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Sean Fredricks (Founder)

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Bio

Sean graduated from New York City's Collegiate School and earned his A.B. from Harvard University, with High Honors in History and Literature. His thesis (“'From the Stage to the State': Theatrical Power and the Creation of Authority in Tudor England") was advised by Pulitzer Prize–winning Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt.

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While at Harvard, Sean continued his passion for theater (having grown up acting in film, TV, and on Broadway and modeling for the Ford Modeling Agency). He directed, produced, and/or acted in 15 productions while in Cambridge, including many at the American Repertory Theater and in the cast of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals.

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After graduation, Sean worked for many years as a private tutor for Advantage Testing, a leading educational services company, before eventually founding Educational Consultants.

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In the past 15 years, Sean has emerged as a preeminent educational adviser, with experience in all aspects of middle-school-, high-school-, college-, and graduate-level curricula (subjects). Personally tutoring over 30 different standardized tests, he specializes in optimizing educational and application strategy, from middle school through graduate school. His work reflects a dedication to the study and cultivation of intelligence, a passion which led him to join the Triple Nine Society.

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Because of his experience working 1-on-1 with hundreds of students from around the world, including those at the top and bottom of the performance range, Sean is able to adapt his teaching style to a very wide range of students and situations.

Education

Collegiate School

September 1991 – June 2003

AP Scholar with Honor (2002)

Captain - Science Olympiad

Harvard University

September 2003 – June 2007

A.B., History and Literature - Early Modern

 

Alice Mary Longfellow Fellowship (2005)

Caroline Isenberg Fellowship (2005)

Languages

  • English

  • French

Amber

Amber Scott
(Tutor)

Bio

Amber began high school at New York City’s The Spence School at age 12, and, at 16, she matriculated at Trinity College in Connecticut. She graduated with Honors in Political Science: International Relations and a minor in Legal Studies.

 

While at Trinity, Amber was a tutor at both the Writing and Math Centers, and she served in leadership positions at her fraternity, St. Anthony Hall, where she is now President of the graduate board, the St. Anthony Trust of Hartford. She also serves as a board member on the St. Anthony Educational Foundation. 

 

Upon graduation, Amber, at 20, became one of the youngest full-time employees of the New York Times. After leaving the Times, she worked for several of New York’s top private tutoring firms before working on her own and then joining Educational Consultants.

 

Amber has worked with students around the world and around the country, including Geoffrey Canada’s Harlem Children’s Zone where she sent the top students of Promise Academy’s first graduating class to college.

Education

The Spence School

September 1997 – June 2001

AP Scholar (2001)

Trinity College

September 2001 – June 2005

B.A., Political Science: International Relations

Minor, Legal Studies

Languages

  • English

  • French

  • Spanish

  • Yiddish (Conversational)

  • Korean (Conversational)

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Jordan Roe
(Tutor)

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Bio

Jordan earned her BA from Harvard University in English and Folklore & Mythology. In high school, she was a tutor for the National Honor Society, completing 10 AP classes and captaining her Varsity Soccer and Rugby teams.

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While at Harvard, Jordan competed with Harvard’s Varsity Women’s Rugby team, winning three national titles. She has been listed twice for the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) All-Academic award.

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Prior to joining Educational Consultants, Jordan worked as a private special education tutor and peer student advisor. She is passionate about helping students with diverse learning needs reach their full potential.

Education

Conestoga High School

September 2015 – May 2019

National Latin Exam - Cum Laude (2018)

AP Scholar (2017)

AP Scholar with Distinction (2018)

AP Scholar with Distinction (2019)

4x NIRA All Academic award winner

Harvard University

September 2019 – June 2024

A.B., Honors in English and Folklore & Mythology

Languages

  • English

  • Latin

  • French

Fernando Guimaraes
(Tutor)

Fernando

Bio

After graduating from New York City's Loyola High School, Fernando earned his BA in Philosophy and History from Brown University, magna cum laude.

