Math
- Algebra 1
- Algebra 2
- Pre-Calculus
- Calculus 1
- Calculus 2
- Linear Algebra
Tri-Valley & online · Grades 6–12
I’m Megan, and I teach math, data science & machine learning
One-on-one tutoring for middle and high school students, in person in the Tri-Valley or online, plus college essay coaching by application.
Free intro call
30 minutes with you and your student
Subjects
What I teach
One-on-one tutoring in every subject below, in person or online. College essay coaching is by application.
Data Science Fundamentals
- p-values
- Hypothesis tests
- Sampling & bias
- Honest charts
- What makes an analysis convincing
Machine Learning Fundamentals
- Linear regression
- Lasso & Ridge
- Overfitting
- Train/test splits
- GLMs & logistic regression
College Essays
By application
- Brainstorming
- Personal statement
- Supplements
- Line edits
- Making your story shine
Rates
What it costs
Every session is 60 minutes, one-on-one. Your first call is free, and you’ll save with a package.
- In-person sessions meet at a local library in Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, Danville or Livermore.
- Bringing a sibling or a friend to the same session is $20 per extra student, up to three students.
| Per hour | ||
|---|---|---|
| Algebra 1 & middle school mathGrades 6–9 | $55 | $65 |
| Algebra 2 & Pre-Calculus | $60 | $70 |
| Calculus 1 & 2 | $65 | $75 |
| Linear Algebra | $70 | $80 |
| Data Science Fundamentals | $65 | $75 |
| Machine Learning Fundamentals | $70 | $80 |
| College essay editingBy application. Hourly, or see the essay packages | $55 | $65 |
Packages
Ways to book
Tutoring plans
Flexible
Pay as you go
Hourly rate
See the table above
- Book one session at a time
- Good for a test next week or a tricky unit
Same time every week
Weekly plan
$5 off every hour
1, 2 or up to 5 hours a week, billed monthly
- Your student keeps a standing time slot
- Sessions follow their class, homework & tests
- Change or pause with 14 days’ notice
Prepaid
Hour bank
10 or 20 hours
5% off 10 hours, 10% off 20 hours
- Priced at your subject’s hourly rate
- Use hours any week, and share them between siblings
- 10 hours last 6 months; 20 hours last a year
For example, 10 hours of Algebra 2 online is $570, and 20 hours of Calculus in person is $1,350. Weekly plan and hour bank discounts don’t combine.
College essays
By application
I take a small number of essay students each fall. Apply below, and if it looks like a good fit, we’ll have a free call to make sure we’re a good match before we start.
One essay
Essay review
$80
Any essay up to 650 words
- 2 rounds of written comments & edits: a full read, then a second look at the revised draft
- Comments back within 5 days
- Extra rounds are $35 each
Start to finish
Personal statement
$350
Brainstorm to final draft
- 4 one-on-one sessions: brainstorm, outline, revise & polish
- Brainstorming to find the right story
- Written comments on up to 3 drafts between sessions
Whole application
Application essays
$750
Personal statement + up to 4 short essays
- 8 one-on-one sessions
- A plan for which essays to write first
- Up to 3 rounds of comments on the personal statement and 2 on each short essay (350 words or less)
Applying to the UCs? Each Personal Insight Question counts as one short essay. All four on their own are $450: 5 sessions and 2 rounds of comments on each. It helps to apply early.
Getting started
How it works
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1
Free intro call
A 30-minute call with you and your student about where they are, what they want, and whether I’m a good fit.
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2
Pick a plan
Single sessions, a weekly plan, an hour bank, or an essay package (by application).
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3
Start learning
We meet in person or online. After each session, parents get a quick note on what we covered and what’s next, plus a weekly progress report.
Policies
- Schedule
- Flexible on weekdays and weekends, to fit your student’s schedule.
- Cancelling
- Please give 24 hours’ notice to cancel or move a session. Later than that, the session is charged.
- Payment
- Card, Venmo or PayPal. Packages are paid upfront, and weekly plans are billed at the start of each month.
- Refunds
- Unused hours in an hour bank are refunded at the rate you paid.
- In person
- We meet at a local library, or at another public place if you ask.
About
Nice to meet you
I’m a Bay Area native and a 2025 UC Berkeley grad in Data Science. I work as a machine learning scientist on the founding team at Project VAIL, and before that I interned at Zoox as a Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer.
AI tools now write a lot of the world’s code, but we still need people who understand the math underneath them. They’re the ones who will build the next, better algorithms. I teach that foundation, from Algebra 1 up to the regressions ML teams use every day, and I help students tell their own story in their college essays.
Where I’ve been
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2026 – Now
Machine Learning Scientist, Founding Team
I build ML tools that measure how AI agents behave: how stable they are, and how consistently they use tools.
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2024
Data Science and Machine Learning Intern
Zoox
Built frequentist and Bayesian models to validate collision avoidance metrics across 4 self-driving software versions, and presented the findings to the Director of Autonomy Metrics and 20+ stakeholders.
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2022 – 2025
Technical Product Manager
UC Berkeley College of Computing & Data Science, Data Discovery
Managed 35+ teammates for a research program that served 2,400+ students and 1,000+ client projects, and helped organize 7 symposiums showcasing 1,500+ student projects.
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2025
B.A. Data Science
University of California, Berkeley
Data Science Scholar & Computer Science Scholar. Classes in machine learning, probability, inference & decision science, optimization, databases, and data engineering.
- 2025UC Berkeley grad, B.A. Data Science
- 55+College credit units before my first year of college
- 2Berkeley scholar programs: Data Science & CS
- 4Languages: Gujarati, Hindi, Italian & Spanish
Why should my kid learn machine learning math if AI can write the code?
AI tools are good at writing code. They don’t replace knowing why a model works, when it’s wrong, or how to build a better one. The next generation of ML scientists, researchers and engineers will need the math, and high school is a great time to start.
Is my student ready for machine learning?
If they’ve finished Algebra 2, yes. Data Science Fundamentals only needs Algebra 1. On the intro call we can figure out the best starting point together.
Do they need to know how to code?
No. We start with the math on paper and add Python step by step.
Will you write my student’s college essays?
No, and no one should. Your student writes every word, and no AI-written text goes in either. I ask questions, help them find the story they want to tell, and give comments and edits until it sounds like them at their best.
Can you guarantee admission to a certain college?
No one can, and I’d be careful with anyone who says they can. I can promise essays that are clear, honest and fully your student’s own.
How do I apply for college essay coaching?
Use an Apply button under College essays and tell me your student’s grade, school, the colleges on their list and their earliest deadline. If it looks like a good fit, we’ll have a free call before we start.
Do you work with students outside the Tri-Valley?
Yes! Online sessions work from anywhere. In-person sessions are at local libraries in Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, Danville and Livermore.
When are you available?
My schedule is flexible on weekdays and weekends, so we can find times that fit your student’s week. Weekly plans get first pick of time slots.
Contact
Let’s talk
Book a free intro call, or send me an email and I’ll get back to you within 48 hours.
Helpful to include
- 1 Your student’s name, grade & school
- 2 What they’d like help with
- 3 In person or online
- 4 Days and times that work