Tim Eliot in Westchester, NY

Tutor of: SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE
Mathematics: Math (through Algebra 1/Geometry)
English: English, Writing Instruction

Tim graduated with distinction from Yale with a B.A. in Theater Studies with coursework in psychology, English, and computer science, and he received the Yale University Library Service Quality Improvement Award. He then earned his M.F.A. in Acting from the American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theatre Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University. Tim is an adjunct instructor at New York University, where he teaches “Understanding Story,” a writing workshop and survey of the many forms of storytelling in human culture: dance, painting, music, video games, film, poetry, etc. He is searching for a home for his class “Untold Shakespeare,” a course exploring the hidden mechanics and depths of Shakespeare’s plays revealed by semi-historical perspectives and close reading.

Tim is an accomplished actor, director, and producer in film, television, and stage. An ardent Shakespeare devotee, he has played Hamlet, Romeo, MacBeth, Tamora, Posthumous, and many roles. Outside of tutoring with Advantage Testing, Tim also plays goalkeeper for several soccer teams and roots for Chelsea in the English Premier League.