‘Very effective and patient’
–J. K., a Hillview Middle-School parent; Menlo Park, CA
Clark tutored my son in Algebra 1 last year. He is very pleasant to work with. Prior to the first lesson, he requested information about the class, homework and textbook used in the class. At his request, I scanned and sent him a copy of my son's homework assignments which he reviewed before the lesson. In every session, he would over a practice test or a homeowork assignment with my son and quickly assess his strengths and weaknesses. He would then talk my son through the problems he had difficulty with and then made up similar problems for him to solve. He was very effective and patient
‘Won’t hesistate to refer his service’
–F. Y., a Palo Alto High School parent; Palo Alto, CA
We are very thankful that our son found you as a Biology Tutor. With your help, he stayed focused on the AP biology course, a challenging course for him. He did well - not only he got an A in the class, he also score 5 in the AP test. I won't hesitate to refer your service to any interested parents/students.
‘A great MCAT tutor; very capable’
–A. S., a Harvard University graduate; Los Altos Hills, CA
I’m rising senior and a biology major at Harvard. I met with Clark not long before my Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) exam to go over a dozen topics that I needed help with. In two sessions, Clark was able to review topics in MCAT general and organic chemistry with me, including thermodyanmics, acids and bases, electrochemistry, substitutions and eliminations, reactions with alkenes and aromatic compounds, ractions with carbonyls, IR and NMR spectroscopy, separations, and biomolecules. We also did problems from AAMC practice tests and the Examkrackers MCAT books. Clark was extremely knowledgeable about general and organic chemistry and the MCAT, clear, patient, and efficient. He was also prepared and had helpful notes on some of the topics, which he shared with me. I strongly recommend Clark as a MCAT tutor.
‘Very knowledgeable, clear, prepared, and patient’
–C. H., a University of the Pacific Student; Saratoga, CA
I had Clark as a summer tutor for organic chemistry to preview for my organic chemistry course next year. Over 8 sessions, Clark was able to teach me many of the concepts I’ll be seeing next year in organic chemistry and go over some test problems with me as well. Clark was extremely knowledgeable about organic chemistry, very clear, and patient. He was also prepared, and he knew how to teach the subject in a way that helped me understand. I strongly recommend him if you’d like help for organic chemistry.
'Having a tutor like Clark can make a world of difference’
–C. P., a Wellesley College graduate (who improved from a 8 or 50th percentile on the MCAT physical science section to a 12 or 95th percentile); Woodside, CA
I am a recent Wellesley College graduate who was looking for a tutor to tighten up my physical science section on the MCAT.
The first time I met with Clark, I was impressed that he took time to understand my strengths and weaknesses before delving into subjects I wanted to work on. He asked me questions about subjects I thought I knew well only to find room for improvement. During our meetings, he focused on how I learn and pushed me to understand details I previously neglected. He had the intuition to know whether I truly understood the material. Most importantly, he pushed to see if I had the knowledge required to answer MCAT style questions. His quizzing ensured that I could quickly answer questions I struggled with in the past.
Not only was Clark well-tuned to the MCAT and the details one must know to get a good score, but he had numerous resources that were extremely helpful. He has very extensive and very helpful notes on practically every subject in physics and chemistry. These notes were of particular use when I was out of town working an internship in Chicago. While I was out of town, I still wanted to work with Clark. He was flexible and agreed to tutor me over Skype. We used google documents to draw diagrams in order to discuss problems.
After working with Clark for two months, I already sense an improvement, not only in how much I understand the material we have reviewed, but also on the way I approach the typical MCAT-type problem. When I recently took the MCAT, I felt prepared. I cannot stress how important it is to feel prepared on your test day. Having a tutor like Clark can make a world of difference when you sit down to take the test and you realize you know the answers to the questions you are being tested on.