...Either way, your fluency and facility with Japanese will be my goal. I have 10+ years of finance experience in both work (investment banking, financial modeling) and education. I've always had a strong, but not perfect, aptitude for standardized tests (GMAT: 97th percentile), so I can relate to the struggles you may have with the patterns of the questions and overall test. (read more)
...I have had success with teaching regimens as disparate as strict, planned-to-the-minute lessons all the way to almost completely free-form discussions of the material at hand. If you know what style works for you, I can certainly adapt to it; if you're not sure, I'm happy to work with you to fig... (read more)
...So in addition to having theoretical knowledge, I have practical knowledge that I can apply towards my lessons if there is a need for anecdotes. Took linear algebra and received an A+ at CSU-Fullerton. I have a minor in abstract mathematics and currently an MD-PhD student, so using math on a weekly basis is normal for me. (read more)
...I want to make you enjoy math, not just spit out formulas and facts. I bring examples from outside material into the mathematical realm, to make things approachable. Math is not as hard as people think. (read more)
...When I was in college, there were many times where one of my classmates would ask the professor a question, the professor would give an unhelpful reply, and I would sit there frustrated that they had completely misunderstood the heart of my classmate's question. I realized that I had a knack for... (read more)