Kyle C.
Private tutor in Palo Alto, CA
Education
Virginia Tech BS, Biology 2009 Minors: Chemistry, History GPA: 3.9 Yale University PhD, Genetics, 2014 GPA: 4.0 Harvard Medical School Post-doctoral fellow Department of Genetics George Church lab 2014-2016 Stanford University Post-doctoral fellow Department of Pediatrics Matthew Porteus lab 2014-2016
Experience
Hi, I began tutoring during graduate school at Yale and I really enjoy mentoring college-bound students. To me, there's nothing more rewarding than helping students reach their potential. I am fortunate to have worked with some truly spectacular students, some of whom I mentored have gone on to college or grad school at Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, and UCSF. My formal education is in life sciences, but my interests span a broad range of topics, from microbiology and agriculture to modern art and literature. Though I'm not qualified to teach all of these subjects, I often find my genetics lessons using examples from my experience breeding cattle in Virginia or in a completely different direction, with a quote by Kurt Vonnegut. In addition to my areas of expertise, I also love working with students through the college application process, from deciding which schools to apply to, applying for scholarships, and writing their personal statement. Since my parents didn't have enough money to pay for me and my three brothers to attend college, I had to get creative in finding scholarships to fund my education. Outside of tutoring, my full-time job is as a post-doctoral researcher in George Church's lab (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kuYQwfmUTc) at Harvard Medical School where I'm studying the cellular mechanism underlying aging.
Subject Expertise
Molecular GeneticsAP BiologyCell BiologyDevelopmental BiologyEvolutionary BiologyGeneral BiologyGRE Subject Test in BiologyMicrobiologyMolecular BiologyGenetic EngineeringGeneticsBiology9th Grade Writing8th Grade Writing7th Grade Writing6th Grade Writing12th Grade Writing11th Grade Writing10th Grade WritingIB Extended EssayEssay EditingCollege Essays
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I have many loves, so it may be better to list them! -Reading - favorites are Kurt Vonnegut, David Foster Wallace, & many more -Running - I mainly have done 5Ks and a half marathon, but would like to eventually do a full marathon -Skiing and snowboarding -Music - ranging from The Smiths to Young Thug -Farming - I will always love my cows back in Virginia!
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