I specialize in the SAT/ACT Math exams and know the questions and formats (and tricks) inside out.
My goal is to work with your student on SAT/ACT Math and drastically improve their score. I will work with the student to get them familiar with the exact types of questions, things to know/memorize, pitfalls to watch out for on these tests. Your student’s score WILL improve and more than likely will improve greatly.
I typically work with my students over a span of time prior to the exam to properly prepare them. During this time, I find their strengths and weaknesses and formulate a strategy to optimize their score.
For my test preparation, I first instruct students on formulas they need to memorize, then work with them to figure out their thought processes through the various math questions they can expect to see on the exam, explain techniques to solve these questions, and provide homework as well as full sample tests that they will complete and I will grade to measure improvements.
Unlike testing centers and many tutors out there, my test prep is very custom to each student I work with. Preparation materials which I provide and my teachings are tailored to help that individual student be optimally prepared for his/her exam.
RECENT MATH TEST SCORES AND IMPROVEMENTS
800 SAT Math – Perfect Score (Dec 2018, W.J., Poolesville HS)
800 SAT Math – Perfect Score (June 2019, B.J. Poolesville HS)
790 SAT Math – 740 to 790 Improvement (June 2022, A.L., Stone Ridge School)
790 SAT Math – 140 pt Improvement (May 2019, A.S., DeMatha Catholic HS)
780 SAT Math – 99th Percentile Score (Oct 2020, A.B., James Madison HS)
780 SAT Math – 730 to 780 in 2 months (Sep 2020, V.R., James Madison HS)
770 SAT Math – 170 pt Improvement (Aug 2022, K.S., River Hill HS)
770 SAT Math – 120 pt Improvement (Mar 2022, K.W., Georgetown Preparatory School)
770 SAT Math – 700 to 770 Improvement (Mar 2022, T.P., Walt Whitman HS)
770 SAT Math – 100 pt Improvement (Aug 2021, L.A., Marriotts Ridge HS)
770 SAT Math – 110 pt Improvement (Jun 2018, A.B., Marriotts Ridge HS)
760 SAT Math – 97th Percentile Score (Dec 2021, A.K., Wootton HS)
760 SAT Math – 80 pt Improvement (Oct 2019, M.L., Marriotts Ridge HS)
760 PSAT Math – Perfect PSAT Score (Oct 2019, A.B., James Madison HS)
750 SAT Math – 700 to 750 in 2 months (Dec 2020, A.H., Richard Montgomery HS)
750 SAT Math – 130 pt Improvement from PSAT (Aug 2020, Z.S., River Hill HS)
750 SAT Math – 90 pt Improvement (Dec 2019, Z.D., Grier School)
740 SAT Math – 110 pt Improvement from PSAT (Mar 2022, A.P., Walter Johnson HS)
730 SAT Math – 97th Percentile Score (Aug 2022, Z.J., Richard Montgomery HS)
730 SAT Math – 110 pt Improvement (Aug 2021, K.P., James Madison HS)
730 SAT Math – 90 pt Improvement (Aug 2021, T.K., Richard Montgomery HS)
720 SAT Math – 95th Percentile Score (Sep 2020, C.A., Milton Academy)
36 ACT Math – Perfect Score (Sep 2021, M.O., Madeira School)
34 ACT Math – 99th Percentile Score (Oct 2020, M.K., Eleanor Roosevelt HS)
33 ACT Math – 99th Percentile Score (Oct 2019, Z.D., Grier School)
32 ACT Math – 32 Composite ACT Score (Oct 2020, J.Y., Winston Churchill HS)
170 Pt Increase SAT Math – 600 to 770 (Aug 2022, K.S., River Hill HS)
140 Pt Increase SAT Math – 560 to 700 (Aug 2021, S.A., Walt Whitman HS)
130 Pt Increase SAT Math – 510 to 640 (Aug 2021, M.K., Walter Johnson HS)
130 Pt Increase SAT Math – 570 to 700 (Aug 2019, E.N., Atholton HS)
130 Pt Increase PSAT Math – 440 to 570 (Oct 2019, I.J., Quince Orchard HS)
120 Pt Increase SAT Math – 490 to 610 (June 2022, A.K., Oratory Preparatory School)
120 Pt Increase SAT Math – 650 to 770 (Mar 2022, K.W., Georgetown Preparatory School)
120 Pt Increase SAT Math – 500 to 620 (Oct 2020, J.P., Richard Montgomery HS)
110 Pt Increase SAT Math – 630 to 740 (Mar 2022, A.P., Walter Johnson HS)
110 Pt Increase SAT Math – 620 to 730 (Aug 2021, K.P., James Madison HS)
100 Pt Increase SAT Math – 670 to 770 (Aug 2021, L.A., Marriotts Ridge HS)
100 Pt Increase SAT Math – 540 to 640 (Mar 2020, D.D., Georgetown Preparatory School)
