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IVY-EDUCATED RESULTS DRIVEN COLLEGE COUNSELING EXPERT
Becky H.

5.0 (404 ratings)

1,598 hours tutoring

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About Becky

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I am passionate about helping students succeed. As a top tutor for Wyzant, I help with College Counseling (including personal statement brainstorming and application help). I provide support on college and grad school applications (including law school and med school statements), helping students formulate and craft their essays, draft their supplemental questions and create their activity lists and resumes.

I have worked with students of all ages - I have worked with students applying to...

I am passionate about helping students succeed. As a top tutor for Wyzant, I help with College Counseling (including personal statement brainstorming and application help). I provide support on college and grad school applications (including law school and med school statements), helping students formulate and craft their essays, draft their supplemental questions and create their activity lists and resumes.

I have worked with students of all ages - I have worked with students applying to prep school, students looking for academic help in English and/or History, juniors and seniors in high school, and college students who are applying to grad school (GRE and personal statement help). I also work quite often with students who have been granted extra time on their standardized tests. I also work with students on perfecting their resumes and their cover letters as they begin their career search.

I was an English major at Yale and loved to write. After three years in finance, I chose to return to school and received an MBA from Columbia. I worked in the corporate world in marketing/finance and then as an entrepreneur, where I did quite a bit of business writing. I have been working as a tutor for over ten years and recently moved out of state so I am now building my business through online tutoring.

I have worked with over 100 students on college counseling-students who have sought careers in engineering, those who wanted to go into business and those who needed extra time on their tests. They have all been accepted to their choice of schools. Junior year in high school should be about exploration, not a time of stress. I work hard to build confidence in my students and make them feel comfortable.

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Education

Yale University
English
Columbia School of Business
MBA

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $195
  • Rate details: Pay for the time you need. Please ask about special pricing for multiple hour lessons/college application assistance.
  • Lesson cancellation: 5 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 6/8/2021

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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ACT English

ACT English

I help students learn grammar rules, test taking strategies and time management for the ACT English portion of the test. I have had great success with my students. Their scores usually increase significantly (5-10 points) after working with me.
ACT Reading

ACT Reading

I have almost a decade of tutoring experience on the ACT test. My students' reading scores generally increase 5-7 points after working with me. I teach reading strategy and work with each student to ensure that they utilize the best strategy for them so that they can succeed.
ACT Science

ACT Science

I have helped students increase their ACT scores substantially by working with them on timing and understanding the different types of science passages. My students have increased their scores substantially (sometimes 10 points!) on the Science portion of the ACT.
Career Development

Career Development

As a senior marketing director at a number of financial services companies, I had the opportunity to hire many candidates. I am familiar with what hiring managers are looking for. As I moved out of the corporate world and into academia, I have been lucky enough translate that knowledge to my current career. I work with students to help them complete their resumes for the Common App as well as help them write cover letters for each job. I have coached numerous students during the early stages of their job search and work with them on their interview skills. In addition, as circumstances change, I work with adults and students alike on assessing their interests and provide some insight into what could be their next career move. I focus on making sure that their resume reflects their interests and that they are ready for the next step in their careers.
College Counseling

College Counseling

I help students with their essays, their resumes, and their college, transfer, and grad school applications. I have worked with students on their med school and law school applications as well. As a college counselor, I help students navigate their college choices. I work closely with them to understand their interests and work with them to match colleges that suit those interests. I walk students and parents through the application process, helping students craft their college essays and supplements, as well as ensuring that they are completing the common app thoroughly and accurately. My students have had great success with full scholarships to St. Lawrence, ED to Cornell, ED to Yale, first choice acceptances to Pitt, Marist, Fordham, NYU, University of Michigan, Wellesley College, Princeton, BU, and many others. Emory Law, University of Chicago, Fordham Law, Cardozo Law.
English

English

I tutor academic students frequently-with great success. I coach SSAT, SAT and ACT and English as well.
Interview Prep

Interview Prep

As a product line manager and director for over 20 years, I hired (and fired) many staff. I can help students prepare for their summer internship interviews, college interviews, and first job interviews, and work with them on highlighting their best qualities, and help set them up for success!
Personal Statements

