Laura W.
Private tutor in Brooklyn, NY
Education
Juris Doctor, Fordham University School of Law, 2015 Honors and Awards: Merit scholarship, Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award summa cum laude, Animal Legal Defense Fund travel grant Activities: WomensLaw Legal Helpline Volunteer, Fordham Health, Education, Advocacy and Law Society (HEALS), Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Bachelor of Arts, Binghamton University, 2010 Major: Philosophy, Politics, and Law Minor: Binghamton Scholars Honors Program/Leadership GPA: 3.6/4.0 Honors and Awards: cum laude, Dean’s List, All-University Honors, Merit Scholarship Activities: Binghamton Scholars Honors Program, Binghamton University Speech Team, Sigma Alpha Lambda Honor Society Study Abroad: University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK (2008 – 2009)
Experience
SAT scores (2005-2006): Reading - 800 Math - 630 Writing - 740 (with score of 12 on essay portion) SAT Subject tests (2005-2006): English Literature - 790 U.S. History - 750 Biology E - 670 AP scores (2005-2006): English Language and Composition - 5 Spanish Language and Culture - 4 Art History - 4 U.S. History - 4 LSAT Score (2010): 169 Relevant coursework: criminal law, constitutional law, graduate level philosophy, family law, creative writing, upper-level college courses in American and European history, public speaking (also competed in collegiate public speaking tournaments), high school and college-level creative writing, health law, anthropology, administrative law, legal ethics, jurisprudence Highlights: I have presented at an academic conference: “Doing the Right Thing for Troy: Ethics, the Valuation of Animal Life, and Euthanasia,” Institute for Critical Animal Studies 14th Annual North America Conference, April 17-19th 2015, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY. I received an award for my creative writing in June 2006. I placed at a public speaking tournament at West Chester University in 2007 as a member of Binghamton University's Speech Team I received the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award, summa cum laude, upon graduation from law school in recognition of my public service work. My mother was an educator who specialized in remedial reading. I have experience assisting her with teaching, and she has taught me various skills that I believe have helped to make me an effective teacher. As an undergraduate, I frequently tutored classmates in essay writing and edited papers to earn money to pay for my expenses. I also have experience helping high school students with their college admissions essays. I am interested in tutoring because I genuinely enjoy teaching, and derive tremendous satisfaction from helping someone master a subject that they once struggled with.
Subject Expertise
10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade WritingADHDAdministrative LawAdvanced PlacementAmerican HistoryAmerican LiteratureAPAP Art HistoryAP Comparative Government and PoliticsAP English Language and CompositionAP English Literature and CompositionAP European HistoryAP U.S. Government & PoliticsAP United States HistoryAP US GovernmentAP US HistoryAP World HistorySocial StudiesSSATSSAT- Elementary LevelSSAT- Middle LevelSSAT- Upper LevelThe Modern WorldUS Constitutional HistoryUS HistoryVocabularyWorld CivilizationWorld HistoryWorld LiteratureConstitutional LawCreative WritingCriminal LawEnglishEssay EditingEthicsExpository WritingFamily LawFiction WritingGiftedGovernmentHealth Care PolicyHistoryIntroduction to FictionLawLegal ResearchLegal WritingLiterary AnalysisLiteratureLSATLSAT Analytical ReasoningLSAT Essay SectionLSAT Logical ReasoningLSAT Reading ComprehensionPCAT Reading ComprehensionPCAT Verbal AbilityPCAT WritingPersuasive WritingPhilosophyPhonicsPSATPSAT Critical ReadingPSAT Writing SkillsPublic SpeakingReadingSATSAT Critical ReadingSAT Subject Test in LiteratureSAT Subject Test in United States HistorySAT Subject Test in World HistorySAT Subject TestsSAT VerbalSAT WritingShort NovelSocial Sciences1st Grade1st Grade math1st Grade Reading1st Grade Writing2nd Grade2nd Grade math2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade Writing3rd Grade3rd Grade math3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Writing4th Grade4th Grade math4th Grade Reading4th Grade Science4th Grade Writing5th Grade5th Grade Reading5th Grade Science5th Grade Writing6th Grade6th Grade Reading6th Grade Science6th Grade Writing7th Grade7th Grade Reading7th Grade Science7th Grade Writing8th Grade8th Grade Reading8th Grade Science8th Grade Writing9th GradeADDAnthropologyArt HistoryCollege EssaysEuropean HistoryEvidenceGeographyGrammar and MechanicsHistory Of ScienceHonorsISEEMedical EthicsTort LawWritingTest Prep
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 45 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I love creative writing--I even won an award for my short stories in high school--and hope someday to get back to it in earnest and write some stories. I watch a lot of guilty pleasure television, especially crime procedurals. In law school, my favorite classes were constitutional law, health law, and criminal law. I love animals and have been involved in legal activism against animal cruelty.
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