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Erica I.
Private tutor in New York, NY
Education
PhD student in Social Psychology at New York University (entering Fall 2018). Current psychology post-baccalaureate student and researcher at Columbia University (2015 to present); GPA: 3.9. Juris Doctor (J.D.) received from New York University School of Law in 2011. Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies received from New York University in 2008; GPA: 3.7 (cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).
Experience
At various times over the course of approximately fifteen years, I have tutored a variety of subjects in different settings. As someone who was always at the top of the class, I began privately tutoring my fellow students in high school. After achieving perfect scores on the verbal and writing sections of the PSAT and SAT, as well as 5s on my English language; literature; American history; and European history exams, I expanded my tutoring and teaching reach in college. As an undergraduate, I worked in a classroom setting and simultaneously trained as a tutor for a major standardized test preparation company. Thereafter, in law school, I began coaching students in mock trial, an activity that I continued to undertake as a practicing lawyer on a volunteer basis. My strengths include assisting students with essay writing, creative writing, grammar, editing, and other English language and literature subjects. In addition to my teaching experience, I have received both academic awards as well as professional recognition for my writing skills. I am also well-poised to tutor standardized tests. I scored in the 98th percentile on the LSAT; scored 169V/165Q/5.5AW (99/89/98th percentiles, respectively) on the GRE; and achieved perfect scores in verbal and writing on the SATs and PSATs. I now seek to stay abreast of current developments and changes in the administration of the SAT so that I can adapt my tutoring methods as needed. As a psychology student, I am required to engage in rigorous statistical and quantitative training and am therefore comfortable tutoring mathematics as well as English. My studies are highly interdisciplinary and I therefore have a wide range of subject-matter knowledge related to American and world history, government/civics, political science, economics, and other subjects. Moreover, I am very comfortable teaching students whose first language is not English; I am conversational in Spanish and French and can also speak a little Arabic (modern standard only), making communication easier for students who also speak these languages. Having lived abroad in the UAE for a year, and having managed clients from around the globe in my previous professional life, I am uniquely suited to interacting with students who come from different backgrounds. A final note: my professional experience and academic qualifications are irrelevant if I am not providing a beneficial learning experience for your student. That is why, above all, I aim to create a collaborative and dynamic learning environment that is tailored to the goals of each particular client. I am passionate about teaching, in large part because I am passionate about learning; and in my view, every teaching moment for you is, in equal measure, a learning moment for me. I will bring this enthusiasm and passion to every one of my sessions.
Subject Expertise
10th Grade Writing, 11th Grade Writing, 12th Grade Writing, 1st Grade math, 1st Grade Reading, 1st Grade Writing, 2nd Grade math, 2nd Grade Reading, 2nd Grade Writing, 3rd Grade math, 3rd Grade Reading, 3rd Grade Science, 3rd Grade Writing, 4th Grade math, 4th Grade Reading, 4th Grade Science, 4th Grade Writing, 5th Grade math, 5th Grade Reading, 5th Grade Science, 5th Grade Writing, 6th Grade math, 6th Grade Reading, 6th Grade Science, 6th Grade Writing, 7th Grade math, 7th Grade Reading, 7th Grade Science, 7th Grade Writing, 8th Grade math, 8th Grade Reading, 8th Grade Science, 8th Grade Writing, 9th Grade math, 9th Grade Reading, 9th Grade Writing, Administrative Law, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP European History, AP Psychology, AP U.S. Government & Politics, AP United States History, AP US History, Constitutional Law, Creative Writing, English, Essay Editing, European History, Fiction Writing, Government, Grammar and Mechanics, GRE, GRE Analytical Writing, GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Reasoning, Law, Legal Research, Legal Writing, LSAT, Middle School, Persuasive Writing, Property Law, Psychology, Reading, SAT, SAT Verbal, SAT Writing, Statistics, Tort Law, Writing