Wang G

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Imperial College London - BSC Biological Sciences

On the track of a First-Class Honour

Modules Year 1: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Evolution and Ecology

Planned a 12-step experiment, analysing protein concentrations and discussing the results with scatter plots in Excel (grade: 76%)

Conducted an ion exchange chromatography experiment and wrote a lab report with the data obtained lauded for its accurate calculations (grade: 79%)

Completed Imperial Horizons course ‘Skills for Employability”: presented a new society at Imperial as the final project, planning and delegating tasks

IES La Hontanilla - Spanish Baccalaureate of Health Sciences

Studied Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Spanish

Awarded for obtaining the highest grades of my promotion year (10/10) with a certificate and a €3000 scholarship

Directed a group project of 200 pages about Hispanic-American authors: planned the workflow, chaired the meetings and encouraged collaboration among teammates

Attended intensive 3-hr chess classes weekly, solving chess puzzles and analysing professional games. Managed to become 4th best sub-16 regional chess player

ESO (GCSE equivalent): 9.43/10

Teaching Experience

CoachBright (in-person tutoring)

Taught Chemistry, Biology and study skills to 3 A-Levels students in 1.5-hour session

Devised tailored study plans considering students’ personalities and learning styles

Build rapport with students by sharing my personal experience and active listening, motivating them to apply for Oxbridge or Imperial

Students rated my sessions 8/8

Mentored a 12-year old student who failed a course

Taught English and Maths in 2-hour sessions every day

Maintained a diary to keep track record of his progress

My student passed the Cambridge English exam

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Staff Writer of the newspaper of Imperial (Felix) and Imperial Bioscience Review (IBR)

Published 900-word scientific articles weekly for Felix and four times per term for IBR, implementing solid planning and self-imposed deadlines

Investigated advanced topics (e.g. the Ctenophora problem) by reading 3-5 scientific papers for each article

Simplified complex ideas to communicate them effectively to thousands of Imperial students, being contacted by some readers to praise the quality of my work

Imperial Debating Society

Asked questions and took notes in Debating Training Sessions twice per week

Performed decently in debating tournaments, usually being in the top 10 teams, and breaking into European and British finals (e.g. OPEN Amsterdam 2021)

Talked publicly using concise language and witty associations under 7-min time constraint after listening and assessing the arguments of other teams

Languages: Spanish (native), English (C1) and Mandarin (basic)

Other interests: reading and hiking

WORK EXPERIENCE

Horizons Undergraduate Departmental Year 1 Representative

-Designed questionnaires to collect feedback from more than 350 students

-Wrote reports about main issues and formulated their possible solutions

-Supervised and chaired term meetings with staff and other representatives, exposed the points of my reports and promoted a solution-seeking mindset

Halls Kitchen Representative & Secretary of Wilson House

-Took minutes in hall meetings every 2 weeks and prepared reports for the wardens

-Proposed and organised ideas for hall events (Christmas’ Dinner, Puppy Therapy, etc.)

Worked part-time at DELI Bar

-Served drinks and “tapas” to 50 customers in 4.5-hour shifts, earning €8 per hour

-Kept track record of the inventory, making sure to buy the missing products

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Tutoring is a great way of learning because you need to be knowledgeable enough in a subject to actually teach it to another person. The preparation of the classes and the spontaneous questions from students during the classes will truly test my understanding of my subject (Natural Sciences) and help me to remind the fundamental concepts of it, which are key for learning more complex theories or models.

As a student from a disadvantaged background, I know very well how hard is to succeed in life without opportunities provided from a young age. Tutoring is not about giving a list of facts to remember for the exam, but teaching the mechanisms and reasons behind the theory, helping the students to obtain a deeper and more flexible knowledge of the subjects.

Before starting to prepare my lessons, I ask questions to the students about their learning style, confidence in the subject, etc. to make the lessons tailored to each student. I love writing on the blackboard while explaining because it gives the necessary pause to the lessons and helps me to organise my thoughts better. I do not like speaking for the whole lesson or passing through PowerPoint slides. Instead, I like engaging with the students, asking them questions and pushing them to understand the content. Therefore, my lessons are focused on explaining the most difficult concepts of the subject, providing straightforward information for the student to read before the lesson.