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Troy: Combine tutor
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...creating a small private tutoring company in Houston in which I served as lead tutor and conducted all business operations. After graduating from college, I moved back to Arizona and am excited to have the opportunity to continue my passion of helping young men and women achieve academic excellence through tutoring. I have experience tutoring...
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Bachelor in Arts, Kinesiology
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1360
SAT Math: 710
Jeffrey: Combine tutor
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...University in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and am now a PhD student at Rutgers University in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources. I tutor throughout the sciences but also enjoy helping with written assignments. I believe that effective communication is key regardless of the field. In my free time I enjoy anything that...
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Bachelor of Science, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
PHD, Ecology
Test Scores
GRE Quantitative: 162
GRE Verbal: 165
Walden: Combine tutor
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...subject, and test scores. Simply providing a new context for learning can create a better understanding that turns a weak subject into a strength. With all my students, I emphasize a balance between memorized aspects like vocabulary, and analytical skills that demonstrate a more thorough knowledge of them material. Apart from tutoring, I love to...
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Bachelor in Arts, History & English
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1550
SAT Math: 790
SAT Verbal: 800
Ronald: Combine tutor
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...and the only thing that compares is helping others to have those moments. The most important thing, I think, is understanding fundamentals and the basics of any subject before moving on and building on those basics. Primarily, my focus has been on math and science tutoring, though I've helped write essays and speeches in the...
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Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
Alexander: Combine tutor
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...pre-algebra with good results. I can tutor through 8th grade math including pre-algebra, algebra 1-4, as well as statistics, pre-calculus, and ACT/SAT mathematics prep. My teaching philosophy is that practice makes perfect. When I am not working towards my degree, I am usually playing on a piano or listening to music while maybe skateboarding. I...
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Bachelor in Arts, Mathematics & Philosophy
Test Scores
ACT Composite: 34
ACT English: 34
ACT Math: 36
Kenan: Combine tutor
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...University in Houston, Texas where I am majoring in Mathematical Economic Analysis. I have a strong math background and am also to teach test prep, having scored in the top percentile on the SAT and PSAT in high school. Best of all, I am still in school, so I know exactly what it is like...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Expected Mathematical Economic Analysis
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1530
SAT Math: 750
SAT Verbal: 800
Alan: Combine tutor
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Currently a student at Rice University, I was previously a varsity swimmer in high school as well as a science-bowl and academics nerd. I have a great passion for learning and teaching. You'll probably find me reading, working out, or watching netflix.
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Bachelor of Science, Psychology
David: Combine tutor
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...when the concept finally clicks. In my free time, I work on my two tea businesses. During my senior year at Rice, I founded a student-run boba tea business. We currently have 13 student employees and continue to grow. I'm also currently working on opening a boba tea business in the DC area.
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Test Scores
ACT Composite: 31
ACT Math: 34
ACT Science: 32
Kendall: Combine tutor
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...my diverse academic background, I am able to tutor in a variety of subjects from middle school all the way up to introductory college courses. I especially enjoy helping students with math or English coursework. I can also help with a variety of standardized tests, from the SSAT to the MCAT. I am very interested...
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Bachelor in Arts, Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1580
SAT Math: 740
SAT Verbal: 800
KC: Combine tutor
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...Chinese. I was born in Hong Kong and lived there until I was 9. I am a native speaker of and am academically proficient in Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese. My favorite subject to tutor is Chinese, because Chinese culture is fascinating and the language reflects that depth very well. I am patient, honest, and flexible....
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Bachelor in Arts, Sociology; Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1530
SAT Math: 750
SAT Verbal: 720
Stephen: Combine tutor
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...Wheatley High School, for three years. There I learned how to be the educator I am today. I love working with a wide variety of students, from those who just need a quick push to those who need a complete and total re-education on a subject. I love everything related to science and math, and...
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Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
Dharma Theja: Combine tutor
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...oil company. I am passionate in teaching mathematics and physics to high school kids. I received a Ph.D. degree from Rice University. I have helped many undergraduate students during my graduate studies at Rice University. My teaching philosophy is to emphasize more on learning the basic concepts and train the kids to solve the problems...
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Bachelors, Civil Engineering
PHD, Civil Engineering
Kate: Combine tutor
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...through the math needed to achieve their goals. Too often, math is a barrier to a great career. Some students need to build a base for more math in the future, but many students just need to survive so that they can get a degree or certification. I have written the content for three online...
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Bachelors, Human Performance
Masters, Management Information Systems
Jackson: Combine tutor
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...student, played football and lacrosse, and received academic recognition for my Chinese language skills and writing ability. During my fourth year I was designated a "Senior Peer Tutor", and worked three shifts a week tutoring underclassmen, mostly in math and science. As my career interests have changed, so have my tutoring interests. Now, because of...
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Current Undergrad, Policy Studies and Asian Studies
Alex: Combine tutor
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...English program that requires its students to write at the level of the most elite academic journals and to independently develop syllabi for teaching, so I am uniquely qualified to help students at any level improve their writing and literacy skills. As an undergraduate at Rice, I worked with the writing department as a tutor...
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Bachelors, English
PHD, English
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1560
SAT Math: 800
SAT Verbal: 780
Michelle: Combine tutor
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...a good grasp on fundamentals - which is essential to doing well in math and science. I have tutored students of all ages (from early elementary to college students) and of all subjects (from learning how to read to organic chemistry). In my free time I enjoy playing guitar, reading, and trying different restaurants in...
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Bachelors, Biochemistry
Current Grad Student, M.D.
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1570
SAT Math: 780
SAT Verbal: 760
Guillermo: Combine tutor
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...I'm a very patient and considerate person but can also be highly competitive and these attributes of my personality come through in my tutoring style. So while it's rewarding to teach children, introduce students to a new subject or help them improve at intermediate or advanced levels, if a student comes to me with a...
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Bachelors, History; French
Masters, Broadcast Journalism, Documentary Film
Avi: Combine tutor
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...years old and have worked in the oil and gas industry for 5 years as a corrosion engineer. My teaching style focuses on tailoring to individual students. This allows for personal growth rather than a cookie cutter method. I have tutored for the last 5 years. My expertise are in Math, Science, SAT, and other...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1540
SAT Math: 800
SAT Writing: 800
Everett: Combine tutor
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...I've worked as a tutor at a math tutoring company for two years, where I've gotten a lot experience with students from Kindergarten through 12th grade. I'm very familiar with the best techniques for teaching mathematics at many different levels. I've also done some private tutoring in calculus and in study skills and organization. My...
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Bachelors, Bachelor of Music in Horn Performance
Masters, Master of Music in Horn Performance
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1510
SAT Math: 700
SAT Verbal: 740
Patricia: Combine tutor
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...difficult life can be for someone who has little education and how vulnerable they are in this world. I have taught middle school English since 2013. While I am most passionate about tutoring Literature, Reading, and Writing, I also enjoy tutoring American History and Social Studies. I enjoy helping students understand the power and value...
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Bachelors, Political Science and Government
PHD, Juris Doctorate/Law
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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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