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Derek – SAT Math, ACT Math & Science, & High School Math
Originally from California, Derek was the valedictorian of his high school. He holds a B.S. in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology from Yale and is currently working on a degree in veterinary medicine at Penn. Derek has extensive experience tutoring students at all levels. While at Yale, he tutored elementary students, high school students, and his fellow classmates. He also coordinated a tutoring program for incarcerated youth. His hobbies include tennis, hiking and photography.
Melissa – Study Skills, College Essays, Spanish, & History
Melissa has extensive experience in education ranging from classroom teaching to curriculum design and innovation. She has taught writing and ESL in a variety of settings both in the United States and abroad. She holds a BA in English and Spanish from Albright College and a M.S. in education from Penn. While at Penn, She tutored middle and high school students in a variety of subject areas, including admissions essays. Melissa was a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to Spain where she earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Education. She lived in Spain for three years and has both studied abroad and taught in Mexico.
Poulomi – SAT, SSAT, ISEE, History, Math, & English Composition
After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Mount Holyoke College, where she majored in English and international relations, Poulomi taught in Indonesia as a Fulbright scholar. She is currently a third-year Ph.D. candidate in English at Penn. Poulomi has tutored SAT prep and high school math for more than six years. She has been an intern for the U.S. Department of State and for Senator Barbara Mikulski and is currently the president of the Mount Holyoke Club of Philadelphia.
Jack – Chemistry, Biology, & All High School Math
Jack is a graduate of the University of Delaware and is currently a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in immunology at Penn. He enjoys working with high school students and undergraduates as a tutor and teaching assistant. His students appreciate his sense of humor, his patience and his ability to clearly explain complex concepts. Jack is an avid sports fan and participates in triathlons.
Andres – Physics, & All High School Math
Originally from Puerto Rico, Andres holds a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Michigan. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Penn. Andres has several years of experience as a research mentor for high school and undergraduate students, a teaching assistant and a tutor. He enjoys participating in and watching sports and playing with his baby daughter.
Frank –Study Skills, English Composition, Statistics, & All High School Math
Frank holds both a B.S. in applied mathematics and a B.A. in classical studies from Columbia University. He is now writing his Ph.D. dissertation in statistics at Penn’s Wharton School. Frank was recently awarded the Statistics Department’s Murray Prize for best teacher. While at Columbia, Frank taught math to middle and high school students. His hobbies include playing the violin, Korean drumming, and participating in triathlons.
Leah – SAT & ACT Prep
Leah holds a Masters of Science from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in biology (summa cum laude) from Moravian College. While at Moravian, Leah was a teaching assistant and tutored physics, calculus and biology. She has more than four years of experience tutoring middle and high school students on the Main Line. In addition to tutoring and working full time as an editor, Leah is a spinning and cycling instructor.
Andrea – SAT & ACT Prep, English Composition, & College Essays
Andrea graduated summa cum laude from Yale with a B.A. in psychology and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in psychology at Penn. Andrea has been tutoring since she was in high school. While at Yale, she tutored her classmates and ran a tutoring program for elementary students in New Haven. Her students appreciate her outgoing personality, enthusiasm and organization skills. Andrea has extensive experience working
Kerstin – SAT Math, High School & Middle School Math, Chemistry & Physics
Originally from Topeka, Kansas, Kerstin is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in physics at Penn. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College with BS degrees in mathematics and physics. She has been tutoring and teaching for the past six years, and instructs other Penn graduate students in teaching techniques. Last year, she received the Physics Department teaching award. Kerstin has received perfect scores on every standardized math test she has ever taken, including the SAT, AP Calculus, and the GRE.
Marci – Elementary and Middle School (All Subjects) and Study Skills
Marci holds a BA in elementary education and a MA in Counselor Education. She taught elementary school in England for a couple of years and trained to be a guidance counselor and family therapist in Maine. Marci loves teaching and has extensive experience working with students who are having difficulty at school because of a lack of study and organization skills, ADD/ADHD or a LD.
Tim – SAT Prep, All Math, & English
Tim has a B.A. in math and a B.A. in philosophy from Michigan State, where he also completed graduate work in math. He holds a M.A. in English from Penn and is working on his Ph.D. dissertation. Tim has taught literature, writing and math to undergraduates at Penn and Michigan State as well as math to gifted middle school students. He has also taught SAT and GRE prep courses for Kaplan. Tim has an extensive list of articles, poems and short stories that have been published.
