I am an undergraduate senior at George Washington University. I am currently double-majoring in Psychological & Brain Sciences and Criminal Justice. While I have a background in tutoring a variety of subjects, I do have a soft spot for psychology, sociology, and the humanities. I enjoy tutoring because it is a great opportunity for me to learn along with students. Being able to adapt how I teach in order to provide the best support for...
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...I face today. During my college attendance, I volunteered for Jackson Memorial and Baptist Hospital of Miami. It was there that I devoted my time and energy to humanity. I developed a vast understanding of the world of medicine. I volunteered many hours in The Burn Center, Trauma Unit, Pediatric, ICU, ER, and Pathology.c I then got accepted to Barry University, where I received a Master's degree in biomedical sciences. The education and experience I...
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...school teaching English at a high school in France. I graduated from the University of Georgia Honors Program with dual degrees in History and and Economics, and a Minor in Classical Culture. I then attended Emory University School of Law where I graduated with honors. I spent almost four years at an Am Law 100 firm practicing general commercial litigation. I recently moved over to the City Solicitor's Office, Civil Right's Division to get some...
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After nearly forty years as a trial attorney, it is time for me to move to a new phase of my career. Education is not really a ???new phase??? as trying a case to a jury is primarily an educational activity where the classroom is the courtroom. More than anything, a lawyer trying a case is a teacher. Additionally, having taught in a classroom, I know the profound rewards...
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...as an associate attorney, and in my free time, I mentor young adults and volunteer at various organizations serving the less fortunate. I love reading, exploring new places and cultures, and I enjoy meeting new people. My academic career has been challenging but rewarding. I understand we are all different and some people tend to be better in some things than they are in others. I too understand my limitations. However, I have tried...
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I have been tutoring for 6 years now in a multitude of subjects. If you need standardized test prep, I'm your girl. I have taken the SAT three times in the past two years and the ACT several times as well. I also serve as a peer editor at my college for students struggling with English. I am comfortable with most science, some math, and all English. I can't wait to meet you and help...
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...on two continents, continued by military education in various forms. I love interacting with people and pass on my knowledge earned on four continents, instill the love for learning and continuous curiosity. Nothing is impossible when you set your mind to it. Failing once doesn't mean that you'll never win (proof in my athletic years and life ever since); determination, hard work, self-motivation and a good supporting system can bring to reality even the most...
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I believe anyone can do well in school. I believe timelines aren't for everyone, but I believe that progress should be judged as a function of effort, a function whose derivative is always positive :)
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Recent law school grad awaiting bar exam results, Excel wizard, clever comedian, ready to help you reach your LSAT score goals. Everyone learns the LSAT different and I believe in adapting my teaching style to your needs. Lets figure out whats tripping you up in the process and how we can overcome it together. Also available to tutor in 1L law classes, and other 2L-3L classes. As well as, undergraduate business or MBA courses.
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...favorite subject to tutor is History, as I bring the course alive for the student, show the student it's relevance in today's world and help the student to prepare for multiple choice, true and false, fill-in-the-blanks, and essay test questions. My tutoring style is to listen to the student and understand what he/she needs to succeed in a particular course. I work hand-in-hand with student to assist the student in achieving his/her goals. Outside of...
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...Bachelors at Franklin Pierce University in Criminal Justice with Minors in Forensic Psychology and Sociology. Over the course of my undergraduate career, I worked at my institution's writing and tutoring centering gaining valuable experience working with students on reading, writing, and the English language. I worked with children ages 7-18 during the summer months at summer camps. In addition to being a law student at SU Law, I worked as an SAT prep tutor. I...
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Objection, your Honor, starts the common refrain. Hearsay ends it. But what is hearsay? Hearsay -- an out-of-court statement admitted for its truth -- is defined in the Federal Rules of Evidence. Of course, there are a number of exceptions to hearsay, and the rules provide for them as well. Evidence is a class taken by many law school students in either their first or second year and, because it focuses so heavily on the rules, can be one of the most technical classes a law student will take. Evidence tutoring can help students get a firm grasp on the rules and how to apply them. Beyond hearsay, evidence rules establish when an expert opinion is valid and what an expert can testify about. It also lays out when evidence can be admitted and when it cannot.
Contrary to popular belief, most of the time character evidence is inadmissible. In a criminal trial, evidence of previous crimes is considered to be more likely to prejudice the jury than to help them come to a verdict, so it is not allowed either, except for under specific circumstances. One of the most important subjects in evidence is privilege. Attorney-client privilege limits the information that an attorney can testify about. Doctor-patient privilege limits medical information and testimony from medical professionals. Priest-penitent privilege covers statements made to religious leaders. And yet, none of these are absolute. Attorney-client privilege only applies to statements made in seeking legal advice, so a statement made to an attorney at a party would not be covered. Similarly, doctor-patient privilege only covers evidence gathered by the doctor, or things said to them in the course of seeking treatment. If it's not relevant to a medical condition, then it isn't privileged. Privilege issues can get more complicated as well, as exactly what and who is covered gets litigated. Varsity Tutors can connect law students with evidence tutoring, which can help clear up confusion that a student has about the topic.
Instructors are law students and lawyers who have excelled in their evidence courses and can help students develop the outlines and study guides that are essential for this class. Because it is a class that is so focused on the rules of evidence, having an easily accessible study guide can make all the difference come exam time. Evidence tutoring can make the course more understandable, and the rules easier to remember and retain. The scenarios and questions in this course are not always the easiest problems to analyze, but with evidence tutoring, students can learn to use the rules to analyze fact patterns and succeed in this important class.
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Recent Evidence Tutoring Session Notes
The student and I went over a few problems in preparation for the math tournament she is participating in this weekend. Then we reviewed what she is working on in class (percentages and fractions).
In this session, the student and I worked on some grammar exercises in her assessment test workbook. I marked several pages in her workbook that cover the more difficult areas of grammar for her - commas, semicolons, etc. We also went through some multiple-choice questions related to reading passages and sentence correction. Lastly, I had her edit one of her one essays. I hope that having her deliberately correct and discuss her future essays with me will get her into the habit of editing on the test, because that will make a big difference in the way she presents her ideas to the graders.
Basic overview over algebra topics - combining like terms, absolute value in equations, multi-step algebra problems (involving parentheses, division, fractions, and like terms). Progress achieved: explaining and understanding the concept of combining like terms, understanding the use of absolute value, and dealing with fractions/division in multi-step problems.
We discussed an outline for the student's research paper on the family. He is doing a paper on family and how it has been portrayed and is influenced by television. I found him a journal article to be able to use for research, we compiled some quotes, and I encouraged him to find some more research. We honed in on a thesis but did not start writing the paper.
Today was my first session so I took a few minutes to get to know him. I became familiar with his course and how the teacher presents information. We worked on factoring trinomials with a leading coefficient of 1. He worked through the problems very well. We also discussed the steps in how to factor, along with test strategy. The only questions that presented any problems were when two variables were present.
The student and I worked on some of his physics homework then reviewed his math topics. He is working on applications of linear equations. He is given a word problem with a table and asked to write an equation from the table, interpret the meaning of the variables in the equation, and then use that equation to predict and solve for each of the variables in different scenarios. He has come a long way in his math skills. His mom was very impressed about how he has been doing in class.