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Sarah

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I am a graduate of Oberlin College and Wesleyan University and I am currently a PhD student at Harvard University. I received my BA in English, my BM in Jazz Studies, and my MA in Ethnomusicology. My PhD research is in West African music. I have many years of experience as a tutor, beginning as a writing tutor for a college writing center, then giving private music lessons, and working as a teaching assistant for undergraduate students in music and African studies courses. I tutor in many different areas, but my passion is in working with students in writing, literature, critical reading, music, and French. In working to prepare students for standardized tests, I can offer a wide variety of strategies for vocabulary, writing, and time management. As an educator, I am particularly interested in the transitions from high school to college, and from college into the professional world. Outside of teaching, I enjoy playing and listening to music, hiking, playing soccer, and spending time outdoors.

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Sarah’s Qualifications
Education & Certification

Undergraduate Degree: Oberlin College - Bachelors, English and Jazz studies

Graduate Degree: Harvard University - PHD, Ethnomusicology

Test Scores
SAT Math: 700
SAT Verbal: 730
Hobbies

Music, writing, soccer

Tutoring Subjects
10th Grade Reading
10th Grade Writing
11th Grade Reading
11th Grade Writing
12th Grade Reading
12th Grade Writing
9th Grade Reading
9th Grade Writing
Adult Literacy
Advanced Placement Prep
African History
African-American History
American Literature
AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
AP French
AP French Language and Culture
AP Music Theory
British Literature
College English
College Essays
College Level American Literature
Comparative Literature
Conversational French
English
English Grammar and Syntax
Essay Editing
Expository Writing
French
French 1
French 2
French 3
French 4
Graduate Test Prep
GRE Analytical Writing
GRE Verbal
High School English
High School Level American Literature
High School Writing
Introduction to Fiction
Journalism
Languages
Literature
Medieval Literature
Other
Persuasive Writing
Poetry
Poetry Writing
PSAT Critical Reading
Reading
SAT Prep
SAT Math
SAT Mathematics
SAT Reading
SAT Writing and Language
Shakespeare
Short Novel
Social Studies
Study Skills
Study Skills and Organization
Summer
Test Prep
World Literature
Writing