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Finance and Accounting MBA with 760 GMAT for Quantitative Tutoring
Ryan S.

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I earned a 99th percentile score on the GMAT and 98th percentile on the SAT. I earned a 3.99 GPA during MBA coursework and tutored Finance, Corporate Valuation, Accounting, and Statistics for full-time and executive MBAs at Vanderbilt. In addition to tutoring during my MBA program, I taught large-group recitations for Finance and Statistics, helping students to understand the material given by the professors in lecture.

I have real-world Corporate Finance experience working as an...

I earned a 99th percentile score on the GMAT and 98th percentile on the SAT. I earned a 3.99 GPA during MBA coursework and tutored Finance, Corporate Valuation, Accounting, and Statistics for full-time and executive MBAs at Vanderbilt. In addition to tutoring during my MBA program, I taught large-group recitations for Finance and Statistics, helping students to understand the material given by the professors in lecture.

I have real-world Corporate Finance experience working as an investment banker at a top-rated M&A firm, but I have always found teaching to be the most rewarding professional experience of my life. After receiving instructor training, I taught leadership and tactics courses for post-college new officers at the US Army’s Armor School. In the three years I served in that role, I was promoted to senior instructor and awarded top instructor honors multiple times.

The process of growth from seeing to doing, to knowing, to understanding is the most important part of life. I enjoy watching students pass from one end of the spectrum to the other and am honored to play a small part in that progress. Learning happens best when students are comfortable and interested, and my teaching style is based on that premise. I enjoy interacting with students and I think it shows in the energy and encouragement I bring to the job. Listening is at least as important in my job as talking. I like to use questions to probe for understanding of conceptual underpinnings rather than just application and let the answers inform my plan to advance my students’ progress.

I was awarded the full tuition Ingram Scholarship to Vanderbilt for my MBA, as well as the Bruce D. Henderson Scholarship for maintaining the highest GPA in the program. I was also awarded the Matt Wigginton award for outstanding achievement in Finance and the Dean H. Igor Ansoff leadership award for my work as a TA and tutor.

I love helping people reach the next level of academic performance and look forward to helping you reach your goals!

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Education

University of Michigan
Computer Engineering
Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
MBA

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $175
  • Rate details: I will wait for 15 minutes at the start of each lesson for a student to arrive, after which time the lesson will be charged. If you can't make it, just let me know.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required

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Approved Subjects

Finance

Finance

Served as lead TA for MBA-level finance class, giving recitations of course material, review sessions, and individual assistance. Awarded the Matt Wigginton prize for excellence in finance at the completion of my MBA program. Post-MBA, I spent two years as an M&A investment banker during which time I did dozens of valuations for marketing materials for prospective and active deals.
Financial Accounting

Financial Accounting

During my MBA coursework, I served as a TA for multiple accounting classes and was the top academic performer in the coursework. During my two years as an investment banker, I spent a significant amount of time analyzing financial statements to help our clients make investment decisions.
Managerial Accounting

Managerial Accounting

During my MBA coursework, I served as a TA for multiple accounting classes and was the top academic performer in the coursework. During my two years as an investment banker, I spent a significant amount of time analyzing internal client financials using concepts from managerial accounting.
Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel

I have used Excel extensively in professional settings. As an investment banker we used Excel to build large operating and financial models. I also have extensive experience teaching excel (and VBA) in finance, statistics, and data analysis classes.
Microeconomics
Statistics

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Worth every penny!

I had to convince my wife to let me pay this much for a single lesson, but it was more than worth it. Ryan's depth of wisdom and passionate delivery makes complex topics not only digestible but exciting. Ryan helped me understand the intuition behind every part of the DCF valuation. He went into greater detail than my finance professors and was able to incorporate insights from his experience as an Investment Banker that you can't find in a college class or textbook. Thanks for the lesson!

Jermaine, 1 lesson with Ryan

Knowledgeable and excellent tutor.

Ryan explained concepts clearly and concisely. He was willing to review my work and help me understand where the gaps in my understanding were. I will definitely work with him again!

Lauren, 2 lessons with Ryan

High-level of expertise and fun to talk to

Without Ryan, I would not have grasped topics related to financial analysis and reporting as deeply as I have. He has a way of explaining themes that grounds them in real life while also being clear about how I as a student can respond to questions in ways that meet the learning standards of the financial reporting graduate level course. Highly recommended.

Bunny, 4 lessons with Ryan

Very helpful!

I was having trouble with some complicated financial modeling and Ryan was able to help identify and clarify sone of the issues. I am going to continue to use him!

Ashley, 2 lessons with Ryan

Excellent!

Ryan had a clear understanding of all my MBA finance class questions. He quickly adjusted his explanations to my level of understanding, starting basic and ramping up based on my interaction. He understood exactly the help I was seeking. Very pleased with my session.

Thomas, 1 lesson with Ryan

Business School Secret Weapon

I had a pretty math-heavy first year of business school that I thought was going to be awful. Ryan makes learning what I need to know incredibly fun. I feel much more confident and relaxed as student. Ryan is an incredibly talented tutor, and his humor and creativity make things stick that I could never learn before.

Katie, 57 lessons with Ryan

Knowledgeable and reliable.

Ryan provides much-needed context for my questions. He brings real-world experience and anecdotes to the complex problems I bring to the table from my lessons in class.

Juliet, 3 lessons with Ryan

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

Ryan helped me get a better understanding on the finance course I’m taking. I was then able to work on this course on my own. Before I met Ryan whenever I tried to work on the Finance course my mind went blank. Ryan was patient with me and was able to figure out the areas I was having trouble with.

Omar, 13 lessons with Ryan

Absolutely amazing.

Ryan is very good at breaking down concepts in Accounting to help me better understand them. He explains the concepts in different ways, and helps me visualize them with good examples. This man is a legend.

Thomas, 30 lessons with Ryan

great teacher!

Ryan is very patient and makes sure you understand the problem before moving on. Taught me a lot about not only the problems but how to function in excel better! Highly recommend!

Jenna, 15 lessons with Ryan
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