Personal Statements

I have over a decade of experience helping students brainstorm and draft their personal statements. Whether for college, med school, law school, or other grad school level applications, I can walk you through the process of writing these statements. I have coached dozens of students with success! I have over 20 years experience in the corporate world as well as a degree in English from Yale and an MBA from Columbia. I ensure that your writing is clear, concise and tells your story.
Proofreading

Proofreading

I work with many students perfecting their college applications, resumes, or academic papers. I am a typo and grammar nerd and can review your work with a fine tooth comb! I graduated from Yale with an English degree and have an MBA from Columbia. I worked in marketing for many years where I developed collateral for print and social media campaigns-never had a typo.
Writing

Writing

I have worked with students on their college essays and supplements, helping them be accepted into the schools of their choice. I work with students to understand their assignments so that they can express themselves creatively, but with clarity. I was a senior marketing director for twenty years before I became a tutor, so I am skilled in business writing and editing as well. I have helped students craft personal statements for grad school, develop their college essays from ideation through completion, and apply for scholarships -all with success.
Grammar

Examples of Expertise

Becky has provided examples of their subject expertise by answering 5 questions submitted by students on Wyzant’s Ask an Expert.

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PHENOMENAL COLLEGE CONSULTANT!

I wish I had known Becky before, for my daughter (who had another college consultant). Now, for my son, Becky is the most organized, focused, resourceful, empathetic, college coach! She helped us narrow down the college list, listens to what my son desires, gives honest and raw feedback, and gets down to the business of helping immediately. She sends links, compiles charts, powerpoints, and reviews key essentials to the essay. She is above and beyond what I expected and we're so happy to have her on our side. You may be one of the lucky ones to get on her schedule!

Julie, 4 lessons with Becky

Excellent Tutor for College Essays

Becky has worked with both of my children on their college essays and supplemental essays. Based on the great experience my daughter had with her three years ago, I contacted her again to work with my son. She provided multiple rounds of feedback on the written pieces as well as meeting with my son to talk through the revisions, which instilled him with knowledge that was essential for his successful completion of the application process. My son felt so confident about it after his meeting with her.

Anna, 2 lessons with Becky

Knowledgeable & Well Informed

My daughter's session with Becky was informative and insightful. Becky is resourceful and our discussion with her was helpful in identifying which websites we should use to get more information about colleges. Becky also walked us through the different sections of the common app to familiarize us with it.

Anubha, 1 lesson with Becky

Knowledgeable and great communicator

Becky has been of great help in guiding my kid through the college preparation process and prioritizing things to work on. I would reach out to her again for further coaching and guidance and I highly recommend her for students who need help with their college preparation planning, execution etc.

Raghu, 1 lesson with Becky

Woderful and intuitive to what is needed.

Becky is wonderful and is very intuitive to what is needed for the situation, she helps any goal move forward with clarity and consistency. She responds quickly to queries and you feel confident about the whole process which leads to success.

Arun, 1 lesson with Becky

Amazing - more than 5 stars

Becky cares. I don’t know how to rate “caring” bc that is what makes the difference. There are tutors who help, there are more who massage their own ego - but then there is Becky. She never once wavered, she stayed focused and made our son bloom. Her hard work was humbling- she cared about the results as a parent does. What more can I saw?

Fabrice, 14 lessons with Becky

Amazing in brainstorming!!!

She was amazing with my son and help him brainstorm topics for his college application. She was patience and very knowledgeable. She followed up when needed to make sure things got done. I can't thank her enough.

Janira, 3 lessons with Becky

great communicator

Becky has been instrumental in helping me put my thoughts into a compelling personal essay for The Common App. She is a great communicator and very smart.

Scarlett, 4 lessons with Becky

Knowledgeable and great listener

Becky is a very knowledgeable and a great listener. She helped put my ideas into a personal essay that reflect my true feelings and experiences. I am submitting this essay for The Common App.

Scarlett, 4 lessons with Becky

Incredibly responsive and a quick and spot-onl editor

My daughter contacted Becky yesterday afternoon to review one of her transfer essays and Becky responded within a minute saying she was available to review the essay later in the evening. Sure enough she was on top of it and edited her essay in just a mere 30 minutes and her edits were spot-on for this particular college. Her responsiveness is having such a calming effect on my daughter... knowing that she has someone she can rely on to help push her over the finish line of this transfer process is invaluable.

Nancy, 7 lessons with Becky
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