...Some of my scores include a 5/5 on the AP Calculus AB Exam, 1550 on the SAT (99th+ percentile, percent math score), and 521 on the MCAT (98th percentile). As a tutor, I greatly value tailoring explanations and resources to each student's needs, as learning is not a one-size-fits-all experience. ... (read more)
...I also worked regularly with students as an academic and writing tutor. I feel my key strengths are my ability to clarify difficult concepts in an articulate manner, my ability to engage and motivate students, and my ability to instill confidence by developing academic and test strategies that are optimum for an individual student. Another way I work with students is as a ski coach. (read more)
...I teach the necessary concepts in order to obtain the answers and also how to use more efficient and quicker methods. SAT preparation requires lots of practice and I offer a study schedule based on the amount of time which remains until the exam and my assessment of the student's level. Increased scores should follow. (read more)
...However, if your target program cares about the verbal score, then yes. The GRE is a vocab-heavy exam. I systematically learned more than 1,000 new words before I took the GRE, and doing so helped a lot! (read more)
...My teaching approach relies on a combination of concept discovery/derivation and a lot of practice -- teaching some of the fundamental principles and then asking the student to internalize the learning by applying it to many problem sets. To help ensure a good match with the student, I offer a n... (read more)