Experience Summary
Hello, my name is Andrew Hoffmann and I love to tutor Chemistry, Physics, Math, & Biology at the College and High School level (but I don’t mind tutoring elementary subjects to younger students as well). I graduated from UCLA in 2010 with B.S. in Molecular Biology and afterwards I worked as a Science and English instructor at Daegu Science High School in South Korea for 2 years. Before that I’ve tutored Math and English at El Camino College for 2 years. I’m currently studying for the MCAT and hope to attend Medical School next year.
Teaching Style
I love to educate because whenever I'm trying to convey a concept, I become very empathetic towards my listener(s) and am able to naturally assess the best way for them to understand the concept. It's a great feeling!
The thing is, it took me a long time for me to grasp math and science related concepts when I was in high school. It wasn't until my college career that I really started to understand my coursework and was able to perform well on tests (and was subsequently able to transfer to UCLA).
I would consider myself 'a slow' learner. This is typically a negative trait to have, but I believe it's advantageous when trying to convey an academic concept because it allows me to really 'break things down' for the listener. I'm able to recall the difficulty I had in acquiring the concept (from when I first learned it myself) which allows me the patience necessary to explain whatever I need to in a step by step, logical manner.
Basically, learning information didn't just "click" for me and I never expect it to for whomever I'm teaching either. There's a learning process that must happen that I'm well aware of now--a process that I am now able to apply in my teaching methods.
My Hobbies
Science, Piano, EDM, Swimming, and Traveling
Other Comments
You can reach me at andrewhoffmann86 at gmail Or check out my website at http://andrewhoffmann86.wix.com/tutoring