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Fun Facts
I come from Ukraine, where I lived for seventeen years, and I speak five languages: fluent Ukrainian, Russian, and English, advanced French, and intermediate Spanish. However, I get rusty because I do not use all of them every day! My biggest passion is writing, and this is a skill I hope to pass on regardless of what I am tutoring. Besides academics, I also love dance, particularly ballet, though I am definitely better at watching than performing.
About Me
I am a sophomore at Columbia University hoping to study comparative literature. I enjoy reading anything from French novels to Russian poetry, so I bet we will find something in common. Within my major, I also take classes in many fields from history to science, trying to untangle the mystery of human nature. My life has, in a way, informed this choice: after coming to the States from Ukraine, I met with such incredible diversity, that it has become my biggest wonder and academic passion!
Experience
I started volunteering as a junior in high school, working with elementary school students in Connecticut. I also tutored English to a native Spanish speaker from Peru. Later, in college, I volunteered for Let's Get Ready, teaching verbal SAT to first-generation high school students in the Bronx. Finally, this summer, I taught ESL to college students in my native country, Ukraine. So, I have had some teaching experience with all ages, and they are all fun to work with, in different ways!
Approach
From experience, students often struggle to connect academics to real life. My favorite teachers at school were those who brought fresh news articles or told anecdotes related to our topic of study, thus giving a sense of purpose to my education. As a tutor, I will do my best to make studying meaningful and interesting. I also think that it is important to recognize students' strengths. Knowing that they are gifted in one thing will give them confidence to excel in others.
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comparative literature
AP Statistics Tutoring
Scores of 5 on AP Statistics and AP Calculus AB exams.
Choate Rosemary Hall Prize for excellence in Statistics (2014)
English Tutoring
800 on SAT writing section
730 on SAT critical reading section
University Writing course at Columbia (grade A)
French Tutoring
College courses:
Third Year French (A+)
Intro to French Literary Studies (A)
SAT French 790
Homework Coach Tutoring
Studying at Columbia has taught me to juggle my classes and extracurriculars. With a GPA of 3.8644, I will be happy to share some tips of time management and success with the students. Given that I have only recently graduated from high school, the concerns of teenagers are very familiar to me. I also have experience of working with a group of teenagers in tutoring verbal SAT in the Bronx, which taught me to keep a positive attitude and smile at all times.
Reading Comprehension Tutoring
800 on SAT writing section
730 on SAT critical reading section
Most of my courses at Columbia require a lot of reading at writing. Here are some of them:
University Writing course at Columbia (grade A)
Literature Humanities (A-)
Slavic Cultures (A+)
Tutored verbal SAT to high school students in the Bronx.
SAT Math Tutoring
800 on SAT math section
800 on SAT subject test in physics
SAT Verbal/Writing Tutoring
800 on SAT writing section
730 on SAT critical reading section
University Writing course at Columbia (grade A)
Statistics Tutoring
Score of 5 on AP Statistics exam
Choate Rosemary Hall Prize for excellence in Statistics (2014)
Writing Tutoring
800 on SAT writing section
730 on SAT critical reading section
University Writing course at Columbia (grade A)
PSAT Tutoring
800 on SAT writing section
730 on SAT critical reading section
800 on SAT math section
TOEFL Tutoring
As an international student, I scored 730 on the SAT critical reading section, and 800 on the Writing section. As I had to learn ESL, I understand English grammar and am capable of explaining it to foregin students.
French I Tutoring
College courses:
Third Year French (A+)
Intro to French Literary Studies (A)
SAT French 790
French II Tutoring
College courses:
Third Year French (A+)
Intro to French Literary Studies (A)
SAT French 790