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Elvin: Gaithersburg tutor
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...concepts that they initially struggled with. As for my past tutoring experience, I volunteered teaching GED courses around the Brooklyn area. I also took up private one to one sessions with locals who requested my help in subjects. Currently I am teaching an after-school program where I show middle school students STEM related topics through...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Bio-Engineering
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1400
SAT Math: 800
SAT Math: 780
Rebecca: Gaithersburg tutor
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...tutoring. Throughout my college career I have offered assistance with general biology, general chemistry, biochemistry, and microbiology. As a former student in the busy NYC public school system, I am aware that many students do not succeed fully solely given the limited learning styles used widely in schools. As a tutor I am honored to...
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Bachelors, Biological Sciences
Current Grad Student, Nutrition
Julie: Gaithersburg tutor
Certified Tutor
...years of work experience in Spanish speaking countries (Mexico & the Dominican Republic). I received a Bachelor of Science in Evolutionary Anthropology and a Master's in Marketing & Hospitality. I'm a language and science nerd; in addition to Spanish, I am conversational in Brazilian Portuguese and am currently studying several other languages on my own...
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Bachelors, Evolutionary Anthropology
Masters, Marketing & Hospitality Management
Sean: Gaithersburg tutor
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...engineering physics, and a math minor. I have been tutoring for more than 6 years. For 2.5 years, I taught math to Cornell Engineering undergraduates, and I looked forward to it every week! On Varsity Tutors, I tutor up to college level mathematics and physics, test prep (including AP courses, and SAT reading/writing). Explaining difficult...
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Bachelor of Science, Engineering Physics
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1540
SAT Math: 770
SAT Verbal: 730
Aneri : Gaithersburg tutor
Certified Tutor
...knowledge with others and help students get past learning hurdles. I have more than 5 years of tutoring experience and experience tutoring elementary students all the way up to college students. Currently I am a sophomore at Cornell University studying neuroscience as my major and math as my minor. Even at college I have continued...
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Current Undergrad, Psychology
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1520
SAT Math: 740
SAT Verbal: 720
Andrea: Gaithersburg tutor
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...school and now write comedy for a theater in Manhattan. All the while I have been tutoring math at all levels from elementary to college level calculus. Due to my law school experience I have a very organized approach to my tutoring sessions; and due to my experience writing comedy I am able to have...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Mathematics
Juris Doctor, Law
Sheffin: Gaithersburg tutor
Certified Tutor
...undergrad where I taught conversational English to foreign students. I decided to pursue this further by obtaining a TEFL certification and going to teach English in Istanbul, Turkey. I also have a bachelor's degree in science and a master's degree in a social science from an Ivy League University My educational background has provided me...
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Bachelors, Environmental Science
Masters, City and Regional Planning
Test Scores
GRE Verbal: 166
Dhinakaran: Gaithersburg tutor
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...company here and I planning to enter a PhD program next. My teaching experience spans 5 years of tutoring Mathematics in high school West Philadelphia as well as at Penn. I try to be as granular as possible with explanations and believe in hands on teaching with tons of activities and exercises on site. If...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Bioengineering and Economics
Masters, Biomedical Engineering
Alaaeddeen: Gaithersburg tutor
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...of Chemistry. I love teaching and I have been doing it since 2011. I have taught many students at different levels and from different backgrounds. I like to make sure that students understand concepts rather than memorize. I take my time explaining concepts and always have examples on the top of my head to help...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Chemistry
PHD, Chemistry
Christian: Gaithersburg tutor
Certified Tutor
...duty has been to ensure the success of all students under my charge. I've been very adamant about advocating for better placement, accommodation, and services for all students, as SPED pedagogy is not only beneficial to SPED students, but general students as a whole. I have been mindful of the 60/40 Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) compliance...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Spanish Literature
Current Grad Student, Students With Disabilities, Generalist
Sarah: Gaithersburg tutor
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...and a passion for math, science, and engineering. I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Hotel Administration from Cornell University in 2010. After working in my field for five years, I decided to return to school to pursue a degree in engineering. I am currently a student at the Clark School of Engineering at University of...
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Bachelors, Hotel Administration
Test Scores
SAT Math: 760
SAT Verbal: 700
Debbie: Gaithersburg tutor
Certified Tutor
...and taught high school special education for two years before going to business school. My passion for tutoring started early on when I was in high school. As a member of the National Honors Society at the Bronx High School of Science, I often tutored my peers and discovered early on how much I enjoyed...
