Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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I am a dental school student at NYU. I grew up in Taiwan for 15 yrs, and I spent the last 10 years in USA. I'm very fun to interact with, please don't hesitate to talk to me. ... Teach him/her the approaches to that subject. Each subject requires a different approach.... Find an interesting way for student to learn the material.... The concept is always the most important part in math. In terms of language,...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...Health Certificate. I am currently pursing my DMD to become a dentist. I know how stressful and important academics are regardless of your grade level and will try my best to help you out in any way I can! I personally used Varsity Tutors in the past for my ACT prep and to help me with some AP courses and even college classes. I am willing to provide students with the resources, techniques, skills, and...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...to attend dental school next fall. I am available to tutor multiple types of Biology courses in addition to organic chemistry. I am also available for DAT tutoring as I did well enough on my test to warrant 6 dental school interviews for the current cycle. I personally believe I can help any student can reach his/her academic goals through effective communication and thorough preparation. In my spare time, I like to spend time with...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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I am an alumna of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, the honors college of Maryland. I majored in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Post undergrad, I am now matriculating through a post-baccalaureate program at Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry. As an advocate for healthcare equality in urban and rural communities, I have aspirations of becoming an Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon.
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...study groups to one on one tutoring during my junior and senior years. But I wasn't always someone who like to study notes and read books. It wasn't until my junior year when I met a mentor who changed how I would look at the rest of my career. He was an organic chemistry professor who began the class explaining how he got to where he was today. You see most professors are naturally brilliant...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...am also interested in tutoring individuals who are working towards acceptance into a professional school that might have been out of school for a while. I have experience in private tutoring to elementary/middle school through college level students in math and the sciences and have helped many achieve goals that seemed unattainable. I have done this by establishing what areas of the subject are most troubling to students and focusing on them by using a...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...experience in working with students from all different ages and backgrounds has really helped me improve my confidence and communication skills and really relate to certain struggles students go through. This has made me a better instructor. Having the foundations and understanding concepts are the keys to succeeding, finding one's true passion and purpose in the world, and I love being a part of individuals overcoming difficulties in any topic and reaching their potential.... Knowing that...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...and received a bachelors in Biology with honors, and double minors in sociology and chemistry. During my undergraduate career, I spent 2 years as a teaching assistant in the field of genetics. I taught mainly sophomores and juniors. I also volunteered at the Boys and Girls club, and mentored elementary schoolers. I loved working with both age groups, as they both bring very different perspectives. I am currently a second year dental student at the...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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I am currently working as a general dentist in the Atlanta suburbs. I went to dental school at the University of Florida. I majored in Biology and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. I currently tutor in DAT prep, SAT prep, chemistry and math. I have been a past tutor in college and high school for many years. I am looking forward to working with you and reaching your academic/professional goals.
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...students through challenging coursework. My tutoring experience has primarily focused on biology, chemistry, and nutrition subjects I've excelled in and genuinely enjoy. I especially love tutoring biology because I find it fascinating how interconnected and precise the systems of the human body are, which directly ties into my future in dentistry. This fall, I'll be attending the University of Florida College of Dentistry, a goal I've pursued with dedication through shadowing, volunteering, and service in...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...and helping others understand concepts that they have struggled with. The feeling when a student "gets it" or the "lightbulb" moment is one that is very rewarding I feel it is one of my callings in life to help others overcome their difficulties. The purpose of teaching is not to pour information into the minds of students, but to invite and inspire the student to apply the knowledge to multiple situations and be inspired to...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...school (2020-2021 cycle), and look forward to converging my passion for mentorship, hands-on involvement with people, and community service into my future career of dentistry. In light of the long application process, I am taking a gap year to fuel my love for education and making an impact on my local community. My mentorship experiences include, but are not limited to: academic advising and DAT-prep for the SCU Pre-Dental Society; Lab and Teacher's Assistant for...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...courses and found I was good at doing so. Upon realizing this, I looked for further opportunities to tutor other students, at which point I came across Varsity Tutors. My strongest subjects include English, ACT, DAT, Algebra,and Biology. I enjoy tutoring these subjects because a lot of progress can be made in them by simply looking at different strategies to approaching the subject material. I have come to understand that a great tutor is someone...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...in both one-on-one and group setting tutoring and teaching. I started as a supplemental instructor in organic chemistry. I was also an independent tutor throughout my undergraduate education for high school courses and ACT prep. Later, as a graduate student, I was a teaching assistant for molecular and general biology. What I find most rewarding about tutoring is the ability to see others set and achieve goals. I find it satisfying to meet difficult goals...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...Molecular Biology, I have an in-depth knowledge and love for sciences. I also recently took the DAT, the dental admissions test, which focuses on math, reading, biology, and chemistry, which continued to keep my brain focused in the sciences after graduation. Although my love for learning and sciences is strong does not mean these subjects come easily to me. I work and study extremely hard to meet my goals and find great reward from my...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...of Medicine. While I am interested in chemistry, math among others in STEM, I am very passionate about biotechnology and general biology including genetics, physiology, and cell biology. As an aspiring dentist, I am currently working towards getting a dental degree. During my undergraduate career, I had several experiences of helping other students with learning materials and quiz/exam preparation. I am excited to have another opportunity to help other students again through Varsity Tutors because...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...quite a lot in the past years. From private home lessons to teaching a classroom of 7-10 elementary kids, I have always enjoyed being able to use my knowledge to help others succeed. My strongest subjects are Math and Biology, but nothing fascinates me more than the studies of natural lives around us and the molecular mechanisms of our very own body. Seeing my students understand and enjoy the subject I am passionate about is...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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I'm interested in getting to know students to evaluate how best to accommodate or complement their learning desires and needs. I want to know what makes them apprehensive to or love a subject/topic and how to engage them to advance from where they begin. It should be an exciting journey for both of us! I'm a recently graduate dentist who has a strong writing, science, and math background!
