I am currently a freshman at University of Illinois at Chicago. Although I have spent only semester so far, I am currently a research assistant at UIC's Health center studying various mood and emotional disorders on various age and career groups. Although I have previous experience with tutoring, since I started college, I have been aiming to tutor adolescents and high school students based on the fact that I have been in their shoes before. High school is the period where we get a glimpse of what life and education is truly like and, for some of us, it hits us hard. It's nice to have a mentor who can help make the transition to adult-life just a wee bit easier. My philosophy on tutoring is to help the student understand the foundation of the subject and magnify the even bigger picture to instill qualities of attitude and persistence in their very lives.