Hi! My name is Kaitlin, and I am currently a PhD. student studying Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic. I am very passionate about scientific communication – both in academia and to the general public – and am working to become a college professor, so tutoring was the perfect opportunity for me to help students while also developing my teaching skills. (read more)
...While working for Varsity Tutors, I have helped many students reach their target score on the ACT and SAT. I received a 35 overall on the ACT and a 35 across all individual sections. I have tutored students in a wide range of math courses. (read more)
...In my ten years of tutoring, I have worked with each student’s individual learning style and used models, original videos, flashcards, worksheets, and more depending on the subject. Whether it is finding a way to visually interpret the concept of limits, or creating charts on the logical process... (read more)
...I carried this approach with me in TA positions in math/CS courses, where I answered students’ inquiries by not only helping them solve the problem they originally had, but taking the time to review the underlying concept with them so that they would be able to solve similar problems in the futur... (read more)
...I was a teaching assistant (TA) for Data Structures for five semesters, a programming course emphasizing efficient use of data types. I taught group labs and one-on-one office hours. I then worked as TA for a homework submission server called Submitty, where I mentored new developers in web development while also implementing features like course rejoining. (read more)