Our Instructors
Eva, Founder & Director
Eva earned her B.A. at Harvard University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude. A Bay Area native, Eva attended Livermore High, where she was a National Merit Scholar, valedictorian, and recipient of various awards in math, science, technology, foreign language, and composition. She earned perfect scores on the SAT and four SAT Subject tests.
Over the past decade, Eva has tutored and mentored students through a variety of professional and volunteer roles. With an interest in college admissions, Eva has also taught test prep since the late '90s, worked as a Harvard Admissions aide and interviewer, and served as an essay consultant for two admissions agencies. She holds a certificate in College Admissions Advising from UC Berkeley.
Anne, Director of Client Services
Anne graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University, earning her BSE in Civil Engineering. She was nominated to three of the top national honor societies, Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society), Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society) and Phi Beta Kappa for her undergraduate work. Since then Anne has enjoyed working with the Princeton Alumni Association as an admissions interviewer. Before heading off to college, she graduated high school as a valedictorian, a National Merit Scholar and a recipient of numerous awards.
Anne worked for a non-profit before returning to the world of academia by becoming the Director of Client Services for PrepPoint and is now serving as the liaison between PrepPoint's tutors and clients. Anne lives with her husband and two boys, one of whom has special needs. She and her family are very involved in their community and with their church. She and her husband began a special needs soccer program in their town and have thoroughly enjoyed providing such opportunities to other special needs families.
Master Tutors
Joy
Joy earned a dual degree in May 2005 from U.C. Berkeley in Legal Studies and Political Science. Prior to attending UC Berkeley, she graduated valedictorian from a private college preparatory academy and received numerous awards in English, math, science, and composition as well as passed 5 AP courses solely through self-study. She has also prepared many ESL and native students for the SATs. She is extremely passionate about working with others to help them increase their opportunities in life. She loves music, played and taught piano, played varsity volleyball, and loves traveling to foreign countries. She is extremely energetic and enthusiastic, and loves to motivate others!
Lead Tutors
Carl
Carl is a graduate student at San Jose State University, where he received his M.S. in Chemical Engineering, with a semiconductor and polymer processing emphasis. While attending SJSU conducted research projects in nanotechnology at NASA. Carl holds a B.S. in Chemistry from U.C. Santa Barbara. As an undergraduate he has done extensive research with hydrogen fuel cells and inorganic metal complexes. Because science and mathematics are his forte, he puts careful attention and effort towards the student's complete understanding of the material. Whenever time permits, Carl likes to stay fit through sports and strenuous exercise. Upon completion of his M.S. degree, Carl is looking forward to studying patent law.
Ellen
Ellen is an experienced teacher who holds a CA multiple subject teaching credential and a single subject teaching credential in Science. She has a BA, graduating magna cum laude, in Biology and Chemistry from Hunter College, and a BS, also graduating magna cum laude, in Computer Science from City University of New York, and an MA, graduating summa cum laude, in Interdisciplinary Education from Santa Clara University. Over the last ten years she has taught at the fifth, sixth, eighth grade and associate degree college levels, and enjoys making learning meaningful for each student. She was a software engineer for IBM for eight years prior to her career as an educator. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, reading, writing, singing, gardening and baking.
Jason
Jason graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008 with a B.A. in Integrative Biology. At UC Berkeley, he was a 4-year recipient of the Regent's and Chancellor's Scholarship, the most prestigious academic scholarship in the UC system. He received a California single subject teaching credential at California State University, East Bay and now teaches high school science. A former Eagle Scout, he graduated with Very High Honors from Saratoga High School in 2004, earning 4's and 5's on 7 AP tests and graduating with a GPA of 4.3. Jason scored 800 on SAT math and writing sections and on the SAT Subject test in math. In college, Jason was a 4-year member of the Cal Marching Band, where he served as an officer on the Musical Activities Committee. He is an avid follower of Cal Athletics, and in his free time, he likes to exercise and play the piano and french horn.
