ACT/SAT Prep

Geoffrey Caveney is a Yale University graduate and a tutor with 10 years experience of proven success in helping young people achieve their goals and exceed their expectations. Whether he is tutoring trigonometry, coaching a high school chess team, or teaching after-school classes, Geoffrey knows how to relate to young people and explain concepts in a way they can understand. Geoffrey's positive approach and ability to create a fun learning atmosphere are key to helping his students achieve success and meet and exceed their goals. He knows how to bring out the best results in his students with an approach that never stresses them out. Geoffrey has earned the respect and admiration of all the schools, foundations, students and parents with whom he has worked, from Harlem Children's Zone to Northside College Prep High School.

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Amazing, Caring Instructor!
I thought Geoff was amazing. He was one of the best who cared, was fun to talk to, and was always concerned about my work.

Instructor knows the SAT.
Geoff knew what he was doing and pointed out mistakes that I made while I was completing the SAT practice tests... pointing out these obscure mistakes that I would have never figured out on my own really helped improve my overall SAT score.

His methods of teaching were very effective 
When I took my first SAT practice test, I was very disappointed with the results so I decided to study with a tutor. Fortunately, Mr. Caveney was my SAT tutor. His methods of teaching were very effective and he taught me approaches that I would have never thought of....When I first started studying, I never thought I would get a score of 1800. With Mr. Caveney's diligience, I got a 2030. Words cannot describe the elation that I felt when I saw my score. 

After receiving her degree in Physiology from the University of Washington, Erika took what she thought would be a short-term position teaching at a private tutoring academy while she finished her grad school applications. Several years and many score reports later, she was directing the academy, developing all new curricula for a wealth of standardized tests, and loving every minute of it. When an opportunity arose to write test content for an edtech company in Boston, Massachusetts, she bade the Pacific Northwest farewell and took a harrowing cross-country plane ride with her two very unhappy cats (for concerned readers, they have since forgiven her).
 
Since arriving in the Northeast, Erika has contributed to writing and editing thousands of GMAT and GRE questions and explanations, hundreds of lessons, and a growing number of instructional YouTube videos. She uses her experience being a testmaker to teach her students how to truly think like one — a process that not only yields impressive score improvements, but also empowers students to develop long-lasting critical thinking habits.
 
In her spare time, Erika enjoys making the most of her tiny kitchen and scoping out new taco joints. She still hasn’t finished a single grad school application, but at this point, she’d much rather help you with yours!

As the adage goes, “practice doesn’t make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.” Hailey Cusimano has had the opportunity to apply this (and many other cliché sayings) to both the sports and standardized test world, ensuring her students are applying the necessary strategies to make their preparation effective and efficient. Hailey emphasizes a strategy-driven approach to test preparation, centered on the idea that every student’s learning style is different. With this approach, she has been able to coach hundreds of students around the world to success on the GMAT and SAT with study techniques, strategies, and content reinforcement processes that build critical-thinking skills and allow students to tackle even the toughest questions the test has to offer. When Hailey is not making a difference in her students’ studies, she can often be found making a difference in the nonprofit world – helping orphaned and abandoned wildlife at one of the animal sanctuaries or refuges she volunteers her time with as she works toward a nonprofit of her own.  

Real reviews

I cannot thank Hailey enough
After a terrible night of sleep in anticipation of my second go at the GMAT, I scored a 720!  I cannot thank Hailey enough for her patience, guidance, support, instruction, and advice.  There's a zero chance I could have achieved this score without her.

Hailey was a fantastic tutor.
She has an extremely high level of expertise in GMAT math and was able to explain many of the problems in multiple ways until I really understood the concepts. I improved my Quant score by 9 points (38 to 47) and got a 730 overall (47 Q 44V). Could not have gotten my Quant in order nearly as fast or nearly as efficiently without Hailey's help.

The best tutor I've ever had
Hailey Cusimano from Veritas was the best tutor I've ever worked with! She was truly an encyclopedia and knew the answer to every question I asked her. Her knowledge of GMAT quant and verbal were unmatched and she has a talent for explaining problems in a way that is easy to understand. In additional to this, she was always enthusiastic and encouraging!

Anne received her B.S. in Biology with a minor in Communications from University of Alaska Southeast. She went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from Alaska Pacific University, where she studied octopus behavior. A lifelong learner, Anne is earning a second Master’s degree in Analytics from Georgia Institute of Technology.  In addition to being chronically curious, Anne has always had a love for sharing knowledge with others. This lead to her to academical tutoring, and eventually standardized test preparation. Anne has a passion for math and science that engages all levels of student.  As a tutor, Anne has a talent for breaking tricky problems down to their elements. Anne believes that tutoring should be a dialog and that the “why” is just as important as the “what”.

Clara Monk was born in Berkeley, California and now attends Columbia University as an Economics major with a special concentration in Education Studies. Clara attended Berkeley High School and Berkeley Independent Study, where she graduated after her junior year with a 4.0 GPA and the Mayor’s Award for Leadership. She found her love for tutoring and teaching in high school as an intern at Berkeley Independent Study, and continues to teach SAT prep classes and tutor private clients in SAT prep, English, and Mathematics. Clara started dancing when she was young and continues to pursue ballet alongside her academics; she is currently the Artistic Director of the Columbia University Ballet Ensemble.

Rita grew up in the countryside of Northern California, where she spent a childhood exploring old redwood forests and reading beneath California oak trees. As she grew older, her adventurous nature took hold, and she began to backpack all over the world, learning Portuguese and Spanish and working as a teacher in low-income communities in North and South America. Her passion for education intensified during her four years in college, culminating in a three-month trip to Somalia to research women's health and education.

She recently graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in Science, Technology, and International Relations, and she is enjoying decompressing after a decade and a half defined primarily by academic institutions. She still loves reading, and has become very invested in writing both fictional short-stories and non-fiction essays. She keeps long lists of new words she encounters when reading - which comes in handy when teaching the Reading and Writing portions of the SAT and ACT - and she is determined to impart that habit on all of her students.

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I would strongly recommend her to other students.
Rita was absolutely amazing. She really cared about how we were doing and did everything she could do to help us with the SAT. She also made the class very interesting. I would strongly recommend her to other students.


Rita is a very helpful and caring teacher.
Rita is a very helpfull and caring teacher . Her teaching style is very good and helps in understanding the material and helped improve my score .