...As a tutor my primary goal is to teach you how to learn math. Understanding the course material can only get you so far; my hope is to instill a mathematical mindset that will transform the way you approach the subject. By doing so, you will not only master the material but also learn how to ap... (read more)
I'm a recent graduate from Cornell's engineering computer science major, GPA 3.86. I've had three years of chemistry and math tutoring experience while I was in college, and I'm eager to continue helping out students. My areas of tutoring expertise are in math (up to calculus, AIME, and introducto... (read more)
...Examples of competitions I’ve competed in include the AMC 8, 10, and 12, the Harvard-MIT Math Tournament, the AIME, and MathPrize for Girls @ MIT. I also achieved a perfect score on the PSAT, a 1570 on the SATs my first time, and 800 on both SAT Math II exams. I have been doing competition math... (read more)
...I focus on building a solid understanding of the big concepts and encouraging my students to develop a sense of the reasonableness of their results; both can really help out when a little math or decoding skill sometimes gets in the way of getting the "book answer."
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...I received a 2370/2400 on my SAT, the PSAT National Merit Scholarship with a 1510/1520, a 34 on the ACT, and the Scholastic Gold Key Writing Award. Students of mine have gone on to receive perfect scores on their SAT and be admitted into prestigious universities such as Stanford and Cornell Univ... (read more)