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...I'd go over an example problem and have them complete a set of practice problems. Once they were finished, I enjoyed having them guide me step by step on how they completed a problem and "teach me back" the lesson I taught them. This can then show me what the student did or did not understand. (read more)
...I have been tutoring for about 8 years. I have a strong background in the sciences. I am expert tutor for MCAT science subjects (biochemistry, chemistry, physics, etc.). I took the MCAT in 2017 and scored in the 95th percentile with my highest subsection at the 97th percentile in Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems. (read more)
...Calculus is one of my favorite subjects to tutor. I believe in order for a student to succeed in Calculus, they must have a very strong algebra background. In the first session, I review algebra skills the student needs to succeed in calculus. (read more)
...As a student myself, I was frustrated by the instructors' inability to dumb things down enough for me to make sense of the material, so I aimed to do things differently for my students. I had to do a lot of research outside the classroom to grasp various programming and math concepts such as OOP... (read more)