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Ph.D. in Developmental Biology, California Institute of Technology. Graduate of UCLA. B.Sc. in Biochemistry. Thomas Hunt Morgan Fellow. Participated in scientific educational outreach through the Sally Ride Foundation and the YESS program. National Merit Scholar. Tutor of SAT Subject Tests in Biology and Chemistry, AP Biology and Chemistry, MCAT, academic Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics.  

Graduate of University of Chicago. A.B. with Honors in Biology. Teach for America alum. Five years experience as a classroom teacher and tutor. Presented scientific research in Amyolateral Scelorsis at the Society for Neuroscience international research conference. Fluent in Spanish, Arabic, and Urdu. Tutor of SAT Math, ACT Math and Science, and advanced academic math.  

Arun Alagappan is a magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Princeton University and a graduate of Harvard Law School.

Arun sat on the Board of Editors of the Harvard International Law Journal, served for a year as a Federal Law Clerk to The Honorable Judge Dorothy Nelson of The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and worked briefly at the law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell in New York City. Arun tutors most college, graduate school, and professional school entrance exams, as well as a wide range of academic subjects. He also worked as a Teaching Fellow in the Mathematics Department of Harvard College, where the Dean of the College awarded him a Certificate of Distinction for Outstanding Teaching of Harvard Undergraduates.

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Vairam Alagappan is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, Vairam was a member of the Mathematics Honor Society and President of the Mortar Board National Honor Society whose membership is based on leadership, community service, and scholarship. After having received a B.A. in Mathematics, he pursued graduate studies in Computer Science at the University of Illinois and graduated in the top 1% of his class. His honors at Illinois include membership in the Engineering Honor Society and the Scholastic Honor Society. While in graduate school, Vairam worked in the General Products and National Accounts divisions of IBM. In 1987, he joined the Artificial Intelligence group of what is now known as Accenture and eventually went on to its Center for Strategic Technology Research.   » View More

Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard University. A.B. in Sociology. Peter Wilson Award and John Harvard Scholarship for Academic Achievement of Highest Distinction. Suzanne Farrell Prize for outstanding contribution to the field of dance. Directed a volunteer tutoring program at Harvard University. Tutor of SAT, SAT Subject Test in Math Level 1, LSAT, SSAT, and ISEE.  

M.Arch. Princeton University School of Architecture. Graduate of Williams College. B.A. in English. Former teacher in New York City for AmeriCorps and Embassy CES, an international English-language school. Tutor of SAT, ACT, and SAT Subject Test in Math Level 1.  

B.A. in Government, Harvard University. Cum Laude Graduate of the Collegiate School. Recipient of a grant from Center for Public Interest Careers at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Phillips Brooks House ESL Tutor at Harvard University. Tutor at Street Squash in New York. Member of Varsity Squash Team. National Merit Finalist. Tutor of SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE, SAT Subject Tests, GRE, and academic tutoring.  

M.B.A. with Distinction, Stern School of Business, New York University. M.A. in International Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. Graduate of Columbia University. A.B. in History. Thesis Award at Stern School of Business. Author of online courses in finance and economics. Tutor of SAT , SAT Subject Tests in Math, U.S. History, and World History, LSAT, GMAT, GRE, and academic Economics and Statistics.  

M.Ed. in International Education Policy, Harvard University. Graduate of the University of Michigan. B.S. in Mathematics with teacher certification. National Board Certified Teacher. Taught high school mathematics for seven years. Instructional Coach for charter school teachers and Teach for America. Fulbright Scholar. Former Peace Corps volunteer and Actuarial Consultant. Certified Yoga Instructor. Singer/songwriter/pianist. Tutor of SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests in Math, ISEE, and academic math.  

M.B.A. with distinction, Harvard Business School. M.A.R. Ethics, Yale Divinity School, Summa Cum Laude. A. B., Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs, Princeton University, Cum Laude. James Madison Program Fellowship. Princeton Lilly Endowment Thesis Prize. Yale’s William F. Burger Scholarship. Former member, Princeton Admissions Committee. Tutor of the GMAT. Business and law school admissions counselor.  

J.D., Yale Law School. Graduate of theWoodrow Wilson School of International Affairs, Princeton University. Florence M. Kelly Family Law Prize, Yale Law School. Donald E. Stokes Dean’s Prize, Charles Plohn Award, and Van de Velde Award, Princeton University. Bernstein Fellow in International Human Rights for the Carter Center, Liberia. Tutor of the LSAT and academic legal studies. Business and law school admissions counselor.  

J.D., South Texas College of Law. Graduate of Northwestern University. B.S. in Economics. National Merit Finalist. Served as volunteer tutor for Louisiana Charter School Association in New Orleans. Legal experience includes corporate tax and intellectual property litigation. Volunteer for Houston Area Women’s Center and Child Advocates of Houston. Fluent in Urdu. Interests include cooking, viola performance, and travel. Tutor of SAT, ACT, LSAT, ISEE, and academic subjects.  

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, and academic writing.  

Magna Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University. A.B. in the Classics: Greek and Latin. Graduate of St. Ann's School in Brooklyn. Taught Latin, Greek and Language Structures at St. Ann's School. Former pastry chef, fine bookbinder, and freelance writer. Tutor of SAT, SAT Subject Tests in Latin, French, Literature, and Math, GRE, LSAT, and academic Latin and Classical Greek. Director of Advantage Testing Latin and Greek programs in New York City.  

M.A. in Latin American Literature, Columbia University. Graduate of Boston College. B.A. in Sociology. Former Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala. Studied for a year at the University of Salamanca, Spain. Tutor of SAT Subject Test in Spanish, AP Spanish Language, and academic Spanish. Director of Advantage Testing Spanish programs in New York City.  

Ed.D. in progress, Harvard University. M.A. in Science of Teaching, Fordham University. Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University. A.B. in History and Literature. Taught high school English. Tutor of SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests, and academic English.  

Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University. A.B. in History and Science. John Harvard Scholarship and Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Award for Academic Achievement of the Highest Distinction. Actress who has performed leading roles in local and national productions. Tutor of SAT Critical Reading and Writing, ACT Reading and Writing, SAT Subject Test in Literature, SSAT, ISEE, GRE Verbal Reasoning and Analytical Writing, and MCAT Verbal Reasoning. Writing Instructor.  

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Maryland. B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science. Former professor of Computer Science at New York University and Rutgers University. Recipient of "Golden Dozen" teaching award at NYU and "Excellence in Teaching" award at Rutgers. Former software developer at Bloomberg and Thomson Financial. Tutor of SAT Subject Tests in Math and academic Math. Director, Advantage Testing Foundation Math Prize for Girls.   » View More

Ph.D in progress, MIT. Graduate of Harvard University. A.B. with Highest Honors in Analytic Philosophy. John Harvard Scholarship for Academic Achievement of Highest Distinction. Recipient of Detur Book Prize. Recipient of the Harvard Ecole Normale Superieure Fellowship and the Harvard Weissman Fellowship. Intel Science Competition Semifinalist. Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholar. Fluent in French and Russian. Tutor of SAT and SAT Subject Tests in Math and Literature.  

Graduate of the University of St. Thomas. B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in Public Administration, minor in Theology. Dean’s list. Member of Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society. Studied theology in Italy. Interests include travel, sports (especially baseball), ballet and jazz dance, animals, and crafts. Proctor. Tutor of ISEE, SSAT, HSPT, and academic subjects.