I'm Mahi, a rising senior at the University of Central Florida in a combined BS/MD program, majoring in Biomedical Science with minors in Mathematics and Medical Sociology. I already hold a guaranteed medical school seat through the program, but my favorite classes have always been the math ones, mostly because of how satisfying it is to watch a concept click for someone once you find the right way to explain it. That's the approach I bring to tutoring: I don't move on until a student can...
I'm Mahi, a rising senior at the University of Central Florida in a combined BS/MD program, majoring in Biomedical Science with minors in Mathematics and Medical Sociology. I already hold a guaranteed medical school seat through the program, but my favorite classes have always been the math ones, mostly because of how satisfying it is to watch a concept click for someone once you find the right way to explain it. That's the approach I bring to tutoring: I don't move on until a student can walk me through the reasoning themselves, not just repeat back a formula.
I've been tutoring for 5+ years, starting at Kumon and now working with Elevation Scholars, where I coordinate SAT/ACT prep sessions for 30+ students every year. I work one-on-one, starting each session by figuring out exactly where a student's understanding breaks down, whether that's a specific math concept or just nerves around timed testing, and building practice around that gap rather than running through a generic worksheet. The sessions that work best are the ones where the student ends up doing most of the talking, not me.
Outside of tutoring, I bring that same patient, one-on-one instinct to my clinical volunteering, including work at VA Medical Centers since I was 14, and to my role as president of Knights for Refugee Medical Relief, where I regularly explain unfamiliar material to people with very different backgrounds and comfort levels. I try to stay flexible with each student, adjust based on what they respond to, and I'm always easy to reach if a question comes up between sessions.