Hello, my name is Gabriel, I hold a B.A. in History from Pomona College, where I graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a 4.0 GPA, and a recent admit to Harvard Divinity School where I plan to study for an M.T.S. in New Testament. As a community college transfer, I gained experience working as a peer tutor for a year at my previous institution, Pasadena City College, where I worked at a tutoring center and specialized in social sciences. During this time I worked one-on-one with both college and adult...
Hello, my name is Gabriel, I hold a B.A. in History from Pomona College, where I graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a 4.0 GPA, and a recent admit to Harvard Divinity School where I plan to study for an M.T.S. in New Testament. As a community college transfer, I gained experience working as a peer tutor for a year at my previous institution, Pasadena City College, where I worked at a tutoring center and specialized in social sciences. During this time I worked one-on-one with both college and adult students who had come from all sorts of classes, from history to philosophy. I did everything from helping to edit papers to giving advice on where to get started with a research project. Indeed, I learned I was not alone with finding the prospect of getting started on a large research project daunting, and the importance of having some initial pointers for guidance in such a process.
Before transferring to Pomona, I earned a 1550 on the SAT, scoring 800 in Math and 750 in English. While studying for the SAT, I learned the profound importance of direct, immediate, and specific feedback, which I obtained via practice tests and consultation of online question breakdowns. I credit this study regime with a large increase in my score. I implement similar techniques when tutoring for the SAT, looking at the questions a student gets wrong and pinpointing the errors in thinking they are prone to, or where their knowledge is lacking. Then, I seek to come up with drills that maximize a student’s exposure to questions that challenge their weakest areas.
In the realms of Religious Studies and U.S. History, I’m also happy to assist with coming up with study strategies for exams, editing papers for both style and content, and developing research projects. Given the more open-ended nature of such topics, my strategies are more variable.
Whether it’s SAT, U.S. History, or Region, I am excited to help in any way I can. Please feel free to schedule a session or reach out with any questions!
