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Stephanie O.

Private tutor in Chicago, IL

Education

[***BEFORE EMAILING ME, PLEASE READ THE LAST SECTION ON MY PROFILE FOR ANSWERS TO FAQ's.] Bachelor's degree in molecular biology from Princeton University, 2012. Coursework in biology, neuroscience, psychology, economics, and sociology. High school diploma from the International Baccalaureate program. Salutatorian. GPA 6.0. Ongoing self-study in French and computer programming. Also interested in sociology and psychology.

Experience

Private tutoring since 2008. Primarily with students in middle school, high school, or college / graduate school, but also with students in late elementary school. Extensive SAT tutoring experience: I helped one SAT Math student to raise her score by 180 points, as well as another SAT student to raise her score by 140 points. SAT (scale of 800): 800 Verbal, 770 Math, 750 Writing (79/80 multiple choice subscore). SAT II Math Level 2: 800. SAT II Chemistry: 780. SAT II Physics: 740. GRE (scale of 170): 164 Verbal, 169 Math. AP scores of 5 in: Biology Calculus AB U.S. History Chemistry English Literature & Composition Spanish Language English instructor for three months in a private university in rural China. Certified in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). Native Spanish speaker. Conversational in French (4 years' study in high school, plus ongoing self-study).

Subject Expertise

10th Grade 10th Grade math 10th Grade Reading 10th Grade Writing 11th Grade 11th Grade math 11th Grade Reading 11th Grade Writing 12th Grade 12th Grade math 12th Grade Reading 12th Grade Writing 5th Grade Science 6th Grade 6th Grade math 6th Grade Reading 6th Grade Science 6th Grade Writing 7th Grade 7th Grade math 7th Grade Reading 7th Grade Science 7th Grade Writing 8th Grade 8th Grade math 8th Grade Reading 8th Grade Science 8th Grade Writing 9th Grade 9th Grade math 9th Grade Reading 9th Grade Writing Advanced Placement Algebra 1 Algebra 2 Algebra 3/4 American History AP AP Calculus AB AP Chemistry AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition AP French AP Spanish Language AP U.S. Government & Politics AP United States History AP US Government AP US History Biology Calculus 1 Chemistry College Algebra Elementary Algebra Elementary Math English Foreign Language French French 1 French 1 French 2 French 3 French 4 General Biology General Chemistry Geometry Gifted Government Grammar and Mechanics History Honors Honors Chemistry Intermediate Algebra Intermediate Algebra Life Sciences Middle School Middle School Math Organization Pre-Algebra Pre-Calculus Python Quantitative Reasoning Social Studies Spanish Spanish 1 Spanish 2 Spanish 3 Spanish 4 Study Skills Study Skills And Organization Summer Tutoring Trigonometry US History Vocabulary AP Computer Science AP Calculus BC AP Human Geography AP Physics 1 Human Geography IB Geography SL Geography AP Statistics Statistics

Availability

Any day after 10AM

Can Meet

Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

I love traveling. I hope eventually to have seen all 50 states and every country of the world! I also like outdoorsy activities, like hiking, climbing, and snorkeling. But I also simply really love education -- both learning and teaching. I've always excelled at standardized testing, so I care about helping students succeed by taking the stress and mystery out of the verbal, math, and grammar/syntax questions on the SAT, ACT, and other common tests. I'm enthusiastic but personable so that students feel comfortable asking questions. Patience is important, and I'm passionate about making those "lightbulb moments" happen! I look forward to helping you / your child be the best student they can be -- with the grades and scores to show it! ***** FAQs from potential students: Sessions are $110/hour, paid by credit card or ACH. Frequency is completely up to you; one to two sessions per week is the most common, for one to two hours per session. I typically meet students at these public libraries: Logan Square, Lincoln-Belmont (Lakeview), Wicker Park, Portage-Cragin, Mayfair (Albany Park), Sulzer (Lincoln Sq), Jefferson Park, Independence (Irving Park), or Harold Washington. IN YOUR EMAIL, PLEASE CONFIRM WHETHER YOU CAN MEET AT ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS. If that doesn't work, we can definitely work something else out; just let me know. I also do online tutoring using Zoom and other online tools; we can chat more about it if you'd like! Typically, students come to sessions with homework (and ideally a textbook), or for standardized tests, a study prep book. During sessions, we work on the concepts, problem sets, and/or practice exams in those materials. Please bring any such materials to our first session.

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