Mihir K.

• Santa Clara, CA 95050 ( 28.9 mi )
• MCAT Tutor

• Male Age 24
• Member since: 01/2023
• Will travel up to 50 miles
• Rates from $70 to $115 /hr
• On-line In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: Test Preparation, Testing Strategies, Testing Skills, SAT - Verbal, SAT - Math, PSAT, Entrance Exams, ACT

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USC Graduate Offering SAT/ACT/College App/K-12 Tutoring

I really pride myself in personalizing my tutoring. I try to never have more than 6-7 students at a time so that I can provide the best possible personalization of teaching to each student. Additionally, being at a similar age to many of my students helps me relate to them a lot better than some older tutors may be able to; I have more recent experience with taking the same courses/tests as them or applying to colleges like them, and this helps a lot in my tutoring personalization. In terms of my teaching style, I love being able to connect with students beyond the structured environment of most classrooms and tutoring/prep academies. I try to provide my students with just enough structure so that they know how to study, how to test, etc., but enough autonomy so that they can learn how to succeed on their own. Helping students navigate this fine line is really meaningful, as many ... read more

Ulhas B.

• Fremont, CA 94539 ( 28.4 mi )
• MCAT Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 10/2011
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $30.00 to $50.00 /hr
• On-line In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: GMAT

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A Little Bit About Me...

I studied chemistry in India (IIT - Delhi, MSc) and in Canada (McGill University, Montreal, PhD). During my PhD, I extensively tutored undergraduates and high school students. I have several year's experience in the pharmaceutical industry and continue to help students in learning concepts in chemistry. I understand the need to have a focused preparation for exams - something which is lacking in the education system at large. I offer my tutoring services in helping students to score high in tests and quizzes.

Sofia H.

• Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 ( 32.1 mi )
• Experienced MCAT Tutor

• Female Age 47
• Member Since: 08/2013
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $40.00 to $45.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• On-line In-Home In-Group

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My comments on tutoring MCAT : Taking a standardized test requires a special set of skills in itself, so it is no surprise that many individuals (myself included) have spend countless hours dissecting and conquering them. Allow me to share with you some of the tips and tricks I learned as an MCAT tutor.

I have worked with a huge diversity of students and I find that students remember, relate, connect and understand metaphors, examples, and models best. So I tell my students stories about what they see in the world around them, relating lessons to the news, and showing examples that are so cool they cannot be forgotten! I love tutoring because my specialty is identifying the source of confusion a student might have in a given lesson and using my knowledge and experience to explain the science in a different way. This can include directing the students to a particular on-line resource and/or tool that can help them study outside of our tutoring time, which can save a dedicated student money in the long-run.
I have been teaching/tutoring students in life science for over 20 years, but it all started with my BA from UC Berkeley in Integrative Biology. At Berkeley I tutored/taugh ... read more

Padraig M.

• Santa Clara, CA 95050 ( 29.2 mi )
• MCAT Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 09/2010
• Will travel up to 5 miles
• Rates from $49.00 to $57.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: GMAT, ACT

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Read More About Padraig M...

As a classroom instructor, I am conscious that one needs to constantly engage with and interact with the class. I always taught in a tutorial style, where after I've introduced the material the students must solve a puzzle or problem based on it. I believe that to engage students there must be a discovery component to the class. In a tutoring role, one can take the students strengths and build on those. Often a student has lost all confidence (and hope!) and doesn't realize how much he or she knows. By patiently building from simple problems this confidence can be restored.
As a graduate student at UC Berkeley, I was a TA for twelve semesters in a range of physics classes. In 2002 I won the UC Berkeley Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor award. After graduating I was a lecturer for 2 years at 50% time. This was at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. There I dev ... read more