"Through my experience in high school (IMSA, a 3 year state boarding high school for gifted students in math and science in Illinois) and college (William and Mary), I learned a great deal about how to study effectively and write at a high level. I have an intimate knowledge of AP test preparation in AP World History, AP US History, AP European History, AP English Language and Composition, and AP English Literature and Composition. I received a 5 on the AP tests in both English tests, AP US History, and AP European History through independent study.

I have helped students improve on SAT exams, ASVAB, and in passing math tests at the elementary and high school levels. One student went from 28 percent in fourth-grade math at a private Christian school to 28 out of 30 on a placement test to continue to fifth-grade math. His teacher had failed him in math for dubious reasons (he was at a B level in math for his last exams), and I gave him the knowledge and confidence to pass the math placement exam and avoid repeating fourth-grade math. I also helped another student pass the Algebra 1 EOC test in Florida after he had failed it a few times, so he could get his high school diploma. My work with a Club Z! student on the ASVAB helped him go from a 94 to a 117 on the GT section, surpassing the 105 needed to get his option 40 contract for guaranteed admission to the 75th Ranger Regiment and automatic access to Ranger school.

Good nonfiction writing for research requires finding good sources, and I have a talent for finding sources quickly online and in libraries. I can teach you this skill along with how to brainstorm effective theses or arguments for papers.

I adapt my tutoring to fit each person by listening carefully so I can figure out the optimal way to tutor each individual. Patience and a willingness to try different explanations are key to how I teach. I am comfortable tutoring a wide age group by adjusting for student age differences in attention span." less...