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Specialist in math and science
Oct, 2009 - PresentPrivate tutor
✦ Tutor subjects ranging from middle school to post-undergraduate studies: algebra, geometry, trigonometry, precalculus, calculus, biology, chemistry, physics, English, Spanish, French, SSAT, SAT, SAT II, ACT, and GRE. ✦ Helped one SAT Math student to raise her score by 180 points, and guided another SAT student to raise her score by 140 points.
SAT Guru
Oct, 2011 - May, 2012Catalyst Prep LLC
Taught SAT Bootcamp to high school students.
TEFL-certified English instructor
Jun, 2011 - Aug, 2011Princeton in Asia
✦ Certified in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). ✦ Taught an English immersion program for over 30 local students training to become teachers in rural China. ✦ Collaborated with co-instructors to design and write the curriculum, textbook, and other instructional materials. ✦ Extended learning time and opportunities and generated rapport by holding optional "office hours" to further engage with students. ✦ Co-led a public speaking club and organized and judged a culminating speech contest.
Peer tutor
Oct, 2008 - May, 2011McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning
Tutored Princeton students in chemistry, physics, calculus, Spanish, and French.
Education
International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma
Aug, 2003 - May, 2007Atlantic High School
Molecular Biology
Sep, 2007 - May, 2013Princeton University
Certifications
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Apr, 2011Princeton in Asia
Mathematics teaching certification exams
Feb, 2013ETS
✦ Praxis II: Mathematics Pedagogy - 0065 (January 2013; problem-solving, communication, reasoning, and mathematical connections for pedagogy of secondary school math): 185 ✦ Praxis II: Mathematics Content Knowledge - 5061 (February 2013; competencies necessary for a beginning teacher of secondary school math): 181; earned ETS Recognition of Excellence for exceeding the target score determined by the top 15% from previous years.
Awards
Semi-Finalist
Feb, 2003Scripps National Spelling Bee
National Merit Scholar
Apr, 2006National Merit
Affiliations
Mu Alpha Theta
Sep, 2004Mu Alpha Theta is the National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society with over 103,000 student members in June 2014 in more than 2100 schools. We are dedicated to inspiring keen interest in mathematics, developing strong scholarship in the subject, and promoting the enjoyment of mathematics in high school and two-year college students.
National Honors Society
Sep, 2004The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since its beginning in 1921.
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