Marietta: Oakland tutor
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...three times had teaching assignments in Central America. I worked for many years as a full-time professor and academic administrator; I have since retired but continue to teach social sciences courses on a part-time basis. I have worked extensively with students on individual projects and have served as a mentor to many students. I enjoy...
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Bachelors, Sociology
PHD, Sociology
Alexandra: Oakland tutor
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...anatomy, and molecular biology. As an undergraduate, I double majored in natural sciences and psychology. During my education, I also conducted 3 years of psychology and psychiatry research and was recently published in a major scientific journal. In addition to this experience, I have been working for a private company to edit and proofread admissions...
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Bachelors, natural sciences and psychology
Masters, Biomedical Sciences
Raksha: Oakland tutor
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...I have been tutoring for about 2 years and have a lot of experience because my family has a huge teaching background. I am majoring in biochemistry and psychology but I love to write and read books! I love to tutor not only because I love to teach but also because I love to meet...
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Current Undergrad, biochemistry and psychology
ACT Composite: 35
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 35
Michelle: Oakland tutor
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...more successful. As a former special education teacher, I am well-versed in the ins and outs of that world, and I can help any parent struggling to make any sense of it. (Trust me, I can talk for hours about that stuff!) The most important attributes that I have in regards to tutoring is enormous...
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Bachelors, Russian
Wesley: Oakland tutor
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...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 100 percent of myself and treat each...
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Bachelors, Biological Sciences
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1450
SAT Math: 780
Seun: Oakland tutor
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...Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Columbia law schools. After graduating from Yale law school, I worked for several top Fortune 500 Companies - including Goldman Sachs Group, McKinsey & Co., and Bain & Co. - as well as the American Cancer Society. I have also lectured at Harvard, Yale, and MIT; and most recently gave a...
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Bachelors, Mathematics and Classics
PHD, Law
ACT English: 31
ACT Reading: 33
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1520
Julia: Oakland tutor
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...within many elementary and middle school public schools in the Pittsburgh area. I completed my Masters in Early Childhood Education (specifically PreK-4), in 2018. I currently am a Kindergarten teacher. Working with children is truly my passion. I have 21 wonderful 5/6 year old students. I still tutor out of school hours. I am always...
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Bachelors, Chinese, Communications
Current Grad Student, Early Childhood Education
Antony: Oakland tutor
Certified Tutor
...also have qualifications in various areas of history (I double-majored for my BA), a field which works hand-in-hand with the Classics. It is similarly focused on the preservation of knowledge and is, I believe, instrumental in understanding many of the important issues which we face today. While I love history, my favorite subject to tutor...
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Bachelors, Classics & History
Masters, Classics
Aaron: Oakland tutor
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...Finance and Business Information Systems and Minoring in Statistics and Economics. I have lots of relevant tutoring experience for math and statistics and I hope to build on that experience with you or you child. Feel free to look at my profile and resume to see my job experience and accomplishments. If you have any...
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Current Undergrad, Finance & Business Information Systems
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1370
SAT Math: 770
Christiana: Oakland tutor
Certified Tutor
To utilize my capacity for empathy and knowledge in providing and supporting students and to also never be afraid of learning from my own experiences and/or failures. ... We are all students and teachers; it just takes consistent curiosity and eagerness to apply what we learn.... Get to know the student and gauge the level of interest and knowledge.
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Bachelors, Anthropology
GRE Quantitative: 151
GRE Verbal: 152
Sareen: Oakland tutor
Certified Tutor
...Conceptual Foundations of Medicine. I love teaching and tutoring people in topics of all kinds and have done so since freshman year of high school when I began working as a private tutor and a junior teacher at a local learning center. Working with students is a passion of mine since I love learning, teaching...
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Current Undergrad, Neuroscience and Psychology
ACT Composite: 33
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 35
Aarya: Oakland tutor
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...that I am qualified to tutor in! I took all honors, AP and IB classes throughout my high school career and have received my IB Diploma. Therefore, I would be interested in helping out any student who is struggling or needs further assistance particularly in those types of classes. However, I am willing to work...
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Current Undergrad, Neuroscience, Economics
Alejandro: Oakland tutor
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...courses including humanities and social sciences. My broad experience in strengthening students skills on writing, speaking and reading helps them comprehend while enjoying Latin American culture and way of life. I challenge my students to become independent learners engaging with them in interesting, real life conversations that diversify, not only their language, but also personal...
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Bachelors, Political Science and Government
PHD, Literature
Michael: Oakland tutor
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College student driven to help other students excel academically. I personally like teaching through real world examples and through doing practice problems to gain understanding.... I typically teach by offering examples to gain understanding. I also enjoy offering additional problems to work through so that the student feels completely comfortable with the coursework.
Education & Certification
Current Undergrad, Actuarial Mathematics/Economics
ACT Composite: 34
ACT English: 33
ACT Math: 35
Shreyas: Oakland tutor
Certified Tutor
My goal is to not only teach students their respective subjects, but to provide them with a set of problem solving skills that will help them break down challenging material independently in the future. ... To ensure students find the best way to learn material so that the subject is no longer such a daunting task.
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Current Undergrad, Finance and Economics
ACT Reading: 33
SAT Writing: 710
Nathaniel: Oakland tutor
Certified Tutor
...more than one language, as it allows you to connect with a larger group of people. Since helping others regulate their sight is something I am very passionate about, I wanted to have a way of helping out as many people as possible. As Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world, I...
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Bachelors, Hispanic Languages and Literature
Vaibhav: Oakland tutor
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...attend medical school at Geisinger Commonwealth Medical College this fall. Having taken all of the science classes since high school, I know how daunting and hard science material might seem but if taken at a very fundamental level, it is much more logical and simpler than how many high school teachers or college professors make...
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Bachelors, Neuroscience
SAT Math: 770
Elana: Oakland tutor
Certified Tutor
...study on Mo Willems( the author of Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus!) We are getting ready for our unit end puppet show. Math is fun when we do our fraction unit! Cutting pizza and candy bars into halves/thirds or whatever and then getting to eat it! My favorite subject to teach is writing!...
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Bachelors, Social Work
Masters, Elementary Education
Andrew: Oakland tutor
Certified Tutor
...pertaining to the blood (immune system) as part of my research at Northeastern. I have had great experiences tutoring and TA'ing in the past and found the work to be both rewarding (in helping others better learn a subject/topic) as well as beneficial for me (with reinforcing my knowledge, learning a topic I'm unfamiliar, and/or...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Chemical Engineering
PHD, Chemical Engineering
Elizabeth: Oakland tutor
Certified Tutor
...in all things English, as this is my strength. I have scored at the 100th percentile on the SAT Reading Comprehension section, and highly on the Writing and other standardized tests assessing English ability. I have also been tutoring since I was in high school, and love to help students improve their writing and reading...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Psychology and Political Science
SAT Verbal: 800
SAT Writing: 760
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