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...the fall! Through my years of experience of being a student, I realized the most valuable classes to me weren't necessary the ones I found most important. Rather, it was where the teachers lit up the classroom by sharing their passion for the subject and really engaged the class. I try to approach tutoring in the same way. I believe student teachers are a valuable resource because we have just gone through learning, struggling, and...
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Certified DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutor
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...attended graduate school to prepare for attending Dental School next year. I have been tutoring over the past five years and have been able to help students overcome various challenges that they face during an academic year. During my years of experience, I worked with college, high school and middle school students in different subjects; including but not limited to: Biology, Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry, Physics, DAT Prep and Mathematics (SAT Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I...
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DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutoring FAQ
For most pre-dental students, the Dental Admission Test (DAT) Survey of the Natural Sciences is the most anticipated part of the exam. Typically, you'll face this section first on test day, and it's easy to understand why most students feel confident about this section. You have likely spent the past several years facing a battery of advanced science classes, laboratories, and examinations. If there is something that you feel confident about, it's probably a test on the natural sciences. It can be a surprise to you, then, that the DAT Natural Sciences section looks nothing like what you would expect. Unlike an in-class exam on the endocrine system or olfactory pathways, your DAT Natural Sciences exam is a standardized test. It asks you abstract questions that rely only on basic science concepts and you must apply these concepts in complicated ways to answer the questions correctly. As a result, you need to prepare specifically for the DAT Natural Sciences section, and not simply trust that your past few years of coursework will be adequate preparation.
Your DAT Natural Sciences score can be a huge asset to your overall score, but only if you prepare properly. You must develop your test-taking skills just as you have developed your scientific skills over the past several years. This proper preparation does not involve pulling out stacks of old textbooks or class notes; rote memorization through this study format will get you almost nowhere on test day. Instead, you need to work with a resource that is designed specifically for the DAT Natural Sciences exam. Even better is a personal resource that can offer advice about the exam's idiosyncrasies, as well as the ability to specifically cater to your needs and weaknesses in order to maximize your study time investment.
Varsity Tutors can help you connect with personal DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences tutoring. They have educational directors available to work with you to create a detailed student profile. This allows potential tutors to view your needs, which can be a big help in quickly determining if they would be a suitable tutor for you. Your profile can provide information like your testing date, proficiency, testing concerns, schedule, and more. Armed with this information, your tutor can create the basis for a fully personalized tutoring plan that keeps you on track to achieve your testing goals.
Each DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences tutor has excelled on the Natural Sciences portion of the exam, and has been carefully selected for his or her outstanding ability to both master the material on the exam and to communicate it in a clear and enthusiastic way. You can see much more of a return on your time investment with a resource like a personal tutor compared to a generic review book or mass-market review course. In fact, your personal tutor can arrange your sessions around your busy schedule to ensure that you are able to handle all of your responsibilities. If you need to meet in person at a local setting or prefer face-to-face online tutoring sessions, you are free to ask for whatever will make your sessions more convenient.
As one of the most important parts of your dental school application, your performance on the DAT cannot be overstated. With DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences tutoring, you can likely make substantial progress far faster than you may expect, which can leave you time to focus attention on other obligations. You can't focus your entire life on the DAT when dental school admissions committees are also looking for volunteer experience, clinical exposure, and community involvement. Make your dental school application stand out in a variety of ways with the help of private tutoring. Contact Varsity Tutors' directors today and get started!
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Recent DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences Tutoring Session Notes
We began by reviewing several small issues that the student had in chapters 16 / 17 (word problems in one and two variables). After this, we discussed Triangle-related issues and worked through some of the pertinent problems (chapter 27) as well as Mean, Median, Mode problems (chapter 21). I likewise discussed some introductory points on standard deviation. I assigned 21 and 27 as well as another 20-30 problems in 24 (graph interpretations) and reading comprehension through problem 56.
The student and I met for our second session of tutoring. For this session we focused on the writing section. The student wrote two essays, first an analyze an issue essay which I scored at 4.5. Then an analyze an argument essay which I scored at 5. These scores indicate that the student already has a strong grasp of the writing section and should do well on the section.
We worked on properties of fractions: multiplication, division and combinations thereof. We also looked briefly through her collection of GRE books to identify priorities for her Christmas break: number properties first, then algebra, then geometry, then solving word problems.
The student and I did a video chat session since she is in a different city. Her studying for finals has kept her from devoting as much time to the GRE as she would like. We focused a lot on vocabulary and on practice verbal reasoning questions.
The student and I worked on math this session and she is showing improvement. On the problems that she did previous to our meeting she got over half right, which is a big improvement!
We began the session by reviewing the two practice tests the student took during our break apart. She only had a few questions about some of the math, but felt good about the rest, so she's feeling more confident about the material. Geometry questions in particular, which previously proved difficult, were much easier for her. Then we segued into a brief review of some of the algebra from last time, and the coordinate geometry and probability. In our final session we will not discuss content very much, except where needed, but will focus on strategies for writing the essays and general test-taking skills.
