UPchieve Student Spotlight: Meet Esmerelda!
Welcome to the UPchieve Student Spotlight series! This is where we highlight all the amazing students using UPchieve to help them succeed in high school. Students featured in the Student Spotlight series have used UPchieve for everything from free math tutoring to online college counseling.
Read on to learn more about these awesome students and the impact they believe UPchieve has had in their lives.
Today, we’d like you to meet Esmerelda. Esmerelda recently switched to a new school for her senior year of high school. She loves singing in her school choir and ROTC, which inspired her to work harder at school. She wants to be a CNRA after she graduates.
Here’s what Esmerelda had to say about her experience with UPchieve:
“In some respects, learning from home has been harder for me. I always went to school being surrounded by other people, so having to learn by myself was a huge change and a hard adjustment. Now that I’m used to it though, I’m enjoying it more. I feel more comfortable learning at my own pace and am more focused on understanding what I’m learning, instead of just going through the motions to complete an assignment or pass a test because I have to.
I was referred to UPchieve through EdReady—I got a question wrong and it suggested I get help on UPchieve! During my first session, I didn’t realize it was a real person on the other side for a little bit. My tutor spent 3 hours explaining how to simplify fractions. He was so patient and didn’t have any judgement. I felt comfortable asking a bunch of questions until I understood the concept. The test I took later had problems with the fractions we practiced on, and I got those questions right!
I use UPchieve a lot now—I like that I receive interactive help, rather than watching how-to videos which don’t work as well for me. UPchieve has helped me approach math problems in a new way, and have also helped me to slow down, and take more “me time” with my math studies. It’s just a great experience, one on one convo that benefits me, the student. It’s not something that causes panic and worry. All in all, it’s a good experience for anybody. I’ve struggled all my life with math and these past couple of days on UPchieve I have learned more math than my school life.”
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Ready to take a page out of Esmerelda’s book and set yourself up for success? Sign up to meet with your first tutor today! UPchieve is 100% free for qualifying students, and you can get the one-on-one help you’re looking for in as little as five minutes.
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