UC Berkeley Student Tutoring in SAT, Programming, and Mathematics

Sasha M.

I'm Sasha, and I am pursuing a degree in Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley! Although I love learning, nothing gives me more joy than mentoring younger scholars and seeing them succeed. I aim to empower students' learning and give them skills to help them for the rest of their lives. I have a year of tutoring experience teaching programming to high school students through weekly one-on-one sessions. In this format, I can see and adjust a student's thought process and explore the "whys" and "hows" that may not be encountered in a typical programming course. In addition to teaching syntax, I focus on critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

I also have experience teaching younger children. Through my volunteering with Girls Who Code, I introduced students from 6 elementary schools and 3 middle schools to block coding for controlling robots and drones. I work with small groups of 4-5 students, helping them fix and understand their bugs without directly stating the solution. I strongly believe that the most effective way to teach is through interactive, hands-on activities, where students arrive at a solution through their own reasoning.

I specialize in Python, but I can teach Java and Swift as well. Additionally, I am interested in teaching math at any level through single-variable calculus. I am also open to opportunities in SAT tutoring and college counseling: I scored 1590 through a rigorous self-imposed study plan and was accepted to numerous prestigious institutions like UC Berkeley, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Please reach out if you have any questions!