Harvard Undergrad and Perfect SAT Scorer

Ian C.

Hi, my name is Ian! I'm a student at Harvard University concentrating in Economics and Government. I graduated high school as valedictorian with a 1600 SAT, and I've spent four years tutoring students in subjects including SAT and state standardized exam prep, college admissions, essay writing, algebra, AP Government + Politics, and AP Micro/Macroeconomics. I've taught in settings ranging from one-on-one library conference rooms to 100+ attendee Zoom meetings, in both paid and volunteer positions, with a typical student age range of late middle school through high school.

I think patience is extremely important for a tutor. I know firsthand how it feels to see someone getting frustrated when you don't understand a problem or concept, so I always make sure to adjust my pace for each individual student and check for understanding beyond a simple yes/no answer.

Some of my background knowledge on the topics I tutor comes from personal experience. My experience working on political campaigns, for example, comes in handy with AP Government. When it comes to college admissions and essay writing, I can tap into the entire semester of junior year I spent searching for every possible resource on college admissions I could find on the internet. I browsed college admissions forums on the bus to school, read college admissions ebooks during meals, and listened to college admissions podcasts during workouts; it was exciting and exhausting at the same time. I want to share with you the insights and intuition I gained during my college application season and save you time in the process!