Tutoring + college application coaching

Clear thinking.
Confident students.

Thoughtful, one-on-one coaching for the Digital SAT, STEM coursework, college essays, and interviews.Online or in the Woodland Hills area.

1550Digital SAT
Duke + UFBiomedical Engineering
10+ yearsTeaching complex ideas

Patient enough to listen.

Technical enough to go deep.

Practical enough to make it click.

Ways to work together

Support for the moments that matter.

Coaching that focuses on who you are and what you’re about.

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College applications

Essays + interviews

Your application should sound like you. I will never write a sentence of your essay. I will help you uncover the story, strengthen the structure, and revise with purpose. For interviews, we will practice speaking with calm, genuine confidence.

  • Personal statement development
  • Supplemental essay feedback
  • Mock interviews and coaching
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Subject tutoring

STEM + AP courses

Concept-first tutoring that turns difficult material into a sequence of manageable ideas. We find exactly where understanding breaks down, then rebuild from there, so the next hard problem is easier.

  • Algebra through Calculus and Statistics
  • Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
  • AP Literature, European and U.S. History

How coaching works

Rigorous doesn’t have to feel intimidating.

Students learn best when they understand why a strategy works and feel safe enough to ask questions.

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    Start with the student

    We identify the goal, current habits, and the specific places confidence breaks down.

  2. 02

    Make a focused plan

    Each session has a clear purpose, with strategies tailored to how the student thinks.

  3. 03

    Build independent skill

    Practice turns insight into repeatable habits students can use long after our work ends.

Meet your coach

Hi, I’m RJ.

I’ve spent my career translating complex ideas for people with very different levels of experience.

At Duke, I taught undergraduate language courses for three years. At Medtronic, I spent roughly a decade training physicians and nurses in high-stakes clinical settings. Today, I bring that same clarity, patience, and adaptability to students.

I hold a B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke and an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Florida. I earned 5s on eight AP exams and a 1550 on the Digital SAT.

Duke B.S.E.UF M.S.8 AP scores of 5

A good first step

Let’s talk about what would help.

Share what the student is working toward, where they feel stuck, and what a win would look like.

Book a free intro Online worldwide · In person near Woodland Hills, CA