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Rob M.
Admissions - Business School, Admissions - Graduate Schools (M.A. / Ph.D.), Admissions - Law School, Admissions - Medical School 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.
Omar H.
Admissions - Business School, Admissions - Essay, Admissions - Graduate Schools (M.A. / Ph.D.), Admissions - Law School more...
Omar is Director of Admissions at Veritas Tutors. He has over a decade of experience formally advising applicants in admissions and teaching, for which he has received many awards. He was as a member of the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid at Brown University, and subsequently an undergraduate admissions interviewer. In addition, at Harvard Medical School he was an admissions committee member and interviewer. He has extensive experience advising in all steps of the application process (application targeting and strategy, resumes, personal statement, recommendations, interview preparation, wait-lists). 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, MTS - broad experience in applications
- Strong admissions advising and committee experience
- Stellar record of improving admissions placement
Andrew M.
ACT Prep, Admissions - Essay, Admissions - Package, Admissions - Private School 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
Sheila A.
Admissions - Essay, Admissions - Package, Admissions - Undergraduate, Algebra more...
Sheila has been preparing students for the SAT for six years and for the GRE for five years both in one-on-one and in classroom settings; she is quite experienced in tailoring standardized-test material to her students' particular needs. In tutoring, she draws from her multidisciplinary background in both mathematics and literature. She has also been able to leverage her significant writing and graduate school experience to aid students in the admissions process. A former commodities trader on Wall Street, she enjoys teaching Math for the SAT and the GRE, because doing so calls on her quantitative abilities, honed during her undergraduate pre-medical years at Harvard. Now a graduate student in the humanities, Sheila enjoys helping students think and write about literature too, especially in ways that are meaningful to them. In fact, at Indiana University, where she is currently pursuing two doctoral degrees, she has taught several courses in poetry, composition, and world literature. Though these subjects are currently the focus of her dissertation, she has kept up her ties with Wall Street; for the past 8 years, she has been working also as a financial services recruiter: writing and revising résumés, conducting mock interviews, and giving career advice to clients ranging from graduating college seniors to upper-level executives. Sheila holds both a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree from Harvard University and is currently earning two doctoral degrees from Indiana University.
- Achieved a perfect score on the SAT and a perfect score on the Math section of the GRE.
- Speaks seven languages.
- Harvard University: BA (2002) and MA (2005) in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
- Indiana University: PhD Candidate, Comparative Literature and PhD Candidate, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.
Jay B.
Admissions - Business School, Admissions - Graduate Schools (M.A. / Ph.D.), Admissions - Package, Admissions - Undergraduate more...
Jay is the CEO of Veritas Tutors. He has taken a broad academic path that spans the sciences and the humanities. As a high-schooler, Jay excelled in the sciences, winning awards on the state level for Chemistry in his home state of Florida. After being admitted to Harvard College, Jay began studying physics. However, realizing that it was the exploration of the unknown and the search for meaning he was really after, Jay switched to the comparative study of religion. Jay studied abroad in India for his junior year and speaks fluent Hindi. He graduated Harvard College in '05, and also attended Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship for jazz trumpet performance.
- Veritas lead SAT instructor
- Excellent communicator
- Has worked extensively with both special needs and high achieving students
- Thinks students should work hard, but enjoy every bit of learning
Nicole S.
Admissions - Essay, Admissions - Graduate Schools (M.A. / Ph.D.), Admissions - Undergraduate, English more...
Nicole is a doctoral student at Harvard Graduate School of Education, in the Culture, Community, and Education concentration. Nicole graduated with Honors and with Distinction from Cornell University, with a B.S. in Human Development. She also completed her M.S. from Cornell in the department of Design & Environmental Analysis. As a graduate student at Cornell, Nicole was a Knight Writing Center Fellow. Through this fellowship, she designed and taught an undergraduate writing course offered in conjunction with the design department's introductory environmental psychology course.
Sumita C.
Admissions - Analyst, Admissions - Essay, Admissions - Package, Admissions - Undergraduate more...
