
Sarah: Long Island SHSAT tutor
Certified SHSAT Tutor in Long Island, NY
...work at Time In Children's Arts Initiative, a program that teaches opera appreciation and fine art to Pre-K through Fourth Grade public school children from Harlem and the Bronx. I enjoy working with students to confront the challenges of a subject and then watching as the challenges begin to slip away and what was previously frustrating and incomprehensible to the students becomes a subject that they now enjoy learning about and studying. I believe I...
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Harvard University - Bachelors, Classics
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London - Masters, Advanced Theatre Practice

Kevin: Long Island SHSAT tutor
Certified SHSAT Tutor in Long Island, NY
...scored well enough on to attend NYC's prestigious Stuyvesant High School. Four years later, I took the SAT, after a summer of rigorous self preparation, and scored in the 99th percentile in both the Verbal and Math sections. In my academic and professional career, I've found that success is when the right mindset meets hard work and preparation.The beauty of this philosophy is that it does not discriminate against any student; everyone has a best that...
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Cornell University - Bachelors, Operations Research

Moriah: Long Island SHSAT tutor
Certified SHSAT Tutor in Long Island, NY
...Arts in Music. Currently, I am working as an Assistant Director at a preparatory school managing and teaching students simultaneously. In the recent years at the school, I have been focusing more on the Reading portions of standardized tests but have at times assisted students in the math and science portions as well usually one-on-one. I strongly believe that every students has their own style of learning and must learn at their own pace. Although,...
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Cornell University - Bachelor in Arts, Music

Diptesh: Long Island SHSAT tutor
Certified SHSAT Tutor in Long Island, NY
...Health with a concentration in Chemistry. I have been passionate about education since high school and have been teaching, tutoring, and mentoring students from grades 6-12 and college in a variety of subjects since! I specialize in mathematics and science tutoring as well as standardized exam preparation. In the past, I have helped students achieve significant improvements and success on the SAT, SHSAT, Regents and other exams! I truly believe education is a mutual learning...
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New York University - Bachelor of Science, Global Public Health & Chemistry

Thomas: Long Island SHSAT tutor
Certified SHSAT Tutor in Long Island, NY
...designed courses to different sets of middle school students in Beijing, China. In the span of five weeks, I enjoyed a whirlwind introduction to the language (with daily class) and life in both heavily developed and poorer, migrant worker regions of the city. The educational norms and approaches are in many ways in sharp contrast to American tactics of education. But parents and students in both countries share similar anxieties about getting a high-value education....
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Duke University - Bachelors, Mathematics

Emmelina: Long Island SHSAT tutor
Certified SHSAT Tutor in Long Island, NY
...feel like a tutoring session is a relaxing but productive space where they shouldn't be afraid to ask questions and tell me what keeps tripping them up. As someone who has taken many of these tests and succeeded, I know the small things to practice and hone as well as the appropriate work schedule to help students not only understand the material or tests, but be able to noticeably improve their scores and cognitive skills....
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Columbia University in the City of New York - Bachelor in Arts, Environmental Science

Daniel: Long Island SHSAT tutor
Certified SHSAT Tutor in Long Island, NY
...track studying towards a major in Psychology. I love Biology, chemistry, and Psychology and am currently teaching my own chemistry course at Stony Brook University under the guidance of Dr. Troy Wolfskill, the head of the chemistry department at the university. So far I love my teaching position as it not only brings me happiness in helping others succeed, but it helps me build a stronger understanding on how to be a better instructor. When...
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Stony Brook University - Bachelor of Science, Clinical Psychology

Emma: Long Island SHSAT tutor
Certified SHSAT Tutor in Long Island, NY
I began tutoring six years ago, and have been working with a variety of age groups and subjects ever since. I have tutored in elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and colleges. In college, I majored in Philosophy and minored in Physics and English. I'm excited to work with students and help them learn in their own individual ways!
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Kenyon College - Bachelors, Philosophy

Joanna: Long Island SHSAT tutor
Certified SHSAT Tutor in Long Island, NY
...it. I tutored students from 8 years old to 18 years old, not to mention the 8 younger cousins and siblings I have. I love seeing understanding light up in a student's eyes when they understand a new concept or finally get something they've been struggling with. When they finally get something, a new path opens to them and a new possibility appears. In my tutoring, the basics are emphasized. The basics are the foundation...
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Columbia University in the City of New York - Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering

Adnan: Long Island SHSAT tutor
Certified SHSAT Tutor in Long Island, NY
...the 100th percentile on the SAT, the MCAT (old and new), and pretty much any exam you could think of. I was also a National AP Scholar. I majored in Physics and Biochemistry at NYU, and published several papers as well as patents through my research. I tutor well over 135 subjects, but my favorite subject to tutor is the MCAT and Physics. I've never taken a break from tutoring, which has honed my intuition...
Education & Certification
New York University - Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
New York University - Bachelor of Science, Physics
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