Dustin – History and Study & Organizations Skills
Dustin holds a B.A from Wheeling Jesuit University, where he was a discussion leader and history tutor, and a M.A. in history from the University of Akron where he was a teaching assistant. Dustin has worked in admissions at Penn and is studying to become a high school history teacher. In his free time he enjoys running and hiking.
Stacy – Biology and Chemistry
Stacy holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Penn, where she also teaches an upper-level biology course. She double majored in biology and biochemistry at Mount Saint Mary’s. Stacy has several years’ experience teaching and tutoring. Stacy enjoys reading and is an avid runner. She has run six marathons including the NYC marathon and one ultra marathon trail run.
Jim – High School Math and Science, and Study & Organization Skills
Jim has a BS in secondary education from Penn State and a law degree from Temple. He has taught basic, honors and AP science classes at local high schools and has been tutoring since college. Jim is also a rock-climbing instructor. His hobbies include golf, biking, weightlifting and reading.
Jen – AP & SAT Subject Tests, All Sciences, Math & Home School Curriculum
Jen is currently a sixth year Ph.D. candidate in chemistry at Penn where she taught for two years as a teaching assistant and received the competitive university-wide Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award. As an undergraduate at the College of New Jersey, Jen tutored her classmates in chemistry, calculus and biology. She also tutored SAT prep for Kaplan. Jen has tutored high school and college students on the Main Line for more than six years.
Erica – Organization & Study Skills, English Composition & Reading
After growing up on the Main Line, Erica attended Sarah Lawrence College where she concentrated in pre-health. She has three years’ teaching experience, including one year teaching in the Philadelphia School District. Erica recently received a M.S. in education (reading, writing & literacy) from Penn. She did her reading specialist practicum at Agnes Irwin and is currently a reading specialist at The Haverford School.
Larissa – SAT, Spanish & History
Larissa graduated cum laude from Columbia University with a B.A. in comparative literature and society. While at Columbia, she was awarded the Kluge Scholarship and named a William Alpern scholar. Larissa taught an upper-level undergraduate seminar on U.S. Latino literature at the University of Los Andes in Colombia. In addition to tutoring SAT prep and other school subjects while in college, she tutored high school students in PSAT and SAT prep, English and math as a private tutor at the American School of Paris. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in romance languages and literatures at Penn.
Rick – Math & Science
Rick has a B.S. from and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in engineering at Penn. While an undergraduate at Penn, Rick received several awards including the 1915 Award for “outstanding performance in academic, athletics and leadership” and the Hugo Otto Wolf Memorial Prize for “thoughtfulness and originality in academic work.” As a graduate student, he received the Fall 2005 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. As an undergrad, Rick was the captain of Penn’s wrestling team and is currently a volunteer coach.
Heather – Organization & Study Skills & History
Heather holds a B.A. in history from Haverford College. She spent her junior year in Greece. Heather also holds a M.S. in education from Penn and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. She has taught at several schools, including Germantown Friends and the Lakeside School in Seattle, and has tutored for several years for both individual clients and with Philadelphia Futures and A Better Chance (ABC) House.
Linda – English Composition & History
Linda is a Ph.D. candidate in folklore and folklife at Penn. She graduated summa cum laude from Amherst College and has a M.A. in folklore from Berkeley. Linda has been a teaching assistant for several courses, including one on Jewish humor. She has helped many students improve their writing as a teaching assistant, tutor and editor.
Will – Organization & Study Skills, Literature Subject Test & Writing
A National Merit Scholar, Will graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Swarthmore and holds a M.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is currently, a third year Ph.D. candidate in English at Penn. Will taught high school for Teach for America in New Orleans for two years and taught English in Japan for one year. He also spent four summers as a teacher and residence director for the Exploration Senior Program at Yale and Wellesley. His responsibilities included designing and teaching courses in international relations, leading field trips and overseeing the welfare of 750 high school students.
Nick – Organization & Study Skills, ISEE & SSAT, History & Writing
Nick holds a B.A. in political science from Yale, where he was the president of the snowboarding club, played polo, and tutored with the America Reads program. He spent a semester of his junior year studying in Argentina. As an Eagle Scout, he led a whitewater rafting trip and founded a community garden. Nick has a second-degree black belt in kenpo karate.
Kim – Math & Science
Kim has a B.S in biology from Eckerd College and is a Ph.D. candidate in cell and molecular biology at Penn. She tutored while in college and has been a teaching assistant at Penn. Last summer, Kim taught high school students participating in Penn’s Summer Academy in Applied Science and Technology.
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