Rohan

I am an approachable tutor with over 1100 hours of experience across over 50 students. I am a graduate of University College London (UCL) with an Intercalated BSc in Cardiovascular Science, an incoming 4th year clinical medical student at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust and a graduate of Dulwich College where I was also Vice-Captain in my final year and my responsibilities included liaising with the Academic Team about the curriculum and supporting students progressing up the College with their studies. I achieved all A*s at GCSE, and A*A*A*A*in Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Latin at A Level respectively.

Throughout my career at the College, I was fortunate to gain experience early on in mentoring and working with those struggling with their studies at several local schools across Southwark. On a weekday lunchtime for two years, I would give up an hour to spend time working through areas students found challenging. I recently mentored a disengaged and shy Year 10 pupil; actively listening to his problems and building trust were essential to improving his academic progress, which was humbling.

I have always taken a great interest in Biology, Chemistry, Maths & Latin (my A Level subjects) from the beginning. During the months leading up to the Latin GCSE exam, I would compile resources for my class and go through important concepts with both friends and my class. Knowledge has always been something that should be shared to me, and I believe that it is possible for anyone to achieve the top grades if they are motivated, diligent, and guided methodically. Tutoring and helping others maximise their full academic potential has always been something that I have enjoyed.

I am extremely passionate in offering extensive support in the respective subject, but also in providing a more holistic approach. I am keen to discuss revision techniques, share experiences and direct students/parents to resources at schools that they may not be aware of. It was only a few months ago that I was at school, and I can appreciate the demands it can place on students.

I am also keen to help those applying for medicine or Year 7/9 entry to independent schools – I went through this rigorous process not long ago, and there is a lot I have taken away in the process. I would love to help and guide anyone who is interested. I also help students with medical school applications, and offers have been secured at universities such as UCL and Edinburgh. 

Ever since I started my GCSEs, I knew I would love to tutor students once I finish my A Levels and graduate from Dulwich College. I currently tutor several students across London, the rest of the UK and abroad. I tutor students right the way through from the beginning of their GCSE/A Level journey to their very last GCSE/A Level exam in the summer, which helps to build a strong relationship that allows me to help them to the best possible standard.

Thank you for reading, and I would be delighted to help your son/daughter.

Tutoring Experience

Tutoring Experience:
Over 1100 hours tutored (since June 2021)
I have been involved in several tutoring programmes at Dulwich College, which included tutoring a student in Latin GCSE in my final year.
I would often run sessions within my class where we would go through material.
At UCL, I have completed a module and workshop which explores teaching methods.
Winner of the Unsung Hero Award at UCL, after being shortlisted from over 200 mentor nominations. This award celebrates Transition Mentors who quietly make a difference by being consistently dedicated, organised and committed to supporting their Mentees and the Transition Mentor Programme. My role included mentoring a group of 1st year medical students each week, running tutorials and undertaking formal training.

Clients:

Rohan is an amazing tutor. He is extremely dedicated and very responsible. My son's grades went from Cs and Ds to As. He taught my son Maths, Biology and Chemistry. I wished I had started Rohan tutoring my son with Chemistry initially. 
Rohan has a very organised character; he will take time to understand my son's strength and weakness. Then tailor the lessons to suit my son. My son has huge respect for Rohan and treats him as a friend. 
I wish Rohan could continue tutoring my son, but my son is doing his A Levels now. And the subjects he picked are art-based. 
I will highly recommend Rohan to fellow parents looking to find a very dedicated, bright and professional tutor. 

I highly recommend Rohan Patel for GCSE and A-level Math and Sciences tutoring. He began working with my son in Year 10 when he was receiving grades of 4-5. After just one year of tuition, my son's grades improved significantly to 8-9 in both math and sciences for his GCSE exams. Rohan's expertise in these subjects has been evident in his effective teaching methods and his ability to adapt to different exam boards. He has also been tutoring my daughter in preparation for her GCSE exams in math and sciences. One of Rohan's greatest strengths is his dedication to his students, not only as a tutor but also as a mentor, ensuring that they work towards reaching their full potential.

Rohan is a very intelligent and exceptional individual who has helped my son excel in his final year of his GCSE’s in Biology, Chemistry and Maths. I really can’t thank Rohan enough for what he has done for my son by bringing his grades up by at least one grade in each subject. Rohan is very calm and resourceful by always seeming to be available for my son to bombard him with questions! Thank you so much again Rohan.

Tutor Rohan efficiently helped to boost my daughter's GCSE Latin. His high academic scholar's quality was reflected and value-added throughout his teaching. On top of that, because he did his Latin GCSE only a few years ago, he naturally understands better on students' needs at this level.
He is very kind, patient and explicit. After a few sessions, my daughter found an obvious clarity increase in her school Latin lessons, and she completes Latin tasks much quicker.
My daughter decided to take a medical career for her life. As a current medical student, Rohan gave her a lot of insight and advice. This is so inspiring!

We asked Rohan to help tutor our daughter who at the time was in Year 8. She had recently dropped down a set at school in maths and her confidence had taken quite a knock. Rohan had fortnightly sessions with her over a couple of months and went over anything she was unsure about within the curriculum. By her next assessment Lara's confidence was fully restored and she went back up to her original maths set. I am certain that the time she spent with Rohan one on one contributed to this success. He is reliable and punctual, professional and polite. I would recommend whole heartedly.

Rohan has been an excellent tutor for our son. He takes time to understand the gaps in knowledge, provides very clear explanations at a pace that works for my son. The homework set is manageable. Rohan is reliable and punctual. I am very grateful to see how my son’s confidence in his maths ability has grown since Rohan has been tutoring him.

