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Rishi

Current Undergrad, Mathematics & Music
Yale University

About Me

I have always had a passion for teaching, and to me there's nothing better than the smile on a student's face when he or she finally masters a difficult concept. My specialty subject is mathematics. In high school, I finished AP Calculus BC by the end of my junior year, and during my senior year I went on to take college-level math in a dual-enrollment program with Carnegie Mellon University. I just finished my freshman year at Yale, during which I took an accelerated course on Vector Calculus and Linear Algebra. In addition to mathematics, I am also studying music at Yale, where I have taken rigorous courses in music theory, musicianship, and piano performance. I would be able to tutor in those subjects as well. I currently have a 4.0 GPA at Yale. As a high school student, I regularly tutored elementary school students, and I was at the helm of a Homework Helper organization that sent about 260 high school students to provide free tutoring services at local elementary and middle schools. Students find me helpful as a tutor not only because I have abundant expertise in the areas I teach, but also because I am patient and friendly. I am able to put students at ease so that they gain the confidence necessary to tackle difficult subjects.

Education & Certifications

Yale University
Current Undergrad, Mathematics & Music

Test Scores

Perfect Score
SAT
Composite
1590
Math
790
Verbal
800
Writing
780

Q&A with Rishi

Research has shown time and time again that when students explain a concept to another person, they understand it better themselves. My teaching philosophy, therefore, is based on the idea that learning should be a conversation, not a lecture. I give students the guidance and background knowledge to attempt a problem, but then I expect them to explain their thought process to me as they're attempting the problem. Of course, I'm always there to redirect the student if he or she is veering astray of the goal, but I don't "spoonfeed" students. Rather, I help the students garner a deep understanding of the material so that when they attempt tests or exams on their own, they feel amazingly confident and perform spectacularly well.

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