Ila

WHAT MAKES HER AN AWESOME TUTOR

I'm really good at spotting the exact moment someone gets lost and fixing it without making them feel bad for not knowing:) I explain things in simple steps, I use real analogies, and I'm big on making math feel calm and doable instead of scary!

FUN FACTS

Life Goal: Space exploration! And I want my own independent research lab where I can build models, predict things, and chase questions purely for my curiosity. No noise, no performative research, just discovery and the thrill of figuring things out!

Words to Live By: I don't remember where I heard it, but: "Your brain forms connections in the doing, not the done."

Favourite Mathematical Weapon: Sanity checks. I always test extremes, check units, and ask, "Does this answer actually make sense?" It saves you from so many sneaky mistakes.

GET TO KNOW ILA

Education: 4th Year BA (Specialized Honours) Applied Mathematics at York University

Fave Tech device: My laptop because Python, Desmos, and a million tabs are basically my natural habitat.

Fave Book: Couldn't decide between the two if my life depended on it: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

Fave Song: Every song ever made by The Strokes!

Fave Outfit: IA nice turtle neck and jeans

Fave TV Show: Fleabag, Modern Family, The Office, Breaking Bad

Fave Movie: The Prestige, A Beautiful Mind, Before Sunrise

When you're not crunching numbers: Playing snooker, going for a swim, or going deep into a random rabbit hole that my brain decides is important. Also, coffee. Always coffee.

What's the best thing about you? I'm deeply driven and have an unshakeable sense of responsibility. I genuinely care (!!!), and I don't quit once I've decided something matters.

NERD ALERT! 

I'm a puzzle person. I love solving Sudoku (I was a finalist at the National Sudoku Championship in my home country), and I solve the New York Times crossword every single day!