Leon V.
Private tutor in Chicago, IL
Education
The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Bachelor of Arts: Mathematics, Economics Expected Graduation: Spring 2020 At the University of Chicago, I maintain a 3.94 GPA in both the Mathematics and Economics programs while remaining involved on campus. I am an analyst for The Blue Chips, and value investing fund that partners with the university, so I am also happy to work on finance recruiting with clients. I have worked as a financial analyst for a healthcare firm in San Francisco (Carl Zeiss), and I will be spending my summer in New York with a private equity healthcare fund. The Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut High School, Graduating May 2016 The Taft School is a private boarding school in northwestern Connecticut. I graduated Cum Laude, and Salutatorian of my class. I have been honored with the Bausch and Lomb Science Award for my studies including an internship at the Yale school of Engineering. I have also received the Princeton University Prize for my devotion to academia at Taft. The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Dual Major: Physics and Economics, Enrolled December 2015
Experience
Experience: I have experience as a peer tutor in Latin and Physics, but my skills extend beyond these subjects. Furthermore, I have several months of experience teaching a middle-school afternoon science course. I taught all sorts of neat things from Bernoulli's principle to the science behind several optical illusions. SAT (On the 1600 scale, which will be used as of 2016) Math: 800/800 Critical Reading: 770/800 Composite: 1570/1600 SAT Subject Tests: Physics: 790/800 US History: 780/800 Math Level II: 800/800 ACT English: 34/36 Math: 36/36 Reading: 34/36 Science: 34/36 AP Calculus BC: 5 AB Sub-score: 5 English Language and Composition: 4 Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism: 5 Physics C: Mechanics: 5 United States History: 5 European History: 5 AP Latin: 5 AP Biology: 4 AP Chemistry: 5 I was also a runner-up for the National Merit Scholar Program because of my scoring on the PSAT. As a senior in high school, the academic stress high school brings to students, especially juniors, is fresh in my mind. I understand the anxiety that SAT/ACT scores, AP tests, and GPAs expose students to. Having just completed the college process, I hope to improve not only the scores of these students but also their confidence going into the college process. I have competed and placed very well in a series of competition math, engineering, and physics competitions, and would be happy to share my results. If you would like to see a copy of my transcript, SAT/ACT scores, or AP scores, please notify me as well!
Subject Expertise
AP Calculus BCFinanceMicroeconomicsEconomicsSAT Subject Test in PhysicsSAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1SAT MathematicsSAT MathSATAP MacroeconomicsChemistry11th Grade mathAP Calculus ABAlgebra 3/4Algebra 2ACT ScienceACT MathACT9th Grade math8th Grade Science8th Grade math12th Grade math10th Grade math11th Grade math
Availability
Any day in the morning, Any day in the afternoon
Can Meet
Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I know how stressful high school can be for students trying to balance athletics, extracurriculars, and a strong GPA. So some things about me other than some test scores? I'm a runner. I run varsity cross country and varsity track and field in the fall and spring respectively. However, my family is from Munich, Germany, so my favorite sport is naturally soccer, and I am a strong supporter of FC Bayern München. At Taft I have lived in the dormitories for four years, and for the last two of these years I served the school as a dormitory monitor. A monitor lives in a lower school dorm with freshmen and sophomores and mentors them in all aspects of life at Taft. I have spent two years working with kids of the 9th/10th grade age. Favorite movie: Zoolander Favorite book: Darkness at Noon (Arthur Koestler) Favorite TV show: Two and half men Interests/skills: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, chess, cooking, mountain climbing, cooking
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