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I am an interdisciplinary educator with an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. My background is primarily in integrated arts learning and museum education and I specialize in visual arts, history and art history, and object-based learning. In all subjects, I take a creative, inquiry-based and learner-centered approach, designing opportunities for each unique individual to meet their learning goals.
I'm not tutoring or buried in my textbooks, you will either find me rock climbing at the Triangle Rock Club, playing Ultimate Frisbee, working on my car, or enjoying the great outdoors (beaches, mountains, forests--you name it, I love it). On rainy weekends I enjoy tinkering with computers and old electronics, playing Pokemon, or picking at my guitar.
I am a recent graduate from a masters program in biostatistics at Columbia University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences, with a focus in neurobiology at Northwestern University. In August, I will be starting a doctoral program in biostatistics at NYU. I was a teaching assistant at Columbia University in my department and also have tutored graduate students and undergraduates privately as well. My primary areas of tutoring are math and statistics coursework in addition to math sections on standardized tests such as the GRE and GMAT. I am very passionate about helping students feel more confident and excited about math. In my spare time, I enjoy running, playing piano, and spending time with friends and family.
I am a graduate of Wesleyan University, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with High Honors. With eight years of experience working in education, I've tutored students in math, science, history, and English, as well as helped students prepare for standardized tests. I've guided adults towards passing the US Citizenship Exam and taught English in India, where I lived for six months. Whenever I work with a student I personalize the lessons to fit their particular learning style, since I know every student is unique and having the right fit can make all the difference in making learning fun and effective. My strengths are tutoring the social sciences and humanities, as well as making math and standardized tests approachable to students that normally don't like those subjects. In my spare time I like traveling, spending time in the outdoors (climbing & backpacking), meditation, and playing soccer. Next fall I will be beginning my PhD in Education at Harvard University.
I am a junior Mechanical Engineering major at Yale, and I hope to become a Naval Aviator after college. I am also a varsity sailor, and enjoy playing music with friends when I can get some free time. I have been tutoring my fellow students throughout my entire academic career, and I would best describe my tutoring style as one that adapts to each students' needs. For example, I have always tried to frame questions in a different way so that the student can better understand the question. Some students need visual representations of numbers and systems to understand them, and others benefit more by understanding the concepts behind each formula. I prefer to tutor in math and physics, and especially with real world application problems. I hope to help students improve their standardized test scores and their understanding of the math and sciences so that they can achieve their academic goals!
I'm Solange - a recent graduate from Harvard where I studied Sociology & Women's Studies. I've been tutoring for eight years now, and have worked with a wide range of ages and in a wide range of subjects. Some of my specialties are college prep/test taking II worked in the admissions office on campus); social sciences; and literature/writing.
I am a rising sophomore at Harvard College and am about to declare as a Mechanical Engineering concentrator, working towards a Bachelor of Science degree. I've always enjoyed sharing my knowledge with my peers and those around me and have done so in both formal and informal settings. I've been a tutor for both Math and Spanish programs in high school and enjoyed the strides I made with students. I am willing to tutor any subject I have a background in, but am strong in mathematics, the sciences, Spanish, history, writing, and ACT prep. I enjoy teaching mathematics most due to the joy I can see in children once they master a topic and can answer even pointed questions meant to stump them, and maybe even put their knowledge to real world use. As a tutor, I like to give a strong foundation to orient my student, and then gradually grant them more freedom and independence until they can feel themselves grasp the concept, pointing out pitfalls or common errors along the way; teachers who used these methods on me always left the most lasting impressions. Outside of my studies, I really enjoy listening to music, both old favorites and new interests, reading classics, and gaming/playing basketball with my friends.
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I am a graduate of Washington University in St Louis, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in History with minors in Humanities and Anthropology. Since graduation, I have worked as a tutor, teacher, and director of tutors at a charter public middle school in Boston. During this time I also received my Masters in Mild to Moderate Disabilities from Simmons College. I have worked extensively with students with a range of abilities, including students with specific learning disabilities, emotional impairments, dyslexia, and ADHD. My teaching experience has given me a deep understanding of the knowledge and habits essential to academic success and has given me the opportunity to hone a variety of strategies that ensure students at each level can achieve their academic goals. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, my favorite ones are Reading, Elementary/Middle School Math, History, and Test Prep. In my experience, tutoring is the most rewarding when a student has that "aha!" moment and achieves a new level of understanding and confidence in his/her abilities. I am a firm believer in the transformative power of education, and I see my role to be that of a facilitator and coach who is there to help the student reach his/her goals through individualized support and rigorous practice. In my free time, I enjoy reading, running, practicing my Spanish, and discovering new music. I am also an avid traveler and just got back from a 3 month trip to South America. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you!
I am an aspiring applied mathematician, with particular interest in image processing and climate science. I graduated in May 2017 from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor's in physics and mathematics, and am beginning a PhD program in September 2017 at the University of Chicago in Computational and Applied Mathematics. I've tutored introductory physics students for three years and enjoyed it thoroughly, as a chance to help other students while revisiting fundamental concepts to enhance my own knowledge. I'm eager to continue reaching out and helping students of math and physics to succeed and, furthermore, to appreciate the beauty and power of these subjects.
