Maths, Sciences, Oxbridge and Medical School Applications
A Cambridge Natural Sciences graduate and Imperial medical student who won a prize for top marks in her year, Zara has over eight years’ experience tutoring Maths, the sciences and Oxbridge and medical applications.
Zara was an Academic Scholar and Vice School Captain at Alleyn’s School, achieving straight A*s at GCSE and A-level. She studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, specialising in cancer, genetics and virology, and won two academic scholarships and a choral scholarship. After a spell in investment banking at Morgan Stanley, she began graduate-entry Medicine at Imperial College London on an entry scholarship, earning a starred distinction in her first-year exams and a prize for coming top of her year in Anatomy and Physiology.
Zara started tutoring at 16, helping a 12-year-old win the Alleyn’s 13+ Academic Scholarship, and has since supported many students of all ages. She is particularly experienced in Maths and the sciences at 11+, 13+, GCSE and A-level, and in Oxbridge science and medical school applications.
Zara believes a tutor’s role includes developing students as independent learners who can tackle challenging topics on their own. Alongside course content and exam technique, she puts a strong emphasis on study skills, which she finds are a key cause of under-performance. She prepares meticulously for every lesson and adapts her style for all abilities, including students with learning difficulties.