I worked with Rohan, a highly knowledgeable tutor specialising in A Level Chemistry, Biology, and medical school applications. His expertise and clear explanations created a comfortable learning environment. Rohan's patient teaching style allowed me to ask questions freely and seek clarification. He adapted his methods to accommodate different learning styles, making complex topics accessible through interactive discussions. Rohan provided valuable resources like practice questions, past papers, and recommended textbooks, aiding my revision process. His dedication to my success was evident through regular progress checks, constructive feedback, and personalised guidance. I appreciated his availability for additional support outside of tutoring sessions. Overall, my experience with Rohan was exceptional. His expertise, teaching style, and commitment greatly contributed to my understanding of the subjects and academic success. I highly recommend Rohan for A Level Chemistry, Biology and medical school applications.

From the very first session, Rohan established a welcoming and encouraging atmosphere. His passion for Latin is evident and contagious, sparking our son’s interest and enthusiasm for the subject. Rohan’s teaching methods are both engaging and effective; he expertly balances thorough grammar instruction with fascinating insights into Roman culture and history, making each lesson both educational and enjoyable.
We have seen significant improvement in our son’s Latin skills since he started working with Rohan. His grades have improved, and more importantly, he has developed a genuine love for the language. We highly recommend Rohan to anyone seeking an outstanding Latin tutor. His dedication, expertise, and inspiring teaching style make him a true asset to any student.
Thank you, Rohan, for your incredible work and for being such a positive influence on our son’s educational journey.

Further client testimonials can be found below or contact me.

Nominations for The Unsung Hero Award at UCL:
• Rohan helped me whenever I had problems outside of the hours that he
gave us for our meetings. I did really well on my formative thanks to him.
• I have found that the mentor sessions we have are quite useful to me,
because Rohan makes sure to tell us which parts/lectures are important
and how to do well on exams, for example what the school likes to examine
us on, and warns us about tricky questions that most get wrong and makes
sure we can see them coming, and it helps me in my exams
• My mentor makes sure that he updates us constantly, usually when exams
are coming up, or when we have to do case of the module, but also
because he makes himself available to us at any point we may find
convenient to just ask questions, whether its general or academic. There
have also been sessions that some people can't attend but he makes sure
to accommodate as many people as he can, even if it’s just postponing to
another time etc.
• Rohan has helped me (and many others) so much with settling into medical
school, making us feel welcome and talking us through difficult content. He
has helped us feel confident and taught us how to go above and beyond in
our endeavour as future doctors.
• Rohan firstly deserves the Unsung Hero Award because of how helpful he
has been with going through content from lectures, summarising it all so
we know what exactly to learn. He teaches us acronyms and goes through
previous exam questions which made me feel more confident about my
formative. Secondly he deserves this because he has made presentations,
notes and questions for us in his own time, all of which supplement every
session like they’re tutorials. This hard work deserves to be mentioned.
• Rohan was really helpful during transition mentor sessions. Helped a lot for
the formative assessment.
• Rohan has been a great transition mentor and was always open to
questions, very friendly and always willing to go out of his way to meet our
needs. Thank you Rohan!
• Very organised and dedicated to his role! Always a reliable figure for his
mentees and has a great turn out! His mentees have given him plenty of
praise about how useful the sessions have been and how they have settled
in a lot better because of the transition mentor scheme! He completed all
the surveys without prompt so very responsible and a great mentor!
• Rohan has provided detailed advice and teaching to our group and has
helped us settle in to the intense MBBS course.
• He's so so organised and dedicated to making sure that we understand
everything, you can tell he does it because he enjoys helping others which
is so nice to see! Definitely deserves to win.

Academic Experience:
A Levels at Dulwich College (2021): 4A*s in Biology, Chemistry, Maths & Latin. A* in EPQ.
UCAT & BMAT (2020)
GCSEs at Dulwich College (2019): x9 Grade 9s, x1 Grade 8 & A in Additional Maths
Common Entrance at Homefield Preparatory School (2016)

Teacher Comments:
• 'I have tremendous admiration for the manner with which Rohan
approaches his studies. He is a conscientious and mature student who
always produces work to the best of his ability.'
• 'Rohan's organisation and work ethic shines through. The overall picture is
that Rohan is well on course to achieving the top grades at A Level.'
• 'He is eager for challenge and goes beyond the course materials provided
to find additional questions to work on.'
• 'He is a conscientious young man who is determined to succeed in all he
does. I have been particularly impressed with the extra work he has done
of his own volition to consolidate his knowledge of the topics covered to
date and also to learn from any slight errors in his answers.'
• 'I have been incredibly impressed by Rohan's motivation this year. Not only
has he dealt with the challenge of completing the AS [Latin] course in a
small number of periods a week, he has also learnt all the material to an
exceptionally high standard.'
• ‘It has been a delight working with Rohan this term. He is an extremely
hard working and motivated pupil, and our lessons are always very
productive. He is focused, industrious and proactive, creating and
maintaining a fantastic [Latin] OneNote with all the course resources.’

Tutoring Approach

I am extremely organised, and tailor lessons according to the relevant specifications. With the increase in online students due to the pandemic, I am very confident in using video conference to tutor and Microsoft applications to create resources. My teaching style is based around first gaining an overview and understanding of the topic, and then moving to exam questions to identify any misunderstandings or gaps in knowledge. As a medic, I try to incorporate real-life examples when teaching topics to make lessons more engaging and interesting. Active recall and spaced repetition form an essential element of my teaching. The use of examiner’s reports and mark schemes are also vital in this process. As a student, I would always endeavour to be ahead and I have been keen to pass this onto my students – be it noticing common patterns in exam questions, specific terminology that exam boards like or observing common pitfalls.