 

While at Brown, Fernando worked closely with Professor James Green, Director of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, to launch “Opening the Archives”—an initiative employing newly-declassified US State Department archives to understand the CIA's involvement in Brazil’s 1964 military dictatorship. While an undergraduate, Fernando also partnered with two classmates to launch a successful ginger beer company, Farmer Willie’s.

 

Having been one of Sean’s first students, Fernando has personally experienced the transformative effects of the “EC Way”—a tailored, organized, and supplemental (rather than repetitive) system to accelerate academic development. He has also applied this general approach to his academic volunteer work, such as for East Harlem Tutorial Program and for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston.

Education

Loyola High School

September 2010 – May 2014

High Honors Society

AP Scholar (2014)

Brown University

September 2014 – May 2018

B.A., Philosophy and History

Magna Cum Laude

Dean's Nominee - Rhodes Scholarship

Languages

  • English

  • Portuguese

Sam Seiff

Samantha Seiff
(Tutor)

Bio

Sam graduated from Columbia University with a BA in English. She transferred to Columbia from Yale University.

 

While a first-semester Yale student, Sam studied Shakespeare with Drama School Dean James Bundy. Upon arriving at Columbia, she worked closely with renowned Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro on her interdisciplinary project, “Reading Between The Bar Lines of Sir Duke’s Shakespeare Suite.”

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Sam has always been a passionate mentor, founding a mentorship and tutoring program that was adopted by her high school’s administration. Sam loved tutoring fellow Columbia students in writing. Since graduation, Sam has tutored students of all ages.

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Sam has also studied classical acting at premiere British drama schools RADA, LAMDA, and BADA. Sam presided over Columbia’s a cappella society and her own jazz a cappella group. She has written for a student news publication and acted in The Varsity Show. Sam has also served as Off-Broadway theater SoHo Playhouse’s Press Director. 

Education

The Meadows School

August 2003 – May 2018

Cum Laude Society
AP Scholar with Distinction (2017, 2018)
Student of the Year (2016)
Nevada State Thespian (2018)

Yale University

August 2018 – May 2019

Dean’s List

Columbia University

August 2019 – December 2022

B.A., English

Dean's List

Languages

  • English

  • French

Alexandra P

Alexandra Pipkin
(Tutor)

Bio

Alex graduated as Valedictorian of her high school in 2019 before moving to Cambridge, MA to study at Harvard University. There, she earned her BA in Molecular and Cellular Biology with a secondary focus in History. 

 

While at Harvard, Alex captained the varsity rugby team, worked as a peer advisor, and analyzed data for the Harvard Science of the Human Past Initiative. Her senior thesis “Understanding the Powerhouse of the Cell: Elucidating the Dynamics of Mitochondrial DNA Heteroplasmy in Hypoxia,” completed in the lab of Harvard Medical School Professor Vamsi Mootha, earned departmental honors. 

 

Since graduating in 2023, Alex works for the Infectious Disease division of Massachusetts General Hospital researching how disease states like HIV and colorectal cancer impact gut barrier integrity. She is passionate about science, interdisciplinary research, education, and her dog. Alex has worked with students across all ages and disciplines to foster a love of learning, no matter the subject.

Education

Harford Technical High School

August 2015 – June 2019

Maryland State Scholar (2019)
AP Scholar with Distinction (2019)

Harvard University

September 2019 - May 2023

A.B., Molecular and Cellular Biology

Secondary, History

Cum Laude

Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) Scholar (2020)

Captain, Women's Rugby (2022)

Languages

  • English

Celia H

Celia Heath
(Tutor)

Bio

Celia attended The Dalton School in New York City and studied Literary Arts at Brown University, where she graduated magna cum laude with a 4.0 GPA and Honors.

 

After her graduation in 2022, Celia received a Fulbright Scholarship in Italy, and she is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Italian Literature at the University of Bologna. Celia is also a writer, certified yoga instructor, and former ballerina at SAB, and was the president of Fashion@Brown, the largest student organization on campus.

