...I graduated as the valedictorian (with high honors) of my high school class of around 700 students. I am also an undergraduate student at Princeton University and a National Merit Scholarship winner. I earned 99+ percentile scores on both my SAT and PSAT. (read more)
...I have recently begun in person tutoring as well for those located in New Jersey. In my time as a tutor, I have seen my students from kindergarten all the way up to freshmen in college surpass their academic goals. I, as a tutor, specialize in Math subjects for K-12 students from Elementary Math to Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus. (read more)
...However, I was not always a successful student in math. I benefited from tutoring and instruction to help me achieve my full potential. I believe that students learn best in a friendly and loose environment where the student is comfortable with their tutor, so they are free to ask whatever questions they might have. (read more)
...The Method: Students 1st take a diagnostic test, identifying their Reading weaknesses. Accordingly they study and practice in a Reading workbook. Initially this is done in tutoring sessions, in which I serve as an academic coach. (In the education biz, this is called "scaffolding".) Soon, however, students also do this study/practice themselves during independent study between sessions. (read more)
...Mistakes often happen when students are not sure about the content of that particular question. It’s wrong to treat SAT as a trick test and try to game it by spending time to learn empty “techniques” commonly found on SAT-prep books. Instead, my tutoring is focused on the content. (read more)