...I've also helped a lot of business school students prepare for the GMAT and have been editing admissions essays for top universities. I have helped many students get into Harvard, MIT, Oxford, etc. While tutoring, I focus on understanding concepts rather than studying for a test. (read more)
...Music theory is a beautiful science that translates how music shows up on the page to how musicians can play together in perfect harmony. Once people learn it, they can do anything with music! Most people pick up trigonometry in their quest to find angles in geometry problems in their homework or the SAT. (read more)
...If you are in a university class and the coding or theory is just not clicking, I can focus on what you need and strengthen what you’ve got. If you want to become a Java expert using Spring or JavaFX, I can help with that too. I first studied Java in a Design Patterns study group back when both Java and Design Patterns where very new. (read more)
...I was often the go-to girl for helping my friends understand math concepts they were struggling with. I was able to figure out how to explain the concepts or problems in a way that made sense to them. Later, I used those same skills in a math tutoring program I helped set up at my high school through our school's chapter of the National Honor Society. (read more)
...Tutoring is a passion that flows from my natural ability to break down complex topics into smaller pieces that anyone can understand. That's why my day job is science journalism*. Seeing the "light bulb go on" is what I enjoy most about tutoring. I have a PhD in microbiology and a minor in chemistry. (read more)