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Third-Year Harvard Law School Student and Experienced Test Prep Tutor
Richard M.

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Hourly Rate: $80

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I am a third-year law student at Harvard Law School, a graduate of Harvard College, and an experienced tutor. I have accepted offers for two prestigious federal clerkships after graduation and have an offer at a top New York City law firm once these clerkships are completed. I have excelled academically, and I know both what it takes to succeed at a top school and how to get there.

I am a good teacher because I am always seeking ways to improve my own learning, am an expert at...

I am a third-year law student at Harvard Law School, a graduate of Harvard College, and an experienced tutor. I have accepted offers for two prestigious federal clerkships after graduation and have an offer at a top New York City law firm once these clerkships are completed. I have excelled academically, and I know both what it takes to succeed at a top school and how to get there.

I am a good teacher because I am always seeking ways to improve my own learning, am an expert at explaining complicated ideas simply, and only teach subjects that I am passionate about. I began tutoring while I was in high school and since then have honed my ability to help students improve their standardized test scores. Because I have always enjoyed math and logic puzzles, I now focus on LSAT tutoring as well as SAT and ACT tutoring with an emphasis on the math sections. I did extremely well on these tests and can help you or your child do better on them as well.

I know what it takes to master the LSAT because I had to teach myself how to do it. When I first started studying, the exam seemed intimidating, frustrating, and designed to trick me. My first practice test was a disaster. But when I took the LSAT three months later, I scored in the top 0.5% of test-takers with a 175. I did nearly all of my studying on my own, only taking a one-weekend introductory course to get me started before designing my own study plan. In about three months, I went from being unable to finish even half of the logic games questions on a typical practice test to consistently answering every single question correctly with a few minutes to spare. I also greatly improved my Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension scores over this period of time. All in all, I was able to improve my score by around 15 points. So, I don’t just know how to do well on the LSAT: I know how to get better at it.

I am also an experienced tutor. In addition to LSAT tutoring, I've tutored dozens of students for the SAT and ACT. I specialize in improving stu


Education

Harvard College
Government
Harvard Law School
J.D.

Additional Languages

Hindi
Spanish
Urdu

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  • Hourly Rate: $80
  • Rate details: I often recommend an introductory two-hour "crash course" session. I generally give a discounted rate for this first session so you can see if my teaching style is right for you.
  • Lesson cancellation: 12 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 12/19/2025

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Calculus

Calculus

Former Harvard Calculus Course Assistant Designed a high school physics curriculum for a major New York City charter school network Scored a 5 (top score) on the AP Calculus BC exam Perfect SAT and ACT scores (including math sections) Sudoku aficionado
Elementary Math

Elementary Math

Former Harvard calculus course assistant Designed high school physics curriculum for major charter school network Scored a 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam Perfect SAT and ACT scores Sudoku aficionado
Government & Politics

Government & Politics

Graduated with honors from Harvard College, where I majored in government and received high honors on my senior thesis on international relations (specifically, a thesis discussing the origins of the Taliban). Graduated in the top 10% of my class in Harvard Law School, and received the top grade in multiple individual classes (including constitutional law). Clerked (ie, did a kind of legal residency) for two federal judges, including working on constitutional law cases involving disputes over the way our government is supposed to work. Interned for my Congressman and Senator in college. Scored a 5 on the AP US History and AP European History exams.
LSAT

LSAT

I scored in the top 0.5% of test-takers on the February 2017 LSAT, earning a score of 175. This score also put me in the top quartile for LSAT scores among students admitted to Harvard Law School. Almost entirely through self-study, I was able to improve my score by about 15 points.
Political Science

Political Science

I have an AB cum laude in government from Harvard University, where I studied American and comparative government, political theory, and especially international relations. I wrote a 120-page thesis on Afghanistan's civil war during the 1990's, which received high honors from the Government Department. I've also spent a summer working on Capitol Hill and another summer working for my Congressman in his district. My current job, which I've had for over a year, involves both law and politics.
Prealgebra

Prealgebra

Former Harvard calculus course assistant Designed high school physics curriculum Scored a 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam Perfect SAT and ACT scores Sudoku aficionado
SAT Math

SAT Math

I earned a perfect score on the SAT, including on the math section. I have many years of experience tutoring students in math and specifically in the math section of the SAT, and also worked as a math course assistant as a student at Harvard College. While at Harvard College, I also took rigorous courses in quantitative subjects such as multivariable calculus, abstract linear algebra, physics, and statistics.
Violin

Violin

My main instrument is the viola (which I did not see listed), but I also play violin (the two are substantially similar in terms of playing technique). In high school, I gave music lessons to elementary and middle school children while also participating in the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra, Missouri All-State Orchestra, the National High School Honors Orchestra, and a highly competitive chamber music program. At Harvard, I spent four years as the principal viola of the Bach Society Orchestra and also played in the prestigious Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra. I've also studied music theory and history (I earned a 5 on the AP Music Theory exam and took two semesters of Theory in college).
ACT Math
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
American History

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