Karen X.
Private tutor in Oxford, United Kingdom
Education
Recent graduate at Oxford University (PPE - Philosophy, Politics, Economics): 2012-2015 Alumnus of Pearson United World College of the Pacific (IB) (Canada) Oxford finals results: 2:1 Received a score of 43/45 on the International Baccalaureate, placing in the top 2% of around 120,000 candidates worldwide. This is officially equivalent to four A* and 1 A at A levels. Collectively awarded over £45,000 in scholarships over the past four years, including a UWC national scholarship and a Ministry of Education Humanities Scholarship.
Experience
I specialise in mentoring students through the UCAS application process, particularly (but not exclusively) for Oxford PPE. I will help you eloquently express your best thoughts on paper. As a current student at Oxford University, I'm intimately familiar with the UCAS application process. My PPE UCAS application (written in Sep 2011) was successful for all five universities I applied to: Oxford, LSE, Warwick, Durham and Edinburgh. SATs: 2330 (top 0.19%) (Critical Reading 800; Writing 790; Math 740) SAT II: Literature: 800 Math 2: 790 French: 780 GRE Verbal: 169 (top 1%) GRE Quantitative Reasoning: 161 Peers I have mentored during their university application processes have gone on to attend Princeton, Brown, Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, LSE, Edinburgh, among others. I also have teaching experience in English and English Literature at top secondary schools in China and Singapore.
Subject Expertise
SAT MathematicsIB Extended EssayEssay EditingCollege EssaysGRE Verbal ReasoningGRE Quantitative ReasoningGRE Analytical WritingSAT WritingSAT VerbalIB Philosophy HLSAT MathSAT Critical ReadingMandarin ChineseGRE VerbalSAT Subject Test in LiteratureSAT Subject Test in Chinese with ListeningSATPhilosophy
Availability
Weekends at any time, Weekdays at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge, Up to 1 hour away for a flat fee
Hobbies
Avid traveller (have lived on three continents!); Singaporean (native English speaker); passionate about teaching, learning and food. Previously Academic Rep for my college's JCR committee College women's football captain Committee member for the 2014 Oxford Forum for International Development Occasional windsurfer/kayaker
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