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Jacob B.
Private tutor in Durham, NC
Education
Presently, I am a fellow in the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Program at the Duke Divinity School and will be receiving an MA in May of 2016. I graduated in May of 2015 summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in University Scholars from Baylor University (with formal concentrations in the biomedical sciences, in great texts, and in ethics). Currently, I am in the midst of hearing back from medical schools for matriculation in August of 2016. At the moment, it looks like I will be heading to Stanford in the fall.
Experience
My PSAT and SAT scores were in the 99th percentile. My GRE scores were in the 97th, 88th, and 98th percentiles (VR, QR, and AW, respectively). My MCAT score was in the 98th percentile. I have tutored extensively for six years now. Early on, I tutored exclusively for the SAT and PSAT. More recently, I have tutored students in Calculus, Physics, and MCAT preparation. For whatever reason, standardized tests have always come naturally to me, and thus far, I have been able to impart pieces of this to my students. I do not believe (and I think the data supports this) that standardized tests "measure" what we want them to measure, but for now, they are the gateway to all sorts of opportunities. As such, as long as students will keep hiring me, I am willing to keep teaching the standardized test "game." Outside of the biomedical sciences, I have spent the majority of my intellectual time in the great texts of the western tradition. I completed an undergraduate honors thesis studying the historical circumstances of physician compensation and intend on pursuing a PhD at some point in either religious ethics or the philosophy of science.
Subject Expertise
ACT, ACT English, ACT Math, ACT Reading, ACT Science, ACT Writing, Biochemistry, Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Cell Biology, GRE, GRE Analytical Writing, GRE Quantitative, GRE Quantitative Reasoning, GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Reasoning, Inorganic Chemistry, MCAT, MCAT Biological Sciences, MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills, MCAT Physical Sciences, MCAT Social and Behavioral Sciences, MCAT Verbal Reasoning, Organic Chemistry, Physics, PSAT, PSAT Critical Reading, PSAT Mathematics, PSAT Writing Skills, SAT, SAT Critical Reading, SAT Math, SAT Mathematics, SAT Subject Test in Chemistry, SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1, SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2, SAT Subject Test in Physics, SAT Verbal, SAT Writing, Study Skills And Organization