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Certified Tutor
8+ years
I have tutored students for the GMAT, GRE, SAT, ACT and LSAT for more than 15 years. I love it! As I tailor my instructions toward the unique needs of each student, my goal is to improve not only the student's performance but also the student's confidence as test day approaches.
Northwestern University
MBA
Duke University
MBA

Certified Tutor
10+ years
I enjoy helping students by explaining concepts in ways that make sense to them, by eliciting their feedback and tailoring my approach to their individual needs, and by conveying my enthusiasm for the learning process. It's great to see the light come on and to see their progress. I have an undergr...
London Business School
Undergraduate Degree
Princeton University
Undergraduate Degree
Certified Tutor
9+ years
I specialize in high-level GMAT diagnostic and execution coaching for stalled high-achievers. I don't just teach content; I identify the execution, timing, and decision-making patterns preventing score improvement and build customized strategies to break through plateaus under time pressure. After ...
Georgetown University
MBA
San Diego State University
MBA
Certified Tutor
11+ years
The GMAT tests two things most prep courses treat separately: quantitative problem-solving and verbal-analytical reasoning. Carl bridges both — his doctoral training at Yale sharpened his ability to dissect arguments and evaluate evidence, while his math tutoring background keeps him fluent in data ...
Yale University
Undergraduate Degree
University of Georgia
Undergraduate Degree
Certified Tutor
5+ years
I have always been driven to share my own passion for learning. While I was in high school, I tutored my peers after school. At college, I continued tutoring, but I also taught a class to middle-schoolers for a semester. Now, professionally, I teach seminars on Government and Politics. I went to T...
Tulane University of Louisiana
BS
Certified Tutor
8+ years
I enjoy empowering students by making learning fun and believe that everyone has an "inner genius" that just takes the right technique to unlock. I bring a patient and friendly approach to teaching, specializing in the sciences, technology and math, and believe in teaching students to "learn for th...
Duke University
MS
Certified Tutor
5+ years
Bibhash
I am a CFA Charter holder, an MBA in Finance, and a Certified Risk Manager. I have been teaching the CFA course over the last 5 years. I also teach college level and school level Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Maths, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics Statistics, Corporate Finance and, Personal Fin...
University
Bachelor's
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Mimi
I am an interdisciplinary educator with an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. My background is primarily in integrated arts learning and museum education and I specialize in visual arts, history and art history, and object-based learning. In all su...
Harvard University
Masters in Education, Education
Dartmouth College
B.A.
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Aaron
I'm not tutoring or buried in my textbooks, you will either find me rock climbing at the Triangle Rock Club, playing Ultimate Frisbee, working on my car, or enjoying the great outdoors (beaches, mountains, forests--you name it, I love it). On rainy weekends I enjoy tinkering with computers and old e...
The University of Texas at Dallas
Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering
Duke University
Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Nina
I am a recent graduate from a masters program in biostatistics at Columbia University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences, with a focus in neurobiology at Northwestern University. In August, I will be starting a doctoral program in biostatistics at NYU. I was a teaching assistant ...
Columbia University
Masters in biostatistics
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences (focus in neurobiology)
Columbia University in the City of New York
Current Grad Student, Biostatistics
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