About Me

I have been tutoring professionally full time since January 2015. I love helping my students become confident in their studies. So often my students see math as an immovable obstacle in their lives and I work hard to show them it is actually just a set of skills not yet learned. I break down concepts into smaller steps that are less intimidating. I also re-teach concepts that are usually forgotten from lower levels of math that are necessary to understand current concepts. I prefer to teach students concepts in an intuitive way versus a memorization way. In the long run, understanding mathematical concepts on an intuitive level will be remembered longer and will help with higher level math down the road. I push my students to the level of accomplishment I believe they are currently capable of achieving. I feel one of my greatest resources as a math tutor is true empathy. I was not fond of math in high school, either. It was only in college that I really hit the books when it came to math and eventually learned to enjoy math because I needed it for my other classes as a biochemistry major, biology minor. I have an excellent academic record with a 3.9 GPA. I am a member of the Honors College at ODU, have won multiple academic awards, and have maintained Dean's List for my entire college career. I have also been accepted early admission into VCU's Pharmacy School to pursue a PhamD degree. I hope to eventually own and operate an independent community pharmacy. In my fee time, I practice yoga, read fun books, and watch movies.

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