Award-Winning LSAT Tutors in Brookline, MA

...help demystify the writing process and dramatically improve the quality of their writing. As a tutor, I strive to make writing understandable and enjoyable for my students and to help them connect with the writing process in their own way. The LSAT is a highly learnable test that requires no prior knowledge; with the right techniques for each section and good test-taking strategies, one can see huge gains in their score. I can help you...

...sports medicine excite me because I play rugby and soccer; I research muscles because I can see them working as a player runs down the field. I have worked with students from elementary school age to college in a variety of subjects. I love the sciences, particularly learning how the body works, but I have also excelled in math and standardized test prep. The world is full of puzzles, and school just has a few...

...reasoning, reading, and writing sections of the SAT, ACT, and GRE. I taught my first class at Cambridge University, then taught for 7 years as a PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin, and as a professor for the last 10 years at Boston College. I am a passionate teacher with the skills to teach any student how to improve their writing, reading and critical thinking. My student evaluations have consistently established me...

...where I edited and guided the writing of 4 other students. After law school, I had a brief stint in a big law firm before I left to pursue a career in public service. Now, I write laws for a living. Before law school, I worked at Harvard for almost three years, where I worked closely with about 40 new undergraduates per semester in my role as a Fellows Assistant. I've always loved helping people...

...litigation so I know a lot about the actual practice of law. Not surprisingly, I tutor the LSAT. I am now a psychotherapist and performance-optimization coach; I help people overcome blockages to achieve their optimum performance capacity. I graduated from Harvard Law School and received a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. I am also a published author, having written one book about one of my notable death-penalty cases, countless scholarly articles...

...to teach. I have taught children, friends, colleagues, clients, and subordinates throughout my life and it is the single most enjoyable part of my job. I strongly believe that, teaching a student the "why" of something is far more important than simple memorization; it is this understanding of the material that helps the student apply the theory to a completely different fact pattern. While I tutor students in a broad range of subjects, my passions...

...problems and have found ways to make all my students over the years understand the best way for them to solve different types of questions. This ability meant that I was often given students with various learning disabilities, since they knew I could make it work for those students. I believe that learning should be fun and that engaging the student is the best way to get them excited about a subject. In my spare...

...as the SAT and LSAT as there truly is a science behind approaching questions, finding contextual clues and eliminating wrong answers. I have used these techniques throughout my own academic career with great success and I like passing them along to my students. When you work with me, we will run diagnostic tests to pinpoint the exact questions types that are troubling you and then focus on that type of question until you understand exactly...

I'm here to help you get a more comprehensive understanding of the material you need help with. We'll take a thoughtful, analytical approach to the topic at hand. And we'll have fun while doing so. Who says Victorian literature can't be off the hook? Or that perfecting your thesis statement for an essay can't be a mind-blowing experience? I look forward to working with you, motivated student! Knowledge is power! The Socratic Method is a great way for a student to question and analyze different facets of an argument. But the student must be prepared for this! Otherwise, instead of a cooperative argument, you'll end up with a lecture...

...seen how to improve 10 deciles on standardized test--enough to change your options to the next tier of schools--in 3 months. I spent 3 months and 450 hours studying the LSAT. Some of it was very productive, some of it wasn't . As students prepare to embark on a long investment of their time and efforts on this incredibly decisive test, I want to share what I learned about the test, and what I learned...