Sumita graduated magna cum laude and with departmental honors from Wellesley College, where she had the opportunity to pursue her passion for academic study in the humanities. At Wellesley, she took a plethora of history and English courses and majored in English and Creative Writing. She has been a tutor for seven years, beginning during her undergraduate years and continuing afterward. She has tutored K-12 students on a variety of humanities subjects and standardized test preparation in both individual and classroom settings. She also tutored at the college level for the Wellesley English department (where she loved helping students engage with literary texts) and tutored/TAed for the Wellesley Writing Program (where she helped students write clearly and effectively across a myriad of disciplines). In 2008, she presented a paper titled "Helping Students Unleash their 'Inner Intellectual'" at the New England Peer Tutor Association (NEPTA) annual conference: her paper title encapsulates the aspect of tutoring that she loves the most. Having tutored for English, writing, history, the SSAT/ISEE, the TOEFL, the SAT and SAT Subject Tests, and undergraduate admissions, her goal is always to share her overall passion for education and learning with her students while helping them achieve their full potential in any given situation and become invested in their own academic destinies.
- Loves helping her students become invested in themselves and find their own academic passions
- Extensive experience studying and tutoring all listed academic subjects. Also extensive experience tutoring (and taking: earned perfect scores on several APs, multiple SAT IIs, and the verbal portion of the SAT) all listed standardized tests
- Magna cum laude and departmental honors graduate of Wellesley College; 3.92/4.00 major GPA
- Editor, published poet and reviewer
Michael H.
ACT Prep, Admissions - Medical School, Admissions - Undergraduate, Algebra more...
Originally from Oklahoma, Michael became interested in a liberal arts education during his time at the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM). Michael excelled on the PSAT/ACT/SAT/SAT IIs/and AP tests, scoring in the top percentiles on each of the tests. Michael was accepted to many of the nation’s top universities, and decided upon Harvard for its many opportunities in science combined with an unparalleled liberal arts curriculum. At Harvard, he has created his own plan of study in Global Health, an integrative curriculum covering topics from biology to anthropology to sociology in preparation for a career in medicine.
- Scored in the top percentiles on the PSAT, ACT, and SAT tests, as well as on various SAT II and AP tests
- Current Harvard student who has created his own plan of study in Global Health
- Has extensive tutoring experience in areas ranging from ACT and SAT test preparation to advanced educational planning for students of all ages
Lauren F.
Admissions - Package, Admissions - Undergraduate
Lauren graduated with Honors in her Major from Dartmouth College in 2003. She went on to receive her JD summa cum laude from Michigan State Law School, focusing her research on constitutional law, race, and higher education. She enthusiastically is continuing these research interests in a Political Science PhD at Johns Hopkins. Lauren hopes one day to become a professor at a liberal arts college teaching Public Law and American Politics courses. Lauren is an admissions enthusiast. After college she spent three years as an Assistant Director of Admissions at Dartmouth where she traveled throughout California and the Midwest. She returned to admissions again after law school as a Recruitment Coordinator at the University of Michigan, serving as the territory counselor for northern Michigan and Long Island, and reviewer for international and transfer applications.
- Graduated summa cum laude from law school
- Has over five years of admissions experience with a combined total of over 7,000 applications read
- Majored in Religion at Dartmouth, now studying Political Science at Johns Hopkins
Molly E.
Admissions - Graduate Schools (M.A. / Ph.D.), Admissions - Package, Admissions - Undergraduate, Essay Editing
Molly graduated from Gettysburg College with a BA in Psychology and then from Penn State University with an MEd in Higher Education Administration. She has worked in Undergraduate Admissions at The University of Pennsylvania, Case Western Reserve University, and Oberlin College and has read and reviewed approximately 6700 applications from across the U.S.
- MEd in Higher Education Administration
- Former Undergraduate Admissions Officer at UPenn, Case Western, and Oberlin
- Invested in best matching students to colleges and universities