Award-Winning Physics Tutors serving Raleigh-Durham, NC

...I have practiced nursing in multiple states at faculties like Vanderbilt and UNC. I have worked in variety of different nursing specialties such as ICU, Burn (Adult and Pediatric), Transplant, Cardiac Care and Neurology. I also completed 140 hours of NICU training. One of my favorite parts of being a nurse has been the opportunity to precept, mentor and prepare new nurses and nursing students for this awesome profession. My interest in the sciences became...

...in high school, working with Spanish-speaking ESL students in their native language as volunteer service. Due to my exceptional academic performance, family friends and members of my local church would often ask me to tutor their children, a request I would grant as much as my schedule allowed. My professional experience with tutoring only began in college, when I was hired as a teaching assistant for the Duke TIP summer program. After graduation, I worked...

...experience tutoring students in private sessions at various age levels, particularly elementary school, high school, and college. My favorite subject to tutor is math, whether that be helping a second grader with their multiplication tables or a college student with differential calculus. I also have a passion for science and have experience tutoring in physics and chemistry. I was highly successful in the math components of exams such as the ACT, SAT, and AP tests....

I believe that all students should develop a love of learning and should learn to become independent learners so that they know how to find answers to questions we don't yet know exist.

IT worker and professional home cook. I've helped other students learn math ever since high school. I tutored all throughout college, and I still love teaching. I received my bachelor's from Kennesaw State University, and nowadays when I'm not working I spend my time working out, cooking, or studying for certifications.

During graduate school, I had the opportunity to gain experience and develop my own perspective on teaching by being a teaching assistant for several undergraduate courses. I love working with students and helping them succeed. I believe anyone can succeed in a course with enough wise practices.

...seek to employ this passion by contributing my academic, organizational, and creative gifts for the betterment of my students, colleagues, and communities. I bring a diverse range of skills from my many experiences in teaching, researching, volunteering, tutoring, administrating, mentoring, and studying. Additionally, I am particularly adept in the use of various technology and am very comfortable working in environments that require such proficiency. I am also an avid drummer and enjoy designing manuscripts and...

...at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. I have been working with Varsity Tutors for 7 years, and my students have demonstrated improvement in test scores and class grades across subjects. I attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, where I studied English, and wrote a thesis on female archetypes in Victorian literature. Additionally, I worked in the Reed College admissions office during my undergraduate studies, so I have a strong understanding of what colleges look...

...had many classmates who were great at explaining subjects to me. Toward the end of my college career, I was able to do the same with other classmates, and I find I really enjoy helping other students understand subjects, especially math. I bring myself alongside students to figure out how they learn best and adjust my teaching style accordingly. I love it when students understand the material well enough to be able to explain it...

My name is Bachka, and I am excited to be teaching through Varsity Tutors. I have an academic background in Resource Economics as well as Finance, and I have been able to use my degree working internationally for multiple development and poverty reduction NGOs. In school I worked as a tutor for my peers and afterwards, I coached youth sports in my community.

I am a recent graduate from UNC- Chapel Hill. I am currently enrolled at NC State University taking STEM classes. I feel during the times of COVID-19 parents are very overwhelmed with their children. It is my obligation to help students strive in the classroom from home.

...and tools for effective learning in a large range of disciplines. My journey began in high school as a tutor for a handful of middle school students struggling with mathematics. The private sessions instilled within me an appreciation for the power of conceptual connections. I found that each individual student's network of knowledge was vastly different, and so the connections they drew in order to arrive at solutions differed as well. It became my goal...

Organic Chemistry PhD Candidate. Actively pursuing research to discover new organic methods and the synthesis of complex molecules.

...am eager to help other students in related subjects. In my free time, I like to run, play basketball, spend time at the shore, and cook. While I was a student at Duke, I worked as a student manager for the Women's Basketball team. I also completed a couple years of research in the Human Movement Performance Lab where I analyzed patient's walking patterns both pre- and post- total ankle replacement surgery.

...a good listener and I have a lots of patience. I have taught varied age groups ranging from elementary to graduate level. I also feel that I am a very good mentor. I have been through and understand the application system for college, medical, and graduates schools (including international schools.) I have mentored and continue to mentor several students, especially pre-med students. So far, 100% of my students have gained admission to medical school. I...

I'm on a mission to educate young students and help make learning easy instead of the stress it can tend to become.

...completed writing an instruction manual, "60 Minutes to Straight A's in Math," for middle and high school students to succeed at learning and excelling at math. While the majority of my work experience is education I have successfully designed, developed and implemented processes to educate blind and visually impaired students. With my knowledge of engineering, math and special education I hope to assist individuals to learn math, science and reading. While educating students I focus...

...but my favorite areas to teach are definitely the math and the sciences. I've seen few subjects where more people needlessly struggle, or worse develop perceptions of an incapacity to learn. Personally, I'm a firm believer that anyone is capable of learning anything, if given the right approach and patience. In the end, helping others to discover their capacities is, well, just as rewarding as anything I might contribute in a lab. Regarding who I...

...and sophomores in general and organic chemistry. Seeing the lights of understanding in my students eyes was what hooked me. Teaching community college helped refine my teaching style and showcase the importance of keeping students focused on their goals while keeping classes interesting. After earning a bachelors degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Asheville I received my masters in biochemistry and molecular biology from Wake Forest University. When I tutor I...

...grade and have taught University Mathematics for more than 10 years. I have a BS and a MS in Mathematics. Mathematics is not easy for most of the world. Lectures are not very entertaining and it is easy to miss one step in the boredom. Then , who wants to ask a question. I like the student who will ask that question. I like helping that student "see" and understand the missing part. What is...