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The history tutors at Veritas have extensive experience studying, teaching, writing about, and tutoring historyhistory, whether it's to assist a student who would like to catch up or bring extra challenges to a student who would like to forge ahead. Veritas tutors help develop the skills that a history student needs -- like analysis, synthesis, and organization -- while building up the knowledge base that will ensure successful deployment of those skills. Our tutors know well all the standardized history tests, from AP to SAT II to MCAS, and will help students prepare to attack the exams strategically and confidently at all levels. We have tutors with expertise in every imaginable region and time period, from medieval Japan to ancient Rome to revolutionary Latin America. Our tutors bring excitement and energy to the study of
Tutors Available for History:
Hannah F.
Hannah graduated cum laude in history from Princeton in 2003, where her academic focus was 18th century American History. At Princeton, she won several awards, allowing her to pursue independent thesis research in South Africa and student teaching opportunities in New Jersey. After teaching abroad in Bolivia, she came back to the US, where she taught American History, including AP US History, in the Bronx for two years. She has tutored dozens of clients in Manhattan in SAT, SAT II, essay writing, and American History. She is currently a second year student at Harvard Law School.
- Princeton '03
- Harvard Law School '10
- Two-time NCAA national champion
- Academic All-American
Chris H.
Chris was the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Yale for two years. During his tenure in the admissions office, Chris read over 2600 applications and 5200 college essays, and he recruited throughout the midwest, the south, and Europe. Now, as a Presidential Scholar at Harvard, Chris is earning his Masters of Divinity degree with a focus on politics, education, and religion. In 2005, Chris graduated from Yale with honors in History and was the recipient of the Bergin Graduation Prize, awarded to a member of the Yale senior class for "outstanding character, wit, and scholarship in the humanities." Upon receiving this distinction, Chris overheard his parents say, "Chris? Wit? What?" At Yale, Chris focused on sports and military history, and his senior thesis considered Little League Baseball and community building in 1950s America.
- Has over six years of college admissions experience, from serving as a student interviewer to Assistant Director of Admissions at Yale
- Earned a 3.98 in the Yale History Department
- Received the Hilgendorf Memorial Fellowship to study the "Post-Olympic Transformation of Lillehammar, Norway"
- Had the highest matriculation rate (yield) of any Yale admissions officer within the last 20 years
Karen J.
Karen graduated from St. Olaf College with a B.A. in English. After completing the Radcliffe Publishing Course, she began her editorial career in educational publishing, which included curriculum for public television and online courses. After seven years in this field, she earned her M.A.T. in History at Tufts University and began teaching history and English. Across nine years of teaching and two years of tutoring in private schools, Karen has emphasized metacognitive strategies that give students confidence and the ability to master their work. She views reading, writing, and test preparation as a process of linking cause and effect, as well as of answering the "why" questions. With her students, she encourages discussion and learning through writing. For larger assignments, such as research papers and comprehensive exams, she promotes students' executive function skills by reinforcing connections between significant details and larger patterns.
- M.A.T (Master of Arts in Teaching) in History from Tufts
- Experience teaching grades 9-12 on a range of levels, from AP to students with learning disabilities
- Published writer of curriculum and fiction
- Designs curriculum to connect students' interests to academics
Kyle B.
Kyle is currently a B.A. candidate in the History Department at Harvard University with a secondary field in Economics. He has tutored for years through the Harvard University Bureau of Study Counsel, where he received extensive formal training, and has also taught intensive weekend SAT classes as part of Harvard Student Agencies' SAT S.O.S. program. Kyle scored in the 99th percentile on the SAT, ACT, and LSAT, and graduated from high school as an AP Scholar with Distinction. In addition to SAT and ACT tutoring for Veritas, he also works with students studying economics and history, especially those students preparing for the AP exams in these areas.