...Many of the questions on the test are not the kind that the student would see in class. They start with the basic knowledge areas, but they are constructed in ways that require insight and cleverness in order to see the path to the answer. I work with each student to show them how to filter out... (read more)
...I currently live in Boston and work in technology education. My teaching experience began in high school where I tutored elementary/middle school students in reading comprehension. In college, I tutored mathematics and computer science professionally and volunteered to teach a computer programming class at an elementary school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (read more)
...I found during my educational journey that part of the process is learning more about oneself and figuring out what works best. Because of this, I learned a lot of ways to study, manage my time, test taking strategies, and coping mechanisms. I learned very quickly that memorizing truly knowing the material for a class is very hard, but it is not impossible. (read more)
...However, I am always flexible to tutoring using whichever method works best for the student. My sole goal is student success, so I am open to any feedback or resources that might be helpful to that end. I respond to emails within 24 hours, so it is quite easy to set up a meeting / communicate with me. (read more)
...I graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in Biochemistry with Honors and a Master's in Chemistry. I was a Vagelos Molecular Life Sciences Scholar and received the Biochemistry Chair's Award upon graduation. I'm currently a Ph.D. student in Biology at MIT studying the neuro-metabolic basis of hibernation and mouse torpor. (read more)