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Students often find it challenging to distinguish between different memory systems—working memory, long-term memory, and procedural memory—and understand how information flows through each stage. Attention and perception concepts like selective attention, change blindness, and perceptual organization can feel abstract without hands-on examples. Additionally, many students struggle to apply cognitive theories like schema theory or cognitive load theory to real-world scenarios, and they frequently confuse correlation with causation when interpreting research findings on topics like learning styles or the spacing effect. A tutor can break down these mechanisms with concrete examples and help you see how they apply beyond the textbook.
Cognitive psychology relies heavily on controlled experiments with specific variables—understanding independent variables (like stimulus presentation speed), dependent variables (like reaction time or accuracy), and confounding variables is essential for both reading studies and designing your own. A tutor can walk you through landmark experiments like Atkinson and Shiffrin's memory studies or Stroop's attention research, showing you exactly how researchers isolated specific cognitive processes and what makes their designs rigorous. They can also help you evaluate research critically by identifying potential biases, understanding statistical significance, and recognizing when conclusions go beyond what the data actually supports—skills crucial for AP Psychology and college-level coursework.
The difference between knowing that Baddeley proposed working memory has a phonological loop and actually using that concept to explain why you struggle to remember a phone number while speaking is critical. A tutor can teach you to ask 'Why does this theory matter?' and 'What real behavior does it explain?'—then practice constructing evidence-based arguments where you apply theories like cognitive load theory to learning strategies, or use schema theory to explain why expertise changes how we perceive problems. Through practice with research papers and essay prompts, you'll learn to cite specific studies as evidence, distinguish between competing theories, and build arguments that show deep understanding rather than surface-level recall.
Reading a cognitive psychology study requires understanding the methods section (how participants were tested, what stimuli were used, how variables were measured), interpreting results tables and graphs (effect sizes, statistical significance), and critically evaluating whether the authors' conclusions actually follow from their data. Many students miss important details like sample size, participant demographics, or limitations that affect how broadly findings apply—for example, whether a memory study used college students versus older adults changes what we can conclude. A tutor can teach you to read studies strategically: identify the research question, follow the logic of the experimental design, spot potential confounds, and recognize when findings are preliminary versus well-established—essential skills for research papers and understanding the evidence behind cognitive theories.
A classic mistake is assuming that because brain imaging shows activity in the prefrontal cortex during a memory task, the prefrontal cortex 'causes' memory—when really we're just observing correlation. The key distinction: experiments with random assignment and manipulated variables can support causal claims, while observational studies and correlational data cannot, even if the relationship is strong. A tutor can help you practice asking 'How do we know this is causal?' for every claim—examining whether researchers actually controlled variables, whether alternative explanations exist (like third variables), and whether the study design (experimental vs. correlational) justifies the conclusion. This critical thinking directly strengthens your performance on AP Psychology exams and research paper arguments.
A strong paper goes beyond summarizing theories to building an evidence-based argument: you might argue that spaced repetition is more effective than massed practice for long-term retention, then support that claim with specific studies showing the spacing effect, explain the cognitive mechanisms behind why it works (like retrieval practice strengthening memory traces), and address counterarguments or boundary conditions. A tutor can help you structure arguments that integrate multiple sources, distinguish between well-supported findings and speculative claims, and write with appropriate caution—saying 'research suggests' rather than 'proves,' and acknowledging limitations in existing studies. They can also help you avoid common pitfalls like cherry-picking studies that support your view or overgeneralizing findings from narrow samples.
Bias in cognitive research can come from many sources: experimenter expectations influencing how they treat participants, participant selection bias (relying on college student samples limits generalizability), measurement bias (some tasks are harder or more familiar to certain groups), and publication bias (studies with significant results are more likely to be published). A tutor can teach you to ask critical questions: Were participants randomly assigned? Could demand characteristics (participants guessing the hypothesis) influence results? Is the sample representative? Did the researchers preregister their hypotheses or conduct exploratory analyses? Understanding these methodological issues helps you evaluate research maturity—for instance, recognizing that early learning styles research had significant methodological problems, while more recent studies show learning styles don't actually predict better outcomes.
The AP Psychology cognitive unit tests both conceptual understanding and application: you need to know key theories like Atkinson-Shiffrin's memory model, Baddeley's working memory, and retrieval-induced forgetting, but you also need to apply them to scenarios and explain research findings. A tutor can help you master the distinction between encoding, storage, and retrieval; understand why context-dependent memory affects eyewitness testimony; and explain how cognitive biases like confirmation bias influence decision-making. They can also prepare you for free-response questions that ask you to design an experiment or interpret data, ensuring you use precise terminology, reference specific theories, and connect concepts—skills that separate high-scoring responses from average ones on the exam.
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