Our tutors - Alek Tymula

Alek, Economics and Management - University of Oxford

Hello! I’m Alek, and I most recently worked in Finance, after graduating Oxford with Upper Second Class Honours in Economics & Management at Pembroke College. I am currently studying towards the CFA Level 1 qualification. Prior to university I attained A*s in Mathematics, Physics & Economics, an A in Further Mathematics at A Level & 11 A*s & 2 As at iGCSE. Whilst in Sixth Form, I also enjoyed success in Oxbridge essay competitions, having written about the struggles faced by the Venezuelan Economy throughout the 2010s, and potential pitfalls of the UK’s Quantitative Easing strategies following the 2009 Financial Crisis.

After graduating I worked in the Financial Sector, specifically in Investment Banking, and I am now currently studying for the CFA exam, which has allowed me time to offer private online tuition in Maths, Physics, Economics & Business Studies. My experience in tutoring ranges from A level support in these subjects, to 11+ preparation for younger students, to university admissions preparation for the TSA entrance exam to Oxford (having scored in the top 0.1 percent in 2018). I have been grateful to receive positive feedback from both students and parents, having most recently helped a student receive offers from all his chosen schools at the 11+ stage. It has been great to see the impact of my lessons in their positive outcomes.

A feature of my tutorial approach is that every student is different, meaning it is up to me to tailor approaches towards my students so that we can maximise the efficacy of our time spent together & optimise the results of our labour. In my experience, there is a significant overlap between parts of the Maths & Physics courses at A Level, and so I encourage my students to garner an understanding of where there will be connections between the modules we are learning. For Economics & Business Studies specifically, I am a big believer in the help of reading around the subject, and bringing in external examples to the theory taught by the curriculum to help set apart my students from other candidates.