
Stephanie O.

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About Stephanie O.
NOTE: I recommend 90 minutes for a first session -- in my experience, 60 minutes tends not to be enough to both get the lay of the land and deliver a reassuring and substantive amount of support. I look forward to working with you!
I went to Princeton University and studied molecular biology. I was high school salutatorian (2nd in a class of 500+) and completed the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, while taking 11 AP classes.
I've been tutoring continuously since high school, as both a private tutor and a volunteer, in subjects all across the board. I simply really love education -- both learning and teaching.
And I always excelled at standardized testing, so I enjoy 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.
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***MY BACKGROUND***
Volunteer tutoring in high school and college, private tutoring since 2008. Primarily with students in middle school, high school, or college / graduate school, but also late elementary school.
Extensive SAT tutoring experience: one high school junior raised her math score by 180 points, and another student raised her total score by 140 points.
Here's a highlight of my scores: 800 on the SAT Verbal section and the SAT Subject Test for Math Level 2; 740 or higher on my other SAT sections and Subject Tests; on the GRE, 164 Verbal, 169 Math; and 5 on AP Biology, Chemistry, Calculus AB, U.S. History, English Literature & Composition, and Spanish Language.
I was an English co-instructor for three months in a private university in rural China and obtained certification in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL).
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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
Molecular Biology
Sep 2007 - May 2013Princeton University
International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma
Aug 2003 - May 2007Atlantic High School
Languages
Spanish
Fluent / Native Proficiency
Certifications
Mathematics teaching certification exams
Feb 2013ETS
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Apr 2011Princeton in Asia
Awards
National Merit Scholar
Apr 2006National Merit
Semi-Finalist
Feb 2003Scripps National Spelling Bee
Affiliations
Mu Alpha Theta
Sep 2004National Honors Society
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