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After serving as an intelligence officer in the Air Force for seven years, I completed a doctoral program in American Literature at UNC-Chapel Hill. Since then, I have edited a literary journal, managed a research center, and published several peer-reviewed articles on American autobiography, fiction, and poetry. I live with my wife and three daughters in Durham, North Carolina.

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Patrick’s Qualifications
Education & Certification

Undergraduate Degree: Princeton University - Bachelor in Arts, English

Graduate Degree: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Doctor of Philosophy, English

Hobbies

American literature, college basketball, international travel, racquetball, jogging, music, film theory

Tutoring Subjects
ACCUPLACER ESL
ACCUPLACER ESL - Listening
ACCUPLACER ESL - Reading Skills
ACCUPLACER ESL - Sentence Meaning
ACT Prep
ACT English
ACT Math
ACT Reading
ACT Science
ACT Writing
Admissions
Adult ESL/ELL
African-American History
American Literature
AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
AP US History
AP World History
British Literature
Business
Business Writing
CLEP Prep
CLEP American Literature
CogAT Prep
College and University Admissions
College Application Essays
College English
College Level American History
College Level American Literature
Elementary School English
Elementary School Math
Elementary School Writing
English
English Grammar and Syntax
English Language Arts Substitute
ESL/ELL
Fiction Writing
Graduate Test Prep
GRE
GRE Analytical Writing
GRE Quantitative
GRE Subject Test in Literature in English
GRE Subject Tests
GRE Verbal
High School English
High School Level American History
High School Level American Literature
High School Writing
History
ISEE Prep
ISEE- Middle Level
ISEE-Lower Level Reading Comprehension
ISEE-Lower Level Verbal Reasoning
ISEE-Lower Level Writing
ISEE-Middle Level Reading Comprehension
ISEE-Middle Level Verbal Reasoning
Literature
LSAT
LSAT Argumentative Writing
LSAT Logical Reasoning
LSAT Reading Comprehension
Math
Middle School English
OLSAT Prep
Other
PCAT Verbal Ability
Poetry
PSAT Critical Reading
PSAT Writing Skills
Public Speaking
SAT Prep
SAT Math
SAT Reading
SAT Subject Test in Literature
SAT Subject Test in United States History
SAT Subject Tests Prep
SAT Writing and Language
Social Studies
Substitute
Test Prep
TOEFL Prep
World Literature
Writing