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Hi there! My name is Alex and I graduated from Yale in 2016 with a BA in Art and and Rhode Island College in 2018 with a Master of Arts in Teaching. Education is the key to success but when you don't understand something, it can be frustrating and disheartening. That is why I want to help you understand the material and concepts you are struggling with and give you the skills and confidence to...
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Georgetown University - Bachelor of Science, Finance

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I love working with students. I find it an exciting challenge because there are so many ways to be successful at it and I am looking forward to exploring as many ways as possible to help students learn.... There is no such thing as a bad student. There are only unmotivated ones and it is a teacher and tutor's responsibility to motivate them to learn.... Get to know them to figure out what they like and...
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Morgan State University - Current Undergrad, Mathematics

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Stanford - Bachelors, Biology, General

Olga: Washington DC Calculus tutor
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I love to learn and to teach. I am a native Spanish-speaker with an engineering degree. I have taught Spanish and translation (English to Spanish) at the college level for several years, and I have also volunteered at a middle school helping students with their homework in different subjects. I am an avid reader and my love of learning led me to study and obtain three more degrees. I recently started practicing guitar. I love...
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Alex: Washington DC Calculus tutor
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University of Maryland - Current Undergrad, Biological Engineering

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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus - Bachelors, Marketing
Carnegie Mellon University - Masters, Public Policy and Management

Mrunal: Washington DC Calculus tutor
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Washington University in St Louis - Bachelor of Science, Engineering

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University of Maryland-College Park - Bachelors, Mathematics & Physics
University of Maryland-College Park - Masters, Mathematics Education

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Lahore University of Management Science - Bachelors, Mathematics
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich - Masters, Applied Mathematics

Sahnun: Washington DC Calculus tutor
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