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Santiago

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Santiago

Bachelor in Arts, Psychology
Santiago's other Tutor Subjects
ACT Writing
Algebra
American Literature
AP Research

I am a rising senior at Duke University majoring in Psychology and minoring in English. I first started tutoring when I was 10; I'd explain new words in books to my little sister and help her with cursive, work on times tables with my older brother, and teach the little bit of English I knew to my i...

Education

Duke University

Bachelor in Arts, Psychology

Test Scores
SAT
1440
ACT
32
Meridith

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Meridith

Master of Arts, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Meridith's other Tutor Subjects
AP Biology
Biology
College Biology
High School Biology

I went to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for college and studied biochemistry. I was interested in the fusion of chemistry and biology because I was lucky enough to have two incredible high school teachers in those subjects. I wanted to understand how cells talk to one another or tak...

Education

Duke University

Master of Arts, Cellular and Molecular Biology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry

Caleb

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Caleb

Bachelor of Science, Statistics
Caleb's other Tutor Subjects
Algebra
AP Calculus AB
Audition Prep
Calculus

I am currently an undergraduate student at Duke University. I plan on pursuing a B.S. in statistical science with a minor in music. During my time in high school, I taught saxophone to middle school students. I would be happy to tutor various math subjects such as SAT Math, calculus I (AP Calculus A...

Education

Duke University

Bachelor of Science, Statistics

Test Scores
SAT
1540
Zhong

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Zhong

Bachelor in Arts, Sociology
Zhong's other Tutor Subjects
ACT English
ACT Math
ACT Science
ACT Writing

Hello! I am a rising junior at Duke University. I hail from Cleveland, Ohio (Go Cavs!), and I'm currently studying medical sociology, with the intent of going to medical school.With the stress of AP's and SAT/ACT still fresh in my mind and a younger brother currently going through it, I believe the ...

Education

Duke University

Bachelor in Arts, Sociology

Test Scores
SAT
1590
ACT
34
Jenny

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Jenny

Bachelor in Arts, Cultural Anthropology
Jenny's other Tutor Subjects
Anthropology
College English
College Essays
English

I am a professional tutor specializing in academic writing and verbal/writing SAT and PSAT prep. I graduated in 2014 from Duke University with a degree in Cultural Anthropology and Theater Studies. My past tutoring experiences include a year with the Duke Athletics Department tutoring undergraduate ...

Education

Duke University

Bachelor in Arts, Cultural Anthropology

Test Scores
SAT
1560
Frances

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Frances

Bachelor in Arts, Psychology
Frances's other Tutor Subjects
ACT English
ACT Reading
ACT Writing
Adult ESL/ELL

I am a recent magna cum laude graduate of Duke University and a full-time educator in North Carolina. I have a passion for helping young people figure things out and have experience writing professionally.

Education

Duke University

Bachelor in Arts, Psychology

Test Scores
ACT
35
Yair

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Yair

Doctor of Philosophy, General Literature
Yair's other Tutor Subjects
ACT English
American Literature
AP English Language and Composition
Art

I am a writer and educator who is passionate about student learning. I have been a writing tutor at Duke's prestigious Thompson Writing Program where I assisted a wide variety of writing in the sciences and the humanities. I also created and led a summer workshop for public high school students to a...

Education

University of Washington

Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government

Duke University

Doctor of Philosophy, General Literature

Emily

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Emily

Current Grad Student, Medicine (MD)
Emily's other Tutor Subjects
Algebra
Anatomy
Anatomy & Physiology
AP Biology

I am a professionally trained tutor with over five years of tutoring experience. I am currently a medical student at Columbia University. I graduated with high distinction from Duke University, receiving the honors of Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. I majored in Biology with a concentration in C...

Education

Duke University

Bachelors, Biology, General

Columbia University in the City of New York

Current Grad Student, Medicine (MD)

Test Scores
SAT
1580
Julie

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Julie

Bachelor in Arts, French
Julie's other Tutor Subjects
Biology
Clinical Psychology
College Biology
College Physics

Hello! My name is Julie and I graduated from Duke University with a double major in Neuroscience and French and a minor and Chemistry. I also took the MCAT this past spring and scored a 522. My subscore breakdowns were (131/131/129/131).I teach all sciences (biology, chemistry, anatomy, etc.), Frenc...

Education

Duke University

Bachelor in Arts, French

Test Scores
SAT
1480
Richard

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Richard

Master of Science, Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
Richard's other Tutor Subjects
Algebra
Algebra 2
AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2

Hello, I'm Richard and I love teaching. There are few things more rewarding than being able to create enthusiasm for a subject area. My favorites are math, physics and music. I grew up Spanish bilingual and can teach in both languages having TA'd college level Spanish courses. I also lived in German...

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Master of Science, Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

Duke University

Bachelor of Science, Physics

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