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Cora

Bachelors, Philosophy of Human Rights
University of Iowa

About Me

I've been tutoring my entire life, starting as a ten-year-old teaching her little sister cursive so she could place out of second grade. (She did.) I was lucky to come from a highly academic family that emphasized education. I loved learning so much, I wanted to always be surrounded by people who were learning, too. Tutoring is my way of scratching that itch now that I'm not in school. I want to understand the way YOU learn and help you do it. I attended the University of Iowa on a full, merit-based scholarship, and graduated in 2014 with a degree in the Philosophy of Human Rights. During my time at the University, I received A+'s on essays and tests in political science, philosophy, literature, and humanities. I studied abroad in China for eight months, learning Mandarin and teaching English to high school and college students. When I returned, I took an AmeriCorps position as a tutor in basic math and reading skills for underprivileged youth, and later another tutoring position that allowed me to create my own curriculum for university students in Seoul. After graduating, I scored within the 98% percentile on the LSAT, and am happily headed to law school in Fall 2018, but right now I'm busy working as a legislative assistant at a non-profit law center and tutoring the LSAT.In my spare time, I work on my house, cook and bake too much food, go to festivals outside even when it's raining, and (of course) read everything I can.

Education & Certifications

University of Iowa
Bachelors, Philosophy of Human Rights

Test Scores

Perfect Score
SAT
Composite
1510
Math
760
Verbal
740
ACT
Composite
33
English
35
Reading
36
Science
31
Graduate Admissions
LSAT
171

Q&A with Cora

Sometimes students need help remembering the underlying reasons why they are studying, to connect their day-to-day work to those goals. I try to help students hold their goals in mind and make those connections between "work" and "why." Other times, the big picture just isn't enough. I strive to ensure that learning feels the way it needs to feel to students, whether that be fun, challenging, comforting, relevant, or all of the above. If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do? I'm committed to working together with students to understand why they have difficulty in the areas that are most challenging for them. I never believe that it's because a student is not smart enough. How you think, your learning type, your previous experiences, your cultural background, your habitual approaches - there are always reasons, but there are always ways around them.

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