Amanda G.
Subjects Available
- ACT Prep
- Admissions - Essay
- Admissions - Undergraduate
- Algebra
- English
- Expository Writing
- French
- Geometry
- GRE
- History (American)
- Homework Help
- Italian
- Literature
- SAT (all areas)
- SSAT/ISEE Prep
- TOEFL
- Undergraduate Admissions Package (15 hours)
Academic Biography
Amanda graduated magna cum laude from Harvard with high honors in Literature. Although her focus was dramatic literature, she also dabbled in American art history and literature, film history, psychoanalysis, European history, philosophy, poetic and theatrical translation. Since her graduation in 2006, she has tutored over 1000 hours in subjects such as SAT prep, AP Literature, and essay writing. As of September 2008, she has been the sole French instructor at Fisher College in Boston. She loves to learn as much as she loves to teach.
Personal Biography
Both during and after her life as a student, Amanda explored multiple vocations, developing skills as an actress, editor, travel writer, bookseller, bilingual tour guide, and waitress. Happily, she finds that she can bring many of these experiences to bear in her current work, but she is still looking for a way to sing and tap dance on a regular basis (as she did in high school). In the meantime, however, she pursues interests both new and old in the dramatic arts, yoga, travel, and the written word in all its forms.
- Works with students of all ages and backgrounds
- Fosters the intellectual curiosity of her students while helping them to reach their target scores on standardized tests
- Last year, all her students saw SAT score increases of 100-400 points and were all accepted to their first-choice colleges
- Runs year and semester-long independent study projects for seniors at local private schools