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Umer

Umer

Award-winning, Verified© Oxford➕Cambridge➕Imperial Gold♦️Medalist✦7/11+/GCSE/AL/IB Expert✦MPhil qualified✦Interview Coach✦Education Consultant & Mentor helping Top London/Boarding School & Uni. students F2F/online since 2007 (Eton, Winchester, St.Paul's | Oxford, Cam, LSE) ⚠️Limited slots⚠️ ⇛⇛EXCLUSIVE RESOURCES⇚⇚ ✦BOOK HERE✦

►► QUALIFICATIONS ◄◄

Diploma (Distinction) in Strategy & Innovation from University of Oxford - top rank in cohort with "outstanding" feedback & highest scores across 7 out of 8 submissions

MPhil (Distinction) from University of Cambridge - Cambridge Commonwealth Scholar, Jesus College Scholar, Albert Goh & Elizabeth Coupe Scholar, Ranked Top 2 in year

BEng (First Class Honors) from Imperial College London - Willis Jackson Medal & Prize, IET Prize, Ranked Top 3 in class of 140+

►► A LEVEL RESULTS 2019 ◄◄

  • 18 students achieved their desired grades (with 13 exceeding expectations)
  • Destination universities: Oxford, Cambridge, 13 Russell Group universities (inc. LSE, Imperial, UCL, Durham, Warwick, King’s, Nottingham, Manchester)
  • Destination courses: PPE, Engineering, Economics, NatSci, Law, Medicine, Architecture

►► GCSE RESULTS 2019 ◄◄

  • 14 out of 17 students exceeded target grades / mock exam results by 1-2 grades, with a minimum of grade 7 achieved
  • 3 students achieved school / national awards (100% 'perfect' score in Maths) / scholarships for stellar performance in Maths, Sciences, Business, Economics

►► UNIVERSITY RESULTS 2019-20◄◄

  • Cambridge Masters in Finance (MFin) - Financial Reporting & Analysis module - Highest mark in year
  • Imperial eMBA - Marketing module - 77% (First)
  • HEC Paris - MBA - Microeconomics module - 84% (second highest in year)

►► SERVICES ◄◄

■ Regular Tutoring for GCSE, IGCSE, IB, A Level (LINEAR & 9-1 SPECIFICATIONS)

1) Regular tutoring for primary and secondary level students (extensive tutoring experience in Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Business Studies). Tried and tested, self-developed resources for teaching A level Physics and Chemistry online

2) Last minute exam sessions (identification and support in weaker areas, exam technique practice, improving speed, optimal approach for resits)

3) Homeschooling students (including resits, gap year, extra subjects not offered by school, extenuating circumstances)

■ Selective School Entrance and University Admissions

1) Common Entrance, selective school admissions, 7+/10+/11+/13+, SAT test preparation

2) Assistance with personal statements for UCAS undergraduate applications and research proposals for postgraduate, doctoral level university applications (including mock interview preparation / boot camps)

3) Oxbridge applications, including interview and exam preparation (PAT, MAT, STEP, TSA)

4) Career advice, career development and mentoring (what school, what university, what course)

5) Student motivation, guidance and mentoring

■ University Tutoring

Assistance with undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate assignments, theses and dissertations

■ Job Applications

1) Graduate and experienced job applications, including preparation for psychometric testing (SHL, Kenexa, CEB, Gartner, etc.) and interviews (competency, motivation, business)

2) Business consultancy, strategy case study preparation (M&A, market sizing, pricing, etc.)

Tutoring Experience

►► ACHIEVEMENTS & CREDENTIALS ◄◄

1) Taught over 270+ diverse students from grammar, private and state schools, including Tiffin, LEH, Hampton, St. John's, Latymer, Westminster, Langley Grammar, Lampton, Heathland, Esher and others

2) Senior Strategy Consultant at EY, having led projects in the education and government sectors - consulted Pearson to understand needs of schools and students, and co-develop framework to measure academic efficacy of curriculums

3) Proven track record with statistical evidence of at least one to two grade improvements in Maths, Physics and Chemistry

4) Supported 22+ students for successful admissions to Tiffin Girls’, LEH, Henrietta Barnett, Herschel Grammar, Sutton Grammar and others (11+, Common Entrance Tests)

5) Supported and guided 15+ students since 2007 for successful admissions to Oxbridge (Oxford: St. John’s, Christ Church, Magdalen | Cambridge: King’s, Trinity, Jesus, Sidney Sussex, Pembroke)

6) Conducted support clinics / classes for Management Studies Tripos undergraduates at the University of Cambridge

7) Tutored Maths, Accounting, Finance, Economics and Business Management modules to university students across Bachelors, Masters and PhD levels from Imperial College, UCL, LSE, Brunel, Kingston, Royal Holloway and Roehampton

8) Supported and taught children of high net worth individuals, including families from the UK, Middle East and Russia

9) Ran professional training boot camps in Finance, Strategy and Business Modelling at a global strategy consultancy (EY)

10) Partnered with some of London’s top tutoring agencies and centres

Tutoring Approach

►► TUTORING APPROACH (see brochure under "Resources" section) ◄◄

1) The underlying fаctоr fоr my success lies in my ability tо chаnge my teаching style аccоrding tо eаch student's requirements

2) I prоvide prаcticаl аnd lively exаmples tо explаin cоncepts in Mаths, Physics аnd Chemistry

3) I guide my students tоwаrds оbtаining cоrrect аnswers with а series оf well-plаced questiоns rаther thаn prоviding them with infоrmаtiоn tо 'rоte leаrn'

4) I аm very pаtient аnd endeаvоur tо remоve the аbstrаctiоn in mаthemаticаl cоncepts thrоugh simplificаtiоn оf seemingly cоmplex prоcedures

5) I аm а strоng believer in building а gооd working relаtiоnship with my students

6) I tend tо fоcus оn hаrder exаm questiоns eаrly оn sо thаt students аre nоt оverwhelmed with them neаrer tо exаm time

7) I provide students with visuаl representаtiоns in science which has wоrked wоnders in estаblishing their cоncepts

8) I ask students tо teаch bаck whаt I tаught them a few weeks аgо which helps in imprоving their cоmmunicаtiоn skills besides serving аs а revisiоn tооl

9) I provide students with efficient methods of doing questions to save time during time-pressured exams

10) I can tip exаm questiоns neаrer tо exаm periоd, although this is not always suggested

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LanguagesEnglish (British), Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi
AvailabilityWeekends, Weekdays (all times)
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Qualifications

University of Cambridge2011MastersMPhil Management (Distinction)
Imperial College London2010BachelorsBEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering (First Class Honours)
University of Oxford2020OtherStrategy

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