...His lessons were tailored to my weaknesses and he even offered feedback for each of my essays during our sessions. During the eight weeks I worked with John, I was able to raise my score on practice tests from 1880 to 2160. I am much more confident going into the SAT now, and I know the improve... (read more)
...I've been tutoring student individually to help prepare for the SSAT (and ISEE) for the past 4 years. In addition, I've taught classroom programs in SSAT preparation at various independent schools. I've found that preparing for these exams helps student internalize and enhance core academic skills such as critical reading and mathematical reasoning. (read more)
...I have also personally gone through the mental rigors and stresses of the modern college admissions process, and can help students cope with and contextualize the challenges inherent in the process. I am a student of Art, Film, and Visual Studies at Harvard College, and am a practicing animator ... (read more)
...I currently live in the Boston area, and I'm able to provide in-person and online tutoring services on a variety of subjects, including math, science, test prep (e.g., SAT, AP, TOEFL), psychology, Chinese, piano, career counseling, and certain software/programming skills. I graduated summa cum l... (read more)
...I believe breaking down a problem into distinct steps and spending enough time solving each part is an important part of math and what I focus on in my tutoring sessions. Examples are the key to learning, especially in math, so my tutoring sessions are very example based. We will go through a f... (read more)