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Naushaba
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I graduated with my Master's Degree in Public Health last year, and then backpacked around 18 countries in Asia and Europe and am now reconnecting with family and enjoying life. I'm passionate about learning, exploring and teaching, and would love to tutor you. :) ... Anyone can learn and excel if taught in a proper and passionate way, with an understanding of the student's learning style
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Chemistry
Masters, Epidemiology
Dominic
Certified Tutor
...at heart who really believes that knowledge is power! I have an unusually wide range of academic areas of expertise, which provides me with a pretty broad set of perspectives to explore to find out what works best for each individual student. I always enjoy working with motivated students -- let's get powerful together!
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Bioengineering
Current Grad Student, Physics
Test Scores
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1560
SAT Math: 760
SAT Verbal: 800
Rujeko
Certified Tutor
...assistant for Physics and a teaching assistant for Pre-Calculus. These roles called for different levels of tutoring from lesson planning to grading. My expertise is in tutoring students at the high school and college levels in Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Trigonometry, Linear Algebra, and Introductory Physics. My main tools in tutoring are the knowledge that I...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Mathematics and Physics
Masters, Computational and Applied Mathematics
Test Scores
GRE: 317
Jayme
Certified Tutor
...standardized tests. Upon graduating, I received a 7th grade science teacher position at one of the top charter schools in Houston, YES Prep. During my time there, I planned and executed my own lessons, homework, and evaluations for over 150 students. Additionally, I served as the Student of Concern manager, assisting students with academic and...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Biochemistry; Sociology
Test Scores
ACT Composite: 32
ACT English: 34
ACT Reading: 34
Mariane
Certified Tutor
...at Rice University. My PhD project deals with customizing 3D hydrogels for cell culture and tissue engineering purposes, but I am well versed in cancer biology, as well. I graduated with a B.S. in Biology from Texas A&M University. I am a native Spanish and English speaker. Teaching life sciences in an academic institution is...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Biology, General
PHD, Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Addison
Certified Tutor
...focusing on middle school/high school math. I have been working with Varsity Tutors since 2017 and tutoring in math since I was in High School. I enjoy tutoring as a means of imparting knowledge on to others and find no better feeling than when a student is able to fully comprehend a concept and replicate...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Kinesiology & Film Studies
Test Scores
SAT Math: 740
Christianna
Certified Tutor
...As a former teaching assistant at MIT and a youth sports coach, I know how to motivate and make learning fun to you. I have a BArch in Architecture and BA French from Rice University 2000 and a MS in Architecture from MIT 2004. I currently am a Doctoral Student of Physical Therapy at VCU,...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Architecture
Masters, Architecture
Nicolette
Certified Tutor
...grammar. I have tutored kindergarteners to grad students and everywhere between in a wide variety of subjects, including ACT test prep, and I believe that everyone is capable of learning with the right amount of patience, motivation, and strategy. In my free time I like to play sports, play board games, bake, and just adventure...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Bioengineering
Test Scores
ACT Composite: 35
ACT English: 34
ACT Math: 35
Michael
Certified Tutor
I'm am happy to help you do better and can't wait to get started! I have experience tutoring maths, history, and geology to students of all ages.... I like to make tutoring as interactive as possible to help keep students interested. I also like to ask students questions to help them think critically on the subject.
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Asian Studies and Political Science
Neethi
Certified Tutor
...graduate and love working with students! I enjoy catering to specific learning styles and do my best to inspire a love of learning for my students. I especially like teaching english and reading for elementary students and striving for the "aha" moment when everything clicks together. I can't wait to work with you!
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Sociology, Policy Studies
Anisha
Certified Tutor
...undergraduate degree in biochemistry at Florida State University. I received my PhD in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from Rice University in December 2016. While at Rice, I was a teaching assistant for undergraduate genetics and graduate molecular biophysics. During this time, I was also a co-creator and mentor for the Institute of Bioengineering and Biosciences...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Biochemistry
PHD, Biochemistry
Amy
Certified Tutor
...Guide for Kids who Love Space. I grew up with science, and try to share my excitement with anyone I come in contact with, student or not. Generally, I think the part of math and science that most people have the most trouble with is accepting that they can do it, and that math and...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Physics, Math, Theatre
Masters, Physics
Christi
Certified Tutor
...name is Christi. I have a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Baylor University. Sic'em Bears! I have also spent time working on my Masters of Chemical Engineering at Rice University. I have a year of tutoring experience at local Houston high school. I enjoy tutoring students in math and science. I love getting to connect...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering
Current Grad Student, Chemical Engineering
Nath
Certified Tutor
...career as a poker player took me all across the world. Now that I've lived that dream, I'm settled down and looking forward to the chance to help young people realize their dreams. Coaching poker was one of the most gratifying experiences I had in my time with the game; I am eager for another...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, English
Andrew
Certified Tutor
...the complete gamut of computer science topics from the basics of programming language constructs to computational analysis and finite automata. I find that CS is best taught by example, so my teaching methods will involve going through scaled-down examples by hand, and for programming problems, stepping through code line by line to understand how everything...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Computer Science
Test Scores
ACT Math: 32
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1450
Subashini
Certified Tutor
...have a Ph.D in chemistry from Rice University. Science and Math are core to what I do. I practiced as a scientist for 10 years before choosing a career in intellectual property transactions. I am passionate about communicating science and math in simple and understandable fashion. Relating the concepts to real world scenarios is a...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
Doctor of Science, Chemistry
Aurnab
Certified Tutor
Hello! I'm Aurnab. I'm a Bioengineering student at Rice University. I've been tutoring since high school. Due to my wide background in a variety of subjects that I've studied, I have a very interdisciplinary approach to tutoring that can be tailored to any student to achieve results.
Education & Certification
Current Undergrad Student, Biomedical Engineering
Test Scores
ACT Composite: 36
ACT English: 36
ACT Math: 36
Perris
Certified Tutor
I am a rising sophomore at Rice University. I am currently pursuing a degree in Economics and Managerial studies, with a passion for Economics and Spanish. I have helped students with their academic questions in high school and look forward to answering your questions.
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Economics
Joann
Certified Tutor
Hi! I am a Rice University alumni who recently just been accepted into Baylor College of Medicine. I enjoy tutoring high school science classes and MCAT subjects. In my free time, I like to go running and playing tennis.
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Psychology
Raj
Certified Tutor
...some remarkable families and got the opportunity to really help students in more of a long-term scope and see the difference in their grades. I'm a big advocate for the philosophy that "practice makes perfect" and I absolutely love my students that are ready to put in work. I specialize in tutoring math and science...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Test Scores
ACT Composite: 36
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 35
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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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