Mary Clare

Certified Tutor

I currently am a Ph.D. student in Classics at the University of Virginia, having graduating summa cum laude from Christendom College with a BA in Classics. In college, I served for several semesters in the campus Writing Center and as a tutor in Latin, Greek, and Elementary Number Theory.
In whatever subject I tutor, my goal is to help my students overcome their struggles, better achieve their academic potential, and improve their independent learning. I try to foster independent learning when I tutor by often asking students (especially older ones) questions in the problem-solving process so that they can engage their thought processes in moving toward the answer. Seeing a student's face light up once they understand the problem is one of my favorite things about tutoring, and my hope is to enable my students to come to their own "aha!" moment. Outside of school, I enjoy, among other things, reading, creative writing, piano, and swing and ballroom dance. I look forward to helping students to unlock their potential with Varsity Tutors!