Hello! My name is William, and I am currently an undergraduate at Harvard studying astrophysics. My strongest topics are physics, calculus, algebra (including linear algebra), U.S. history and government, and test prep (ACT in particular)–but I am happy to tutor other topics as well!
For my last two years of high school, I tutored math for elementary to high school-aged students, and I also volunteered as a tutor at a local elementary school and taught calculus to classmates throughout high school. Through my tutoring opportunities, I have hundreds of hours of experience teaching counting to single-variable calculus, as well as English and reading, to students of many backgrounds, including students who are far behind or far ahead, and students on the spectrum.
Watching my students grow and become more confident has motivated me to continue my tutoring work throughout college, and to pursue a university teaching position in astronomy or physics after college/graduate school. Outside of school and work, I love to climb mountains, stargaze, hike, travel, play basketball, write, and bike!
College:
Education: Harvard College
Undergrad Major: Joint in Astrophysics/Physics
Other Degrees/Minors: Certificate in Spanish
High School:
Class Rank: 16 of 284
Awards & Honors: Awarded by Astronomical League: Horkheimer/Smith Youth Service in Astronomy Award (2022); Horkheimer/Parker Youth Astrophotography Award (2022); Horkheimer/Parker Youth Astrophotography Award--Second Place (2023); Horkheimer/D'Auria Youth Service in Astronomy Award (2023). Note: First-ever to win Horkheimer/Smith and Horkheimer/Parker in the same year, and first to win all three major youth awards.
Awarded by Local Area/Academic: Optimist Club Student of the Month; AP Scholar with Distinction.
Interests & Activities: Keyholder, board member, Observatory Committee member, and Publicity Committee member at the Milwaukee Astronomical Society; founder and president of the Menomonee Falls High School (MFHS) Astronomy Club; president of MFHS Model United Nations; Steering Committee member, social media lead for Grassroots Menomonee Falls Area; founder, organizer of Support the School District of Menomonee Falls (SDMF); member, National Honor Society; member, Spanish Honor Society; member, Future Business Leaders of America (placed sixth in state in Securities & Investments in April 2023); social media intern and registration organizer, League of Women Voters (registered seventy members of the MFHS classes of 2022 and 2023 on three separate voter registration drives); Space Ambassador, Slooh.
ACT Scores: 35 Composite; English 36, Math 35, Reading 35, Science 35
AP Exams: 5 US History, 5 English Language and Composition, 5 Calculus BC (with AB subscore of 5), 5 Physics I (mechanics), 5 US Government and Politics, 5 Micro- and Macroeconomics, 5 Environmental Science, 5 Human Geography
Other:
Other Interests & Activities: At Harvard, I'm involved in: Harvard AstroSoc (tentatively as outreach chair), Student Astronomers at Harvard-Radcliffe, and the Harvard Outing Club.
Location: Other
