Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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I am a recent graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and a current first year medical student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. I began tutoring junior high and high school students in math and science as a freshman in high school, and have continued refining these skills throughout my time in college. I completed the MCAT in March 2017, and still vividly remember the study strategies that...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...studied Molecular and Human Biology. Performing research, assisting classes, and organizing seminars during graduate school inspired me to pursue a temporary job as an adjunct professor upon returning to the U.S. Teaching here in New York City has better enhanced my pedagogical skills and has taught me a great deal about the differences between group learning scenarios and one-on-one tutoring sessions. I am ever committed to better enhancing your understanding of the biological and chemical...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...you tricks on how to memorize it in a way that will stay with you long after the class is over. I was also a transfer student from Highline Community College (AS in Biology on the vice president's list) and excelled in subjects such as Introductory Biology, Organic Chemistry, and Microbiology, so I can relate to people who are not in college yet as well as helping with the transition from small community college to...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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As a tutor in test prep (SAT/ACT/SSAT/AP), I aim to help my students learn subject matter solidly enough to teach it themselves. I have four years of experience in online tutoring through the Russian School of Mathematics. My VA research, 1st placement in MA Science Olympiad, and perfect AP scores in Calc BC, Eng Lang, Chem, and Bio give me the expertise to transform your student into an academic weapon.
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...in Indianapolis. I completed my undergraduate schooling at the University of Arizona and went to high school in Washington state. I have 3 years of tutoring experience with middle school - college level students. I love to help people and take a multi-modal approach to tutoring. I try to find ways students learn and understand subjects the best that might not be how they were presented in class. I look forward to working with anyone...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...a broad range of subject areas mostly in the math and sciences. I believe that relating the material back to concepts that are relevant to our daily lives is the best way to learn. I have had extensive tutoring experience in the areas of calculus, statistics, SAT, ACT and SAT subject tests in chemistry, mathematics and literature, GRE quantitative and the MCAT. And my mantra is practice practice practice! The more problems that we do...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...Program, with a major in biology. Currently, I'm a fourth-year medical student at Tel Aviv University, in Israel, and I'll be starting my general surgery residency this summer. I've worked with students for many years, from 4th grade all the way through college, and I love helping people learn new things. Most of my time is spent learning medicine these days, but English literature and history has always been a passion of mine, and the...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, Colorado. I graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in Biomedical Engineering. Through the course of my undergraduate career, I served as a teaching assistant for Cell & Molecular Biology and both undergraduate and graduate versions of Introduction to MATLAB. I also have experience volunteering as a tutor from elementary to high school levels. In addition to teaching, I have personal experience with the ACT, SAT, AP,...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...love to help others who are pursuing a similar path and need SAT or MCAT tutoring. I have been tutoring students for the SAT since high school. My tutoring style is interactive, as I like to guide students through problems until they are confident with the material on their own. I'm looking forward to getting to know my students and helping them achieve their goals! In my free time, I love to dance, play the...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...I also help assist in studying for standardized exams (SAT, ACT, SAT Subject, AP, MCAT, PCAT, OAT)! My tutoring style will be very direct in trying to identify gaps in knowledge and working/practicing on those gaps. I like to be interactive and answer the students' questions directly. I strongly believe education is one path in which students may be able to reach their dreams and I will be your supporter along the way. In my...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...my greatest tutoring quality is that I always meet a student where he or she is and I do not go into a tutoring session with any preconceived notions about a current level of understanding. I am there to figure out where the difficulty in learning stems from and to find creative ways to help the student learn to problem solve in the context of his or her specific subject so that he or she...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...completed my thesis on investigating the effects of muscle use and disuse on innate immune signalling. In this role, I also gained various teaching experiences as a lab instructor, course lecturer, and grader for various biology and kinesiology courses where I worked with diverse students and faculty to create productive course environments. Overall, I hope to use my love for science and my own experiences as an undergraduate, graduate and now incoming medical student to...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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I am a recent graduate from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor's in cognitive neuroscience. I have been accepted to medical school and will be starting next fall. In other words, I've had my share of standardized testing. I hope to make life easier for students struggling to overcome these hurdles, and maybe spark some enjoyment of learning along the way!