Associate Tutors
Abigail
Abigail is currently working on her Masters degree in Microbiology at California State University, East Bay where she maintains a 3.9 GPA. Her thesis research focuses on the classification of the microbiota in scorpions. She received her undergraduate degree from UC Santa Cruz in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology. As an East Bay native, she graduated on the honor roll from Moreau Catholic High School. She has tutored students in biology, algebra, preCalculus, chemistry, physics, and writing. She is an avid baseball fan, played softball in high school, and will pursue a PhD in Environmental Microbiology with the hopes of continuing her scorpion research.
Allie S.
Allie graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2003 with a Bachelor's Degree in Community Studies, earning College Honors and Honors in the Major. She scored in the 98th percentile on the SAT. She has been teaching and tutoring for the past ten years including a four-year stint in the DVC English Tutoring Lab, a junior-high after-school homework program, several private families and two test prep agencies. She is a proud member of the National Tutoring Association and an active substitute teacher in the Mount Diablo Unified School District. When not tutoring she enjoys listening to music, singing, hiking in the woods, going to the movies, and spending time with her friends, family and cats. She hopes to be credentialed to teach high school math in the next 3 to 5 years.
Allie
Allie is an undergraduate at UC Berkeley majoring in Nutritional Science. She graduated from Amador Valley High School in 2007, where she took 10 AP classes, with a GPA of 4.33. She scored in the 99th percentile on the SAT, with a score of 800 on the Writing portion, and also scored in the 99th percentile on the American Chemical Society Exam. Allie is passionate about helping students gain confidence in their ability to perform well in school. She loves traveling and in the past few years has been to Greece, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Hong Kong and Macau.
Amanda
Amanda graduated from Granada High School as valedictorian and is currently attending Stanford University, where she is pursuing a degree in Human Biology with a concentration in Brain and Behavioral Studies. While she was attending high school, she took eight classes in various subject areas at Las Positas College in addition to receiving credit for her high scores on seven AP tests. She scored above the 97th percentile on all of her SAT and ACT tests. Throughout high school, she tutored students in math and science and was actively involved in various national math competitions. She enjoyed participating in marching and symphonic band, the varsity track team, student government, and the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. In her free time, Amanda enjoys practicing music and spending time with family and friends, and she hopes to pursue a career in psychological research upon graduation.
Annie
Annie is a graduate of Homestead High School where she took many AP classes and spent her senior year taking classes from a local community college. She then went to Hampshire College in Massachusetts after receiving the Presidential Scholarship. She transferred to UC Berkeley and graduated with a B.A. in English and a minor in Education. Annie's past tutoring experience includes establishing an after school business program for middle schoolers, teaching dance for ten years, and working at various tutoring centers throughout the bay area. Her SAT test scores were excellent with perfect scores in the Writing and Critical Reading sections. Annie is attending graduate school to earn an M.A. in Education and enjoys rock climbing, cooking, and writing short fiction in her spare time.
Aydin
Aydin is a graduate of Miramonte High School and is now at California State University East Bay earning his BA in Biology with a Physiology option. Aydin is on the university's honor roll and is tutoring students through the EXCEL and the Student Center for Academic Achievement programs. Specializing in mathematics, Aydin has tutored a variety of students from a number of diverse backgrounds, ages, and learning styles. Aydin's passion is to provide the perspective that mathematics is an inviting, fun, and easy experience. Aydin hopes that his optimistic personal skills with students will help him with patient interactions when he fulfills his dream of becoming a neurosurgeon.
Chelsea
Chelsea graduated from Granada High School with a 3.8 GPA. She is currently studying Biological Sciences at Las Positas College and is maintaining a 4.0 GPA. After Las Positas, Chelsea will transfer to UC Santa Barbara and then go to UC Berkely's School of Optometry in hopes of becoming an optometrist. In high school, Chelsea was on the Principals Honor Roll all four years and received a 5 on her AP Psychology Exam. She also received an advanced score on all subjects of all STAR standardized tests. Chelsea has worked with both young children in a school environment as well as high school and college students tutoring them in math and science. She is also a tutor for Las Positas College's Tutor Center. Chelsea is friendly, outgoing, and is very excited to help motivate students to learn through her tutoring.
