Asli
Asli is currently a dental student at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She graduated summa cum laude from Stony Brook University with a BS in Biology & Developmental Genetics and a minor in Health, Medicine, and Society.
Sarah Ha.
Sarah graduated from Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design with a dual degree in Comparative Literature and Painting. After earning her MFA in Painting at Yale, she went on to teach first grade at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn.
Gustavo
Gustavo has held teaching positions at CUNY Graduate Center, Lehman College, and UPR-Mayaguez. He holds a BS in Industrial Chemistry and a PhD in Chemistry.
Ishita
Ishita (she/her) is a PhD Candidate at the University of Washington Information School. Ishita also has a Master's degree in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Duke University, where she graduated cum laude with distinction.
Amber F.
Amber holds degrees from UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School. She will be will be working at Cooley LLP before clerking for a judge of the Southern District of New York.
Jesse
Jesse holds a BA in History from Columbia, where he was a Navab Fellow, Solomon & Seymour Fisher Civil Liberties Fellow, and Benjamin F. and Bernice Block Scholar. He is currently pursuing an MFA in Theatre Acting at Columbia.
Caroline Be.
Caroline attended Yale College where she majored in History of Science and Medicine. She graduated with Latin Honors, Distinction in her major, and a 3.92 GPA. She was awarded the Heinrich von Staden Cup for her contribution to the social and intellectual conscience of the college.
Tim Z.
Tim is a PhD Candidate in Physics at MIT. He studied Mathematics, Physics, and Economics at Vanderbilt University, where he received the Underwood Award for the most promising senior in physics, earned highest honors for his thesis, and graduated cum laude.
Giselle
Giselle is a Master Lecturer and the Arabic Coordinator in the Department of World Languages and Literatures at Boston University’s College of Arts & Sciences. She holds an MA and a PhD in Applied Linguistics.
Dana
Dana earned her bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in Political Science and Economics, graduating cum laude. She continued to the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies to earn her master’s degree in International Relations and Economics, where she graduated with high distinction and served as a teaching assistant for Theories of International Relations.
Helena
Blog posts
Testimonials
-
“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.”
Nesha, SAT Student -
“Helena is very smart, affable, and approachable. I enjoyed working with her.”
Sara Ziff, GRE Student -
“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.”
Katie Flanagan, GMAT Student -
“Helena was great at motivating my son. She encouraged him to prepare rough drafts of essays, and did an excellent job guiding him through the polishing revisions.”
Cindy Calder, Parent of a College Applicant -
“Right from the start, Helena made me believe that I could succeed. She figured out my learning style right away and steered me to pracitce problems and workbooks suited to my learning style. The way she organized and planned my study left me free to focus on the content. Helena built up my confidence and explained everything well. She was terrific!”
Claire, GRE Student -
“Helena is an exceptionally approachable, supportive, and understanding tutor. She is empathetic and willing to go above and beyond to help her students. She helped me improve my Verbal score on the GRE.”
She mainly helped me improve my Verbal on the GRE.
Jay, GRE Student -
“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.
Nesha, College Applicant