NINA

NINA graduated from George Washington University (GW) in Washington D.C.. While at GW, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a concentration in Molecular Biology. Nina was on the pre-med track, so she completed the pre-requisite curriculum for application to medical school, in addition to earning a minor in Business Administration.

Nina currently works daytime in clinical research and she pursuing an MD/MBA. While at GW, Nina was a member of the University Honors Program (UHP) which comprises the top 1% of the academic community. The Honors Program requires undergraduates to complete a series of intensive, seminar-style humanities courses. Some of Nina’s notable achievements at G.W. include the appointment to a teaching assistantship, a paid position for an interdisciplinary STEM seminar promoting interdepartmental research, and STEM student retention. She also worked at G.W. Hospital, a level one trauma center, which currently serves as a first-responder to the White House and State Department.

Nina has been very fortunate to pursue the opportunities above. Still, perhaps the most relevant experience Nina brings to the table is that she has been teaching at Kweller Prep for the last seven years and tutoring students for the Hunter entrance exam for the past ten years overall. Nina graduated from Hunter College High School (HCHS). Nina originally started tutoring for the Hunter exam via a student organization at Hunter called Lighthouse, which sought to connect underprivileged fourth and fifth graders with mentors from Hunter high school. Nina tutored students for their N.Y. state tests to qualify for the Hunter Entrance Exam and then trained them for the Hunter test.

Throughout her high school years, Nina worked closely with the Hunter admissions office to determine the best strategies to teach the exam. Nina also worked with the teachers in the English department to get a better sense of what the staff is looking for in the essays, as they are the individuals evaluating that portion of the exam, and students tend to struggle most with the essay. At Kweller, Nina served as an instructor for the Hunter test and taught the Summer Camp weekday course for four years, in addition to private tutoring for it, with an emphasis on the Hunter essay. Nina has worked with students from various backgrounds and academic levels and has particularly enjoyed helping students determine their paths to success. Nina is extremely professional and can tie clear, crisp line feedback on students’ essays in an extremely effective way. She’s a gifted tutor, highly meticulous, and a major asset to the students at Kweller Prep.