. When I am not studying, I work in a psychology lab and explore places around New York City.

...mastered the practice of assessing my own learning style and developing techniques to help me derive maximum benefit from my strengths to achieve academic success. I soon began tutoring, helping my peers by assessing their learning styles and developing academic strategies for them based on their strengths. I discovered a passion for helping my students succeed, and have been tutoring ever since. I graduated from Columbia with honors in 2014 with a BA in molecular...

...seeing a young person's aha moment and I strive to reach that moment with patience, humor, and creativity. Every person learns and engages differently, and it is crucial that a tutor be aware of, attuned to and prepared for those differences. I believe that tutoring is about growing minds and forging connections and I believe my long history of successful tutoring partnerships attests to that fact. In my free time, I enjoy reading, writing poetry,...

...So far, the experience has been fun and so rewarding. It is refreshing to work with a variety of age groups and science backgrounds. As a hands-on experimentalist, I'm always incorporating real world examples to break down concepts and areas which students struggle with, whether working with a pre-K/K or college student. At the end of the day, we all need encouragement and relatability; that is my teaching philosophy.When I'm not teaching, I practice yoga,...

...of the SAT. I try to impart study habits to my students that are not only useful but I feel absolutely necessary for success. I feel that my strength lies in predicting student mistakes and preparing for them in advance, as well as teaching students to look at problems in the simplest way necessary to learn and make advances. In my free time I am a passionate reader, I love movies, and enjoy handball and...

...from essay-writing to understanding sustainability initiatives such as composting and energy conservation. I was lucky enough to have encountered incredible teachers throughout my education, and intend to provide the same care and attention to each of my students. I am passionate and creative, and will work hard to find out how each student learns and how to best help each student understand the material they are having trouble with. Each student deserves the opportunity to...

...Western Reserve University, a year early, with a bachelors degree in Biochemistry. My science background has taught me the value of good teaching, and has consequently impacted how I, myself tutor students. I tutor students in the SAT/ACT math and writing sections, biological sciences, and middle school level math/algebra. My goal in tutoring each student is to not only get the student to understand the material, but to also enjoy their process of learning!

...tests, as well as 99th percentile on my MCAT Chemistry-Physics section and 91st percentile overall on the exam. Being an excellent test-taker and mastering upper level math and science courses not only requires hard work but passion and a unique mindset when approaching more difficult topics and standardized testing. For students attempting to improve at their "least favorite subject," or on an exam that has challenged and frustrated them for an extended period, my approach...