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Effective SAT/GRE/GMAT/ACT Tutor/NYU MBA, Master's Degree of Math, CFA
Peter Z.

1,298 hours tutoring

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My passion to help my students improve their SAT scores is why I am here! I do also tutor ACT, GRE and CFA tests.

Over the years, I have helped many students improve their SAT Math and English scores dramatically. Some students started from a level of around 1150, and with my help, ultimately reached 1540; one student started from a level of just 1400, and after about two months of tutoring reached 1580. Many improved 250 or 300 points more after my tutoring. Yes, I have helped produce...

My passion to help my students improve their SAT scores is why I am here! I do also tutor ACT, GRE and CFA tests.

Over the years, I have helped many students improve their SAT Math and English scores dramatically. Some students started from a level of around 1150, and with my help, ultimately reached 1540; one student started from a level of just 1400, and after about two months of tutoring reached 1580. Many improved 250 or 300 points more after my tutoring. Yes, I have helped produce many 800 SAT math scores, and many 750+ SAT English scores. Many students have posted very positive reviews for my tutoring. I really genuinely care about my students' success as you can find the proof from my students' reviews.

My way of tutoring SAT math is a balance of non-structured (using a collection of extremely high quality practice questions (10 times more than what the College Board Blue Book offers and high quality) approach and structured approach (supplementing with topic specific summary and practices). My way of tutoring SAT English is similar, but also will help my students develop a set of clear rules that they can follow to navigate sometimes some ambiguous English reading questions, in addition to help them get almost everything correct in the English grammar and convention questions.

I also tutor ACT math, GRE quantitative part, and helped many students improve their ACT math scores, GRE quant scores significantly. There are also some very positive reviews available on the Wyzant website.

Lastly, I am a CFA charter holder and passed all three levels upon the first try, I have enjoyed my experience helping some CFA students prepare for their test. Some positive reviews are available on the site as well.


Education

Shanghai Teachers University
Math
Univeristy of South Florida
Masters
New York University
MBA

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CFA

CFA

I am a CFA charterholder since 2004. Also an MBA with major in Finance and Accounting from NYU (GPA 3.94, Dean's awards) Helped multiple CFA test takes pass the CFA level 1, 2, 3 tests
SAT Reading

SAT Reading

Near perfect scores in GRE, GMAT, which are harder than SAT; Dean's award, NYU MBA GPA 3.93, Master's degree in math, GPA 4.0 Helped many students achieve perfect scores in SAT math, and near perfect scores in SAT English
Table Tennis

Table Tennis

I played table tennis since age 10, and it has been 35+ years playing experience. I was representing my high school team playing in Shanghai, China, and won city level title; also I was representing my university team playing in Shanghai, China, and also won city (Shanghai) level title. The community I live in NYC has 25 thousand people, and it has held a table tennis tournament which requires to play 20 or so games to win the championship, and I won the championship. I have also won championship in the companies that I work for, including in Essence Digital, and beat many good players. I have played with China's and Japan's professional top players and had good competitive games with them. Also, during the last 10+ years, I have taught in-person in NYC's recreational parks, ping pod, many students to play table tennis.
TOEFL

TOEFL

I scored near perfect score on TOEFL years ago, and got full-scholarship to study in the US. Over the last 10 years, I have taught many students and helped them achieve great results. Will customize materials to adapt to students' needs, and make the learning and test preparation experience fun!
ACT Math
Chinese
GMAT
GRE
SAT Math

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Peter is an outstanding tutor!

Peter is an outstanding tutor! He helped my daughter improve her math score for the SAT significantly! In just a few weeks her score went from a 710 to a 780 thanks to Peter! He has a clear strategy and approach that includes his own math problems and others from multiple sources otherwise difficult to find. He is patient, detailed, and explains each problem to her carefully! By the time she had gone through his carefully developed process, she was routinely scoring between 760 and 800 in her practice tests, scoring 780in the actual Math section of the SAT! He is truly exceptional!!

Laurent, 12 lessons with Peter

Excellent CFA Review!

Peter is an excellent tutor as he has been very helpful with my CFA prep for Level 1. It was especially helpful with the Quantitative Methods section and Corporate Issuers. I would recommend it for others wanting to prepare for the Level 1 CFA! Peter is very flexible in his availability to his students.

