Tutor Profile

Sid specializes in preparation for the MCAT Physical Sciences, Verbal Reasoning, Biological Sciences, Psychological, Social and Biological Foundations of Behavior, and AP exams for Calculus AB and BC, Biology, and Chemistry.

Sid has several years of private tutoring experience for high school students in a wide variety of science subjects, mainly biology and chemistry.

Sid graduated with a B.S. double major from MIT in biology and biological engineering. During his time at MIT, he participated in many education-focused extracurriculars that emphasized hands-on STEM teaching and making educational enrichment programs accessible to underserved students. As a result, he has significant experience in making difficult topics understandable to students.

During this time, Sid also tutored high school students extensively in AP Biology and AP Chemistry, with an emphasis on preparing students for STEM competitions such as the USA Biology and Chemistry Olympiads. Having achieved the only perfect score in the world on the 2013 AP Chemistry Exam and competed at the national level in both the biology and chemistry Olympiads, he wanted to share his studying strategies and techniques for high achievement on these exams. His students have gone on to perform exceptionally well in various high school STEM competitions and AP exams.

A recent graduate of Columbia University‘s medical school, Sid is currently completing his intern year in internal medicine at Elmhurst Hospital after which he will be joining radiology residency at the University of Pennsylvania. His current career interests include the application of artificial intelligence in imaging and neuroradiology. In his free time, Sid enjoys playing tennis, dancing, and exploring the NYC food scene.