Award-Winning Microbiology Tutors serving New Brunswick, NJ

Hi I'm Kara! I graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa in May 2017 where I majored in biological chemistry. During college, I worked as a class mentor for 1st and 2nd-year biology classes. As a mentor, I helped during class time and lab, but I also held sessions twice weekly outside of class to review and teach the material. I really enjoy working with my peers on biology concepts.

...strived to learn as much as possible throughout my education and while doing so I learned how to help others along the way. I have been a tutor for multiple science courses for the past two years (neuroscience, pathology, anatomy, biochem, etc.) and have centered my teaching style based on the students. To me, tutoring is more than reading information or answering questions on a topic. It's about providing the most tools to give a...

...work as a Research Associate at the Broad Institute, a genomics research institution, where I develop CRISPR technology. I am attending medical school in August. In my free time I love running, cooking, reading, and doing crossword puzzles. My philosophy as a tutor is to inspire passion in my students. Cultivating a genuine interest in the subject is essential to lifelong learning. Science and math are all around us, and they are accessible subjects if...

...English as a second language in both the United States and Mexico to grade school, high school, and college age students as well as adults. I tutored math, study skills, and sociology in college. I love science, and I have a knack for making difficult topics easy to understand. Chemistry is my favorite subject, and I have taught college courses and mentored students in the laboratory. I am passionate about teaching and loved every teaching...

...City public schools. This experience enables much familiarity with the standards and curriculums that some students may need help with in all subject areas. After tutoring some students I realized that they performed better in numerous tasks since they gained confidence and skills from our sessions. I believe that working one-on-one could develop better understanding of a subject since the tutor and student will work to meet specific goals with strengths and weaknesses kept in...

...backgrounds and learning styles, including individuals with intellectual disabilities that has allowed me to learn the importance of patience, flexibility, and creativity. I have adapted lessons to fit the interests of the students thus allowing for easy understanding of large scale topics. My main goal is to help student not only build academic skills but self-belief and the ability to trust that they know the concept well to apply it. I have completed by undergraduate...

...a wide variety of biology courses, and I am a passionate communicator and listener with the keen ability to understand the student's needs. I am a thoughtful developer of content with the commitment to making the learning material engaging. I am patient with students and invested in their success. I have had a robust career in the consumer product industry where I have extensive experience serving as a lecturer to various audiences so that they...

...teaching when I was a Teaching Assistant during college. I love working one-on-one with students in efforts to help them gain a better understanding of the subjects they would like to master. I believe each and every student has unique learning requirements and I strive to meet these needs by modifying my teaching method in order to best benefit my student. I am very patient and I always like to ensure that my student is...

...on human life, and their important role in the foundation of medicine. Apart from working throughout my college career, I was involved in the pre-medical honor society as an executive board member, and was extremely involved in THON, the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. It is a no-sitting, no-sleeping 46-hour dance marathon in which Penn State students raise money for pediatric cancer. I recently moved to New York City, where I interact with and...

...key to education is adapting to each student's learning style. I was recently awarded my MD, and have a dual masters in education and chemistry. My extensive science background combined with my experience and training as an educator has given me a unique set of tools that help me maximize the benefit from tutoring sessions while making the time enjoyable for the student. As a life-long learner and science geek myself, my goal is to...

...Jersey for three years and really enjoyed working with students. Additionally, I've had success on the SAT and the GMAT exams, and look forward to sharing my tips and tricks with students or business school applicants who are gearing up for these exams. Finally, having worked with a wide range of students, including many with IEPs or Section 504 accomodations, I have lots of strategies and ideas to help students who learn differently master content...

...understand instances that occur in every day life. I have tutored individuals from a wide range of ages and in several different environments. I have worked with people on an individual bases, have spent time as a classroom teacher, and was also a teaching assistant in college in several subjects. I believe that each person has a different style of learning, and I will individualize tutoring sessions based on this. In my personal life, I...

...which engages them and makes them more likely to learn and remember the material. I also think learning and laughing work well together, so I make my tutoring sessions educational and fun. I graduated from Williams College in 2012, where I majored in biology and completed pre-medical studies. I also spent a semester in Spain, taking all classes in Spanish at a Spanish university. After graduation, I went to Africa for six months. I spent...

...social sciences. I also tutor in Mandarin Chinese. As a native speaker in Chinese, I love to teach Chinese because the language relates to my background and specialty. I can also tutor areas in social sciences, including statistics, biostatistics, psychology, etc. I am looking forward to meeting new students. My teaching philosophy is to let students get the most out of the sessions and I am very flexible to cater to students' needs.... My teaching philosophy...

...(Disclaimer: I still indulge in McDonalds). I am now working as a clinical research assistant and am studying the effect of a weight drug on the cardiovascular and metabolic factors. In my spare time I like to snowboard at Okemo Mountain in Vermont, seek out awesome Thai food in NYC, run on the Hudson River Park and travel. I look forward to working with you to achieve your goals and help you become a master...

...Society. Since graduation, I have continued my education at Kean University. I plan to complete an informal postbach and apply directly to medical school. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Biology and Physics. I would best describe my tutoring style as very strategic and presenting the content as easy as possible to understand. In my spare time, I enjoy jogging, boxing and developing mobile games.

...B.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, cum laude, from Boston University. My educational experience includes freelance tutoring in the United States and in Italy, NSF-funded training programs to learn curriculum development and student assessment techniques, and eight semesters of teaching Principles of Immunology and Molecular and Cellular Biology at Boston College. I specialize in teaching math and science, with a focus on helping the student achieve a conceptual understanding of the material that can be...

I am a highly motivated and dedicated scientist with strong background in molecular biology, protein biochemistry, behavior and signaling studies. I have intense research experience in different cell-tissue cultures, biochemical techniques, electron microscopy, cognitive behavioral assays and molecular genetics. I also have excellent communication, organizational, competitive intelligence, and analysis skills. I have over seven years of teaching life sciences, biology, and genetics courses at the University level.

...a career as a biologist or chemist and perhaps become a researcher. When I began my undergraduate career at the University of Scranton, I was blessed with many opportunities to learn biology so I decided to major in it. I also found the humanity courses such as philosophy and psychology interesting. I decided to minor in philosophy and decided to take pre-med courses. I plan on to pursue a career in medicine focusing on sports...

...I have been teaching and tutoring since 2012, helping students in a number of different areas, including the MCAT sciences and even swim lessons! I am currently employed as a private MCAT tutor and content creator. As a tutor, I especially enjoy adapting my teaching to the different methods of learning and thought that each unique student has. Most of my free time is spent playing basketball, reading, and also dancing. Lastly, I will be...