Karen X.
Private tutor in Oxford, United Kingdom
Education
Recent graduate at Oxford University (PPE - Philosophy, Politics, Economics): 2012-2015 Alumnus of Pearson United World College of the Pacific (IB) (Canada) Oxford finals results: 2:1 Received a score of 43/45 on the International Baccalaureate, placing in the top 2% of around 120,000 candidates worldwide. This is officially equivalent to four A* and 1 A at A levels. Collectively awarded over £45,000 in scholarships over the past four years, including a UWC national scholarship and a Ministry of Education Humanities Scholarship.
Experience
I specialise in mentoring students through the UCAS application process, particularly (but not exclusively) for Oxford PPE. I will help you eloquently express your best thoughts on paper. As a current student at Oxford University, I'm intimately familiar with the UCAS application process. My PPE UCAS application (written in Sep 2011) was successful for all five universities I applied to: Oxford, LSE, Warwick, Durham and Edinburgh. SATs: 2330 (top 0.19%) (Critical Reading 800; Writing 790; Math 740) SAT II: Literature: 800 Math 2: 790 French: 780 GRE Verbal: 169 (top 1%) GRE Quantitative Reasoning: 161 Peers I have mentored during their university application processes have gone on to attend Princeton, Brown, Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, LSE, Edinburgh, among others. I also have teaching experience in English and English Literature at top secondary schools in China and Singapore.
Subject Expertise
College Essays, Essay Editing, GRE Analytical Writing, GRE Quantitative Reasoning, GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Reasoning, IB Extended Essay, IB Philosophy HL, Mandarin Chinese, Philosophy, SAT, SAT Critical Reading, SAT Math, SAT Mathematics, SAT Subject Test in Chinese with Listening, SAT Subject Test in Literature, SAT Verbal, SAT Writing