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The power of anecdote: creative strategies for academic writing
Many of the freshmen I instruct at CUNY enter the first few sessions of my Expository Writing class wearing metaphorical top hats and monocles, armed with—and comforted by—the five-paragraph essay structure and other basic compositional building blocks. College-level essay writing, in their understanding, requires a stuffy, exacting formality—a ...
How video games enhance learning
In this article, I will provide a philosophical argument of why playing video games helps us learn. I will argue that video games are an enjoyable workout for the mind, and that they are valuable for their ability to improve our general cognitive learning capacities.
Tutor Spotlight: Meet Weike Wang, Grandmaster MCAT Tutor
This week we're spotlighting Weike, a member of our MCAT tutor team! She earned her BA in Chemistry and English at Harvard College and graduated cum laude. Currently, Weike is completing her doctorate in cancer epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health as well as her MFA in creative writing at BU. Weike tutors for the SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE ...
Tutor Spotlight: Meet Jason, GMAT Tutor
This week we're spotlighting Jason, a member of our GMAT tutor team! Jason graduated from Cornell University summa cum laude with a BS in civil engineering and an MEng in structural engineering, and is currently in his second year of obtaining his MBA at MIT. He is currently a teaching assistant at Cornell and MIT, mentoring underprivileged ...
Manoah Finston – CC Tutor Spotlight
This week we're spotlighting Manoah, a member of our French tutor team! Manoah graduated from the University of Chicago with honors in both English and French language and literature, and attended NYU's doctoral program in French literature. He is currently an adjunet instructor at New York University, and specializes in SAT and SAT-II prep, as ...
Tutor Spotlight: Meet Peter, LSAT tutor
This week we're spotlighting Peter, a member of our LSAT tutor team! Peter graduated from Columbia University as a history major, and attended the Washington and Lee Univesity School of Law. He specializes in LSAT tutoring, teaching legal writing and citation skills, and helping stuents prepare for finals and the bar exam. Interested in working ...
Tutor Spotlight: Josie, Economics and MCAT tutor
This week we're spotlighting Josie, an Economics and MCAT tutor based in Boston. Josie attended Amherst College and majored in Economics and Environmental Studies. She's currently pursuing her MD at Harvard Medical School! Interested in working with Josie, either in-person in Boston, or online? Check out Josie's tutor page here.
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