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Grade 4-8 Math & English, SHSAT Tutor, SAT R&W, Creative Writing Coach
Erica L.

5.0 (63 ratings)

269 hours tutoring

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I am pursuing a BS in English Ed. and a minor in Creative Writing at New York University. I graduated from Stuyvesant, NYC's top specialized high school, with a 626 SHSAT score, 97.1 GPA, 11 APs, and 1580 SAT. I received the National Merit Finalist Scholarship with a PSAT score of 1500/1520. I have prepped students for the SHSAT for the past 5 years and joined Wyzant in October 2024.

Mentoring expertise: Tutor and Program Director for an SHSAT prep program for 4 years. Coach for Cosmic...

I am pursuing a BS in English Ed. and a minor in Creative Writing at New York University. I graduated from Stuyvesant, NYC's top specialized high school, with a 626 SHSAT score, 97.1 GPA, 11 APs, and 1580 SAT. I received the National Merit Finalist Scholarship with a PSAT score of 1500/1520. I have prepped students for the SHSAT for the past 5 years and joined Wyzant in October 2024.

Mentoring expertise: Tutor and Program Director for an SHSAT prep program for 4 years. Coach for Cosmic Writers, mentoring students looking to improve their fiction writing skills. NYU Welcome Leader and Residence Hall Office Assistant, building morale for and supporting new students.

English expertise: Intern at Tessler Literary Agency, preparing manuscripts for submission to publishers. Descriptive Copywriter for Jim Dandy Publishing, writing copy for marketing. Reader for Flash Fiction Magazine, evaluating submissions for lit mag publication. Published in multiple literary magazines.

For math, I guide students through Khan Academy practice questions with my own guidance. This strengthens students' foundations before having them redo incorrectly answered questions. When students can now solve questions they struggled with before, they see concrete growth.

For ELA, I teach "epiphanies": tangible realizations that help accurately approach questions consistently. There are tricks to hack reading and writing: breaking down practice questions with a formulaic approach, applying poetry analysis strategies to prose. I am a firm believer in teaching essay and creative writing strategies early on; younger students can grasp college-level writing strategies too. I am also happy to mentor tutees in submitting their pieces to literary magazines.

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Education

New York University
Teaching English

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  • Hourly Rate: $85
  • Rate details: My usual rate is $150/hr, but until January 10 I will be offering tutoring at a lower price! Please note: showing up 10 minutes late and no-shows will result in a $10 cancellation fee being assessed.
  • Lesson cancellation: 6 hours notice required

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Creative Writing

Creative Writing

I am pursuing a BS in Teaching English and a minor in Creative Writing at NYU. As a freshman I was accepted into the application-only Intensive Seminar in Poetry course, the highest-level class for poetry at the university. In high school I was Writing Center October 2023 Editor of the Month; took AP English Literature; was published in Caliper Literary Magazine; won April 2024 Writing on the Wall poetry contest prompt; and was 2024 inter-grade competition winning musical scriptwriter. I read for Flash Fiction Magazine to evaluate writing submissions. As a Cosmic Writers coach, I worked one-on-one with a middle school student to provide personalized feedback on their fiction novel-in-progress. I received an Honorable Mention in poetry for the Scholastic Art & Writing awards in 2024. In 2025 my writing was published in the magazines Generasian, Spires, and The Weasel.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

I am pursuing a BS in Teaching English and a minor in Creative Writing at NYU. In high school I was Writing Center October 2023 Editor of the Month, and in college I have taken the courses Writing as Inquiry and Advanced College Essay. I read for Flash Fiction Magazine and have 5+ years in different organizations (test prep, creative writing coaching, editing) giving feedback to others about what constitutes good writing. I understand how to structure expository essays succinctly and how to use signposting to guide the flow.
Fiction Writing

Fiction Writing

I am pursuing a BS in Teaching English and a minor in Creative Writing at NYU. As a freshman I was accepted into the application-only Intensive Seminar in Poetry course, the highest-level class for poetry at the university. In high school I was Writing Center October 2023 Editor of the Month; took AP English Literature; was published in Caliper Literary Magazine; won April 2024 Writing on the Wall poetry contest prompt; and was 2024 inter-grade competition winning musical scriptwriter. I read for Flash Fiction Magazine to evaluate writing submissions. As a Cosmic Writers coach, I worked one-on-one with a middle school student to provide personalized feedback on their fiction novel-in-progress. I received an Honorable Mention in poetry for the Scholastic Art & Writing awards in 2024. In 2025 my writing was published in the magazines Generasian, Spires, and The Weasel.
SHSAT (NY HS admissions)

SHSAT (NY HS admissions)

I am pursuing a BS in Teaching English at New York University. I graduated from Stuyvesant, one of NYC's top specialized high schools, with an SHSAT score of 626, 97.1 GPA, and 11 APs. For the past 4 years I have accumulated extensive experience with teaching SHSAT curricula by tutoring for and directing a virtual SHSAT prep program. I am a two-time national speaker in competitive Speech & Debate; I have been an Honorable Mention in the Scholastic Art & Writing Poetry competition; and I have received a National Merit Finalist scholarship with an SAT score of 1580/1600.
ACT English
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
Elementary Math
English
Grammar
Prealgebra
Reading
SAT Reading
SAT Writing
Spelling
Writing
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Very knowledgeable and strategic

Erica helped my kid improve ELA a lot in just a few lessons. She can explain the materials very well to understand. Her class is very effective and efficient compare to our previous group class. We are very glad we had her in time.

Jenny, 7 lessons with Erica

knowledgeable and patient

Erica help my daughter with her SHSAT maths. she did her exam today. and with Erica help both me and daughter feel confident. and whatever the results is we will be happy. because i know that Erica has help my daughter to start understanding math now!

Carla, 19 lessons with Erica

knowledgeable and patient

Erica help my daughter with her SHSAT maths. she did her exam today. and with Erica help both me and daughter feel confident. and whatever the results is we will be happy. because i know that Erica has help my daughter to start understanding math now!

Carla, 19 lessons with Erica

SHSAT

Erica is always looking for my daughter's problems and doing each session with passion and effort. When I asked the questions Erica answered right away and she give to me good solutions. My daughter is happy with the class and enjoys it, too

Seung Ho, 41 lessons with Erica

knowledgeable and patient

Erica help my daughter with her SHSAT maths. she did her exam today. and with Erica help both me and daughter feel confident. and whatever the results is we will be happy. because i know that Erica has help my daughter to start understanding math now!

Carla, 19 lessons with Erica

knowledgeable and patient

Erica help my daughter with her SHSAT maths. she did her exam today. and with Erica help both me and daughter feel confident. and whatever the results is we will be happy. because i know that Erica has help my daughter to start understanding math now!

Carla, 19 lessons with Erica
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