...I also prepare students for the ACT, SAT, SSAT, HSPT, ISEE, PSAT, and NMSQT, helping them with the math, grammar, and writing sections. My students include middle school, high school, college, and adults. I speak English, French, German, Hungarian, and Spanish and have had to learn advanced grammar in college in all of these languages as compared to the minimal high school levels. (read more)
...I am a graduate of the University of California, where I received a BS. and PhD. in chemistry. I have done quite well on several standardized tests, including the general and subject (chemistry) Praxis exams. I recommend students prepare for standardized tests by working through practice exams for relatively short periods of time several times a day. (read more)
...I have also tutored for the SAT for more than twenty years, and most students raise their SAT scores by around 300 points. I can provide recommendations from parents and students. I also teach students how to write high-scoring SAT essays, and assist students in writing impressive personal statement essays for their college applications.I have a Ph.D. in Intellectual History from U.C. (read more)
...I've given master classes at California Institute of the Arts, U.S.C. and Augsburg College on film writing. I've also been a mentor at the Sundance Feature Film Lab for over twelve years. There I've had the pleasure of mentoring some of the most exciting new voices in cinema, including recent Academy Award nominees. (read more)
...All of the students with whom I have worked have gotten into several, if not all of the colleges to which they applied, and many emailed to tell me that the admissions staff complemented them on the high quality of their essays. Since my kids are in their early 20s, I understand the complexities... (read more)