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Over eleven years of experience as an educator, including college applications counseling, academic and test prep tutoring, curriculum development, executive function coaching, mentorship, confidence building, and more; well-versed in the UC system, the Top 100 schools, and the Ivies; served as the lead chemistry teaching assistant in high school and worked as a student assistant for the El Dorado County Office of Education; responsible for after-school academic development, homework/study hall, and enrichment programs for grades K-5; experience counseling students through directing, producing, and pre-post production film projects; ten years of experience working with younger students; extensive experience with narrative building and extracurricular development

About Me


Education
Earned a B. A. in Communication Studies and a minor in Film, TV, and Digital Media from UC Los Angeles with honors

Hobbies
Hiking, yoga, going to museums and galleries, making art and music, filmmaking, traveling, and reading
Test Prep SAT (Reading and Writing, Math), ACT (English, Math, Reading, Science, Writing), ISEE, HSPT

Academic Subjects
Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Statistics, AP Statistics, American Literature, British Literature, World Literature, Composition, Creative Writing, Journalism, AP English Language & Composition, AP English Literature & Composition, Biology, AP Biology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Genetics & Biotechnology, Chemistry, Geology, Astronomy, Marine Biology, Environmental Science, AP Environmental Science, US History & Government, World Civilizations/World History, European History, AP European History, US History, AP US History, AP US Government/Politics, AP Comparative Government/Politics, AP World History, Art History, AP Art History, Microeconomics, AP Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, Western Philosophy, Eastern Philosophy, Leadership, Psychology, AP Psychology, World Religions, Interactive Media, Ethics, Gender Studies, Philosophy, Parenting & Child Development, Food & Nutrition, Film Studies/Film Integration/Media

General Strengths
Middle school selection, elementary school selection, health/science programs, pre-med, elementary education, academic writing, organizational skills, managing test anxiety, creative writing, executive functioning/study skills, reading comprehension, standardized test advisement, ESL, literary analysis, students with learning differences, test-taking psychology, college-level coursework, students with ASD, summer enrichment planning, major advisement/selection, editing and proofreading college essays, social science programs, financial aid (need-based aid), resume review/evaluation, pre-college summer programs, course selection for high school, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs, UC specialization, college research and advisement, course selection for undergraduate programs, humanities programs, social science Masters and Ph.D. programs, Cal State specialization, college list building, film programs, public health programs, highly selective colleges/universities specialization, high school selection, transcript analysis, extracurricular/resume development, application review, personal statement brainstorming and composition, business programs, medical school applications, scholarship search (merit-based aid), liberal arts school specialization, interview skills, film, television, and digital media

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Yazmeen

Experience: More than 10 years

Campus tours: 11 to 15 / year

Education:

B. A. Communication Studies UC Los Angeles

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