I graduated with a degree in Biology and am currently in my first year of dental school at Harvard. I have experience tutoring subjects ranging from elementary school math to AP Biology and Chemistry. I also volunteer as a Spanish translator and English teacher for Adult ESL classes. I am especially excited to teach students Mandarin Chinese, English, and Spanish.
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...and Arabic. I grew up learning both languages and I had a minor in French Language and Literature from Rutgers University. In addition, I have tutored several students taking admission tests like SAT and DAT (Dental Admission Test) as well as AP exams. My teaching philosophy revolves around equipping students with the skills and tools they need to learn and solve problems on their own, and master tough subjects. My main goal is to help...
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...importance of lifelong learning and the development of effective critical thinking skills. I also have experience preparing curriculum and collecting content for didactic courses. Having experience of online learning tools, my students have a well-balanced learning environment that adapts to their individual learning styles and educational needs. As an alumnus of the University of Bridgeport Dental Hygiene B.S. and M.S. online programs, I fully understand the importance of implementing individual, student-centered strategies, student-led discussions and...
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...and grad school. While my research and concentration ranges from creative writing to biology, I am most comfortable with tutoring SAT math and AP biology. I have always done quite well on tests for these two subjects, and I love helping people prepare for them! Additionally, I have a strong background in French, and am more than happy to tutor elementary to intermediate French! I am also studying biochemistry and microbiology right now, and I'm...
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...dual majored in Neuroscience and Biology at Emory University. I absolutely love working with students of all ages, especially in middle and high school. I have had tutoring experience since I was in high school. I believe students learn best when taught by a peer with a thorough understanding of the subject at hand. I prefer to guide the student through the learning experience by teaching them the concepts behind each problem. Problem solving can...
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...third year dental student at the University of Maryland. I graduated from Saint Leo University with a biomedical sciences degree and a math minor. I played college baseball for 4 years. I'm from Florida so my favorite thing to do is spend time on the water wake boarding and fishing. I've always tutored in some way throughout my college career and love doing it. My main areas of focus are the DAT, NBDE part 1,...
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...8 years in subjects ranging from elementary school level math and sciences to college level math and sciences. Due to my undergraduate experiences and my fascination for the various teaching methods I have been exposed to, I have honed my learning and research skills to find a way to make subjects make sense to me. My longtime desire for teaching has led me to become an observant student, learning what works and what does not...
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...University. I will also be starting Dental School at NOVA Southeastern School of Dental Medicine in the Fall. On my DAT, I scored a 23 AA, 25 TS, 22 PA, along with a perfect score in General Chemistry. I have been an in-person tutor for 4 years for students in many STEM courses, with a concentration in Organic Chemistry and Biology. This has shown me how to help students understand difficult and new concepts!...
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...Teaching Assistant (TA) for the college's Chemistry department. I also attended graduate school to prepare for attending Dental School next year. I have been tutoring over the past five years and have been able to help students overcome various challenges that they face during an academic year. During my years of experience, I worked with college, high school and middle school students in different subjects; including but not limited to: Biology, Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry,...
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...with kids and I really enjoy helping someone to understand something in a new manner. I think that learning some of the subjects can be boring but I know how to liven the material up in a manner that is relatable/ easier to understand. I have been a camp counselor in the past so I have some experience working with kids; I am very patient and I was always someone in school that could turn...
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...a difficult concept. Through my experiences, I have learned to identify individual student's strengths and weaknesses and to tailor my teaching approach to each individual. I enjoy tutoring students and sharing my experience and study skills to help them achieve their academic goals. When I tutor, I regularly check on the student's understanding and adjust the materials that I teach based on the particular areas the student needs help with. I believe that having a...
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...Institute of Technology. I graduated with a degree in Biology and perfect 4.0 GPA. I am also a Honors College graduate. I have had a lot of experience tutoring SAT as I started tutoring SAT when I was in high school, and I have tutored various college courses as well as DAT. I scored a 23 AA on the DAT (99%tile), and would be honored to share what I know with you.
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Currently a Dental School Student Masters in Biomedical Sciences from Tufts University. Bachelors in Spanish and Chemistry My tutoring focus is SAT I, DAT prep, AP/SATII test Biology, Chemistry, US History. I have a decade of experience teaching middle school, high school and college students on these subjects. I always try to be a mentor and cheerleader as I try to encourage students become independent and achieve success.
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...better their grades/scores and seeing them move one step closer to their ultimate career goals. For me, tutoring is not only about teaching a certain subject. It is also about making sure that you have understood the core concepts related to that subject so you can apply these over and over again. I hope I get to work with you/you child and help them come one step closer to achieving their goals as well! After...
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...others learn. Knowledge and education are very valuable tools in life so I see tutoring as a gratifying duty of mine to help others learn material with which they are having difficulty. I graduated from the University of Georgia in May 2011 (B.S. Chemistry) and I have aspirations of becoming a dentist. Since graduating, I have worked full-time on weekdays with an oral surgeon for dental experience and plan on starting dental school next year.
