Ann D.
Ann graduated from UC Berkeley with two degrees, one in Molecular and Cell Biology and the other in Music. They're currently pursuing a PhD in Biology at Johns Hopkins.
Natalie P.
Natalie holds a PhD in English from Yale and a BA from the University of Maryland in English and LGBT Studies. She has served as a graduate instructor at Yale, as a visiting assistant professor at Bard College, and as a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton.
Ben VR
Ben graduated magna cum laude from Boston University, receiving the Robert E. Bruce prize in Mathematics. He next earned his PhD in Applied Math at UNC and received a fellowship from the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education to conduct research on the fluid mechanics of flooding.
Elizabeth Be.
Elizabeth received her PhD in English from New York University, where she specialized in eighteenth-century British literature and Romanticism. Before NYU, she received an MA in Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a BA in English from the University of Central Florida.
William O.
Will is now attending Stanford’s Graduate School of Business for his PhD, studying applications of machine learning, algorithms, and network science to problems in business. He previously double majored in computer science and mathematics at Caltech.
Zeshan
Zeshan holds a BS and MS in Computer Science from Stanford (Award of Excellence, Tau Beta Pi). He is now an MD/PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the Health, Sciences, and Technology Harvard-MIT program.
Ash
Ash earned a BA in Social Studies (Harvard), an MPhil in Intellectual History and Political Thought (University of Cambridge), and a JD (Yale). He is currently a PhD candidate in Political Science at Columbia University.
Brendon
Brendon earned his BS in Physics and Mathematics at Brandeis (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa). He is now a Physics PhD student at Harvard University with interests in experimental high energy physics.
Helena
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“I am currently doing an 'SAT Bootcamp' with Helena. She is the best teacher I've ever had. She explains everything so clearly; I can already see progress. I like working with her so much. It's strange that I'm finding SAT tutoring fun.”
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“Helena was very good at explaining the different things to look for in each type of verbal question on the GMAT. The techniques she gave me were extremely helpful on test day, and she taught them in a way that was very easy to understand.”
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She mainly helped me improve my Verbal on the GRE.
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“Helena was always prepared and knew a lot around the field of study. She's very kind, supportive and approachable.”
Admitted early to Georgetown University.
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