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Patrick’s qualifications in specific subjects below.
Algebra 1
In grade school, I was a straight-A math student. I earned an 800 on both the Math section of the old SAT exam as well as the SAT II. I went on to major at Johns Hopkins University in mathematics (as well as biology), and maintained excellent grades in math courses.
In terms of tutoring, I have received extremely high feedback from math students, including several middle-schoolers and younger, and who almost all showed drastic improvement over the course of sessions.
Anatomy
I graduated Georgetown University with a Masters in Physiology in summer 2011, with a final GPA of 3.44. While this may not sound immediately impressive, most classes were graded on a curve set by first-year Georgetown medical students, with the average grade receiving a 3.0. Therefore, my GPA reflects consistently and substantially above average performance compared to these medical students (for your reference, Georgetown's School of Medicine is widely acclaimed, and is very selective in their admissions).
Differential Equations
As a Mathematics major from Johns Hopkins University, I was required to do coursework involving differential equations. Not only have I done multiple courses involving ordinary differential equations, I have also taken a class in partial differential equations, which is a more advanced topic and requires extension of the more basic techniques. I got a B+ in the latter course, and a B+/A- average across all my math subjects. Differential equations are relevant to many critical topics in chemistry and physics, and with my services, you will be prepared for such coursework.
Elementary (K-6th)
As an older cousin to multiple children, ranging in age from four to eleven years old, I have extensive experience in both caring for and educating elementary school students. My aunts and uncles have not only left my cousins in my sole custody for days at a time on occasion, but I am also frequently tapped as an informal tutor for them in their current coursework. In fact, just this past April, while I was visiting one side of the family in New Jersey, I spent over a week with two of my cousins in a very fast-paced elementary school. While I was there, their grades improved from solid B averages to nearly straight A's, according to their mother. In fact, I am especially close with my cousins in all regards - they love it when I have a chance to visit, and frequently not only tell me stories about their lives, but also rely on me for advice when they do not feel comfortable going to their parents (please be assured, I never help them keep secrets from their parents, and they know it - it's all a matter of who they feel most comfortable having a direct conversation with).
Not only am I qualified in simply passing along what your child needs to know to succeed in school, but I will also work at establishing myself as entirely trustworthy to both you and your child. In this way, we can have a healthy parent-child-tutor relationship which will prove essential to your child showing the fastest development. Please feel free to request WyzAnt for a background check, for which I have already given prior consent. In addition, I can provide contact information for my relatives on request. I promise I will earn your confidence. Thank you for your time, and I hope to work with you in helping your child to excel!
Genetics
As not only a Biology major, but also as an aspiring doctor, I had to master genetic analysis over the course of my undergraduate education. In the summer before my senior year at Hopkins, I took a genetics course (no less rigorous than it would have been during a formal school semester), and aced it. An understanding of genetics is essential to understanding both short- and long-term evolution of lineages and populations, and I can help you acquire the essential principles, as well as learn how to apply them in tackling more difficult problems.
Linear Algebra
Linear algebra is an essential crossover course between applied math and formal math. While the techniques you learn in linear algebra are themselves applicable to real-world problems involving linear systems and transformations, they also lay a foundation for the general analysis of more abstract mathematical entities. In addition, concepts such as eigenvalues and eigenfunctions are essential to further mathematical study, such as differential equations. During my time at Johns Hopkins University as an undergraduate majoring in Mathematics, I took a course in Linear Algebra, in which I earned an A-. Since that summer, I also took multiple advanced courses in differential equations and nonlinear systems that also built on these linear algebra topics, and managed a B+ average. Finally, as part of my research at Hopkins, I self-taught the basics of tensor analysis, which to an extent is a generalization of linear algebra. As a result, I have not only mastered the application of linear algebra concepts, but also developed an intuitive understanding of their relevance in multiple fields relating to math and engineering. With my assistance, you can do the same.
MCAT
In March of 2010, I took the MCAT, after an intensive nine-month program of entirely independent self-study in which I taught myself the material in first-year Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and O. Chemistry courses, using my old textbooks and notes. Using this program, I improved my score from a 28 (roughly 50th percentile) to a 35 (95th percentile). I was inspired to this course of action by my realization that the MCAT's true objective is to assess scientific competence, and not necessarily prior experience, in order to allow people from "nontraditional" academic backgrounds a chance to someday practice medicine in the United States. Using my own success story as a background, I can assist you in understanding the crucial concepts in these foundational sciences, in order to allow you to test competitively when you are prepared. My strong advice, regardless of whether or not you seek my services, is to set aside at least six months for dedicated MCAT study, which must also include multiple practice examinations. With my help, however, you will get the richest possible preparation for the examination.
Unfortunately, past experience has proven to me that MCAT tutoring is much more intensive than tutoring for other subjects. Therefore, I have to charge between $50-$75 an hour for this subject, with the exact rate dependent mainly on the intensity of help required. We will start at $50, and go from there. Rest assured, however, that you are still getting a better deal than you would from the impersonal and exorbitant prep classes like those offered by Kaplan and their ilk.
Physiology
I graduated Georgetown University with a Masters in Physiology in summer 2011, with a final GPA of 3.44. While this may not sound immediately impressive, most classes were graded on a curve set by first-year Georgetown medical students, with the average grade receiving a 3.0. Therefore, my GPA reflects consistently and substantially above average performance compared to these medical students. (for your reference, Georgetown's School of Medicine is widely acclaimed, and is one of the most selective in the country).
SAT Math
In grade school, I was a straight-A math student. I earned an 800 on both the Math section of the old SAT exam as well as the SAT II. I went on to major at Johns Hopkins University in mathematics (as well as biology), and maintained excellent grades in math courses.
In terms of tutoring, I have received extremely high feedback from math students, including several middle-schoolers and younger, and who almost all showed drastic improvement over the course of sessions. Much of my math tutoring experience has been directed towards test preparation, giving me the background necessary to help you prepare for this critical test!