My desire to both learn and teach has remained constant over my years as a student and a tutor/teacher. I find teaching to be one of the most rewarding parts of my life, and I love to see my students excel and feel confident in their abilities! I graduated from The Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City in 2016 with a 3.96 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and was inducted into the Cum Laude Society. I matriculated to Brown University where I am currently pursuing a BA in History. I am a sophomore...
My desire to both learn and teach has remained constant over my years as a student and a tutor/teacher. I find teaching to be one of the most rewarding parts of my life, and I love to see my students excel and feel confident in their abilities! I graduated from The Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City in 2016 with a 3.96 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and was inducted into the Cum Laude Society. I matriculated to Brown University where I am currently pursuing a BA in History. I am a sophomore and have a 4.0 GPA at Brown, having taken classes in History, Environmental Science, Economics, Calculus and Political Science. I also spend time volunteering as a tutor at a nearby Elementary School every week. As a Kindergarten after-school teacher, I prepare lesson plans for 15 children every week throughout the academic year. Teaching never fails to be the highlight of my week. I also have tutored elementary and high school students in essay writing, particularly in history and english. I tutor these disciplines in three easy steps: teaching you how to build an outline, how to write with a consciousness of your argument, and how to edit efficiently.
I am a strong proponent of creating a practice routine - repetition and preparation are the only route to both the confidence and knowledge needed for academic success. Having studied for the ACT myself, I received a score of 34, with perfect scores on the English and Reading sections of the exam. I recommend always taking practice tests in full, never breaking them up into sections if possible. Success on the ACT relies both upon your ability to pace yourself and to be aware of your strengths and weaknesses. Each session begins with a quick run-through of each section of the test; I am careful to keep track of common errors and to spend a portion of the session walking through missed questions. I also help you to record what styles of questions you commonly miss, and we can spend on session on such questions if needed. We will work on math, grammar or science concepts that
