Toolika Singh

I am currently in my fourth year of medicine at the University of Dundee, currently the top medical school in the UK. I also have a BSc in Biochemistry, completed at the University of Leicester in 2018. I have been a tutor for students struggling with biology and chemistry A-levels and GCSEs. I am a very approachable and patient teacher and love to tailor the way I teach to each and every student. Understanding science can be very challenging and my academic background allows me to find unique ways to make content clear and easier to understand. Understanding the basic concepts in biology and chemistry is a sure fire way to score highly in exams. Exam technique is another key area that I focus on when teaching A-level and GCSE students. I have also been an assessor for medical school interviews and coached school students in mock MMIs. Medical school interviews can be daunting for students. My knowledge and experience of the process and what is being looked out for can help them excel in this foreign environment.
My lesson plans wholly depend on what the student wants and how they learn best. I often use a lot of diagram to help understand concepts as visualising concepts can help students to get a better grasp. I also like to incorporate exam techniques into my teaching and go through exam questions and mark schemes applying the teaching we have done. Should students choose to have another lesson with me, I would like them to briefly tell me about what we went over in the last session and use some exam questions to once again consolidate their learning. With interview preparation, I typically focus on one or two common medical school questions, get students to formulate their answers, give them constructive feedback and get them to try again until thy are able to provide slick non-robotic answers that hit the nail on the head.