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...future where I am more capable to help people in need of medical attention. Working in a Mohs surgery and dermatology practice has been the greatest confirmation that I want to train to become a practicing physician. I enjoy aspects of every activity that I am allowed to do as a Nursing Assistant, and this makes me excited to learn more ways to help people. Observing surgeries has taught me what a special thing it...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...May of 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences. After graduation, I worked as a Medical Assistant at an urgent care. Now, I am earning my Masters in the same subject at University of North Texas Health Science Center. I love science, so I tutor pretty much all subjects within it! I have experience tutoring students for about a month, and I absolutely love it. I love to see a connection form between...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...important skill for a teacher. I have a knack for listening to a student's response, hearing where the block in his or her understanding lies, and bringing the discussion to that place so we may reach our goal. My style of teaching constantly adapts to the needs of the individual student, using visual aids, mnemonics, and emotional support as needed. One of the best compliments I ever received was from a rival who sat in...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...hours frequently, I became well-versed in different learning styles of students and answering their questions. Additionally, weekly meetings were held with the professor and other teaching assistants to ensure student success by discussing their responses and preparing for administering the material for the following week. Through this experience, I have developed essential training skills for working with different learning preferences and accommodating student's needs resulting in positive feedback at the end of each semester with...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...high school level courses and help students prepare for the MCAT. My favorite subject to tutor is organic chemistry because I find it fun like a puzzle. As a tutor, I like to push students outside of their comfort zone and give them challenging practice problems to try, providing aid along the way but otherwise allowing the student to lead the session. I worked as a supplemental instructor (group tutor) in organic chemistry at SLU...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...I have a long list of resources that can provide alternative ways to learn, whether that's through well-written textbooks, videos, or interactive virtual tools. I am patient and encourage questions, and will work with a student step-by-step until they understand it well enough to answer it on their own. As a lifelong learner and biomedical engineering student, I also want to make learning fun! Given my major and the research work I've done, I am...
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Certified MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutor
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...in Biology and a minor in Music. Since Freshman year, I have been tutoring students in Calculus, Biology, and Chemistry. As I await entry into medical school, I will continue to avidly tutor these subjects. At the end of the day, I just have experience tutoring. I know how it works and how to get results. Most times the student's actual problems aren't addressed and the interaction between student and tutor is very passive and...
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The Physical Sciences section of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) involves questions covering general chemistry and general physics. With such a broad range of topics, it is important for you to have a comprehensive prep process that hits each and every concept. Furthermore, spending significant amounts of time with practice questions and exams can help develop your problem-solving and critical reasoning skills, which are crucial for success on this section of the exam. The available MCAT Physical Sciences instructors have all scored highly on this portion of the test, and they are motivated and passionate about helping you master the material relevant to this section. There's no reason to go it alone when preparing, as there are skilled professionals who can show you the way without any guesswork at all.
Varsity Tutors can connect you with the best MCAT Physical Sciences tutors, who are available to go over practice questions and exams, to work through notes or MCAT prep books, to discuss overall study strategies and testing techniques for this portion, and to spend extra time on particular subjects you may be struggling with. With MCAT Physical Sciences tutoring, you can also receive help understanding all the major relevant topics in general chemistry, including periodic trends, intermolecular forces, oxidation-reduction chemistry, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, nuclear chemistry, reaction kinetics and equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, and electrochemistry. Additionally, tutors are available to review and discuss general physics topics. Instructors have helped students gain confidence in linear motion and free-fall, forces, momentum, work, energy, harmonics, wave characteristics, electrostatics, magnetism, quantum principles, circuit elements, and optics. Aside from reviewing content, tutors are also dedicated to continuously developing your problem-solving skills and ensuring that you understand questions answered incorrectly on practice exams and question sets.
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Adequately preparing for the MCAT Physical Sciences section requires studying the course content and practicing with the test format. This section includes 52 questions, and you have 70 minutes to complete the entire set. Many questions are based on passages, and there are also several stand-alone questions that call on your existing knowledge, rather than a series of background details. Your final score is based on how many questions you get right; it is possible to skip questions or guess the answers, but sufficient practice and preparation should enable you to answer the problems confidently. Your MCAT Physical Sciences tutor will also discuss the formulas and equations you'll need to memorize, plus the material related to reaction chemistry, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and more. Although a periodic table of elements is provided during the exam, you should be familiar with the common elements and their basic properties.
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Recent MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Tutoring Session Notes
Reviewed concepts in physics and chemistry. Reviewed concepts of kinematics including vectors and equations for linear motion. Completed high yield problems in linear motion. Reviewed practice problems on bonding and chemical interactions
The student and I discussed physics problems including torque, equilibrium, force vectors, electricity, and magnetism. The student made some minor errors due to misreading, miscalculating, or not understanding the questions properly.
We briefly discussed the test as a whole, then switched focus to physics. We started with kinematics, covering scalars/vectors, motion, falling bodies, and projectiles.
Per the schedule that the student and I worked out she is working on physical sciences until next Thursday. We spent this session answering some questions that she had about torque and center of gravity. After covering those topics we spent the last hour of the session working through verbal passages.
Today we went through the physical sciences section of a practice MCAT that the student took last week. We went through how hydrogen bonding affects melting point and properties of waves. Her verbal reasoning and biological sciences scores were up on this test so I'm really excited!
The student and I reviewed acids and bases (general chemistry) as well as periodic motion (physics). We went over a number of concepts and formulas, and then practiced applying these topics to discreet questions and some passage-based questions. Although I'd initially planned to cover sound today too, it seemed like we'd already covered more than enough content for one afternoon. Since both of these topics are topics that the student didn't feel confident in, I assigned two topical tests and a number of exam questions for her to practice on throughout the next week.
