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

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Bio

I am Peter, with education in China and the U.S.

With a passion in teaching, I entered Shanghai Teacher's Univ. from which I had a BA in math. I also had an MA in math from the Univ. of South Florida, and an MBA from NYU. The reason that I have a passion for teaching is that, not many jobs a person does, can directly impact another person's life, positively and profoundly!

I am qualified to teach Chinese and digital SAT math.

First, Chinese. I graduated from the best high...

I am Peter, with education in China and the U.S.

With a passion in teaching, I entered Shanghai Teacher's Univ. from which I had a BA in math. I also had an MA in math from the Univ. of South Florida, and an MBA from NYU. The reason that I have a passion for teaching is that, not many jobs a person does, can directly impact another person's life, positively and profoundly!

I am qualified to teach Chinese and digital SAT math.

First, Chinese. I graduated from the best high schools in China, Shanghai High School. I won best writing awards when in high school and also published articles, poems in national level newspapers. I have 10 years of experience teaching US students Chinese. The key to succeed, from my experience, is to build a very solid foundation for Chinese vocabulary, including pronunciation/reading, writing, and speaking. Everything else is easier after this. Also important is to use good study materials that could ignite students' interest; this includes China’s history, tradition, literature and civilization. I will be a devoted Chinese teacher who will go above and beyond to ensure the students' learning interest, progress and a lot of fun!

Second, SAT math. My major in college and graduate school were both Math. Over the past 15 years, I have taught many students SAT math, including my two sons, who both got 800. I have more than 10 years of teaching experience. The best approach from my experience, is first to let students do 1 or 2 Bluebook exams. I have summarized about 20 types of the current digital SAT math questions and will use the careful diagnosis of the test results to let the students focus on these most relevant types that can improve their SAT math scores, in the most surgical and efficient way. I will teach students the new digital SAT features. I will do all my best to ensure the student first learn how to do the questions, then do well, and then do well and also fast. I have the passion, qualification, experience, energy and devotion to help!


Education

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

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Approved Subjects

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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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, 33 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, 20 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

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

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, 58 lessons with Peter

Devoted and engaged

Peter was able to help me increase my GRE Quant score by 10 points in 2 months - an outcome critical to my acceptance to an Engineering Master's program. Peter is devoted and engaged with his tutoring techniques (creating lesson plans and powerpoints) and students (catering lessons to their strengths and weaknesses). He was flexible to changing lesson cadence and was not afraid to provide encouragement to me to keep working on my weak areas. He is also pretty funny & an excellent pickleball player from what I have heard.

John-Christian, 20 lessons with Peter

Very detailed oriented and knowledgeable tutor

We've had a very positive experience with Peter. He proposed a detailed study plan for my son, taking into account all his needs to achieve a better score on the next SAT attempt. Peter also provided detailed feedback after each lesson and even gave an estimate of how much the score could improve, based on his experience with many similar students. My son also enjoys working with him, despite initially being reluctant about the idea of additional studies. He hasn't taken the SAT yet, but based on the practice tests, I can see real improvement.

Andrey, 12 lessons with Peter

Daughter is engaged liked never before

Peter is an excellent teacher. Daughter’s confidence for the next SAT is high and she comes out of the lessons smiling and happy. A miracle - haha!!

Pauline, 26 lessons with Peter
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