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Emily
Science can change the world and I want to be apart of that change. I am currently a 4th year chemistry PhD candidate at the University of Southern California studying scaling methods for the sustainable synthesis of renewable energy catalysts.
University of California-Santa Cruz
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
University of Southern California
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry
Certified Tutor
Amanda
I have a background in mathematics education that includes teaching at the junior high, high school and collegiate level. I received my credential and Master's Degree in an intensive program at the University of California at Santa Cruz; an institution well known for its excellent education departme...
University of California-Santa Cruz
Master of Arts, Mathematics Education State Certified Teacher
SUNY at Binghamton
Bachelor in Arts, Environmental Science
Certified Tutor
Jacob
We are on this earth to learn, and to use what we learn to serve others. If you're not doing these two things, you're not living the full, rich life you deserve.I got my undergraduate degree from U.C. Santa Cruz. A few years later I was in Rome, Italy with a Cambridge RSA certificate, teaching Engli...
University of California-Santa Cruz
Bachelors, Environmental Studies
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Amanda
I am an outgoing creative type that likes to come up with interesting ways to learn! Whether it be to make up a song, go outside, or do creative brain storms to understand the material, I like to cater learning to the individual.I was an honors student in high school, and really enjoyed it. While ge...
University of California-Santa Cruz
Bachelor in Arts, Biology, General
Certified Tutor
5+ years
Brian
Hello,I'm a recent graduate of the California Institute of Technology in Economics and Computer Science. I was also accepted at Harvard, Princeton, MIT, and Stanford. I have a broad range of interests spanning science, math, engineering, social science, the humanities, the arts, and athletics (I als...
University of California-Santa Cruz
PHD, Technology & Information Mgmt (Indef. deferred)
California Institute of Technology
Bachelors, Economics, CS
Certified Tutor
5+ years
Mary
I'm a retired attorney with a lot of teaching experience. I've always loved reading, writing, and languages.Regarding standardized tests: I received the highest score on the A.P English exam, a perfect score on the SAT literature exam, and a perfect score on the logic portion of the LSAT.I traveled ...
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Kent College of Law
Masters, Law
University of California-Santa Cruz
Bachelors, Spanish Literature
Certified Tutor
5+ years
Emily
I taught English and creative writing for several years during my graduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including first-year English writing courses. I am passionate about helping students of all ages improve their writing skills. I love leading students through the writing process t...
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
University of California-Santa Cruz
Bachelor in Arts, Romance Languages
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Daisy
Hello! I am an incoming dental student at Boston University. I received my bachelor of science in Human Biology from UC Santa Cruz and my masters of science in oral health sciences from Boston University. During undergrad, I tutored college students in molecular biology and after graduating I became...
Boston University
Master of Science, Predentistry
University of California-Santa Cruz
Bachelor of Science, Human Biology
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Laurel
I have a B.S. in Physics from MIT, and a M.Sci. in Astrophysics from UC Santa Cruz, where I conducted research on black holes and exoplanets. I've been doing (and teaching) high level math and physics full time during my stint in grad school, and look forward to passing on my expertise to you.I have...
University of California-Santa Cruz
Master of Science, Astronomy & Astrophysics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science, Physics
Certified Tutor
2+ years
Nathan
I graduated from the University of California with a PhD in Linguistics, specifically Psycholinguistics. So I am either a cognitive psychologist who loves language, or a linguist who loves cognitive psychology. (My dissertation was on the role of memory in language processing.) My most important wor...
University of California-Santa Cruz
Doctorate (PhD)
University of California-Santa Cruz
Master's/Graduate
Antioch University-Midwest
Bachelor
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