I’m Owen Simring, an SAT and ACT specialist who helps students of all abilities significantly improve test outcomes. I am a cum laude graduate of Marywood University who holds a B.S. in psychology. I’m also a second-year law student at Seton Hall Law School where I am a member of the prestigious Law Review.
I’ve been tutoring for twenty years, most intensively with Sylvan Learning Center seven years ago. My expertise was working with high school aged students struggling with Math and...
I’m Owen Simring, an SAT and ACT specialist who helps students of all abilities significantly improve test outcomes. I am a cum laude graduate of Marywood University who holds a B.S. in psychology. I’m also a second-year law student at Seton Hall Law School where I am a member of the prestigious Law Review.
I’ve been tutoring for twenty years, most intensively with Sylvan Learning Center seven years ago. My expertise was working with high school aged students struggling with Math and English. My aptitude in those areas naturally lent itself towards my eventual full-time focus: test-prep tutoring for the ACT and SAT.
I scored a 1460 on the SAT (720 on math/740 on English) in High School. Today, I regularly score in the 99th percentile, with math scores ranging from 760-780 and English scores ranging from 760-800. Similarly, My ACT scores currently range from 34-36.
My strongest asset is my ability to provide clear and precise explanations to seemingly complex questions. I am adept at articulating my plan of attack with every problem and giving students the skills they need to adopt a similar way of thinking on test day. Oftentimes, students (and tutors themselves) get lost by trying to outthink the test; they’ll come up with unreliable shortcuts, and “cleverly” devise tips and tricks that ostensibly save time. In my experience, these maneuvers do more to hurt than help: they convey the impression that a tactical approach is an adequate substitute for bona fide comprehension. In reality, comprehension is the short cut.
The first time I meet with a student, I ask some basic questions regarding one’s target score and intended test date. We’ll then go over the format of the test and discuss a few diagnostic questions. From there, we will build an initial study plan, working backwards from the desired test date. In between sessions, I will fine tune this plan and create targeted lessons for each week where we will drill down on different concepts and fundamentals.
