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Diana L.
Harvard University
Diana graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University with a degree
in Government. She also has a Masters in Education from Harvard. She
graduated near the top of her class from one of Toronto's most prestigious
secondary schools, University of Toronto Schools. Diana is an SAT expert,
having scored 800 in Verbal, 800 in Writing, 790 in Math, 800 in Literature,
and 780 in French.
She has over 5 years experience in preparing students for the SAT,
teaching extensively both in a classroom setting and in one-on-one environments.
Diana is a talented, knowledgeable, dedicated instructor who has an
undeniable passion for teaching and for mentoring students. In the classroom,
she supplies highly effective teaching methods while creating a fun
and engaging atmosphere for students. She is currently a full-time staff
member at Ivy Global.
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Rory S.
Harvard University
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
University of Toronto
Rory is a PhD candidate at Harvard University studying Government.
He graduated with a Bachelors degree in Political Science from the University
of Toronto with High Distinction. He also graduated Magna Cum Laude
with an MA in Religious Studies from Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Rory is a graduate of UTS.
He has been a classroom instructor for SAT and GRE preparation courses
and has privately tutored students for standardized tests. His students
have gone on to schools like Harvard and MIT.
He has received numerous awards and scholarships for his studies, including:
1) Harvard University Graduate Fellowship
2) Isserman Prize in International Relations, University of Toronto
3) University College J.S. McLean Scholar, University of Toronto
4) John M. Ball Scholarship, University of Toronto
5) C.L. Burton Scholarship, University of Toronto
6) The Lo Family Entrance Scholarship, University of Toronto
7) Leppington Travel Scholarship, University of Toronto
Rory has also worked at a hedge fund and has been a world champion
debater.
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Adam K.
Columbia University
Cornell University
Adam graduated with Honors BA in English from Cornell University and
MFA in Poetry from Columbia University. He scored 1530 out of a possible
1600 on his SAT I, and a perfect score of 240 on his PSAT. He took a
bunch of SAT IIs, scoring 800 in Math IIc, 750 in Writing, 780 in Physics,
and 750 in Chemistry. While still in high school, Adam was so proficient
at both math and verbal that he was allowed to take SAT Prep classes
for free in exchange for providing one-on-one help to other students.
Also, during his time at Cornell, he was a Layout Editor for [plug],
an elite student poetry magazine.
He is especially gifted at helping students construct winning essays.
His command of the craft enables him to provide students with immediate
and specific feedback for their writing assignments and instills in
his students a passion for literature. He is also a master debater and
an avid sailor. Adam is currently writing his first novel.
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Jessica L.
Cambridge University
University of British Columbia
Jessica graduated from Cambridge University with a Masters of Philosophy
in Medieval and Renaissance Literature. She also graduated with a Bachelor
in Honours English from the University of British Columbia, where she
was on the Dean's List for all 4 years and recipient of numerous scholarships.
While at UBC, she organized an impromptu Shakespeare reading society
and at Cambridge, was the principal violist for their symphony orchestra.
She enjoys teaching and mentorship and loves engaging her students to
stretch themselves. She is especially passionate about literature and
helping her students improve their love of the English language.
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Bikram S.
University of Toronto
Bikram graduated with an Honours BSc degree with distinction in Physiology
from the University of Toronto. He completed his degree with a cumulative
3.8 GPA. He graduated from UTS with a 96% average.
Bikram is a Math and Science whiz and has an uncanny ability of helping
students see simple solutions to seemingly complex problems. He has
over 4 years of instructing students in Math, Physics, Chemistry and
Biology.
His list of awards and achievements include:
- 99th percentile Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT)
- 99th percentile International Chemistry Olympiad
- 99th percentile Sir Isaac Newton
- 99th percentile CHEM13News
- 2nd place, Wilfrid Laurier Science Challenge
- 99th percentile CIC, COMC, Euclid
- 2nd place, Aventis Biotech Challenge, City of Toronto
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Tonya
C.
Queen's University
Tonya is a graduate of Queen's University with a degree in Political
Science. She scored 1530 out of a possible 1600 on the SAT, with a perfect
800 in Critical Reading and 730 in Math.
Tonya is a gifted communicator and helps provide a learning environment
that is both fun and productive for her students. She specializes in
preparing students for standardized tests like the SAT and SSAT. She
finds aptitude tests fun and simple, a sentiment that she brings to
her students.
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Shilpa
M.
University of St. Andrews
Queen's University
Shilpa graduated from Queen's University with a degree in Cognitive
Science. She won an entrance scholarship to Queen's and was on the Dean's
list while there. She also graduated from the University of Toronto
Schools in 2003 with distinction. She is currently completing a Masters
degree from the University of St Andrews in Scotland, studying developmental
psychology and linguistics.
She is gifted in taking standardized tests, having scored 1590 (out
of 1600) on the SAT and above the 98th percentile on the GRE, SAT subject
tests and several math contests including the COMC and Euclid. She also
brings extensive experience in developing and delivering educational
programming. She has conducted innovative research on the language acquisition
abilities of children and adults, which has led to ongoing publications
in top-tier academic journals. She has been invited to present her research
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Laurel
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University of Toronto
Laurel is currently completing a dual program at the University of
Toronto, a Bachelor of Arts in Literary Studies and Vocal Performance
in the Faculty of Music. She is a Dean's list scholar and has a GPA
of 4.0. Her awards and scholarship include: Isabel Bader Scholarship,
University of Toronto Scholar, EG Clark Scholarship in Biblical Hebrew
and Milton A. Buchanan Scholarship in Italian Studies.
Laurel is a gifted teacher who specializes in helping students with
standardized tests. She has excelled in standardized tests, including
scoring in the 99th percentile on the SAT with a score of 1540 (780
verbal, 760 math), a perfect ACT score of 36, and 800 on the Writing,
Math, and French SAT subject tests. She has great interpersonal skills,
worked with students of many ages and also worked extensively as a piano
instructor. She is proficient in Italian, French and Hebrew. |
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Andrea
T.
Northwestern University
Andrea graduated from Northwestern University with dual Masters degrees
in Learning Disabilities and Speech-Language Pathology. She also completed
her undergraduate degree at Northwestern where she was on the Dean's
List. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto Schools.
She has over 6 years of experience teaching students of all ages, in
both a classroom and one-on-one setting. Andrea is also able to pass
on to students her knowledge of standardized tests, having scored 770
SAT I Verbal, 700 SAT I Math, 770 SAT Writing and 800 in SAT French.
She also scored in the 99th percentile on the SSAT.
She especially enjoys helping students improve their writing, articulation
and language skills. She is truly passionate about tailoring her work
to each student during individual sessions and planning inclusive lessons
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Jin L.
Teacher, Branksome Hall
University of Toronto
Jin is a middle school teacher at Branksome Hall, one of Toronto's
premier private schools. She graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Arts
from University of Toronto in Architecture and a Bachelor of Education
from OISE/UT, specializing in Mathematics and English.
She develops engaging lesson plans, incorporating her passion for visual
arts and creative learning into her classes. At Branksome Hall, she
is actively involved with student life, preparing students for math
contests, supervising Creative Outlet and coaching the Senior Cross
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