...I started my undergraduate career at Penn State University Park studying Biomedical Engineering and transferred to the University of Washington in Seattle - finishing my BS in Biochemistry. I had extensive tutoring at Penn State in Calculus and mathematics. I went to work at Duke University studying protein signaling pathways in Aspergillus fumigatus - a common fungal pathogen. (read more)
...It was then that I found my passion for tutoring, as I found no greater joy than that of watching my tutees flourish in their subjects, obtaining scores they never thought were possible. The resources I had and the expertise I developed while tutoring up to 10 students at the same time in 10 dif... (read more)
...Over the past 3 years, I have maintained an A+ average in all my classes, the majority of which were AP and honors-level. I was recently recognized as a National Merit Finalist, and some other awards that I have received include the AP Scholar with Distinction award, the Silver President's Volun... (read more)
...I believe that tutoring should not be done according to a rule governed, formulaic method, but should rather follow a fluid process structured to the student's current needs and progress. This means that I am committed to finding a way to help students learn that does not just start with a speci... (read more)
...These classes include Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Calulus 1, Geometry, Introductory Statistics, and Inferential Statistics. I have sat in and observed Algebra classes for my teaching degree and find it to be my favorite field of mathematics. As I am entering my Senior year of College, I have taken many different math classes throughout my High School and College years. (read more)