I am currently a student at the University of Chicago, studying Anthropology and Germanic Studies. I chose these fields because of my lifelong love for learning about different cultures and learning new languages. In addition to my studies in Chicago, in the course of my college years I also lived, worked, and studied in six other cities, four of which were outside the United States. After my graduation in June I would love to continue travelling, meeting new people, learning new languages, and encountering new cultures.
I am interested in this position because I am looking to do more than just teach English. As a top tier humanities student at one of the world’s best colleges, I believe I am well equipped to lead an engaging and productive elite prep classroom. As a high scorer myself, I would like to help other have the opportunity I had to attend a top tier American college.
I have extensive experience teaching children and teenagers and experience thinking on my feet through my experience as a health advocacy workshop leader. I believe that through working as an AP teacher I could put my passion for intercultural exchange to good use, while inspiring and instructing the global leaders of the future.

I am a Korean American finishing my last year of school at UCLA, majoring in applied mathematics with a specialization in computing. I am also a recipient of the prestigious Regents Scholarship from UCLA, which is awarded to only the top 1.5% of UCLA students.

As a math teacher, I hope to share my passion for math with my students, and make them excited to learn math. I know that in my life, the teachers who were passionate about their subject made me excited to learn.

Although I grew up speaking only English at home, in the last few years I made an effort to learn Korean. I took a year-long course in Korean at UCLA during the 2016-2017 school year, and I got the amazing opportunity to study at Yonsei University in the summer of 2017. By the end of my time at Yonsei, I felt comfortable enough to get around Seoul speaking only Korean. I am excited to return to Korea to improve my Korean skills, and also learn more about Korean culture.

I do believe my time studying at Yonsei will help me relate to Korean students. I did many things that young Koreans like to do for fun, like going to PC Bangs (PC방), Noraebangs (노래방), and arcades (오락실).

Over my time at the high school, I had various opportunities to develop my leadership and organization abilities. I maintained a 4.0 GPA while being involved in many extra-curricular activities, tutoring, and taking eight Advanced Placement Classes. Balancing all of these different obligations has helped me develop greater time-management skills. Specifically, tutoring, and my work in National Honors Society and Knowledge Bowl have helped me gain greater communication and organization skills.
I began tutoring my freshman year, and I was able to help a senior struggling in Algebra II graduate. Since then, I have tutored over fifteen students, accumulating more than 300 community service hours. Over time, I noticed that there was particular demand for SAT and ACT tutoring, so I organized my own curriculum and lesson plans for students, as while as personalizing to each individual’s needs. This summer, I am coordinating with the Anacortes School District to teach a SAT Class for a small group of high school students. Tutoring has helped me learn how to communicate with a various amounts of people.
In college, I continued working in education, serving as a volunteer tutor for students studying AP Calculus at a local high school, and working as an education intern and tutor for Middle Tree Academy, where I organized the standardized test preparation curriculum there. Now, I serve as a mentor for the mathematics and physics department, teaching introductory level physics and Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus.
I have extensive experience with these subjects, am enthusiastic, patient, flexible, and accountable, and am happy to work with all students.