...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, bei... (read more)
...I am currently in my third year of a PhD in mathematics at Cornell University. Since high school, I have tutored students of all levels in multiple fields of math. In college I worked as a teaching assistant in a wide variety of classes spanning introductory-level and upper-level classes, many in Discrete Math. (read more)
...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 felt that I needed to devise a method to consistently get every question on the English section correct. After a great deal of work, I was able to find this method, and got a 1590 on the SAT the first time I took it. (read more)
...Furthermore, my students have improved tremendously from my tutoring. In particular, previous students of mine have gained over 10 points, resulting in scores of 20+, on the AMC 8 after tutoring as well as qualifying for the AIME after taking the AMC 10 and 12. In general, I am excellent at tak... (read more)
...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 to understand where a student is, in his or her understanding, and to work with that student to move forward. I hav... (read more)