Larissa R.

About Larissa R.

Subjects

Algebra, Algebra 2, Geometry, Math, Mid-Level Math, Pre-Calculus, Statistics

Education

Bachelors in Cognitive Science from Wellesley College

Masters in Psychology, General from SUNY at Binghamton

PHD in Psychology, General from SUNY at Binghamton

Career Experience

I started teaching statistics while I was earning my doctorate in psycholinguistics (which is a really fun way to say "how people understand language"). After I finished graduate school, I taught statistics, research methods, and psychology courses at the college level for several years. Recently, I moved with my family to a new state, so right now I'm focusing on tutoring and taking classes to learn new techniques for data analysis.

I Love Tutoring Because

working one-on-one with students can be a great experience and rewarding in a way that being in front of a hundred students in a lecture hall just isn't. Having someone go from "I am confused and frustrated" to "Finally, I get this!" in a session is so much more fun than being the teacher and really only getting to see students learn if they come by office hours needing help. Because of the subjects I tutor, sometimes students come in with really unusual questions -- going through typical sessions covering things like quadratic equations, t-tests, or the Pythagorean theorem is certainly fun, but once in a while a student will have a logic question or a number-theory topic that may not exactly fit with algebra or geometry or statistics, but is awesome to work through. I remember one student who was stuck on turning numbers from base 10 to base 7 -- it was something that I'd never been asked for help with before, and I was so fascinated by the question and the procedure for doing that conversion that after my shift ended, I played with it some more even though I would probably never need it again (and I haven't... yet :) )

Reviews    (4,037)

Shelby

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jun 20, 2018

This was great, now that I know how to access and that I need to have specific questions. My tutor was friendly and professional, would definitely work with her again. My only concern is possibly running out of tutoring time for this class (which is very challenging).

Jon

Math - Pre-Calculus

Jun 12, 2018

great at explaining my mistakes so i can clearly understand what to fix. great service.

DOMENIQUE

Math - Statistics

Jun 8, 2018

fantastic teacher. Willing to help me with problems she is not familiar with.

Nicole

Math - Algebra II

Jun 2, 2018

This tutor is very helpful helps you every step of the way and she explains if you are confused

Jamie

Math - Statistics

Jun 1, 2018

She is great! Very helpful!

Kwijona

Math - Intermediate Statistics

May 26, 2018

Larissa is great!

GaryBernardo

Math - Intermediate Statistics

May 18, 2018

She's solid

Zachary

Math - Intermediate Statistics

May 10, 2018

She was great! Thanks Larissa!

Robert

Math - Intermediate Statistics

May 10, 2018

Great help

Jessica

Math - Algebra II

May 9, 2018

This really saves me when I forget how to do problems since I'm doing it with someone.

Nicole

Math - Intermediate Statistics

May 8, 2018

Larissa R. is the BEST tutor. She takes her time to explain the problem and is very patient.

Danika

Math - Intermediate Statistics

May 7, 2018

She was wonderful!

Anastasya

Math - Intermediate Statistics

May 4, 2018

Great tutor! Really helped me through everything and made sure I understood it.

Michael

Social Science - Introduction to Psychology

May 3, 2018

First tutor didn't know what I was asking about. second tutor seemed to understand but there are still things that seem to contradict between wht the tutor suggested and what I think my instructor wanted us to know.

Jason

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Apr 30, 2018

Larissa was awesome!

Mae

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Apr 30, 2018

the tutors are great

Boniery

Social Science - Research Methods

Apr 21, 2018

I was completely lost. Great guidance by the tutor.

Juliana

Math - Algebra II

Apr 19, 2018

Larissa was awesome!

Debra

Social Science - Introduction to Psychology

Apr 17, 2018

enjoyed it learned a lot of the things i didn't remember thank you

Elena

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Apr 15, 2018

She was really patient with me because I really didnt get some stuff

JOSEPH

Math - Statistics

Apr 14, 2018

great

Kim

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Apr 14, 2018

This tutor was excellent. Step y step instruction helps to understand the concepts.

Raven

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Apr 11, 2018

that was a good tutor

Sophie

Math - Algebra

Apr 8, 2018

My tutor was super nice and she helped me a lot! :)

JOSEPH

Math - Statistics

Apr 8, 2018

great

Sueronna

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Apr 5, 2018

very helpful and encouraging

Wilbur

Math - Elementary (Grades 4-6)

Apr 2, 2018

it was really helpful. I understand how to do it now! :D

Jermie

Math - Pre-Calculus

Mar 27, 2018

extremely patient

sabine

Math - Statistics

Mar 26, 2018

they take to long. dont have time to take 30 minutes on 1 quewstion

Vincent

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Mar 23, 2018

Larissa was an outstanding tutor

Thomas

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Mar 22, 2018

Learning probability was made easier with the help of her

Virginia

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Mar 21, 2018

Larissa R was great this early morming hours Great to have this type of help open 4 hours day . I never used their service before but will from here out while in stats. Greta customer Service!!!

