...I have advised students who have been accepted to the most selective colleges, including Ivy League universities, leading liberal arts colleges and research universities. Students tell me that I am creative, strategic and supportive. I have recently experienced this process with my oldest child... (read more)
...The SAT’s writing questions test your knowledge of topic development and organization; punctuation; grammar, including sentence structure; and usage, which is diction or word choice. The test gives you passages with underlined words, phrases and clauses and asks if they need to be changed or not... (read more)
...I have loved reading, writing, and art history from my earliest days as a student, and I strive to share this passion for learning with the students that I tutor. As an experienced tutor with over 10 years of making these topics accessible to students from elementary through college, I ensure th... (read more)
...In my free time, I like to explore the city of DC with my dog, Stark, or play indoors with my cat, Whiskey. I am happy to provide a free consultation to see if I might be a good fit. Please reach out to let me know if you have any questions!Honors Algebra 2 was one of my favorite classes in high school—I ended up with an A in the class and went on to score 5/5 on the AP Calculus BC exam. (read more)
...I have kept my skills sharp through tutoring, doing math for fun, and having a decent memory for it. I have scored a perfect 800 on the SAT math section three separate times, and I have also scored a perfect 800 on the SAT II tests in both math and physics. As a college undergraduate, I took a semester of Fortran 95, and then taught the class until I graduated. (read more)