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Rob M.
Admissions - Business School, Admissions - Graduate Schools (M.A. / Ph.D.), Admissions - Law School, Admissions - Medical School, Admissions - Undergraduate, more...
Rob graduated summa cum laude from Princeton in 2000 after winning the Kennedy Thesis Prize for his work on trauma and aesthetics in English Literature. He subsequently applied to a wide range of PhD and graduate programs--English Literature, Anthropology, History of Science, Bioethics--and had the welcome but complicated honor of admission to each school to which he applied (Yale, Harvard, Oxford, Stanford, U. Penn). He entered a PhD program in cultural anthropology at Harvard in 2001, and served as a Resident Tutor in Writing at Harvard College for 5 years. He was admitted to Harvard Medical School in 2003, and draws from his extensive experience in applying to a broad range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and medicine as an admissions strategy consultant. This record has helped his students achieve placement at some of the world's leading universities. Rob's PhD work focuses on child-soldiering and cross-cultural psychiatry in Northern Uganda, just north of the Nile River. To this day, the Lords' Resistance Army ensures that much of the region is an active war zone, with the kidnapping of children a tragic and common occurrence. Clinically, Rob intends to complete residency in anesthesiology--critical ICU care and pain.
- Specializes in Admissions Strategy Consulting drawing from a diverse record of acceptance in multiple humanities, social sciences, and medical disciplines.
- Excels at helping borderline students with sub-optimal standardized test scores improve college and graduate school placement.
- 5 year history as appointed Resident Tutor in Writing at Harvard College.
- Patient and effective communicator.
Chris H.
Admissions - Essay, Admissions - Undergraduate, History (American), History (World), Interview Coaching, more...
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
Omar H.
Admissions - Business School, Admissions - Essay, Admissions - Graduate Schools (M.A. / Ph.D.), Admissions - Law School, Admissions - Medical School, more...
Omar is Director of Admissions at Veritas Tutors. He has nearly a decade of experience advising applicants in admissions and teaching, for which he has received many awards. He has served as an undergraduate as well as graduate admissions committee member and interviewer at Harvard and Brown. He has extensive experience advising in all steps of the application process (application targeting and strategy, resumes, personal statement, recommendations, interview preparation, wait-lists, etc). As an admissions consultant and advocate, his confidence-building and enthusiastic approach is customized to individual needs and values, provides honest feedback, helps focus on strengths and contextualize weaknesses, and is supportive to achieve personal goals. He takes great pride in the success of his students, the vast majority of whom have been fortunate to be placed in elite programs of their choice.
- Diverse background in sciences and humanities
- MD/PhD, broad experience in applications
- Stellar record of improving admissions placement
- Strong admissions advising and committee experience
Mark V.
Economics, GMAT Prep, Interview Coaching, Resume Consulting
Mark is a second-year MBA Candidate at Harvard Business School (First-Year Honors). Prior to business school, he worked at McKinsey & Company in Amsterdam and London. He was in the top 10% of his class, and part of the core team that conducted preparatory case interviews and personal interviews with potential candidates. He has experience advising in all steps of the application process to top-tier strategy consulting firms (cover letter, resume, personal positioning and communication, case interview preparation). Mark graduated from University College Utrecht with a summa cum laude degree in Biochemistry (minor in Economics), and obtained Masters degrees from the University of Cambridge (Technology Policy, first degree – top of class) and the University of Amsterdam (International Economics, cum laude). He has been tutoring students on a variety of subjects since high school, and founded and ran a science student tutoring organization as an undergraduate student. He also tutored students during his Masters degrees in Technology Policy and International Economics, and has mentored many peers at Harvard Business School. Mark has a strong passion to help other develop and support them in reaching their goals through his enthusiastic, patient and adaptive tutoring style.
- Specialized in advising on Strategy Consulting recruiting
- Diverse background in sciences and social sciences
- Experienced in tutoring high school, college, and graduate students
- Patient and adaptive tutoring style
Chris C.
