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Diptesh: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...significant improvements and success on the SAT, SHSAT, Regents and other exams! I truly believe education is a mutual learning and teaching opportunity and enjoy helping my students achieve a thorough understanding (those "Aha!" moments) and appreciation of whatever they choose to study! In the future, I seek to pursue clinical and pedagogical medicine and...
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New York University - Bachelor of Science, Global Public Health & Chemistry
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1520
SAT Math: 720
SAT Verbal: 700
John: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...the right solution rather than a solution manual to consult or a teacher to recapitulate a lecture. Of course, if what the student needs is a further explanation of lectured material, I am also happy to provide that, but I find it is best covered within the context of particular problems: we learn best by...
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Swarthmore - Bachelor in Arts, Mathematics
CUNY Graduate School and University Center - PHD, Mathematics
Daniel: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...up my Post-Bacc Pre Med Program this past Spring and am looking to offer help in science courses from middle school to college level. I graduated from Boston College in 2009 and have worked at the neuroscience and psychiatry labs at Yale and Cornell. I enjoy working with people and wish to one day specialize...
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Boston College - Bachelor in Arts, Psychology
Aman: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...their goals (academic and mental). I will work with them hour by hour to the best of my ability to deliver what is necessary to achieve their goals. Education matters and your knowledge is tested through your scores, so they matter. The only way to win is through effective collaboration, mental determination, and hard work....
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Current Undergrad, Biology, General
ACT Composite: 32
ACT English: 33
ACT Math: 34
Nicolas: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...gratifying than working through a difficult concept with a student and know they truly understand it and can put it into practice. In my free time I enjoy reading. Some of my favorite authors are George R. R. Martin (the author A Game of Thrones) and Junot Diaz. I also enjoy spending time with friends,...
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Duke University - Bachelor in Arts, Philosophy
ACT Composite: 35
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1530
SAT Math: 730
Brandon: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...understandable parallels to the content being studied. For example, I would compare a historical event to an ongoing, contemporary controversy. Or I would encourage students to think of historical figures as actual characters with goals and motivations instead of just a name on a page. Likewise, when tutoring vocabulary, I would encourage students to make...
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Princeton University - Bachelors, Politics
Dylan: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...contextual information. Again, if a student can learn the greater importance of an event or of an author's main argument and styles, they learn more than basic information to repeat in a test: they begin to master the information and use it to approach new material with greater preparedness. I always want the learner's outcome...
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Fordham College at Lincoln Center - Bachelor in Arts, Theatre Performance in Romance Languages
ACT English: 34
ACT Reading: 32
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1430
Richard: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...teaching a weekly course called "Fundamentals of Leadership" to a class of middle school students. Overall, I have found my experiences tutoring math to be the most rewarding. In all of these experiences, I have found it is helpful for students to work with someone relatively close to their own age. As someone who enjoys problem-solving...
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Harvard University - Bachelor in Arts, Government
ACT Composite: 36
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 36
Elizabeth: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...build a better understanding of the priorities, goals, and daily challenges of the rural poor in Rwanda. I taught high school English but, working in a village school, I had few resources. I developed my own curriculum based on the skills I saw my students needed most and created teaching material that made lessons dynamic...
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Middlebury College - Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1530
SAT Math: 710
SAT Verbal: 740
Andrew: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...interest in teaching subjects in math and science, including Biology, Psychology, Chemistry, and Physics. I also love helping students with essays and helping students structure their writing to convey their ideas in the best way possible. As an undergraduate college student, I am also happy to help high school students develop their personal statements and...
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Cornell University - Current Undergrad, Biological Sciences
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1600
SAT Math: 800
SAT Verbal: 800
Lauren: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
I believe that all students should be given the opportunities they deserve to advance in their education ... All students have the potential to learn; they need only find the right method.... Discuss their interests, what motivates them, and their goals. What do they want to get out of tutoring?... Guide them through questions without telling them the answer, gradually removing supports with each practice until they are able to complete the task on their own.
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Saint Joseph's College-New York - Bachelors, History
Theresa: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...school next year at Columbia University for fiction. My entire academic career has focused on meaning that could be derived from literature, and articulating those ideas through written or verbal communication. When I began teaching, I emphasized to my students the importance of these skills, and assured them that the ability to read, write, speak,...
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Rutgers University, New Brunswick - Bachelors, Double Major in English and Psychology
Columbia University in the City of New York - Masters, Masters of Fine Arts in Fiction
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1450
SAT Verbal: 740
SAT Writing: 710
Naftali: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...Writing. In my experience, there is no best approach for how to tutor students. Every student is different and should be taught in a way that helps them better understand both the subject matter in front of them and themselves as a student. I believe that the healthy combination of creativity and patience can lead...
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New York University - Current Undergrad, Dramatic Writing
ACT Math: 34
ACT Reading: 33
SAT Math: 740
Vanna: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...at NYU, and part of the Stern/Tisch dual degree program, getting a BS in Business and a BFA in Film and Television. I've been tutoring since my sophomore year, including over Zoom for the past year. My main focus is test prep, where I focus on "gamification." I know it sounds crazy, but test prep...
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New York University - Bachelor of Science, Business, General
ACT Composite: 35
ACT English: 36
ACT Math: 34
Marguerite: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...also volunteered for the Girls Science Investigations at Yale, leading 30 middle school girls through fun and interesting experiments with magnetism and static electricity. Both my degree at Yale and my research at MIT and other institutions were hard-won. Thats because although I loved the subject matter in truth I did not have all the...
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Yale University - Bachelor of Science, Physics
ACT Composite: 34
ACT English: 32
ACT Math: 34
Sarah: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...providing a wider and deeper worldview. I believe in not only teaching the mechanics of a subject but in helping a student understand the reasons behind those mechanics, to truly think about the material. This results not just in rote memory of facts but in more sophisticated critical thinking and the ability to generate new...
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Davidson College - Bachelor in Arts, English
Columbia University in the City of New York - Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
SAT Verbal: 790
SAT Writing: 800
Kathryn: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...facts, a love of places, peoples, and cultures both near and far that I learned young while describing my family history - with a father from Cape Town, South Africa, and a mother from New Orleans - to others. Tutoring mathematics (and standardized tests) means breaking an idea down to its most basic parts, figuring...
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Wesleyan University - Bachelor in Arts, African Studies
GRE Quantitative: 163
GRE Verbal: 169
Emmelina: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
...help students not only understand the material or tests, but be able to noticeably improve their scores and cognitive skills. In high school I tutored students for the SHSAT as well as provided homework help after school near Stuyvesant HS. In college in Chicago, I also volunteer-tutored local kids as well as worked as an...
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Columbia University in the City of New York - Bachelor in Arts, Environmental Science
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1570
SAT Math: 780
SAT Verbal: 760
Yan: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
I have 2+ years of experience teaching FIRST LEGO League Robotics and 2+ years of experience tutoring ACT/SAT math and middle school math (pre-algebra, algebra, probability, geometry). I hope to help more students to reach their academic goals.
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New York University - Bachelor of Science, Actuarial Science
ACT Composite: 35
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 35
Adam: Richmond Hill tutor
Certified Tutor in Richmond Hill, NY
I'm a current student at Columbia University studying sociology and business management. I'm passionate about helping others learn new material and reach new heights of academic excellence. In my free time, I'm usually visiting art museums, in a ballet class, or exploring the city. Feel free to reach out to me with any further questions!
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Columbia University in the City of New York - Current Undergrad, Sociology and Business Management
ACT Composite: 34
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 35
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