I believe that tutoring is one of the most useful ways that students can understand how to optimize their own learning methods is through tutoring. I have been tutored throughout my life not because I did not have faith in my abilities to succeed, but because I needed help figuring out what is my best study methods as I progressed as I grew older, classroom styles changed, and I took standardized exams. My great experiences from being tutored have helped me realize that I want to do the same by passing on knowledge to those who need it the most. I tutored the ACT Science section to other high school students. One of the major concepts that I was able to help my students understand is the difference between a knowledge base and raw test taking skills. For standardized tests, I was able to help my students improve by honing in on their test taking skills and by showing them that at a certain point, memorizing terms and studying is not going to get you any far. But that is totally okay. At that point, students have to focus on raw test taking skills such as practicing speed reading while still attempting to understand the tone, focus, and gist of the passages. During my undergraduate career at Northwestern University, I was lucky enough to be able to be a Senior Mentor for the Gateway Science Workshop. I taught undergraduate students important inorganic chemistry topics on a weekly basis by going over problems and concepts. From this experience, I realized the importance of learning from others as well as the fact that there is normally more than one way to get to an answer. I saw how students have very different learning styles, and that different problem-solving techniques work better for different types of students. I hope to continue applying what I learned as I pursue my passion of tutoring others. At Northwestern, I also was able to work with an organization called MiniChefz where I led small group sessions that taught children ages 6 through 13 in low-income neighborhoods the importance of cooking and eating healthily. I taught them different types of cooking methods, cheap healthy ingredients to buy at the grocery store, and the importance of many vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients in a daily diet. I really enjoyed working with younger children and saw the importance of taking needed breaks and presenting more complicated information in a manner that is easier for them to understand and remember. So far in my career teaching and tutoring, I have loved working with my students and believe that I have been able to help them succeed. I hope to continue doing so as I work as a Tutor for Varsity Tutors. My background in Economics, Mathematics, the pre-medical curriculum, and standardized tests allows me to become an effective teacher with many different teaching methods and valuable information that I will be able to pass on to my students.

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