Award-Winning Private GMAT Tutoring in Alexandria, VA

"We focused on the English portion of the test today.  The student and I went over some grammar rules and I gave her a test taking a grammar cheat sheet to look over.  We went over the homework I assigned her. She missed 50% of the questions, but when we went over them verbally she got those same questions correct.  Need to work on slowing down and considering all of the options when looking at the tests."

"The student and I continued working on long division using decimals in our answers instead if remainders. She was introduced to place values after decimals such as tenths and hundredths. There is much trial and error that is involved in long division to see how many times the divisor can go into the dividend, and she does a great job choosing to see which number would come close to the dividend as much as possible. To end our session, we read a reading passage that involved 2 similar stories and answered questions that dealt with comparing and contrasting both stories. I also had her retell me both stories in sequence order so that she can practice comprehension and retelling. "

"Today was our initial session. We met and went over the student's struggles, likes, dislikes, his study habits, how he stays organized etc. I noticed he was given a planner from the school and I told him to start writing down all assignments and all subjects even if he doesn't have homework in that subject. I would like to get him in the habit of staying organized with when assignments are due and catching up on homework, etc. "

"The student and I completed his history PowerPoint presentation and had a good time doing it He still had an English essay left to write when I left."

"I had the student take another practice test, on which he did very well. We talked about what he missed and my observations of his time management. He feels confident and ready to take the ACT Science test this weekend. "

"We continued to review for the student's pretty comprehensive upcoming exam. Topics we covered included all sorts of bonding, including intermolecular forces, and sigma and pi bonds. We also reviewed gas laws in some detail."

"Review of quant section from assessment test. Focus on number properties, algebraic simplification, data sufficiency methods. Also discussed maximum leveraging of practice tests by careful review of explanations and answers directly after completing test."

"The student and I started off with some data sufficiency practice questions. Then we did algebra questions to practice the concepts."

"I covered most of the common themes found within the GMAT quantitative section. By focusing on mastery of these common themes, she will be able to reach a solid platform of performance from which she may be able to rocket into math mastery. I am hopeful because she was able to grasp the certain complex math concepts quickly. For example, she was able to visualize solutions to 2D geometry problem. If she often practices her ability to isolate variables and simplify denominators, then she is likely to increase her speed, which is essential for an excellent score. I encouraged her to review the questions that we covered, and also to take a GMAT practice exam. "

"The student and I reviewed algebra concepts and how to solve by plugging in an answer. We also went over applied arithmetic such as rate, work, probability, and combinations/permutations. I will follow up this weekend on several questions that she had about some of the slides."