"I am a graduate student at New York University’s Courant Institute studying pure mathematics. I have always been passionate about education, and I aspire to become a college professor. While at NYU, I have taught both Calculus 1 and Linear Algebra to undergraduates. I have been tutoring math at the undergraduate and high school levels for over 4 years.

As for my background, I graduated from Anderson High School in Austin in May 2020 with an International Baccalaureate Certificate and Distinguished Achievement. I scored a 1580 on the SAT (790 math, 790 verbal) in one try with no tutoring or prep courses. Next, I attended Tulane University. I graduated in May 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science and a 3.8 GPA after only three years of undergraduate study.

During my undergraduate experience at Tulane, I took classes on trauma-informed education. This has become especially useful post-pandemic. My approach to tutoring is informed by the idea that many students lost precious years of math development during COVID lockdowns. I assess not only the areas where students need help with their current curriculum, but any prerequisite skills that are lacking so that we can reinforce their foundational knowledge.

I firmly believe that my greatest asset as a math educator is that math was my least favorite subject in high school. I started my undergraduate career at Tulane as a Psychology major, but I took Calculus 3 during my freshman year to challenge myself. During that semester, I developed a system for succeeding in math courses. I not only received the highest grade in the class on the final exam, but I fell in love with math for the first time. My favorite part of teaching and tutoring is helping students find the system for success that is best suited for their needs, then guiding them towards a new appreciation for the beauty of math. I am passionate about creating inclusive educational spaces that welcome students of all backgrounds, learning styles, and levels of confidence." less...