"Undergraduate (Swarthmore College): 3.93 GPA

Medical School (University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry): STEP1 - PASS; STEP2 - 261; Honors on all clinical rotations

My name is Sajal, and I'm currently a fourth year in medical school intending to apply into Neurosurgery.

Teaching has always been a passion of mine, having been a martial arts instructor, a college fencing coach, and a tutor for high school, undergraduate, and graduate-level courses. I believe that everything can be taught to be interesting and fun, and anything difficult can be made easy to learn.

My major was in biology but I have a broad background in the natural sciences, having excelled in a number of upper level courses in biology, chemistry, and physics, and having tutored other students for many of them. I also have an extensive research background through my published work on cancer genetics in college, and translational research in medical school on stroke and cerebrovascular neurosurgery.

I have a special passion for writing education, having been formally trained as a writing tutor at an undergraduate writing center. Since then, I've worked with hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students on papers of all sorts. I have experience in helping students at all levels of the writing process, from the overall structure and flow of the paper to the nitty-gritty vocabulary and grammar. My extensive experience as a writing tutor has provided me with not just the knowledge, but also the ability to conference effectively to help a writer to produce their best work.

As a medical student, I have also helped numerous students through the medical application process (essay editing, interview practice, and coaching), as well as with test preparation for the MCAT, STEP1, or STEP2 exams.

Let's schedule a time to talk about anything you'd like to work on. I look forward to meeting you!" less...