Hello! My name is Aneesah (uh-nee-sa), and I am a rising junior at UNC Chapel Hill studying Neuroscience on the pre-med track. I am passionate about making learning an engaging, meaningful, and rewarding experience. Throughout my college coursework and neuroscience studies, I have developed several teaching strategies that focus on active learning, including whiteboards, visual representations, and step-by-step “how-to” sheets, and collaborative problem-solving sessions. My goal is not only to help students understand their course content, but also to foster curiosity, confidence, and independent learning techniques. I have previous experience tutoring math to students in 3rd through 5th grade. Outside of the classroom, I have been involved in color guard throughout high school and continued to stay involved in college. For those unfamiliar, color guard is a visual performing art that combines dance and flag choreography. During my senior year, I served as captain of the team and worked one-on-one with several teammates who had no prior experience. This experience taught me that every individual learns differently, and it taught me the importance of breaking down skills step-by-step, while pacing learning in an encouraging and supportive way.
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Yes. Many of our tutors are strong across several subjects, and sessions can cover more than one if that's what the student needs that week. Flexibility is built into how we work.
Most of our tutors continue working through breaks, either online or in-person at the college if the tutors remain on campus during that vacation. We'll let you know in advance if a tutor has a gap in availability and arrange coverage with one of our other tutors — in-person or online — in the required subject.
Occasionally, if the student lives very close to the tutor's campus. Most sessions take place on or near the college campus or online. This keeps sessions in an academically focused environment — which tends to produce better results.
The families who see the biggest results are the ones who commit to a regular cadence — typically once, twice, or three times a week. One-on-one tutoring with a student from an elite college, who genuinely understands the material, is a fundamentally different experience from a tutoring center or an app. Most of our clients stay with us for multiple semesters.
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That depends on where your student is starting and how consistently they show up. Aneesah will identify the specific gaps, focus sessions on them, and adjust as the student progresses. Families who stick to a weekly schedule typically see meaningful progress within four to six weeks.
Email Ryan@ShiresTutoring.com and mention you'd like to work with Aneesah at UNC Chapel Hill, or fill out our Request a Tutor form — you can also click the Request a Tutor button at the bottom of this page. We'll follow up within one business day to confirm availability and schedule your first session.