Vignesh S.
Private tutor in San Diego, CA
Education
BACHELOR'S DEGREE (Physiology and Neuroscience) at University of California San Diego (UCSD): Expected June 2017 - Involved in mutliple leadership roles and active in clubs such as M.E.M.O (Medical Educations Missions and Outreach) club, HHAB (Healing Hearts Across Borders) organization, and MEC (Muir Environmental Corps). EMT CERTIFICATION at Emergency Medical Services Training Association (EMSTA) COLLEGE: June 2014- Aug 2014 - Learned anatomy and physiology necessary for an EMT-B, also worked 24 hours of EMT shift and performed patient care within scope of knowledge. - Received Certificate of Course Completion from College. - Received National Registry Emergency Medical Technicians certificate from the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT). - Received CPR and First Aid certification - Received California and San Diego County licenses. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA at Santa Susana High School: 2009-2013 - Cumulative GPA: 4.2 - A total of 7 AP and 3 honors courses - Over 100s of hours of community service that included school clubs, leadership roles, community service projects, high school tutoring, out-of-school tutoring of all ages, etc. - Received the President's volunteer service award for being a part of a volunteering group that recorded over 1000 hours of community service. - Received AP Scholars with Honors award for averaging 3.25+ on AP exams with a score of 3 or more on 4 or more AP exams. - Received official high school certifications in computer science, math, science, and humanities.
Experience
I have had many tutoring and teaching experiences throughout the course of my academic career. My first tutoring experience was part of a club called Vayuna, which was an organization aimed to tutor underprivileged kids in the area by going to after-school programs and being a part of the volunteering community. Vayuna went to the Boys and Girls club and committed hours to tutoring the elementary school kids, on top of taking them to play outside and have snack breaks. I tutored kids from the kindergarten level, all the way up to elementary 3rd grade level. I taught in all areas such as basic math, writing, and reading. My second tutoring experience was through the California Scholarship Federation (CSF) club, which enforced an after-school tutoring program for the high school students who needed help in various subject areas. I tutored in algebra, pre-calculus, and calculus, as well as other areas in the science category. My most recent teaching experience was at university, where I was an undergraduate instructional assistant (teaching assistant, TA). I taught college level introductory biology, and assisted the professor with exam preparation, proctoring, and grading, while running my own smaller discussion section classes. With my peers, I also taught large review session events prior to major exams. When I tutor or teach, I like to incorporate everyone. I try my best to make sure every single person receiving my instruction understand the material at hand. I do this by approaching the same problem or concept in different ways, and if need be, I go back to earlier concepts to build a foundation. With that, I am able to build up to the concept or problem at hand so that the student understands all the necessary components needed to understand the problem. Along with that, I like to make sure I teach with passion and interest, as opposed to being a boring and monotonous teacher. I also have good ways of teaching students to remember key concepts or ideas, and this is part of how I teach with enthusiasm and fun. Overall, I have received positive feedback from many students, even those who said that they would never understand the material at hand.
Subject Expertise
AP Physics 1General ChemistryGeneral BiologyEmergency MedicineElementary MathElementary AlgebraChemistryCell BiologyBiologyAP World HistoryAP US HistoryAP Physics 2: Electricity and MagnetismGeneticsAP English Literature and CompositionAP English Language and CompositionAP ChemistryAP BiologyAPTest PrepPhysiologyPhysicsPhysical ScienceAnatomyNeuroscienceNeurobiologyAP Calculus ABAP Calculus BCEnglish1st Grade math2nd Grade math3rd Grade math4th Grade math5th Grade mathCollege AlgebraBiochemistryOrganic ChemistryHonors ChemistryVocabularySummer TutoringSTAAR Grades 3-8Social StudiesSocial SciencesHonors12th Grade Writing7th Grade Science7th Grade Reading7th Grade math7th Grade6th Grade Writing6th Grade Science6th Grade Reading6th Grade math6th Grade1st Grade ReadingACT7th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade math12th Grade11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade math11th Grade10th Grade10th Grade Writing10th Grade ReadingAlgebra 1CAHSEE MathematicsCAHSEE EnglishCAHSEE ELACAHSEEAdvanced PlacementWritingWorld HistoryACT EnglishACT ReadingAlgebra 210th Grade mathACT Math9th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade math9th Grade8th Grade Writing8th Grade Science8th Grade Reading8th Grade math8th Grade
Availability
Weekdays at any time, Weekends at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
As an incoming Junior at UCSD, many of my peers say that I have pushed the boundaries of my college career to try to do everything possible. In my freshman year of college, I was doing research in cancer therapeutics, and as a sophomore joined to be an instructional assistant. I think that along with being extremely involved in the community outside of course-work. Along with these work experiences, I decided to randomly join an on-campus dining hall that made burritos (like an on-campus chipotle). I wanted to see how the food industry worked and what it took to make and serve good food to the community. I’ve branched out throughout my career, and can say that I have had many experiences that do not make me one-dimensional. With these early experiences, I’ve also volunteered my time to nature organizations and many health organizations, such as Muir Environmental Corps and Healing Hearts Across Borders. I like to be active in my community in as many ways as possible, and sometimes, being a role model or leader is not about simply gaining good grades, but going out and making a physical change in the community you live in. To me, that community does not have to be restricted to where you live, but can expand to this entire earth that we live on. On top of all this, I love to pass this kind of knowledge around to others, because I believe that along with education, compassion and motivation combined with the necessary tools will ensure a students' success in and far beyond the classroom.
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