90 Pt Increase SAT Math – 490 to 580 (Mar 2022, A.K., Oratory Preparatory School)
90 Pt Increase SAT Math – 640 to 730 (Aug 2021, T.K., Richard Montgomery HS)
90 Pt Increase SAT Math – 480 to 570 in 2 months (Oct 2019, L.G., Spencerville Academy)
90 Pt Increase SAT Math – 530 to 620 (Aug 2019, D.H., Richard Montgomery HS)
90 Pt Increase SAT Math – 630 to 720 in 2 months (May 2019, C.D., Walter Johnson HS)
80 Pt Increase SAT Math – 540 to 620 in 3 months (Aug 2019, T.H., Walter Johnson HS)
TESTIMONIALS
“George was a fantastic tutor, and he really helped me a lot in preparing for the SAT. Prior to working with George, I was scoring in the mid-600s to lower-700s on the College Board’s official practice exams. After working with him, I ended up scoring a 790 on the math portion of the real exam. George was very fluid with his curriculum, and adapted quickly to my needs and abilities. His lessons were well thought through, and were rather enjoyable. George made sure that I understood every concept in its entirety and was very helpful when I had any questions about the math or the test itself. George gave me many sample problems, and from them he systematically extrapolated what I did and didn’t know. He was then able to pinpoint what my weaknesses were, and was able help me mitigate their effects. George is a really talented teacher, and I would recommend him to any one of my friends in need of an SAT tutor.
~A.B., James Madison H.S. 2018
“Before I took the tutoring lessons from George, I scored in the mid 600s on the SAT math section. Once I took the lessons with George, I scored a 770. I improved tremendously once I had the lessons. I was prepared really well and I felt a lot more confident going in to take the SAT the next time. He really goes in-depth in all the topics and gives a lot of practice questions to go through as well. He also gives questions and practice tests to take home to complete as well, which I thought helped me prepare myself even more and he would answer any questions that I had and go in detail to make sure I fully understand it.”
~A.B., Marriotts Ridge H.S. 2018
“Short version: My son’s SAT score went from a 1320 to a 1590. The college acceptances and scholarship offers he’s been receiving these past few weeks have made us so thankful that we hired a tutor. Don’t look any further than George.
Long version: We hired George in the the Spring of my son’s sophomore year to help boost his math SAT score. He scored well on the reading section and planned to attend a liberal arts school, but needed to increase his math scores in order to become a more competitive college applicant. Wow! Not only did my “reading guy” far exceed his goal and end up with an 800 on his math SAT, he also developed great confidence in his math ability and now plans to pursue an engineering degree!
George was incredibly professional. He was punctual, friendly and always well prepared with new material. Our schedules were hectic and George’s flexibility made it easy to schedule tutoring sessions around sports and activities, altering days, times and location as needed.
Our concern with investing in a tutor was wondering whether our son would commit to doing the work, as his motivation in school tended to waver depending upon the subject and the instructor (call it selective laziness). And his mind was usually on baseball. We were amazed. He was incredibly receptive to George. Not only did he not gripe about going to tutoring, he seemed to look forward to the sessions and was diligent about completing George’s take home assignments. We never had to ride him as was often the case with school work, he just did it. We suspect he picked up on the fact that George knew he was capable of more and genuinely cared about his progress, and was inspired to meet George’s expectations. When my son learned of his perfect math score, his first text was to alert George. That says it all.”
~Parent of W.J., Poolesville H.S. 2018
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