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Bachelors, East Asian Studies (Concentration: Business Management)
Current Grad Student, MBA
Test Scores
SAT Math: 710
SAT Verbal: 730
SAT Writing: 800
Rachel: Gaithersburg tutor
Certified Tutor
...am achieving my goal of teaching through tutoring. I believe the key to teaching is in strong communication skills and creativity. I understand that every learner has a different style and different needs, so I try to use creativity to come up with fun new ways to learn material. In the past I have made...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Food Science
Current Grad Student, Medical Doctorate
Tameem: Gaithersburg tutor
Certified Tutor
...favorite course in that it tends to be the most stressful and intimidating subject for high schoolers. Seeing students overcome such boundaries is what make tutoring worthwhile for me. I believe that learning should be both challenging and rewarding, not scary and pointless. Having a tutor can take the fear away from learning a new...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Economics
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1510
SAT Math: 770
SAT Writing: 740
Eric : Gaithersburg tutor
Certified Tutor
...with students and for the past two years, I have privately tutored students for standardized tests and through the college application process. I believe that standardized testing is not a direct assessment of a student's academic abilities, but rather their specific abilities as a test-taker; my role as a tutor is to instill time-management skills...
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Current Undergrad, Computer Science
Test Scores
ACT Math: 35
ACT Reading: 32
ACT Science: 33
Steven: Gaithersburg tutor
Certified Tutor
...yet patient and understanding of different students. As a college student, I was a peer counselor, in which I empathetically and nonjudgmentally provided emotional support to others who were struggling with an issue. With these skills, I am comfortable with leading a student through academic material while minimizing frustration and confusion. Furthermore, my undergraduate training...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Human Development
Masters, Biomedical Sciences
Test Scores
SAT Math: 800
SAT Writing: 770
Emily: Gaithersburg tutor
Certified Tutor
...Engineering Physics and am pursuing a Ph.D. in physics or applied math. I have past experience tutoring language arts and SAT math. At present, I prefer to tutor math and SAT/GRE preparation because these subjects so often boil down to logic puzzles. My undergraduate education taught me the importance- and joy- of problem-solving and critical...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Engineering Physics
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1570
SAT Math: 760
SAT Verbal: 800
Elizabeth: Gaithersburg tutor
Certified Tutor
...all, not only have I learned the material once but I have also observed multiple people learn the same material. In addition, through my research experience I have implemented the classroom lessons into real life problems. I enjoy incorporating my research into my teaching/tutoring. I can draw from experiences of commonly misunderstood concepts that cannot...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Physics
PHD, Biomedical Engineering
Brett: Gaithersburg tutor
Certified Tutor
...clients. My thought process is that each person is different from the next, and needs to be treated as such. Every student has a unique learning style, and figuring out what works for an individual person is the key to success. I am a Cornell University student who has recent history with the ACT (both...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Communications
Test Scores
ACT Composite: 32
ACT English: 32
ACT Math: 33
Ben: Gaithersburg tutor
Certified Tutor
...next trip. I just returned from two months in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile, where I hopped from town to town and explored a new part of the world. Next I'm looking ahead to an extended hiking trip along the Continental Divide Trail in Colorado this summer. Backpacking and canoeing are my preferred modes of travel....
Education & Certification
Bachelors, English
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Recent Gaithersburg Tutoring Session Notes
1. Wrote entire homily for Speech class. He paralleled some gospel story to the story of King Arthur. Only the hard copy is due the next day but the student doesn't have speech class (he has Spanish instead) that day.
2. Brought a green folder with brads and pockets. Supervised while the student made the dividers and then checked his Lit binder for all rough drafts that were supposed to be in there.
3. Study pack, Social Studies (most of it was done - he had left only a page's worth of the more reading-intensive work to do).
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Today the student and I started with Chemistry and ended with Algebra 2. We did a 2 page worksheet on writing empirical formulas of compounds given a percent composition of the elements present. We then went on to work on his math assignment for the weekend, looking at the transformation of functions when multiplied by a coefficient or translated up/down or right/left. The student understood all of this very well and did many problems on his own. Overall a great session with much improvement and understanding.
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Present indicative of ar, er and ir verbs. Practiced examples and usages of the present tense. Reviewed some key regular verbs and ended by looking at some irregular verbs' yo construction. (pongo, conozco, doy)
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We worked through a new review worksheet that the student was given by her teacher. We didn't have time to finish all of it, but we worked steadily and the student seems to have learned a lot. I think she is getting rotational physics pretty well.
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Went over an assignment (24 questions) including some pure math problems (quadratic equations, derivatives) and some applied finance and economics problems. Taught the student a couple of formulas and concepts, and reviewed one or two as well, including: present/future value, average/total cost, revenue and profit evaluation.
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I had her work a logic game section while I timed, we then went over it together. We also went over several other games, and a Logical Reasoning section.
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