Craig
Craig is an undergraduate entering his third year at Cal State University East Bay where he is a double major in Health Science and Biology. He holds a 3.9 GPA and is part of the University Honors Program and the Golden Key International Honors Society. He works at his campus Cell and Molecular Biocore Research Laboratory where he sequences genomes from hemoglobin samples from Children's Hospital of Oakland. Craig has experience tutoring freshman college students as part of the Peer Mentoring program on his campus where he taught a General Studies class to pre-medical and pre-nursing students, while also advising them on their career paths. As a result of the success of the program, Craig has been sent to Japan to help implement a similar program at the Fukuoka Institute of Technology. In his spare time Craig enjoys reading, listening to music, dancing, exercising, volunteering at hospitals, and learning new languages.
Danielle
Danielle is a junior at UC Berkeley, where she is majoring in Bioengineering. She is a recipient of the Regents' and Chancellor's Scholarship that is awarded to the top incoming students at Berkeley, and she is currently maintaining a 3.429 GPA. She was a valedictorian of Livermore High School, where she took and excelled in many challenging Honors and AP classes. Her SAT scores were in the top 98th percentile, and she looks forward to helping other students do well as she knows how important the SAT tests are for college applications. She has some previous tutoring experience from high school, which she found very rewarding. Danielle is a cheerful and enthusiastic person who loves reading, dance, yoga, and ice cream, and she is very excited to meet new students!
Jeremy
Jeremy earned his BS in Cognitive Science from the University of Westminster in London, UK, graduating with First Class Honours (the highest degree classification in the UK). He earned 5's on the AP Computer Science A and Computer Science AB tests, scored in the 99th percentile on the ACT, and has since scored in the 98th percentile in the GRE verbal section and earned a perfect score in the GRE quantitative section. While attending university in England, he hosted a weekly radio show, was the deputy editor of the university's newspaper, and helped host an international linguistics conference. Jeremy is an avid fan of music and plays both guitar and drums. He is currently preparing for a PhD in Computational Neuroscience and hopes to ultimately become a college professor.
Maria Teresa
Maria Teresa graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Latin American Studies. She also holds a Master's degree from the University of London in Economics. Prior to Mount Holyoke, she graduated from The Ethel Walker School, a private college preparatory school in Connecticut. Maria Teresa currently works as an economist at a litigation consulting firm, assisting in writing testimony on various economic issues. She is also fluent in Spanish. In her free time she enjoys hiking, swimming, spending time with her son and in the past, working as a soccer coach with children of all ages.
Nick
Nick graduated with honors from UC Berkeley receiving a Bachelors Degree in Economics. Since he was a junior in high school, Nick has tutored students of all ages and subjects. He is currently working for a firm specializing in consulting for small businesses, where he enjoys using his acquired analytical skills from his economics studies to solve the challenging real world problems faced by small businesses. Nick has SAT scores in the 99th percentile and is a motivated, patient, and passionate tutor who enjoys helping students achieve their greatest potential.
Ray
Ray is a 2006 graduate of U.C. San Diego with a degree in Visual Arts, Art History & Criticism. He achieved Provosts Honors and was an active member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. For 3 years he worked with a national test prep corporation and was employed at LLNL's Technical Information Department. Ray is also a graduate of Granada High School in Livermore, where he served as a lifetime member of the California Scholastic Association and received excellent scores in his SAT and SAT subject tests. He received an AP Scholar with Honors award for his accomplishment on numerous AP exams and was the recipient of the Granada Booster's Scholarship for achievement in Writing. Currently he is working to obtain a teaching credential to further his interest in the educational field.
