Tutor profile: Marina B.

Hello! My name is Marina Bien, I am a senior at James Madison University graduating this fall Magna Cum Laude (an award for a high GPA.) After graduation, I will be attending graduate school for my masters/doctorate in occupational therapy.

As a teaching fellow at my university, I taught 4 sections of an introductory honors course, working with students to write and fine tune personal statements that acted as a reflection of themselves and their experiences. I consider assisting students with a strong personal statement (whether it be for college admissions or a school assignment) to be a strength of mine. Additionally, I have experience volunteering as a tutor to fourth grade migrant students in English and Math. Through this, I learned effective methods and ways to teach...