Courtney B.
Private tutor in Princeton, NJ
Education
Sophomore Anthropology Major, Princeton University Minor in Evolutionary Biology: Ecology and Conservation Minor in Creative Writing GPA: 3.75 Valedictorian at Centereach High School 2014 GPA: 98.67 unweighted
Experience
I never thought I would enjoy tutoring until I started doing it. Turns out: I love it. Its unbelievably rewarding to see the sudden spark of comprehension when a student understands the material suddenly. I am a big believer in the idea that if you cant explain something simply, you don't understand it well enough. I remember how wonderful it was to have a teacher that actually cared about me as an individual growing up, and I can think of no better way to give back than through tutoring students who are struggling. Experience: Tutored with Princeton Tutoring, including structure of argument in composition writing and history papers, as well as calculus and astronomy. Worked in Princeton Public Library Tutored through National Honor Society Worked with Middle Country Public Library, Green Teens, taught students about the environment and conservation. Scores: SAT: 2200 Reading Comp: 800 Writing: 700 Math: 670 SAT II LIT: 770 SAT II US HISTORY: 750 SAT II BIO (M): 680 ACT: 35 Reading: 36 Writing: 34 Math: 32 AP Lit: 5 AP Lang: 5 AP Psych: 5 AP US History: 5 AP World: 4 AP Bio: 4 AP Calc AB: 3 Published In: Greenleaf Poetry GEM Magazine Steinbeck Institute in Salinas California Stony Brook University Robert W. Greene Institute
Subject Expertise
10th Grade10th Grade math10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade11th Grade math11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing1st Grade1st Grade math1st Grade Reading1st Grade Writing2nd Grade2nd Grade math2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade Writing3rd Grade3rd Grade math3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Writing4th Grade4th Grade math4th Grade Reading4th Grade Science4th Grade Writing5th Grade5th Grade math5th Grade Reading5th Grade Science5th Grade Writing6th Grade6th Grade math6th Grade Reading6th Grade Science6th Grade Writing7th Grade7th Grade math7th Grade Reading7th Grade Science7th Grade Writing8th Grade8th Grade math8th Grade Reading8th Grade Science8th Grade Writing9th Grade9th Grade math9th Grade Reading9th Grade WritingACTACT EnglishACT MathACT ReadingACT ScienceACT with WritingACT WritingAdvanced PlacementAfrican-American HistoryAgricultural ScienceAlgebra 1Algebra 2ACCUPLACER Reading ComprehensionACCUPLACER Sentence SkillsACCUPLACER WritePlacerAmerican HistoryAmerican LiteratureAnthropologyAPAP BiologyAP Calculus ABAP English Language and CompositionAP English Literature and CompositionAP Environmental ScienceAP European HistoryAP United States HistoryAP US GovernmentAP US HistoryAP World HistoryArchaeologyArtASPIRE EnglishASPIRE ReadingASPIRE ScienceAstronomyBiologyBritish LiteratureCAHSEE EnglishCalculus 1Calculus 2Cell BiologyCelloClassicsCLEP American LiteratureCLEP BiologyCLEP CalculusCLEP College AlgebraCLEP College CompositionCLEP English LiteratureCLEP History of the United States ICLEP History of the United States II: 1865 to the PresentCLEP HumanitiesCLEP Natural SciencesCLEP PrecalculusCLEP Social Sciences and HistoryCLEP SpanishCLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648CLEP Western Civilization II: 1648 to the PresentWritingCollege EssaysCOMPASS ReadingCOMPASS Writing SkillsCosmologyCreative WritingEarth ScienceEcologyElementary AlgebraElementary MathEnglishEntomologyEnvironmental ScienceEssay EditingEthicsEuropean HistoryEvidenceEvolutionEvolutionary BiologyExpository WritingFiction WritingForeign LanguageGeneral BiologyGeographyGeologyGeometryGMAT Analytical Writing AssessmentGRE Analytical WritingGRE Subject Test in Literature in EnglishGRE Subject Test in PsychologyHandwritingHistologyHistoryHomeschoolHonorsHSPT ReadingHSPT VerbalIB Environmental Systems and Societies SLIB History HLIB Literature and PerformanceIB Literature and Performance SLIntroduction to FictionIntroduction to PoetryJournalismLanguagesLife SciencesLiteratureMedieval LiteraturePlant BiologyPoetry WritingPre-AlgebraPre-CalculusPSATPSAT Critical ReadingPSAT MathematicsPSAT Writing SkillsWorld LiteratureWorld HistoryZoologyThe Modern WorldTrigonometryUS Constitutional HistoryUS HistoryVocabularyWorld CivilizationReadingReligious StudiesSATSAT Critical ReadingSAT MathSAT MathematicsSAT Subject Test in Biology E/MSAT Subject Test in LiteratureSAT Subject Test in SpanishSAT Subject Test in United States HistorySAT Subject Test in World HistorySAT Subject TestsSAT VerbalSAT WritingShakespeareShort NovelSocial SciencesSocial StudiesSociologySpanishSpanish 1Spanish 2Spanish 3SSATSSAT- Elementary LevelSSAT- Middle LevelSSAT- Upper LevelPersuasive Writing
Availability
Weekdays at any time, Weekends at any time
Can Meet
Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I prefer to be outside when I can manage it, and enjoy all types of nature. I have climbed mountains in the Adirondacks and the Midwest, and have gone spelunking in Carlsbad Caverns and Howe's Caverns. When I'm not outside, I enjoy reading, especially Lord of the Rings, and I am interested in cinema and theatre. I "read my way through Europe" in high school, meaning that I started with Russia and worked my way West across a map, reading the major works of literature each nation had to offer. It was a lot more fun than it sounds, believe me.
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