"When I began the college application process during my Sophomore & Junior years of high school, I was daunted by the thought of a standardized test. While my grades were excellent and my extracurriculars plentiful, my first pass at the SAT proved disappointing. And this came as no huge surprise: I have never excelled at test-taking.
In response, I spent a full year practicing in earnest: I took more...
"When I began the college application process during my Sophomore & Junior years of high school, I was daunted by the thought of a standardized test. While my grades were excellent and my extracurriculars plentiful, my first pass at the SAT proved disappointing. And this came as no huge surprise: I have never excelled at test-taking.
In response, I spent a full year practicing in earnest: I took dozens of practice tests, analyzed patterns, and identified strategies. The work paid off. At my second attempt, I managed to improve my score by nearly 300 points and land in the 98th percentile. I firmly believe that my SAT score proved pivotal in my ultimate acceptance to my dream school: the University of Pennsylvania (from which I graduated in 2015 with degrees in biology and English).
I firmly believe that my test-taking struggles actually prove beneficial to tutoring, for I've found that the vast majority of students can relate to my experience. In other words, most students are not naturally good at standardized tests. But I also know from experience that this IS surmountable. Ever since I began tutoring three years ago, I have worked with students to transform the test from a weakness into a strength--a task that I've found enjoyable and rewarding. While I can't guarantee a particular result or outcome, I know that many of my students have been happy with their results: 4 recent students have scored above 1500 (1510, 1530, 1530, and 1550) and another managed a 1460 on their first attempt.
Please don't hesitate to reach out with questions." less...
