Experienced UPenn M&T Tutor in Math, Physics, and SAT

Aum S.

I'm Aum, a student in Penn's M&T program (~50 selected worldwide), where I'm dual majoring in Electrical Engineering at SEAS and Finance at Wharton. Before college, I qualified for the AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination) twice and earned an Honorable Mention on the USA Physics Olympiad, placing roughly in the top 275 physics students nationwide. I have a 1540 SAT score with an 800 on the Math section.

I've been tutoring for over five years and have worked with more than 500 students, from elementary schoolers to high school seniors, across 40+ countries. Much of that came through Schoolhouse.world, the free peer tutoring platform started by Sal Khan. As a Senior Tutor there, I logged over 100 hours of one on one and group sessions and earned more than 400 positive learner ratings. Eventually, I helped train and review new tutors as well. Locally, I spent three years at PATHWAYS for Exceptional Children teaching programming and robotics to students with disabilities. I have also coached students privately for MATHCOUNTS, the AMC 8/10/12 series, F=ma (entrance exam for the USA Physics Olympiad), and Science Olympiad.

A session with me usually starts by separating real understanding from rote memorization. Once I find the gap, I'll explain the idea a couple of different ways and work through a problem together. Then I'll hand the student a similar problem and have them walk me through it. Some students want homework help, some are patching old gaps, some are trying to get ahead, and the pace changes accordingly. I respond to messages quickly and I'm glad to answer any questions before scheduling a session. Feel free to reach out.