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Lisa S.
Private tutor in New York, NY
Education
M.A. English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University - with honors; top 5% of class All doctoral credits completed, Columbia BA, SUNY Buffalo, English and Anthropology, summa cum laude Other professional training: journalism, public relations, screenwriting, statistics, psychology, etc.
Experience
15 years tutoring experience, with 7 years of Verbal SAT, SAT Literature, SAT Writing 1 year: other test prep, including GMAT, GRE, SSHAT, etc. also interdisciplinary graduate essays: political science, psychology, art history, music, applied mathematics. 10+ years exp. consulting w/ students on writing personal statements and/or editing them; track record of success: students accepted to top-tier schools like Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Univ of Pennsylvania, NYU, Berkeley, Wharton, UCLA I've taught college classes for 15 years - as an adjunct and in half-time positions - community college, college and university. writing all levels literature critical thinking business writing film & literature/media Professional writer with more than 93 publications; currently lifestyle editor of chic digital magazine. I am also a marketing and public relations writing. Have contributed to content of several published books and written e-learning courses (fashion, political science). Trained in accelerated learning techniques, adult learning, I have coached business people/adults for whom English was not their native language, including UN diplomats and marketing/financial executives - who needed help with writing and English, including research scientists in biotechnology at UCLA Medical School. Will give a 15% discount on pre-paid session package of 10 hours or more; also fee for doing online tutoring or editing is 10% less than in-person meetings.