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Ria Kapoor

Ria is a senior at the University of Maryland majoring in Cell Biology & Genetics and minoring in Spanish and Creative Writing. She has a passion for both STEM and humanities, and loves learning the strategy and logic required to succeed in math and science related courses, and the open-ended thinking required for english.

Ria graduated from high-school with a 4.80 GPA and a 1540 SAT score (790 Math and 750 Reading). She is also a part of the Gemstones Honors program in the UMD Honors College, where she is working with a team of eight other sophomore students to develop a treatment for GBM brain tumors with a nanoparticle drug delivery system.

Ria is available to tutor for the SAT examination, AP Exams [AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP English Language and Composition] and the College Search Process.

Aim High, Reach High, Excel High

College Honors Student

At college, she is both a TA and a peer-mentor for the Gemstone Honors Program, and has experience in both teaching students the skills required for research, and in mentoring freshmen through their first year at college. In her free-time she likes experimenting with creativity by writing poems and short stories, reading, and running.

Ria’s Tutoring Philosophy

Ria is very passionate about helping students achieve their goals. It is her firm belief that any student can achieve anything they put their mind to, no matter where they start or where they want to go, as long as they are willing to put the hard-work and seek out help when they need it.

Ria understands that applying to college can be a difficult process to navigate, from scoring high on the AP Tests and SATs, to getting good grades in high school, and getting good teacher recommendations and writing a good essay. It is because of this that she hopes to be a guide through the process, and provide help wherever it is needed, whether that be with SAT tutoring, choosing extra-curriculars, or writing college essays.

Ria tutors by first and foremost taking into account a student’s goals, strengths, and weakness and developing a plan accordingly. She seeks to turn student’s weaknesses into strengths by assigning them focused practice, so that they are able to go into tests with a strong base-line knowledge on how to succeed.