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Olivia

BA University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Middle School Math
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Four years of chemical engineering coursework at Pitt meant Olivia didn't just take gen chem — she leaned on it daily through material balances, reaction engineering, and process thermodynamics, so co...

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Mary

BA University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
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Teaching general and organic chemistry at the college level as a TA at the University of Pittsburgh, Mary knows exactly where students struggle — whether it's thermodynamics in Gen Chem II or arrow-pu...

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Aaron

BA The University of Texas at Dallas
Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering Duke University
Pre-Algebra
Calculus 2
Calculus
Algebra
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I'm not tutoring or buried in my textbooks, you will either find me rock climbing at the Triangle Rock Club, playing Ultimate Frisbee, working on my car, or enjoying the great outdoors (beaches, mount...

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MS Harvard University
BA Dartmouth College
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math
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I am an interdisciplinary educator with an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. My background is primarily in integrated arts learning and museum educ...

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MS Columbia University
BA Northwestern University
Statistics Graduate Level
Statistics
Calculus
Algebra
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I am a recent graduate from a masters program in biostatistics at Columbia University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences, with a focus in neurobiology at Northwestern University. I...

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Reid

PhD Harvard University
BA Wesleyan University
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
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I am a graduate of Wesleyan University, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with High Honors. With eight years of experience working in education, I've tutored students in math, science,...

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Solange

BA Harvard University
Calculus
Algebra
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I'm Solange - a recent graduate from Harvard where I studied Sociology & Women's Studies. I've been tutoring for eight years now, and have worked with a wide range of ages and in a wide range of subje...

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Michelle

MD Baylor College of Medicine
BA Rice University
Pre-Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Geometry
Calculus
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I am proud to be a part of Varsity Tutors! I am originally from San Antonio, TX; I completed my undergraduate education at Rice University in Houston where I received a bachelor's degree in Biochemist...

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Clara

BA Stanford University
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math
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I am tutoring I tend to ask my students to try to "teach" me concepts they are struggling with, or walk me through a problem that is challenging them, so that any conceptual mistakes or assumptions th...

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Christopher

BA Harvard College
AP Calculus AB
College Algebra
Algebra 3/4
Trigonometry
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I am a rising sophomore at Harvard College and am about to declare as a Mechanical Engineering concentrator, working towards a Bachelor of Science degree. I've always enjoyed sharing my knowledge with...

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