Advantage Testing of Los Angeles

Paul Siemens is a cum laude graduate of Harvard University, where he majored in English and American Literature and Language and made the Dean's List in every semester. He received the Harvard College Scholarship for Academic Distinction and the Jonathan Levy Prize for the most promising actor at Harvard. He is a National Merit Scholar, a Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholar, and an AP Scholar with Distinction.   » View More

Cum Laude graduate of Yale University. B.A. in American Studies. Senior Class Salutatorian. Educator with over twelve years experience. Taught at the Wheeler School in Providence, RI, the Curtis School in Los Angeles, as well as in an array of educational programs including the Breakthrough Collaborative, Jumpstart, and an intensive writing program run through Stanford University. Tutor of SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests in US History and Literature, SSAT, ISEE, GRE, LSAT. Writing Instructor.  

M.F.A. in Acting, Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Graduate of Brown University. A.B. with Honors in Comparative Literature. Recipient of the Weston Acting Award. Actress who has performed roles in numerous television shows and Off-Broadway productions. Volunteer for Young Storytellers Foundation. Enjoys cooking and practicing yoga. Tutor of SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests in Literature and Math, SSAT, and ISEE. Writing Instructor.  

Graduate of Columbia University. B.A. in American Studies and Creative Writing. Dean’s List. Served as head of CTV, Columbia’s television station and co-chaired the Academic Awards Committee. Graduate of Westridge School for Girls and recipient of the departmental prizes in English, History, and Drama. National Merit Scholar, AP Scholar with Honors, and member of the Spanish Honor Society. Studied at the Neighborhood Play House in New York. Actress who has appeared in numerous Off-Broadway productions, independent films, and television shows. Studied Art History in Rome, Italy. Tutor of SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests in Literature, Spanish, and US History, SSAT, ISEE, and academic Spanish, Italian, and Art History. Writing Instructor.  

M.F.A in Acting, Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Magna Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University. A.B. in Literature. Recipient of the Jonathan Levy Prize for the most promising actor. Actress who has performed Off-Broadway, regionally, and on numerous television shows. Graduate of the Polytechnic School in Pasadena, CA. Recipient of the Headmaster’s Award. Volunteer tutor for Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA). Tutor of SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests in Spanish and Literature, SSAT, ISEE, and academic Spanish. Writing Instructor. Interview trainer for all academic levels.  

Graduate of Harvard University. A.B. with High Honors in History and Literature. Alice Mary Longfellow Fellowship. Caroline Isenberg Fellowship. Certificate in Shakespearean text and acting from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Cast member of Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Actor who has performed roles on film, TV, and on- and off-Broadway. Tutor of SAT, ACT, SAT Subject tests in Chemistry, World History, Math, French, and Literature, SSAT, ISEE, and academic French. Writing Instructor.  

Honors graduate of Stanford University. B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities: Modern Thought and Literature. Studied creative writing with Tobias Wolff. Recipient of the Stanford Film Society grants to direct short films. Recipient of the Stanford Undergraduate Research Grant in support of her thesis exploring French New Wave Cinema and Jean-Luc Godard’s “Contempt.” Directed “Tide Pool,” a short film screened at the Anthology Film Archives in New York City during their New Filmmaker’s Program. Tutor of the SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests in French, Spanish, Math, Literature, US History and World History, SSAT, ISEE, and academic History, Math, French, German, and Italian. Writing Instructor.  

Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Stanford University. B.A. in Political Science. Recipient of the J. E. Wallace Sterling Award for Scholastic Achievement. Stanford Mock Trial coach. Recipient of the Mock Trial All-American and All-National attorney awards at the college level. Senior director of Stanford's FACE AIDS, an international student-run nonprofit. Founded and led a student-initiated course on the American military, the first class at Stanford in over a decade to focus exclusively on the subject. Worked in online marketing and advertising at Google’s Bay Area headquarters. Tutor of SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests in Literature and Biology, SSAT, ISEE, and academic writing.  

Graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. B.A. in Physics. Recipient of the Distinguished Tutor Recognition in Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers. Recipient of the Kennedy Center Irene Ryan Drama Award. Actor who has appeared on many popular television shows. Over 12 years of tutoring experience. Tutor of SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests in Math and Physics, SSAT, ISEE, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT and academic Math, Statistics, and Physics.  

Graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. BA in Dramatic Arts. Taught English as a Second Language in Berkeley’s ESL Program. Studied and instructed Choy Li Fu Kun Fu. Studied at the Groundlings. Improvisational and stand-up comedian. Tutor of SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests in Math, SSAT, and ISEE.  

Graduate of Stanford University. B.A. in Economics. Economics tutor for Stanford student-athletes and math tutor for underprivileged youth. Global Equity Analyst for Franklin Templeton Investments. Bergen County, NJ, Y.M.C.A. Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Valedictorian, Ramapo High School. AP Scholar. Played in 2000 Rose Bowl. Volunteer tutor for Prep for Prep, Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse American (LEDA), and Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA). Associate Director of Advantage Testing of Los Angeles and Tutor of SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests in Math, Literature, Biology, and Chemistry, SSAT, ISEE, GMAT, GRE, MCAT, and academic Economics, Statistics, Math, and Science.

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Graduate of Stanford University. B.A. in English with a creative writing emphasis and American Studies. Author of young adult writing including the forthcoming novel Trash Can Days. Actor and writing teacher with the Story Pirates, a theater and education organization that adapts children’s stories into sketches and songs. Experience as an improv teacher, college basketball play-by-play announcer, and public access talk show host. Tutor of SAT, ACT, Subject Test in Literature, SSAT, and ISEE. Writing Instructor.

 

MA in Critical Studies and MFA in Production, USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. B.A. in Art History and Molecular & Cell Biology with a specialization in neurobiology. Teacher and scholar at USC's Institute for Multimedia Literacy. Recipient of the university's Award for Excellence in Teaching for her work integrating new media into the classroom. Teacher and tutor for over fifteen years. Tutor of SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests in Biology, Chemistry, Literature and Math, SSAT, ISEE, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, and academic Art History, Math, and Science. Writing Instructor.  

Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale University. B.A. with distinction in History. MFA in Screenwriting, the American Film Institute Conservatory. Former teacher at the Rodeph Sholom School in New York. Taught at a number of private Hebrew schools in the New York City area. Volunteer tutor at 826NYC in Brooklyn and PATH Eastside in Los Angeles. Former staff reporter for the Forward newspaper. Tutor of SAT, ACT, Subject Tests in Literature, Math, and US History, SSAT, ISEE, and GRE. Writing Instructor.