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Nicole: White Plains tutor

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I am a medical journalist with two years of tutoring experience in the city.

A native New Yorker, I graduated from Hunter College High School and went to Williams College, where I majored in biology and Spanish. Afterwards, I got a Master's in science journalism from NYU. I have published science articles in The Atlantic, Popular Science, Audubon Magazine, Vice, and more.

My goal is to make learning as highly efficient and fun as possible. Good communication and variety are key to my teaching style.

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Nicole’s Qualifications
Education & Certification

Undergraduate Degree: Williams College - Bachelors, Biology, Spanish

Graduate Degree: New York University - Masters, Science Journalism

Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1590
SAT Math: 800
SAT Verbal: 800
SAT Writing: 760
Hobbies

Medicine, ornithology, music, literature

Tutoring Subjects
AP Chinese Language and Culture
AP Spanish Literature and Culture
Arithmetic
Cantonese
Conversational Mandarin
Conversational Spanish
Elementary Math
Elementary School Math
Geometry
Languages
Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin Chinese 1
Mandarin Chinese 2
Math
Middle School Math
Pre-Algebra
SAT Prep
SAT Mathematics
SAT Subject Test in Chinese with Listening
SAT Subject Test in Spanish
SAT Subject Test in Spanish with Listening
SAT Subject Tests Prep
Spanish
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Spanish 4
SSAT Prep
Test Prep
What is your teaching philosophy?

My goal is to make learning as highly efficient and fun as possible. Good communication and variety are key to my teaching style.