Patrick, 6 lessons with Peter

Peter is an amazing tutor

Peter is an amazing tutor because of his patience and flexibility. I've had issues in the past with teachers or tutors who are not patient about questions or don't answer questions well, but Peter has shown himself as consistently open to questions and works on explaining a concept from multiple perspectives if the first explanation doesn't click. I especially loved Peter's math practice problems, as they were generally much harder than any of the types of problems that I encountered on actual SAT exams, so all the practice that I did made the exams feel much simpler. I really appreciated his preparation strategy for math as well, as he encouraged me to create a notes document with all the problems that I've struggled with, along with all the formulas and concepts that we had covered together. That way, a quick review for the test was made simple because I could just pull up my tutoring notes and see basically everything I needed to quickly review before the SAT exam. Peter also has very high quality insight regarding popular or frequently-tested math concepts on the SAT, and with his emphasis on certain concepts, I found myself quickly breezing through those types of problems on exam days. I also loved the way he broke down English test-taking strategies for me, and he was able to simplify the most important principles into very clear, easy to follow steps. Peter has also been able to briefly review ACT math concepts with me. I really appreciate that he has such a wide knowledge base on different standardized tests, and I also really love that he changes the lesson plan depending on feedback and different personal needs. Overall, I've really enjoyed my time with Peter as my tutor. On top of all of his teaching strengths, he is genuinely a funny guy and is good at keeping classes engaging, even when the material isn't the most inherently interesting. He is very encouraging. I started my tutoring sessions with him very reluctant to even prepare for my SAT, as I wasn't happy with my score and felt that I was doomed to forever have a score that I was unhappy with. However, as a result of his positive attitude and encouragement, I felt much more motivated to study for standardized tests, especially since his encouragement and teaching made me genuinely feel as though a better score was on the horizon for me. I am truly grateful for the time that Peter has put in with me, and he's been a pivotal point of help for me within the college preparation process.

Elizabeth, 47 lessons with Peter

Patient and Understanding!

Peter is probably the best tutors I’ve ever had! More than that, he is a mentor and someone I can also consider a friend. Between all 57 hours that I’ve worked with him, he has provided me with excellent teachings and helped bump my SAT score roughly ~300 points to a 1420.He provides solid content for students and makes conversation throughout the lesson, so there's never a boring session. The format in which he teaches is accurate and it seems like he always knows exactly what points to hit. Peter is very patient and understanding, always taking the extra steps to help a student understand. For those who would like a tutor they enjoy talking to AND actually caring, Peter is the one.

Aanshu, 34 lessons with Peter

Excellent Tutor - Always attentive to details

Peter is an excellent tutor and he has helped our daughter grow her confidence with her SAT Preparation. We highly recommend Peter to anyone looking for a great tutor who cares.

Mita, 35 lessons with Peter

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

Peter is a humorous person and knowledgeable tutor regarding all things SAT! His teaching format is informative, engaging, and concise. I feel confident about my test preparations knowing that he's helping me.

Elizabeth, 47 lessons with Peter

We highly recommend Mr Peter!

As I type this my daughter is taking her Act test. Thanks to Mr Peter, she is well prepared and confident. We appreciate his time, knowledge, patience, and ability to make the students enjoy learning. It was challenging, but not overwhelming. We highly recommend him for your child’s Tudor needs. It’s been a pleasure working with him.

Kathleen, 11 lessons with Peter

Knowledgeable , patient and professional

Peter is very knowledgeable in SAT prep and know the tactics to get a high score in SAT. He is very efficient and effective in communication. Working with him is very smooth and pleasant. I would highly recommend him if you are looking for a tutor to improve your score.

Richard , 7 lessons with Peter

A Great Tutor

Peter really helps me focus on weak areas and has a strong understanding of where I'm lacking knowledge. I am making great progress every week and feeling more confident leading up to my next tests.

Logan, 35 lessons with Peter

Wonderful

He has done a wonderful job adapting his teaching style to suit both of my children, who are younger and at different learning levels. One is in 3rd grade and the other in 5th grade, and both genuinely enjoy learning under Peter’s guidance. What stands out to me is the joy and enthusiasm I hear during their lessons — it's not uncommon for me to overhear my children laughing and fully engaged, whether they’re working on math or Chinese. Over the past few months, I’ve consistently found that Peter strikes the perfect balance: the lessons are always challenging enough to promote growth, but never so difficult that the material becomes discouraging or confusing. I truly appreciate the positive impact Peter has had on both of my children’s learning journeys.

Jessica, 86 lessons with Peter
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