College Counseling, AP Test Help by Cornell student

Atticus J.

Hi! My name is Atticus, and I am a student studying history at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York! I have a lot of previous experience reviewing college essays, editing them, and helping applicants through their process. Applicants I have helped have gotten accepted into the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Stanford, Morehouse College, the Berklee College of Music, Harvard University, and more!

In elementary tutoring, I have spent a lot of time at the elementary school I attended, helping kids with anything from reading, grammar, and writing to elementary math. With AP tests and classes, I have some experience with humanities courses and have a proven set of tools to help people I've helped succeed.

My tutoring approach depends person-to-person, but focus on active learning -- there will rarely be a time during a tutoring session where I am not actively engaging a student. That means using real-world examples that a student can better understand, hypotheticals, or quizzing a students' knowledge. I want to make the most of however much time I have with a student, so the practicing will usually be left for after the tutoring session. If the session demands it, though -- say that a student has trouble paying attention or practicing on their own -- I will incorporate practice tests, questions, and quizzes to ensure mastery of a subject.

In high school, I had a 3.9 GPA, and at Cornell I currently maintain a 3.85. On AP exams, I have received 5s in the following subjects: AP Language, AP Literature, AP Seminar, AP World History, AP Art History, AP U.S. History, and AP Human Geography. I received a 1580 on the SAT in 2024.