Saret & Co. Tutors

Jacob is the director of and principal tutor at Saret & Co. Education. He has ten years of experience as a mentor, advisor and tutor. At both UCSD and UCLA, he was a highly acclaimed physics teaching assistant. He has worked with over 600 students, with diverse backgrounds, learning styles, and needs varying from advancement to remedial to enrichment. He specializes in working with gifted and non-traditional learners of all ages. He is most well-known for his combined advising, mentoring and tutoring programs, working with students directly as an educator and families as an advisor in parallel.

Daniel is a fourth-year PhD student at Columbia University, where he studies plasma physics and nuclear fusion. His varied experiences inform his love for tutoring a wide range of topics, having obtained his undergraduate degree in astrophysics, developed software for climate models, written journalistic pieces for university publications, and worked as a professional musician. As a teaching assistant at Columbia and as a tutor, he emphasizes building intuition and a deep understanding regardless of a student's experience, an approach inspired by his own diverse background.

Roman has a PhD in physics and a decade of experience in physics education that spans a wide range of levels from college admission exams to advanced undergraduate courses. He firmly believes that education and outreach are the prime responsibilities of the scientific community. Roman's approach emphasizes connections with real-world applications and visual demonstrations that are often overlooked in traditional classroom environments. In addition, he directly advises high school and university students who are interested in physics research and academic career paths.

Chloe is a fourth-year undergraduate student at Calvin University majoring in linguistics. As a current Honors Scholar, a student who finished high school through attending a local university, and a past participant in accelerated classes, she values spaces where students can learn beyond typical curriculum and more deeply explore their academic interests and capabilities. Chloe emphasizes the significance of writing as a means to communicate ideas clearly, as well as the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to learning. She wishes to imbue students with these values to aid them on their academic journey.

Jasmin is a first-year graduate student at the University of Zagreb, studying physics. Beyond his studies, he has extensive experience with chemistry, through three international chemistry olympiads (IChO 2021, IMChO 2021, 2022) and his work as a tutor for the Croatian national IChO and IMChO teams. Along with passing along problem-solving skills he developed during competitions, his emphasis on reaching and interpreting results through different methods enables his students to develop a deeper understanding of material and strengthen their out-of-the-box thinking, regardless of their level and background.

Karlo is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Zagreb. He has ample experience tutoring Olympiad level physics, including working with the Croatian national IPhO and EuPhO teams in collaboration with the University of Zagreb and with local high schools. He also has experience as a grader for the EuPhO (2024) and has co-hosted his own Olympiad in 2024. In his instruction, he focuses on mathematical structures contained in problems, and how to use these techniques to accurately describe physical phenomena. This enables his students to understand the concepts themselves and also how they fit in the larger picture.

Luka is a rising fifth-year Bachelors-Masters student at the University of Zagreb. He has experience in tutoring gifted high-school students in Olympiad level physics, and was a tutor for the Croatian national EuPhO and IPhO teams in 2023. His experiences in international competitions ground his approach to tutoring, while an interest in foundational principles emphasizes it. Luka's competition history includes the IPhO 2022 (Bronze), the EuPhO 2022 (Silver), and the Physics Cup 2023 (Platinum, Rank 1).

Andrew is a fourth-year mathematics PhD student at UNC Chapel Hill, specializing in complex geometry. He completed his undergraduate degree in mathematics at UCSD. He has worked with a broad group of students as a tutor, a teaching assistant and instructor at the undergraduate level, and an instructor at the San Diego Math Circle and Chapel Hill Math Circle. He is especially interested in exposing students to the "big picture" ideas in math and has found this approach to be highly effective for both students following traditional classes and those learning extracurricularly or recreationally.

If you could see yourself on this list, please contact Jacob to discuss further!