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Certified Tutor
6+ years
Inikki
I am a recent graduate of Duke Unversity. I received a Bachelor of Arts in both Psychology and International Comparative Studies.I started tutoring informally in high school after experiencing learning difficulties of my own.I continued tutoring throughout undergrad through America Reads America Cou...
Duke University
Bachelor in Arts, Psychobiology

Certified Tutor
5+ years
Kristen
I'm a recent college graduate (and future medical student) who's excited to meet you and help you reach your learning goals.I first became interested in tutoring when I struggled my freshman year at Duke University. Previously unchallenged, I had to work hard to teach myself difficult topics and rel...
Duke University
Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Certified Tutor
2+ years
Hee Su
I graduated from Duke with double majors in Biology and Spanish and a minor in Chemistry. I have extensive experience working with children of all ages, in both childcare and tutoring. In high school, I launched a book club in a local elementary school, where I helped tutor elementary school student...
Duke University
Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Emily
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...
Duke University
Bachelors, Biology, General
Columbia University in the City of New York
Current Grad Student, Medicine (MD)
Certified Tutor
3+ years
Robert
I'm Rob! I graduated from Duke University in 2016 with a double major in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Economics. I've been a math teacher in the DOE for the last 2 years and have a Master's of Arts in Teaching. I specialize in high school math and test prep for the ACT, SAT, and GRE.As a ...
Relay Graduate School of Education
Masters in Education, Education
Duke University
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Certified Tutor
4+ years
Matt
Hello! I recently graduated this past May from Stetson University down in DeLand, FL with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Nonprofit Administration, along with a minor in Music. I grew up in Winter Springs, FL, and graduated from Winter Springs High School as the Valedi...
Duke University
Master of Public Policy, Public Policy
Stetson University
Bachelors, Mathematics; Nonprofit Administration
Certified Tutor
2+ years
Jackson
I am a senior at Duke University studying Economics and Public Policy. I am passionate about finding specific strategies that work for each individual student, drawing on my broad experience across math and the humanities.
Duke University
Bachelors (in progress)
Certified Tutor
8+ years
Meridith
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...
Duke University
Master of Arts, Cellular and Molecular Biology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
Certified Tutor
9+ years
I graduated summa cum laude from Duke University with a BSE in Biomedical Engineering, and I will be continuing my education this fall at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. My interests in math and science led me to pursue an engineering major in college, but ultimately my passion for ...
University
Bachelor's
Certified Tutor
9+ years
William
I am a semi-retired adult who does not wish to sit idle. Instead, I prefer to plant good seeds into the lives of others. Further, I have discovered that I not only love to teach but that I am quite good at it.While I am doing quite a bit of private tutoring on my own, I am now looking for ways to ex...
Duke University
Masters, Business Administration and Management
Texas AM University
Bachelors, Nuclear Engineering
Certified Tutor
5+ years
I started tutoring fellow students when I was in high school. When I got to Duke, I had the opportunity to tutor at a local middle school. I have tutored a variety of subjects, but my favorite subject to tutor is math because of how much I enjoy it. I think that a tutor's enjoyment for a subject can...
Duke University
Bachelors, Civil Engineering
Certified Tutor
5+ years
Susie
I am a Computer Science major at Duke University passionate about encouraging others who are learning CS so that they may come to understand the powerful, real-world impact that programming can have. As someone who has a strong background in tutoring, including, but not limited to, the chemistry tut...
Duke University
Current Undergrad Student, Computer Science
Certified Tutor
4+ years
Jon
My B.A. is from Duke University and I completed all non-dissertation requirements for the Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, which was then the 7th-ranked Economics Ph.D. Program in the U.S. I also taught macro- and micro-economics at La Salle and Drexel Universities. I was ra...
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Certified Tutor
6+ years
Jiwoo
I specialize in GRE, SAT, mechanical engineering, chemistry, and math.I am an undergraduate senior majoring in mechanical engineering and chemistry with a computer science minor at Duke University. I have 6+ years of tutoring experience from middle school to the college level. With a major GPA of 3....
Duke University
Bachelor in Arts, Chemistry
Certified Tutor
5+ years
Constance
I graduated from Duke University with a BS in Economics and a BA in Linguistics. I was also on the Duke Dance Team, studied abroad in Madrid, Spain, speak Spanish and Chinese, and have worked on a couple start-ups. I will be starting a job in August in finance in New York and have worked as a tutor ...
Duke University
Bachelors, Economics, Linguistics
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