I'm John, a rising junior at Duke University studying Economics and Political Science. I scored a 1570 on the SAT (800 Math, 770 EBRW), and I coach the way I wish I'd been taught when I was preparing for it myself.
Over the past few years, I've worked one-on-one with high school students, starting with friends and family friends, and now with a growing roster spread by word of mouth. All of them have scored above 1450, and one started at 1140 and reached 1550 in about three months (a...
I'm John, a rising junior at Duke University studying Economics and Political Science. I scored a 1570 on the SAT (800 Math, 770 EBRW), and I coach the way I wish I'd been taught when I was preparing for it myself.
Over the past few years, I've worked one-on-one with high school students, starting with friends and family friends, and now with a growing roster spread by word of mouth. All of them have scored above 1450, and one started at 1140 and reached 1550 in about three months (a 410-point jump).
Outside school, I spent last summer as an investment banking analyst at Lazard, and I'm an incoming 2027 summer business analyst at McKinsey & Company in New York City. That work reflects how I tutor: I break hard problems into clear steps, prepare obsessively, and care about real, measurable results.
My methodology is structured but flexible and personalized to each student. We start with a diagnostic to pinpoint where you're losing points - careless math slips, pacing on the reading passages, recurring grammar rules, or weaker math topics like linear systems or exponents. Each session combines targeted drilling on your weak areas with real teaching of the underlying concepts, so you understand why an answer works instead of memorizing patterns. Homework between sessions targets those same weak spots so the gains stick, and I adjust the plan section by section as gaps shift. We don't waste time grinding random full-length tests.
I also offer college counseling. I've advised friends who went on to earn admission to Harvard, Stanford, Duke, Caltech, Brown, and USC by sharpening their extracurricular profiles, personal statements, and supplemental essays. Having gone through the process myself recently, I can speak to what admissions committees actually care about today, not what worked a decade ago.
Whether you're weeks out from a test, just starting prep, or deep in college applications, I'll build a plan around your timeline and weak points. Tell me your current score and your target - that's where we'll start.
