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I grew up and attended college in Pennsylvania. At Swarthmore College, I studied biology and Spanish, and also did a considerable amount of art. Between high school and college, and then again between college and graduate school, I took time off to travel and refine my interests. Now in graduate school, I research symbiotic fungi in agricultural ecosystems. I am super excited about sustainable agriculture, fungal biology, and phylogeny. With strong passion and patience, I help students learn and love science.

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Alden’s Qualifications
Education & Certification

Undergraduate Degree: Swarthmore College - Bachelor in Arts, Biology, General

Graduate Degree: University of Wisconsin-Madison - Master of Science, Agronomy and Crop Science

Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1510
SAT Math: 700
SAT Verbal: 710
SAT Writing: 790
GRE Quantitative: 165
GRE Verbal: 166
Hobbies

Cooking, reading, ceramics, mushroom foraging

Tutoring Subjects
Biology
College Biology
Conversational Spanish
Ecology
IB Biology
Languages
Math
Microbiology
SAT Subject Test in Spanish with Listening
SAT Subject Tests Prep
Science
Spanish
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Spanish 4
Statistics Graduate Level
Test Prep