IISHA

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Mar 18, 2018

she really went out of her way and to make sure that i understood what i was doing

Rebecca

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Mar 13, 2018

Larissa R is super patient and keeps explaining until I have a full understanding. A++++++

Jensen

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Mar 11, 2018

She was great and really helped me understand my problem!

James

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Mar 2, 2018

Really helpful tool to assist with homework difficulties!

Twanda

Math - Algebra II

Feb 28, 2018

The tutor broke down the problem to me and help me to think about every step that i needed to take to solve the problem.

Jacquel

Math - Statistics

Feb 28, 2018

She's my favorite tutor for Psychology!!

Rebecca

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Feb 25, 2018

Larissa R. worked with me for a long time and was amazing!

Jennifer

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Feb 24, 2018

Thank you

Alexandria

Math - Algebra II

Feb 22, 2018

awesome!

Nikolas

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Feb 20, 2018

she smart, she kind, she is important

Shawn

Math - Algebra II

Feb 14, 2018

I might of had some sort of billing issue. I thought I had 2 hours available but I guess not. I'll have to look into it but it felt like I was being kicked off after my 30 minutes trial but then unable to use the 2 hours. If I didn't successfully obtain the 2 hours then that is fine but if I did have the 2 hours but was still kicked out then I am highly dissatisfied with the service. I'm sure I made some mistake though...

Erin

Math - Statistics

Feb 12, 2018

She was an awesome tutor! 10/10 recommend!

Jade

Math - Algebra II

Feb 12, 2018

I really enjoy the tutoring service, all the tutors are super professional and nice. I feel that I learn much better with their help.

Olohitare

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Feb 10, 2018

The section was the best

Angelica

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Feb 10, 2018

Larissa was the best!

IISHA

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Feb 10, 2018

larissa was EXTREMELY helpful!!

Rachel

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Feb 9, 2018

Straight to the point and very helpful!

Kristina

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Feb 7, 2018

Disapointing that I couldn't add a file. took a lot more time

Renate

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Feb 3, 2018

Great experience!

Vivian

Math - Statistics

Jan 31, 2018

Nice tutor!

Julie

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jan 28, 2018

Very very good instructor

Helper

Math - Statistics

Jan 26, 2018

Great! very Professional and quick response!

Raygan

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Jan 24, 2018

she needs to spend more time with her students she acts like she doesnt have time

Raygan

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Jan 22, 2018

she was great this was a great program

BENNY

Math - Algebra

Jan 21, 2018

this will help me get my homework done faster and correct

emily

Math - Statistics

Jan 15, 2018

She really helped me understand my topics that I was learning, she took time to explain everything to me. It was very helpful!

Megan

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jan 13, 2018

very helpful

Raygan

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Jan 12, 2018

i would love to do this program another time

martin

Math - Geometry

Jan 6, 2018

I shouldn't have to ask 3 times throughout a session to just be shpwn because I'm not understanding something, but it worked!

Megan

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jan 5, 2018

very helpful

Megan

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jan 2, 2018

Very helpful

Megan

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jan 2, 2018

very helpful

Jacquel

Math - Statistics

Dec 21, 2017

Very patient and more knowledgeable than any other tutor I've experience thus far!

Christine

Social Science - Introduction to Psychology

Dec 19, 2017

My reviewer was so patient and kind!

Kimberly

Math - Algebra II

Dec 19, 2017

Larissa was very patient with me. I appreciate this service and the people who take their time to assist others in learning. Thank you!

Angelica

Math - Algebra II

Dec 9, 2017

He was excellent, patient and very helpful. Thank you again!

DaeJang

Math - Algebra II

Dec 9, 2017

tutor was awesome

Samantha

Math - Algebra II

Dec 9, 2017

Really good tutor. Helped me understand and was very patient. 10/10

ANGELINA

Math - Algebra II

Dec 8, 2017

really helpful!

Julian

Math - Geometry

Dec 8, 2017

you were very helpful

David

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Nov 26, 2017

Awesome tutor!

Giannielli

Math - Geometry

Nov 20, 2017

My tutor was extremely helpful. They really explained everything very well. I really liked the way they explained.

Ashley

Math - Algebra II

Nov 20, 2017

Please add more hours to this service, it is an invaluable service that is offered and I have found it very beneficial

Mie

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Nov 16, 2017

I am studying for the SAT, not for homework or normal school studies.

Alissa

Math - Geometry

Nov 15, 2017

Larissa is great!!

Kathleen

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Nov 11, 2017

The tutor was great but just couldn't explain what I was doing wrong. Otherwise was great!

Nelson

Math - Algebra II

Nov 11, 2017

She is very good , and quick..!! awesome

Tony

Math - Algebra II

Nov 10, 2017

She's Awesome!!!!

