...I believe strongly that the best tutoring is accomplished not through a monologue, but through a dialogue between tutor and student. It is often said that teachers learn as much (or more) than their students, and I have certainly found that to be true in my nearly 10 years of tutoring experience... (read more)
Hello, I'm Rishabh! I just graduated high school, and I'm going to Cornell University to study Engineering! I've got a 1560 on the SAT, I've taken 10 APs (receiving 5's on the 6 APs I've got my score for), and I had a 4.62 GPA. (read more)
...While Math can be boiled down to knowing a few important rules and applying them, reading comprehension is much more complicated. When I took the SAT, though, I knew I needed to get close to a perfect score to get into my dream school. I knew that taking the SAT too many times looked bad, so I... (read more)
Hi! My name is Caleb, and I'm a freshman at Cornell University majoring in computer science and mathematics. Throughout high school, I have been an academically active student with a 4.0 GPA and deep involvement in areas such as math, computer science, and the sciences by taking 10+ AP courses, b... (read more)
...Understanding calculus depends on understanding algebra, which depends on understanding fractions and arithmetic. Students can be overwhelmed because they have gaps in their understanding of previous material that block understanding of new material. It takes patience on the part of a teacher t... (read more)