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Nicholas K.
Algebra, Calculus, Econometrics, Economics, French, more...
Nicholas graduated from MIT in 2010 with a degree in economics. His specialties are in the fields of game theory and strategic interaction as well as development economics. Nicholas has worked on undergraduate research in development economics, studying the impacts of weather patterns and natural disasters on the well being of agricultural laborers in India, as well as studying the effectiveness of various poverty relief efforts.
- Graduated from MIT in 2010
- Strong background in Math/Science
- Experience in SAT tutoring
- Strong Language background, qualified to help in French and Spanish
Luke B.
Algebra, Calculus, Geometry, Homework Help, Linear Algebra, more...
Luke B. is currently conducting research in gene networks as a Ph.D. candidate in Physics at Harvard, following an M.S. from University of Chicago and a B.A. Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was elected into Phi Beta Kappa and helped build a balloon-borne cosmological telescope. He also acted as production manager to a major network television show in New York and has written and directed several comedic theatrical productions. He has enjoyed tutoring students of all ages and skill levels since 2000.
- Experienced with students of all types
- Good listener
- Academically well-rounded
- Loves working through science problems
Kate K.
Algebra, Art History, Creative Writing, English, English as a Second Language (ESL), more...
Kate graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University in 2004, with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. After working on problem-solving justice projects with the New York State Court System for 5 years, Kate has returned to school to pursue a Master of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and an MBA at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Over the past 4 years, she has tutored over 20 students in New York City, on subjects ranging from time management and personal study skills to algebra, English, and test preparation.
- Record of strong academic and professional achievement
- Calm and focused tutoring demeanor, with a sense of humor
Richard T.
ACT Prep, Calculus, GRE, Latin, Literature, more...
Richard has been a private/peer-tutor for currently more than 8 years, during which time he has helped more than 100 fellow students and clients improve their grades in and their understandings of various academic subjects - all for the long term. A graduate of Harvard College (with an A. B. in Psychology), Richard was a National Merit Scholarship Commended Student as well as valedictorian of his NYC high school, where he achieved perfect and near-perfect scores on national exams like the SAT, the SAT II Exam in Latin in 2002, the National Latin Exam, the NY State Spanish Regents Exam, and the AP Calculus AB exam. Most recently, as a research assistant completing his own applications to graduate school, Richard scored a perfect 800/800 on the Verbal section of the GRE. Academically, he most enjoys finding similarities between subjects as disparate as the social sciences, the visual arts, and language-studies.
- Emphasizes learning underlying concepts and principles
- Has 8+ years of experience
- Comes from an analytic AND creative background
- Recently scored 800/800 on GRE Verbal
Kyle B.
ACT Prep, Economics, History (American), History (World), SAT (all areas), more...
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.
Josh M.
Expository Writing, History (American), History (World), LSAT Prep, Philosophy, more...
Josh graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2010. At Harvard, he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, the leading journal in all of legal academia. At the Law Review, Josh spent over a thousand hours editing top legal pieces focusing on economics, political science, literature, cultural analysis, and American history by such professors as Cass Sunstein, Adrian Vermeule, Lawrence Lessig, and Akhil Amar. While at Harvard, Josh also founded an LSAT test prep company aimed at high-scoring students called LogicPro LSAT. Prior to attending law school, Josh received a B.A. in political science from Columbia University, where he specialized in American politics. While at Columbia, Josh taught the LSAT for a major test-prep company, racking up more than 750 hours of LSAT instruction after receiving a 177 on the test.
- Harvard Law Review editor
- Scored a 177 on the LSAT
- Graduated with honors from Harvard Law School
- Over 750 hours of LSAT instruction experience
Melissa C.
Admissions - Medical School, Algebra, Biology, Essay Editing, Interview Coaching, more...
Melissa is currently a Research and Clinical Fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School performing biomedical research. In addition, she is third-year surgery resident, completing a two-year research fellowship as part of her general surgery residency at Duke University Medical Center. Melissa graduated cum laude in Biology from Harvard College after which she attended Weill Medical College of Cornell University for medical school. She began tutoring as a high school student and continues to teach medical students on their surgery rotations. While at Cornell she was a member of the admissions committee during which time she interviewed numerous applicants. Beginning this spring Melissa will be a non-resident premedical tutor in on of the Harvard undergraduate houses.
Jared S.
Algebra, Biology, Chemistry, English as a Second Language (ESL), Geometry, more...
Jared graduated cum laude with University Honors from Brigham Young University with a BA in Russian and is currently working towards a DMD and PhD at Harvard University.
- High school valedictorian
- 99th percentile score on ACT
- 99th percentile score on quantitative reasoning section of DAT
Sumita C.
Creative Writing, English, English as a Second Language (ESL), Essay Editing, Expository Writing, more...
Sumita graduated magna cum laude and with departmental honors from Wellesley College in 2008 with a BA in English and Creative Writing. At Wellesley, she was a TA and a tutor for the Writing Program and was an English Department tutor. She has also tutored middle-school and high-school students independently and with several other educational companies.
- Magna cum laude and departmental honors graduate of Wellesley College; 3.92 major GPA (English and Creative Writing)
- Editor, published poet and reviewer
- 800 on SAT Verbal, 5 on English Literature AP, 800 on Writing SAT II and English SAT II
- Extensive experience tutoring all listed subjects
Karina B.
Biology, Evolutionary Biology
Karina holds a Masters degree from the University of Buenos Aires in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology and a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from Brandeis University. For the last twenty years, Karina has excelled as a teacher in a variety of biology courses at the University of Buenos Aires, Brandeis University, and Boston University, including Introduction to Biology, Introduction to Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Ecology. She is currently a Biology professor at Boston University and the AP Biology teacher at Buckingham, Browne and Nichols Schools in Cambridge. She is a passionate scientist and teacher, who also performs research on science education, trying to understand how students learn and overcome misconceptions. Karina is fluent in Spanish, English, and Hebrew.
- Summer Curriculum Development Award: Granted for designing of “The Biology of Cancer” course, Boston University. Boston, MA.
- National Academies Education Fellow in the Life Sciences, National Academies of Science. Washington, DC.
- VisionU: Visualizing Science in Our Non-major Undergraduates, BU Educational Technology Grant. Boston University. Boston, MA
- Gillette Fellow for The Outstanding Student in the Molecular and Cell Biology Program. Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.