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Teaches Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Age: 12+
Teaching since 2013
Chemistry
Master Physics with someone who studied it at Harvard
Physics describes the world around us, but is a huge source of frustration for many students!
I try to hone my students' problem solving abilities and bring their physical intuition in line with the material they learn.
Instructor details
Location:
Teacher's Studio
Virginia Street, Berkeley, CA
Student's Home
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Tuesday
9 AM-8:30 PM
Thursday
10 AM-7:30 PM
Saturday
9 AM-12:30 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
60 minutes
$135
About Alvaro V.
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I’m an enthusiastic student of liberal arts and am comfortable tutoring any high school course in math, science, English, and the social sciences. Math and the physical sciences are areas of expertise which I also tutor at the undergraduate level, but part of what I enjoy most about tutoring is the variety of topics on which I work. I try to emphasize each topic’s relevance to a student’s life and suffuse all my teaching with the joy I get from learning.
I have been tutoring the SAT and ACT since my own senior year of high school, and have refined my techniques for identifying and helping rectify weaknesses. I have tutored for ten different AP exams; the majority of my clients have scored 5, and none have scored below 4. I also tutor the GRE for students pursuing graduate admissions. I try to make standardized tests as painless and low stress as possible while assisting the student to reach their target score.
I have advised about two dozen students over the past three admissions cycles on undergraduate applications and graduate admissions. My mentees have enjoyed success, having earned admission to universities such as Columbia, UC Berkeley, UPenn, Cornell, NYU, and Duke. Keeping a small stable of advisees also allows me to give each student the attention needed to best tell their story. I have worked with a handful of international applicants to US undergraduate and graduate programs and am happy to help more international students navigate the US admissions system.
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3 Reviews
Stephanie
Teacher's studio
Alvaro has lots of great advice! He worked with me to highlight aspects of my background and extracurriculars to make me stand out. He also helped a ton with my college application essays. I definitely think his mock interviews with me helped me make a good impression. Although I was really nervous about college apps, Alvaro made the whole process pretty low stress.
Posted Oct 9, 2022
Steven
Teacher's studio
Alvaro helped me prepare for both AP Physics C tests. He helped me fill in a lot of holes in my E&M knowledge and was super patient and understanding. I really liked how he broke down complex topics, making them comprehensible. He did a good job checking my understanding so that I never felt lost or confused during our sessions.
Posted Oct 8, 2022
Will
Teacher's studio
Alvaro was a huge help in helping me figure out where to apply and how to impress admissions officers. He especially helped with my essays and kept it very low stress the whole time.
I really recommend him!
Posted Sep 29, 2022
Education
Chemistry & Physics
Aug, 2014 - May, 2018Harvard
Chemistry
Aug, 2018 - May, 2020UC Berkeley
Languages
Italian
Limited Proficiency
English
Native Proficiency
Spanish
Native Proficiency
French
Professional Proficiency
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Instructor details
Location:
Teacher's Studio
Virginia Street, Berkeley, CA
Student's Home
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Tuesday
9 AM-8:30 PM
Thursday
10 AM-7:30 PM
Saturday
9 AM-12:30 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
60 minutes
$135
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