Grace B.
Private tutor in San Francisco, CA
Education
UC Berkeley- BA, Geology
Experience
I am a recent graduate from the University of California, Berkeley. I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Geology from the Department of Earth and Planetary Science and completed my undergraduate education with honors and a GPA of 3.6. As a tutor, I think building confidence in a student is as important as building understanding. I have loved my studies and am eager to cultivate the same enthusiasm for science in other learners. While my passion is earth science, I have had experience and academic success in courses related to biology, ecology, environmental science, astronomy, and geography. I have a strong background in math, physics, and chemistry. And although it was not my focus, I am a proficient writer and am comfortable with the mechanical and conceptual composition of written assignments. My major-specific classes included a great deal of field work as well as lab work, completing problems sets, writing research papers and lab reports, and even mapping a large portion of the Berkeley hills. I completed my senior honors thesis after a year of collaborative research with UC Berkeley faculty and intend to pursue the topic of that thesis in future research endeavors. In the fall of 2016, I plan to begin my graduate education; I am currently in the process of applying to PhD programs.
Availability
Weekdays after 6PM
Can Meet
Up to 45 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
At Berkeley I was not just a student, I was also an athlete. I competed for four years on Cal's NCAA Division 1 Track and Field team as a high jumper. I loved every second of it and am a huge track and field fan. I have coaching experience with children and young adults from 5 to 18 years old. I find it extremely rewarding to work with young learners. Nothing beats seeing them improve their skills and surpass their expectations. I'm an easygoing person, I like hiking, swimming, exercising, and just being outdoors. And I have a rock and mineral collection that is beginning to get out of hand.
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