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Studying Business Economics at UCLA means Maria lives in the overlap between economic theory and real-world market behavior every day. She tackles everything from supply-and-demand fundamentals to more abstract concepts like elasticity and market equilibrium, connecting graphs to the intuition behind them.

Political Economy at USC meant tackling economics not as abstract models but as tools for understanding real policy debates — trade-offs in fiscal policy, market failures, incentive structures. Avalon breaks down concepts like supply-and-demand elasticity and comparative advantage by tying them to current events students already follow. Rated 4.9 by students.

Intensely curious, I am interested in STEM subjects and the liberal arts. I tutor to help you reach your educational goals and because it's immensely gratifying to see my students succeed.

Joshua earned his bachelor's in Economics and International Studies, which means he learned economic concepts — trade theory, exchange rates, development policy — through the lens of how they actually shape relationships between countries. That global perspective is especially useful for students who need to connect microeconomic and macroeconomic models to the messy reality of international markets and policy decisions.

Studying economics at the University of Chicago — where the discipline's most influential modern ideas were developed — means Benjamin is immersed in microeconomic reasoning and market theory at a school that takes the subject unusually seriously. His 35 ACT and strong math background let him move comfortably between the graphical intuition of supply-and-demand analysis and the algebraic problem-solving that trips up students when courses start introducing equations. Rated 4.8 by his students.

I am graduated from Penn State University in Industrial Engineering in 2017. I've tutored ever since I was in high school, and I love helping people! I like to help my students understand math (and other topics) instead of just doing it blindly. My goal is to help my students improve their math (and other topics) and build skills that will help them find learning easier in the future! Fun fact, I used to work for Disney and I like to salsa dance!

Jake's marketing degree means he studied the demand side of economics firsthand — consumer behavior, pricing strategy, and how firms respond to market signals are concepts he's applied, not just memorized. His strong quantitative background (he tutors AP Statistics and both AP Calculus courses) lets him handle the graphing and algebraic reasoning that economics problems demand when students move past definitions into actual analysis. Rated 4.9 by his students.

Supply and demand curves are easy enough to draw — the hard part is understanding elasticity, equilibrium shifts, and what happens when you layer in government intervention. Conor's dual background in mathematics and finance from the University of Pittsburgh means he can walk through both the graphical intuition and the underlying algebra that drives economic models.

Jack earned his economics degree at Northwestern, where he studied everything from game theory to monetary policy in both micro and macro contexts. He connects abstract models — supply and demand curves, GDP calculations, elasticity — to real-world scenarios that make the reasoning behind each graph intuitive rather than mechanical.

Environmental Science and Public Policy intersects constantly with economics — cost-benefit analysis, externalities, market failures, trade policy. Ethan brings that applied perspective to economics tutoring, connecting abstract models like supply-and-demand curves or GDP accounting to tangible policy questions students can reason through. His strong quantitative background (36 ACT, AP Statistics and Calculus) means the math side of econ never becomes a bottleneck.

I am highly proficient in other areas in economics, high school mathematics, calculus I and European history.

Dylan's undergraduate degree in Policy Analysis and Management required working through the economic frameworks that underpin real policy decisions — microeconomic reasoning about incentives, cost-benefit trade-offs, and how markets respond to regulation. His additional coursework in econometrics and AP Microeconomics means he can move fluidly between the intuitive side of economics and the quantitative tools students need to actually model outcomes.

Noah's political science background at Penn gave him serious exposure to economic policy — trade theory, fiscal policy debates, and how markets interact with government institutions. He teaches economics as a way of thinking about tradeoffs and incentives, connecting supply-and-demand models to real policy questions students actually care about.

I am a graduate of Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry with Distinction in 2015. Since graduation, I was a physics/chemistry teacher and soccer coach at a private school in Virginia for a year, where I led the soccer team to an undefeated season. Before teaching and coaching professionally, I was a Teaching Assistant for the Cornell Math and Physics Departments, where I taught many subjects including calculus, mechanics, electromagnetism. Throughout my time at Cornell and as a teacher, I tutored subjects ranging from the SAT to AP Physics and Algebra II, which is where my true talents lie: in small group or one-on-one settings where I can give students the full attention they deserve and tailor my approach specifically to their learning styles. This is why I am now pursuing tutoring as a part-time occupation at Varsity Tutors. I embrace teaching all math and science subjects, especially physics and calculus, at both the college and high school level and will go above and beyond to make sure all of my students succeed, according to their definition of success. In my spare time, I enjoy playing league soccer, basketball, tennis and guitar, and also like to travel and see as much of the world as I can.

I am currently working in a Bronx Public School as a teaching apprentice in Algebra. I have four years of experience tutoring one on one with students of all ages.