Hi I'm Sam, and a fun fact about me is I love poorly-designed cooking experiments! I have a longstanding interest in the best ways to understand science, math, and MCAT material, and want to help you make the best strategies for you. I graduated summa cum laude from Yale (B.S. w/ distinction and thesis award in stats), and scored 526 on the MCAT (top 0.2%). After years of watching close friends and classmates study for classes and MCATs, it became clear that almost all common methods of...
Hi I'm Sam, and a fun fact about me is I love poorly-designed cooking experiments! I have a longstanding interest in the best ways to understand science, math, and MCAT material, and want to help you make the best strategies for you. I graduated summa cum laude from Yale (B.S. w/ distinction and thesis award in stats), and scored 526 on the MCAT (top 0.2%). After years of watching close friends and classmates study for classes and MCATs, it became clear that almost all common methods of studying, staying motivated, and conceptualizing are inefficient and misleading. There are simple strategic adjustments we can make to how we study, self-motivate, and understand information. These make a drastic difference in achievement. I am here to help you make these changes.
While relatively new to tutoring, I am proud that my mentees have had tremendous success. In addition to participating in peer mentoring for school classes and helping classmates for 8 years, I have engaged with several students over the past year as a 1-1 tutor in HS/college chemistry, physics, and bio. All of them quickly progressed from knowing very little to scoring As on exams. As importantly, they went on to succeed in downstream classes.
My approach is unique because I will help you find the tools you need to succeed in each field or test. If you choose to work with me, I will not deceive you into extra sessions. We will have exactly the sessions necessary for you to learn how to succeed. This may be through techniques, like note-taking methods and making your own flash cards. It may be through behavioral changes to improve motivation. It may be conceptual, such as changing the way you think about linear transformations or kidney filtration which will allow you to understand and remember their details. I am here to work with you, whatever learning stage you are at. I offer tutoring in MCAT prep, all intro STEM classes, R, and advanced math and statistics/probability. Please contact me with any questions or to set up a lesson!
