Pittsburgh

Erin

B.A. Brown University; M.A.T Brown University
13 years experience

About

As one of the highest-performing tutors in ArborBridge’s history, Erin coaches tutors and develops tools and trainings to disrupt old habits and empower new strengths. Educated at Brown University with Honors, Erin has deep training and extensive experience as both a personal tutor and a certified classroom teacher. She has trained more than 100 tutors, written more than 200 SAT/ACT curriculum lessons, and personally helped more than 600 of her own students gain confidence in their abilities and achieve their academic goals.

After earning her M.A.T. in Secondary Education, Erin was one of two graduate students selected to serve as the principal of Brown Summer High School, an academic enrichment program for high school students, where she oversaw curriculum and teacher training. Erin worked as a certified English teacher in Rhode Island for three years, while continuing to tutor students in Reading, Writing, Math, and SAT/ACT prep. She has written content for SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT guides for a number of test prep companies, and also worked for a college prep company as the Director of Student Services, helping 97% of her students gain acceptance at one or more of their top three colleges.

As a high school student, Erin was a National Merit Finalist and an AP Scholar with Distinction, earning scores of 5 on the AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP English Literature, and AP English Language exams. She scored 1580 on the SAT and achieved scores of 800 on the Writing and Literature SAT Subject Tests. Since then, Erin has helped a student raise her SAT Reading score from 360 to 710 and another raise his SAT Math score from 540 to 800.

Erin’s ability to empathize with students and parents helps her to tailor her tutoring approach to each family’s needs. Families tell Erin that they appreciate the positivity and patience that she brings to each tutoring session.

Noteworthy Accomplishments

  • Erin’s students have been admitted to all of the Ivy League schools.
  • So far, 13 of Erin’s students have earned perfect scores in SAT Math, and 6 have earned perfect scores in the SAT Math Subject Test.

Fun Facts

  • Erin has two guinea pigs: Dean and John.
  • Erin’s favorite food is her dad’s homemade pizza.

Areas of Expertise

  • ACT
  • Biology
  • English Literature
  • GMAT
  • GRE
  • Math
  • SAT/PSAT
  • TOEFL