Sara E
Sara is a recent graduate of UC Berkeley where she studied Integrative Biology and Public Health. In High School, she graduated with a 4.5 GPA and was an AP Scholar with Distinction. She took 12 AP courses and maintained leadership positions in various organizations including National Honor Society, Science Olympiad, and Jr LARCS Club. Sara scored in the 98th percentile on the SAT I, and received scores of 800 and 780 on the SAT II Biology and Mathematics subject tests, respectively. At UC Berkeley she excelled in her studies while pursuing opportunities in international healthcare. Sara eventually plans on getting her M.D./MPH and working abroad for the World Health Organization. When she isn't busy with school and work, Sara likes listening to music, hanging out with friends, and watching basketball.
Sara K
Sara is currently attending Diablo Valley College and plans to transfer to a 4-year institution to earn a degree in Molecular Biology. She graduated from Foothill High School in 2009 where she received the AP Scholar with Distinction Award for her performance in several AP classes. After graduating college, she looks forward to following her passion for medicine by pursuing a career in health care and research. In her free time, Sara enjoys taking part in a cultural dance team, listening to all types of music, and traveling to new places.
Scott
Scott is a 2009 graduate from the University of Southern California with a degree in Biomedical Engineering. While at USC, Scott was involved a program to help students at an inner-city Los Angeles elementary school get excited about science and engineering. He was also a member of one of USC's oldest and most historic traditions, the Trojan Knights. Scott is also an Eagle Scout and a graduate of Valley Christian High in Dublin, where he graduated near the top of his class and was also a founding member of numerous clubs and programs. Currently, Scott is an editor for Medgadget, a popular internet journal of the latest medical technologies, and hopes to one day start his own medical device company. In his free time, Scott enjoys traveling, serving at his church, keeping current on the latest in consumer technology, and proudly cheering on the USC Trojans.
Tiffany
Tiffany is a recent graduate from Stanford University, where she majored in Biology and plans to attend medical school in the near future. She graduated from Orange Lutheran High School with a 4.5 GPA and was valedictorian of her class. In college she gained extensive tutoring experience through a nonprofit organization called East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring. During her free time, Tiffany loves being active. She plays basketball and works at the horse racetrack as an exercise rider when she has the time. She also balances her time to volunteer much of her weekends at Pacific Free Clinic in San Jose.
Tim S
Tim is a graduate of Amador Valley High School where he took numerous honors and AP classes in math, science, English and social studies. He is also well acquainted with the Spanish program and is competent to tutor up to level 3. Tim has enjoyed being thoroughly engaged in the band program at Amador Valley High School and now passes on his expertise by giving private drum lessons. Tim is friendly, kind, and willing to do his best to provide assistance!
Trenton
Trenton is currently studying Molecular Environmental Biology and Environmental Economics at UC Berkeley. He has a passion for environmental conservation and has worked with sea turtle protection in Costa Rica. Trenton currently works at a microbiology lab to develop more sustainable energy and hopes to explore this field as a possible career. Trenton graduated valedictorian of his high school and scored in the 95th percentile on the SAT. He speaks Spanish and German fluently and is passionate about meeting people and using his experience tutoring to help future college students achieve their academic goals.
Vaidahi
Vaidahi recently graduated from UC Irvine and received her BS in Biological Sciences. She was a member of the prestigious Order of Omega honor society throughout her undergraduate years. Furthermore, she was actively involved in a research project that was presented both at the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program at UC Irvine as well as the National Pediatric Conference, PAS, held in Denver Colorado. Vaidahi eventually plans on attending medical school to become a pediatrician. She ranked in the 97th percentile for her ACT composite score and she received the AP Scholar with Distinction award from the Collegeboard due to her success on her AP exams. Vaidahi is a very patient and hardworking person who strives to make learning fun.
Vladimir
Vladimir is a graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley, where he is working towards a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering with an emphasis on laser-driven Inertial confinement fusion. As part of his studies he works at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the fields of laser and plasma physics. Vladimir holds a B.S. in Physics from UC Berkeley. As an undergraduate he has done experimental ultra low temperature physics. During his college career Vladimir taught, tutored and graded college level math and science courses. Now he wants to use his expertise to help more students completely understand their material. Vladimir likes to cook, hike and play music in his off hours. Upon completion of his Ph.D., Vladimir hopes to become a staff scientist at one of the national labs.