Ap Physics Tutoring Program

A meaningful extracurricular activity that I have done in high school is the Physics Tutoring Program. AP physics 2 is one of the most challenging AP subject tests that students are facing in our school. After conquering AP Physics, I launched the tutoring program of AP Physics 2 in our school, trying to solve people’s difficulties in studying physics. Teaching a 40-minute lesson on the white-board was challenging for me, as it required scientific pedagogy, organizational skills and endured interaction with various students. For instance, I made up a sample condition of electron distribution and taught students how to figure out the direction of the electric wave, and the magnitude of electric potential, and the potential energy. Tutoring

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As an international student in America, I have been “international” since I transferred to Chengdu’s middle and high school after completing elementary school in Taipei. At the beginning, being in a completely different culture was challenging for me, because I knew nothing about Chengdu. Even though the languages used were both called “Chinese”, the dictions and accent are totally different. My further experience in Chengdu has proved I can be a competent “international” student. For example, I shared the tactics of Chinese chess used in Taiwan with players in Chengdu and founded that some tactics actually counter another, so we both gained a new understanding of Chinese chess. I’m more than ready to join the international student organization and help people who are confused about a new culture and share the customs I learned in both Taipei and Chengdu. Based on the fact that I’m an “experienced” international student, my advice and assistance about how to eliminate the negative effect of cultural gap and blend into the new group would be