Tony

Math - Algebra II

Nov 10, 2017

This was my first experience. Very helpful!

sara

Math - Pre-Calculus

Nov 8, 2017

excellent tutor

Makenzie

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Nov 7, 2017

excellent

Vonda

Math - Algebra II

Nov 3, 2017

precise

Vanesssa

Math - Geometry

Oct 27, 2017

This helps me a lot.

Ciara

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 24, 2017

Awesome tutor!

Carlos

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 24, 2017

Great job! Helped me solve a problem I was struggling with.

Caitlyn

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 22, 2017

Great help !

Thamolwan

Math - Algebra II

Oct 21, 2017

Awesome tutor!!

Lorna

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 15, 2017

Same qst with a different tutor and I ended my session. This tutor was more patient and allowed me time to understand the explanations. Also, by being patient and allowing me to work out the problem we were able to figure out why I wasn't understanding the problem. This was affecting my computation. Great job 2nd tutor!

Ashley

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 15, 2017

Larissa was great. If I could be paired with her every time that would be amazing. Online tutoring is different and it takes a special person to connect with you via online the way she did. She was kind, patient and thorough.

zandra

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 11, 2017

She was awesome! Answered all my questions and help me to better understand what I was doing. Thank you!

Michele

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 8, 2017

Larissa was wonderful! She was able to help me in short order! I appreciate getting someone knowledgeable!

Stacy

Math - Statistics

Oct 7, 2017

awesome explanations and pace

Alli

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 7, 2017

LOVE her

Erica

Math - Algebra II

Oct 7, 2017

I cannot say enough how great these tutors are. So unbelievably helpful

Alexandra

Math - Geometry

Sep 29, 2017

Larissa is very patient and encourages me to really think when working on a problem instead of telling the answer.

Aaron

Math - Algebra

Sep 29, 2017

This program is great!

Kenshi

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Sep 28, 2017

she is really nice

Stacy

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 27, 2017

Excellent help by both tutors.

Julie

Math - Statistics

Sep 24, 2017

Larissa R helped me with understanding how to enter my survey into SPSS. Thank you, Larissa, for all your help

Rachel

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 22, 2017

Patient and very helpful!

Dakota

Math - Algebra II

Sep 22, 2017

Spent alot of time helping me, very thorough! I'm very greatful! Good tutor!

Connie

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 21, 2017

my tutor ws EXTREMELY patient! and encouraging, i needed the help.

Colette

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 20, 2017

Very helpful and really tries to explain it

Christine

Social Science - Introduction to Psychology

Sep 19, 2017

Larissa is always helpful. She doesn't make me feel silly for not understanding and points me in the right direction without giving me answers!! Thank you.

Kenya

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 18, 2017

Larissa was very fair and accurate! I enjoyed her tutoring session because I had leaned a quite bit of information.

Katrina

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 18, 2017

She was awesome!!!

Bridget

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 15, 2017

Need to get tutors who help with Discrete Math, because that's what I'm taking and it would be nice to get help from tutors who know what I need help with (I'm not saying that the math tutors on here don't know what I'm talking about, but it would be nice to have a separate tutor).

Jennie

Social Science - Introduction to Psychology

Sep 10, 2017

Very professional, definitely an expert, really good suggestions that made sense, very pleased

Trinity

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Sep 10, 2017

Great tutor

Karly

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 8, 2017

YAYAYAYAY! I learned so much in this session I can't say thank you enough!

Deanna

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 8, 2017

Very encouraging and helpful!

Paul

Math - Algebra II

Aug 28, 2017

This is a lot easier than getting an appointment with a live toutor.

Megan

Math - Algebra II

Aug 27, 2017

The tutor was great and super helpful with my problem

Caleb

Math - Pre-Calculus

Aug 23, 2017

This was SERIOSULY FUN! what a nice feature! excellent service!

Jocelyne

Math - Algebra II

Aug 21, 2017

I really appreciated this tutor and hope o have her again.

Cormeshia

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Aug 19, 2017

N/A

Samantha

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Aug 17, 2017

Larissa was excellent at explaining the word problem and walking me through the steps.

Patrick

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jul 21, 2017

Tutor was trying to help me, but couldn't display work on the screen.

Belinda

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jul 17, 2017

I would not say that the session did not meet my needs,but the tutor didn't give me the impression that she was really interested in helping me! she asked a question about something that she had said when we first started and I was trying to remember what it was that she had said and she said if I couldn't or didn't answer, she would have to close in order to help somebody else! I would have thought she would repeat what she had said rather than just end the session! I also know there is more to this survey I would answer yes, but the page won't go up so I can answer the questions.

ash

Math - Statistics

Jul 2, 2017

she was asking too many questions. I was so lost... I couldnt answer her. I needed answers.

Sharon

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jun 30, 2017

Thanks sooooo much Larissa!! I think I even successfully added YOU to my Favorites...see you around :-)

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