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...where I received a bachelors degree in Chemistry with a minor in Biological Sciences. I mainly tutor for the DAT, which I scored in the 98th percentile when I took it myself! I also provide application advice for applying to Dental school. After taking my DAT, I applied to 8 dental schools and was accepted to 7 of them! In my undergraduate semesters, I often took up multiple positions to be a resource for tutoring...
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...have always loved Bio and Chem and have enjoyed sharing that passion with my students over 5 years of tutoring. From teaching as a STEM mentor at Ivy League Universities to hosting pre-exam crash courses for undergrad Bio/Chem, I have always enjoyed using my expertise to help students succeed. I'm dependable, hardworking, and committed to helping you not only understand the content but enjoy it! I also have hundreds of hours of 1-on-1 tutoring and...
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...for challenging coursework or tests they plan to take in the upcoming months. I would greatly appreciate it if you reach out to me if you are interested in tutoring / spread the word to anyone who may be interested. I genuinely enjoy teaching and served as a teaching assistant at UVa for several years, as well as created and taught my own undergraduate-level courses. I would love to work with you and your student...
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...and finding ways to help info click by accommodating my presentation of the information to better suit a student's individual needs or learning style. I am a natural problem solver and love the challenge tutoring presents as I work with frustrated students. I've been in your place and know the struggle some of these classes present. Hopefully I can offer some insight and guide you along on trajectory toward success. If I got through it...
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...that the student is not just satisfied, but elated about their improved scholastic performance. I have a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology with clusters in chemistry and nutrition. I completed this undergraduate program from Brigham Young University-Idaho. While there, I worked as an English tutor. Some of my responsibilities were to edit essays, teach valuable test taking and study skills, and to help improve reading comprehension. Soon thereafter, I began tutoring elementary math, reading, and...
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Reading comprehension is an element of almost every standardized examination. You probably have experienced this type of material on the SAT, the ACT, and any number of college or high school placement examinations over the course of your academic career. The near ubiquity of reading sections on standardized tests should not come as a surprise, as reading comprehension is a fundamental skill that is required of almost any profession and in almost any higher-level educational endeavor. The world of dental school is no different. Being able to understand what you read is absolutely critical; however, for many pre-dental students, their college curricula haven't emphasized this particular skill. The skills required for literary analysis and verbal reasoning can be easily lost among the countless biology labs and chemistry lectures of your undergraduate education. You may have aced all your physics tests, but reading comprehension may not have been explicitly taught to you. In fact, until you arrive at the testing center for your DAT Reading Comprehension exam, your analytical and reasoning abilities may not have been evaluated since your last standardized examination, and you may have yet to consider DAT Reading Comprehension tutoring. Varsity Tutors can help you in this by connecting you with DAT Reading Comprehension tutors who can help you prepare for this section of the DAT.
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Recent DAT Reading Comprehension Tutoring Session Notes
We began by reviewing the work that the student did from chapter 27 (triangles) and the book exam sections for math. He did well on the rectangle / square problems I assigned. Some of the more abstract triangle problems were still an issue, so we discussed how to approach such problems in general. This was the same approach for the test book assignment. (There were various topics treated in this review, ad hoc.) With the little bit of time left, we focused on probability in general as well as the basics of combinatorics. I assigned 1 section, a selection of problems from 23 on probability / combinatorics, and reassigned a selection of problems from 26 (circles).
The student and I met for another session of tutoring. We spent most of the session going over a practice test that the student had taken. We also did practice in geometry and in quadratic equations. The student is coming along nicely, I expect he will do very well on the test.
Today, we covered a new essay the student wrote. She decided to take on a more comparative task this time, but did not understand the best way to do so, so this week she is going to revise this paper to include a more balanced perspective. Her grammar skills and fluency continue to improve. Next, we continued to work through algebra problems. Once she gets a concept, she gets it; however, there are still holes in her math skills. Today, we primarily reviewed complicated substitution problems along with some basics.
We focused on math problems that the student was having difficulty with. We covered rate/distance problems, combinations and proportional mixes in particular. Her key challenge is establishing which quantity is the variable and how to parse the story problems
We reviewed integrated reasoning and also the essay writing of the GMAT. We went over each IR question type and how to solve each type. We also did examples of each IT question type. We also went over the process of how to write the essays. The student will continue to work on math timing over the next few days and also will work on IR questions and structuring and writing GMAT essays.
The student and I covered challenging math problems in both the data sufficiency section and problem solving section of the assessment test. I encouraged him to take a practice test to assess his current scoring potential. Overall, he has a strong mathematical foundation. I also covered strategic guessing strategies on the more complex problems found in the data sufficiency section of the assessment test.