Xavier
Private tutor in Miami, FL
Education
MIT alumnus 2010 - S.B. in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT with a Romance Languages Concentration from Harvard. Private Instructor + Mentor Tutoring $300/hour Not an "hourglass" tutor. Efficient/Productive session designed to maximize the learning and retention by student. ***I HAVE A SEPARATE SAT I/SAT II/ACT/GRE/GMAT/SSAT/ISEE preparatory program that can be combined with the service of tailoring applications for specific colleges as well as motivating/mentoring students to take steps to achieve their goals in life. Feel free to inquire about this program in your message for additional information and rates.***
Experience
MIT alumnus/ Silver Knight: '06 General Scholarship/ Gates Millenium Scholar with great interpersonal skills. Specialize in AP/AICE/IB/Cambridge/Gifted/Honors programs. I am very patient with students and good at simplifying the material taught in order to facilitate students' ability to digest it and see the greater significance in the material being taught. Good revision techniques. Very caring about students and their personal academic/leadership progress throughout this important stage in life. Good role model. Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. -1500/1600 SAT I Score -Salutatorian in High School -Scored a 5 in AP European History, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP American History, AP Human Geography, AP American Government -Scored a 4 in AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Physics B, AP Physics C -National AP Scholar Award, University of Miami Book Award for Academic Excellence, General Scholarship Silver Knight, Gates-Millennium Scholar, Toyota Scholar - 2nd Place Winner of the 2007 MIT and Dow Materials Engineering Contest for converting animal droppings to biogas energy in Nicaragua. -Research on photonic gels at MIT's Thomas Laboratory and hybrid quantum-dot/organic LED's at the Catalonian Institute for Chemical Research -Thesis on developing photonic crystals tunable within the visible regime for the restaurant el Bulli.
Subject Expertise
8th Grade mathACCUPLACER College-Level MathACCUPLACER Elementary AlgebraACCUPLACER Reading ComprehensionACCUPLACER Sentence SkillsACCUPLACER ESLACCUPLACER Arithmetic10th Grade10th Grade math10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade11th Grade math11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade12th Grade math12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing5th Grade math5th Grade6th Grade math6th Grade Science5th Grade Science7th Grade math7th Grade Science8th Grade Science9th Grade math8th Grade9th GradeACCUPLACER WritePlacerACTACT AspireACT EnglishACT MathACT ReadingACT ScienceACT with WritingACT WritingADDADHDAdvanced PlacementAlgebra 1Algebra 2Algebra 3/4American HistoryAnalytical ChemistryAnatomyAPAP BiologyAP Calculus ABAP Calculus BCAP ChemistryAP English Language and CompositionAP European HistoryAP Human GeographyAP MacroeconomicsAP Physics 1AP Physics 1 - DUPEAP Physics 2 - DUPEAP Physics 2: MechanicsAP Spanish LanguageAP StatisticsAP U.S. Government & PoliticsAP United States HistoryAP US GovernmentAP US HistoryAP World HistoryApplied MathematicsArithmeticASPIRE EnglishASPIRE MathASPIRE ReadingASPIRE ScienceAstronomyASVABBiologyCalculus 1Calculus 2Calculus 3Cell BiologyAP Environmental ScienceCAHSEE MathematicsCivicsCLEPCLEP American GovernmentCLEP BiologyCLEP CalculusCLEP ChemistryCLEP College AlgebraCLEP College MathematicsCLEP History of the United States ICLEP History of the United States II: 1865 to the PresentCLEP Natural SciencesCLEP PrecalculusCLEP Principles of MacroeconomicsCLEP SpanishCLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648CLEP Western Civilization II: 1648 to the PresentCLEP Social Sciences and HistoryCollege AlgebraCollege EssaysCOMPASS MathematicsCOMPASS ReadingCOMPASS Writing SkillsCompetition MathCreative WritingDAT Quantitative ReasoningDevelopmental AlgebraDevelopmental BiologyDyslexiaEarth ScienceEconomicsElementary AlgebraElementary MathEngineeringEnvironmental ScienceESL/ELLEssay EditingEuropean HistoryEvolutionExpository WritingFCAT 2.0Finite MathematicsFlorida EOC AssessmentForeign LanguageGastroenterologyGEDGeneral BiologyGeneral ChemistryGeographyGeometryGiftedGMATGMAT Integrated ReasoningGMAT QuantitativeGraduate Test PrepGREGRE QuantitativeGRE Quantitative ReasoningGRE Subject Test in MathematicsGRE Subject TestsGreen/Eco-Friendly DesignGuitarHandwritingHistory Of ScienceHomeschoolHonorsHonors ChemistryHSPT MathHSPT QuantitativeHuman DevelopmentHuman GeographyIBIB Chemistry HLIB Chemistry SLIB Mathematical Studies SLIB Mathematics HLIB Mathematics SLIB World Religions SLInorganic ChemistryIntellectual Property LawIntermediate AlgebraIntermediate AlgebraISATISEEISEE- Lower LevelISEE- Middle LevelISEE- Upper LevelLaboratoryLanguagesLegal ResearchLife SciencesMacroeconomicsManagementMaterials ScienceMCATMiddle SchoolMiddle School MathMolecular BiologyMultivariable CalculusMusicNewtonian MechanicsOAT PhysicsOAT Quantitative ReasoningPathophysiologyPCAT BiologyPCAT ChemistryPCAT Quantitative AbilityPersuasive WritingPhysical ChemistryPhysical SciencePhysicsPianoPlant BiologyPre-AlgebraPre-CalculusProbabilityPSATPSAT Critical ReadingPSAT MathematicsPSAT Writing SkillsPublic SpeakingQuantitative ReasoningSATSAT Critical ReadingSAT MathSAT MathematicsSAT Subject Test in Biology E/MSAT Subject Test in ChemistrySAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2SAT Subject Test in PhysicsSAT Subject Test in SpanishSAT Subject Test in Spanish with ListeningSAT Subject Test in United States HistorySAT Subject Test in World HistorySAT Subject TestsSAT VerbalSAT WritingSpanishSpanish 1Spanish 2Spanish 3Spanish 4Special EducationSSATSSAT- Elementary LevelSSAT- Middle LevelSSAT- Upper LevelStatisticsStudy SkillsStudy Skills And OrganizationSummer TutoringTest PrepThe Modern WorldThermochemistryTOEFLTrigonometryUS HistoryVocabularyWorld CivilizationWorld History
Availability
Weekends at any time, Mon/Wed/Fri at any time, Tues/Thurs at any time
Can Meet
Up to 1 hour away for no additional charge
Hobbies
-playing flamenco guitar (http://vivacapricho.com) -surfing -photography -playing the piano -molecular gastronomy -innovating/commercializing products and ideas -entrepreneurship -world travel -philanthropy -exploring restaurants -live music -connecting with cultures from around the world -the convergence of art, science, technology, and people
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