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Nicole R.
Private tutor in San Francisco, CA
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Education
Stanford University (PhD Program, expected 2014)- Materials Science and Engineering, with a focus in bioengineering. Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Science, 2008)- Materials Science and Engineering, Biomaterials track
Experience
FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS (SELECTED) National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Stanford Graduate Fellowship Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau 2010- Graduate Fellow Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Alumna STANDARDIZED EXAMS GRE: 1460 = 780 quantitative (90th percentile) + 680 verbal (96th percentile) SAT: 1430 = 710 math (90th percentile) + 720 verbal (>95 percentile) AP Physics: 5 on classical mechanics and electricity & magnetism AP Calculus: 4 on Calculus BC MENTORING EXPERIENCE Academics: previously a Teaching Assistant for a graduate-level core course in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University. Research: mentored several graduate students and two undergraduate (4 months each) in laboratory research skills. Advising: As the President of the Materials Research Society JHU Chapter, I organized and headed numerous advising panels and activities directed toward career and academic development of undergraduates. Events ranged from tutoring sessions to organizing meetings between students and Congressmen to discuss science education. In 2008, I gave an invited talk to the JHU Board of Trustees on the subject of mentorship. Currently, I am involved in a campus-wide effort at Stanford to improve mental health and stress levels in students across the country. I have expertise in the following areas: - conquering testing anxiety - building study and life skills for academic success - writing the perfect college or scholarship essay - compiling a unique and formidable application package
Subject Expertise
Algebra 1, Calculus 1, General Math, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, SAT Math, Trigonometry, Chemistry, Biology, General science, Physics, ACT, GRE, SAT, Study Skills, College Applications