Chemistry, Chemistry (AP/College), Organic Chemistry
Chris is currently a fifth year graduate student in organic chemistry at Harvard University. During his time at Harvard, Chris has taught both first and second semester organic chemistry as well as a graduate level organic synthesis course. Chris has received a Harvard teaching award for his classroom instruction as well as his involvement as a non-resident Organic Chemistry tutor for Kirkland House.
- Olympian in Short-Track Cycling in the 1992 Barcelona Games
- Has worked as a free-lance double bassist (primarily jazz)
- In February, Chris will start work at a leading consultancy in New York City
Kyle T.
Algebra, Chemistry, GRE, Organic Chemistry, Physics, more...
Kyle is currently a PhD candidate in the Psychology Department at Harvard University where he studies evolutionary social psychology. Kyle graduated cum laude from the Psychology Department at UC Santa Cruz. He has tutored for years privately, but received extensive formal training through the UC Santa Cruz peer tutoring program where he finished as an administrator of the program. He tutors the full battery of pre-med courses , psychology, statistics, spanish, and the GRE. He also worked teaching GRE courses for a test-prep company.
Karen J.
Creative Writing, English, Essay Editing, History (American), History (World), more...
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
Vanessa O.
Admissions - Medical School, Biology, Biology (AP/College), Genetics, MCAT Prep, more...
Vanessa graduated Alpha Omega Alpha and Valedictorian with her MD from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2007. She is currently a resident in Anesthesia at the Massachusetts General Hospital and finished a General Surgery internship in 2007-2008. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa and 4th in her class from Cornell University in 2003 with a BA and distinction in all subjects in Biology and Spanish. She completed a College Scholar thesis her senior year. She has taken the MCATs and scored a 37S. She has also taken all 3 steps of the USMLE scoring a 250, 262, and 232 on the 3 steps, respectively (99 2 digit score on all 3). Vanessa has been tutoring students since middle school. She was a formal teaching assistant for Organic Chemistry and Biology at Cornell University and served as a tutor and mentor at Johns Hopkins during medical school.
- Graduated Alpha Omega Alpha and Valedictorian from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2007)
- Graduated Phi Beta Kappa and 4th in her class from Cornell University with a BA in Biology and Spanish (2003)
- Fluent in French and Spanish
- MCAT score 37S; USMLE scores 250, 262, 232
Lekha T.
Algebra, Biology, Biology (AP/College), Calculus, Chemistry, more...
Lekha graduated from Harvard College in 2009, and majored in Molecular and Cellular Biology with a Secondary Field in Economics. She has served as a Teaching Fellow for ten classes at Harvard Extension School and Harvard College, including biology, chemistry, and statistics. She was one of a few undergraduates to be awarded a Certificate of Distinction in Teaching from the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. Over the past year, she completed an undergraduate thesis entitled "Characterization of Endoplasmic Reticulum Tubule Generation in BSC1 cells." She is attending Harvard Medical School and wishes to pursue a career in medicine.
- First year at Harvard Medical School.
- Graduated from Harvard College in 2009.
- Teaching Fellow for ten science classes at Harvard.
- Classical pianist and violinist.
Andrew M.
ACT Prep, Admissions - Essay, Admissions - Package, Admissions - Private School, Admissions - Undergraduate, more...
Andrew is the founder of Veritas Tutors. He graduated with high honors from Harvard's Department of History and Literature, where his field of interest was early modern Europe. He is also an avid supporter of open education. In an effort to reach those who cannot afford to reach him, Andrew has posted a number of sample lessons at the bottom of this page. With specialties in math, science, humanities, writing, and College Admissions, Andrew's primary academic audience includes High School students everywhere. Andrew is also available for a free fifteen minute consultation with any prospective client, simply contact us for more details.
- Cum Laude Harvard College Graduate
- Founded a non-profit open education website, FinalsClub.org
- Studied abroad in Bologna, Italy
- Is a vegetarian and rides a bicycle