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Michael B.
Private tutor in South Bend, IN
Education
PhD, University of Southern California, Literature & Creative Writing, 2013 Merit Fellow Feucthwanger Fellow Town & Gown Scholar GPA: 4.0 MA, University of Nebraska, English GPA: 3.99 BA, University of Notre Dame, English/Philosophy, magna cum laude GPA: 3.81 SAT: 1530 (out of 1600)
Experience
Hello! I'm an experienced, friendly tutor and teacher with nearly a decade of experience. I love guiding students to the "aha! moment" when a concept suddenly becomes clear. I've tutored students ranging in age from elementary school through college, including a number with learning disabilities. I meet students where they're at, and my tutoring style is patient, passionate, and encouraging. With a PhD in Literature and Writing, I have a vast depth of knowledge in everything related to reading, writing, and the humanities. I've taught at USC, St. Mary's, and IUSB, and I also have experience tutoring math, test prep, Latin, and political science. I scored 800 on the SAT Verbal, and 1530 overall (in the old, 1600-point scoring system), and I've excelled on the GRE and GRE Literature Subject Test as well. With my years of experience with standardized testing, I'm able to teach students strategies that will help them crack any standardized test and greatly improve their scores on the SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT. I've helped students who've been admitted to Notre Dame, Cambridge, Dartmouth, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Vanderbilt, UCLA, and other elite universities. I've published numerous stories, articles, and academic essays in a wide variety of journals and magazines. I've been nominated for the Pushcart Prize in both fiction and poetry, and a number of my pieces have been anthologized. My experience as a working writer is very helpful when assisting students with their own writing.
Subject Expertise
10th Grade, 10th Grade math, 10th Grade Reading, 10th Grade Writing, 11th Grade, 11th Grade math, 11th Grade Reading, 11th Grade Writing, 12th Grade Reading, 12th Grade Writing, 1st Grade, 1st Grade math, 1st Grade Reading, 1st Grade Writing, 2nd Grade, 2nd Grade math, 2nd Grade Reading, 2nd Grade Writing, 3rd Grade, 3rd Grade math, 3rd Grade Reading, 3rd Grade Science, 3rd Grade Writing, 4th Grade, 4th Grade math, 4th Grade Reading, 4th Grade Science, 4th Grade Writing, 5th Grade, 5th Grade math, 5th Grade Reading, 5th Grade Science, 5th Grade Writing, 6th Grade, 6th Grade math, 6th Grade Reading, 6th Grade Science, 6th Grade Writing, 7th Grade, 7th Grade math, 7th Grade Reading, 7th Grade Science, 7th Grade Writing, 8th Grade, 8th Grade math, 8th Grade Reading, 8th Grade Science, 8th Grade Writing, 9th Grade, 9th Grade math, 9th Grade Reading, 9th Grade Writing, ACCUPLACER Arithmetic, ACCUPLACER College-Level Math, ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra, ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension, ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills, ACCUPLACER WritePlacer , ACT, ACT Aspire, ACT English, ACT Math, ACT Reading, ACT Science, ACT with Writing, ACT Writing, ADD, ADHD, Advanced Placement, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, American History, American Literature, AP, AP Art History, AP European History, AP U.S. Government & Politics, AP United States History, AP US Government, AP US History, AP World History, Arithmetic, Art History, ASPIRE, ASPIRE English, ASPIRE Math, ASPIRE Reading, ASPIRE Science, British Literature, CLEP College Composition, CLEP English Literature, CLEP History of the United States I, CLEP History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present, CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648, CLEP Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present, College Essays, Creative Writing, Expository Writing, Fiction Writing, Gifted, GMAT, GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment, GMAT Integrated Reasoning, GMAT Quantitative, GMAT Verbal, Government, Graduate Test Prep, Grammar and Mechanics, GRE, GRE Analytical Writing, GRE Quantitative, GRE Quantitative Reasoning, GRE Subject Test in Literature in English, GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Reasoning, History, HSPT, HSPT Language Skills, HSPT Math, HSPT Quantitative, HSPT Reading, HSPT Verbal, Introduction to Fiction, Introduction to Poetry, ISAT, ISEE, ISEE- Lower Level, ISEE- Middle Level, ISEE- Upper Level, Journalism, Latin, Latin 1, Latin 2, Literary Analysis, Literature, Math, Math, Middle School, Middle School Math, Poetry Writing, PSAT, PSAT Critical Reading, PSAT Mathematics, PSAT Writing Skills, SAT, SAT Critical Reading, SAT Math, SAT Mathematics, SAT Verbal, SAT Writing, Shakespeare, Short Novel, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Study Skills, Study Skills And Organization, TACHS, Technical Writing, Test Prep, The Modern World, TOEFL, US Constitutional History, US History, World Civilization, World History, World Literature, Writing