...Standardized tests like the Accuplacer are hard to study for independently, but different programs are using them for admissions more and more. We can learn effective test-taking strategies as well as identify and plug any holes in prior knowledge to get as prepared as possible. I am new to Wyzant, but I have over five years of professional tutoring and teaching experience. (read more)
...I am very familiar with the Praxis and the many specific subject area tests and have helped to prepare many students in the past. After participating in sports at the youth, middle school, high school and collegiate levels, I have dedicated my career to fitness and physical education for over 35 years. I have coached at the youth, middle school and high school levels. (read more)
...I have over five hundred hours of tutoring experience in ACT, SAT, and math topics. When I was in high school, I scored perfect or near perfect on the ACT, SAT, and PSAT and became a National Merit Scholar. These scores and accolades helped me to get accepted into a plethora of universities and ultimately earn a full-ride scholarship. (read more)
...I have had hundreds of calculus tutor students over the years. It is the course I have taught and tutored more than any other course. After so long I know exactly what questions students have, where they get confused, which explanations work the best, and so on. (read more)
...As a note, effective test prep takes time, so I recommend starting early. I warn my prospective students that the gains to be made with just a week or two of preparation will be very limited. I have a great deal of experience both with the ACT material itself and teaching this material to high school students preparing for college. (read more)