Gresa

Certified Tutor

I am currently a first year osteopathic medical student at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Seton Hill. I graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and minors in Chemistry and Spanish. In my free time, I like to cook, read, run, and watch movies.

During my time at the University of Arizona, I held quite a few positions that gave me the opportunity to help students academically. I worked as an ACT preparation instructor for the Tucson GEAR Up Project, which is a college readiness program for high school students in the Tucson community. As an ACT prep instructor, I helped high school students prepare for the ACT college entrance exam by leading workshops in order to provide them with strategies and practice to succeed on the test. In addition, I was an undergraduate preceptor for General Chemistry at the University of Arizona. As a preceptor, I helped students understand the material presented during lecture, and provided my assistance to them during tutor hours to aid them in the completion of their homework and preparation for their examinations. Besides these two experiences, I also worked as an academic skills tutor at the University of Arizona Think Tank. As an academic skills tutor, I helped students with their time management, study strategies, stress management, and other related skills in order to help them achieve academic success in college.

The combination of these teaching/tutor experiences has allowed me to gain a clear perspective of the skills necessary to be an effective tutor, which I believe involve providing support and guidance as a means of fostering independent learning. I enjoy helping students find the most effective ways of learning based on their own strengths and preferences.

I currently tutor students in Pre-Calculus, Microbiology, Algebra, Chemistry, Biology, English, and in test preparation for the ACT. I enjoy seeing students become more confident with their learning and knowledge base in these areas and subjects, and I like to offer strategies and advice for better learning based on my own experience and knowledge.