William Y.
Private tutor in Raleigh, NC
Education
***Note: I am located in Raleigh, NC, regardless of the incorrect information being displayed on University Tutor's website. They have been notified of the error several times but refuse to address it.*** * Ph.D., Cognitive Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2015 * M.A., History & Philosophy of Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2010 * B.S., Biology (French minor), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1999 (graduated with distinction) High school: Christ School, Arden, NC, 1995 (valedictorian)
Experience
I have more than 10 years' worth of experience as a teacher (high school, college, and private test prep) and/or tutor (high school, college, and post-graduate students). I currently teach classes in SAT prep and tutor students individually in SAT, ACT, and GRE prep; precalculus, writing and composition, and high school chemistry, among other subjects. -------- Test Prep Instructor * Currently teaching SAT prep courses, both in person and online, for nationwide test prep franchise, covering all sections of the new SAT (April 2016-present) * Assisted with teaching of online ACT prep course for nationwide test prep franchise (February-March 2016) * Taught multiple sections of SAT prep course with local tutoring center (reading, writing, and essay sections) (October 2015-April 2016) ---- Associate Instructor, Indiana University (2012-2013) * Taught two writing-intensive courses (Foundations of Cognitive Science plus a self-designed seminar) * Received Cognitive Science Program's Outstanding Teaching Award in 2015 ---- Teacher, Woodside International School, San Francisco (2003–2006) * Taught physics (2003–2006), chemistry (2003–2006), and algebra (2004–2005) * Oversaw summer-school program for all science and math students (2003 and 2004) ---- Academic Tutor (2002–2011; 2015-present) * Subjects I have tutored within the last year include Algebra II/Trig; precalculus; Common Core Math II and III; statistics and probability, SAT, ACT, and GRE prep; Quantitative Literacy (Wake Tech), and English composition (also Wake Tech) * Other subjects I have tutored in the past include GMAT prep and biology, chemistry, and physics (all high school level)
Subject Expertise
SAT VerbalHistory Of ScienceIB Philosophy HLIB Philosophy SLPhilosophyPre-AlgebraPre-CalculusProbabilityQuantitative ReasoningSATSAT Critical ReadingSAT MathSAT MathematicsGRE Verbal ReasoningSAT WritingSummer TutoringACT WritingACT with WritingTrigonometryPsychologyPSAT Writing SkillsPSAT MathematicsPSAT Critical ReadingPSATAlgebra 1SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 110th Grade math10th Grade Writing12th Grade math11th Grade math11th Grade Writing12th Grade WritingWritingACT ReadingTest PrepStatisticsSAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2Algebra 2ACT ScienceACT MathAP PsychologyACT EnglishGraduate Test PrepGREGRE Analytical WritingGRE QuantitativeGRE Quantitative ReasoningGRE Verbal
Availability
Wednesday after 11AM, Monday after 11AM
Can Meet
Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I enjoy playing the guitar, writing and recording music, spending time with my dog, listening to baseball on the radio, and watching college basketball. I am working on two different books, one an adaptation of my dissertation and the other a book about music. Note: I am located in Raleigh, NC, despite the incorrect information on University Tutor's website stating that I am in Seattle (?!?).
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