 

Celia has taught in many capacities throughout her academic journey, including as a Latin Paideia Institute teacher and Mathematics for Economics Teacher's Assistant at Brown. She is dedicated to fostering a love for learning in her students, always seeking to connect with them through their hobbies and interests to make the material engaging and relevant. She believes that academics have the capacity to profoundly shape a student's relationship with themselves and the world, and she considers it a privilege to partake in this sharing of knowledge.

Education

The Dalton School

September 2005 – June 2018

Brown University

September 2018 – May 2022

B.A., Literary Arts

Magna cum Laude with Honor

University of Bologna

September 2023 – May 2025 (expected)

M.A., Italian Literature

Languages

  • English

  • Italian

  • Spanish

  • Latin

  • Greek

Lindsay

Lindsay Maizel
(Tutor)

Bio

Lindsay graduated from Winter Park, Florida’s Trinity Preparatory School and earned her A.B. from Harvard University. She graduated with with High Honors in History in Literature. Her thesis analyzed political campaigns of women running for office in the 1970s. At Harvard, Lindsay served as Film Editor for The Harvard Crimson and was active in the Institute of Politics.

 

After graduating, Lindsay worked at media and tech companies in Manhattan before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her interest in entertainment. She earned her M.F.A. in Writing for Film & Television at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. Lindsay has spent her career developing content and telling stories at companies including Google, Disney, and Amazon. She has tutored students of all ages and is passionate about making students feel comfortable, informed, and secure.

Education

Trinity Preparatory School

September 2001 – June 2005

AP Scholar with Honors (2004)
National Merit Semi-Finalist

Harvard University

September 2005 – May 2009

A.B., History and Literature - American

Magna Cum Laude

University of Southern California

September 2014 – May 2016

M.F.A., Writing for Film & Television

Languages

  • English

Miranda

Miranda Ryshawy
(Tutor)

Bio

After graduating from Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami, FL, Miranda earned a degree in English at Harvard University, specializing in Victorian literature and graduating cum laude. She also completed the full suite of Harvard's pre-medical curriculum and was the Design Editor of The Harvard Advocate, the country’s oldest continuously published college literary magazine.


Miranda has been tutoring since high school, as a volunteer at the Overtown Youth Center specializing in SAT preparation for students of underserved public schools in downtown Miami, after earning a perfect score on her own SAT. While at Harvard, she worked with the Boston public school system to help high school students write essays for their college applications. She has since built experience as a private academic tutor and college admission counselor with an outstanding track record of helping students get into top ranked universities in America and Europe, including several Ivy League acceptances. 

 

Her teaching philosophy centers around cultivating curiosity as the foundation of learning, combining structured guidance with the space for students to develop their own insights. 
 
In addition to her career as a tutor, Miranda has also worked in creative executive roles at William Morris Endeavor, a top global talent agency, and Likely Story, a pre-eminent independent film production company based in New York. Most recently, she served as development executive for the filmmaker William Oldroyd on his upcoming Netflix original series His & Hers. She is based between New York and Barcelona. 

Education

Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart

September 2010 – June 2014

Summa cum laude
IB Diploma Recipient

Harvard University

September 2014 – May 2018

A.B., English (& pre-med)

Cum Laude

Languages

  • English

  • Spanish (Conversational)

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Samantha DePaolo
(Tutor)

Bio

In high school, Sam was a tutor for the National Honor Society and National French Honor Society. She also served as an independent tutor for multiple students in a range of stem topics.

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At Harvard, Sam simultaneously earned her BA in Statistics (Data Science Track) with a secondary in Economics and her MS in Computer Science.

 

Outside of class, she conducted research focused on microchip integration as a part of the Harvard Nano Design Research Group and contributed to projects with the Harvard Undergraduate Clean Energy Group, focusing on assisting startups by enhancing data processing. She also completed a platform engineering internship with a biotech startup start as well as a software developer internship with Amazon.

Since graduating in 2024, Sam works at a top tech firm as a software engineer focusing on backend development and data analytics. She is passionate about coding, math, and helping students break down and tackle complex problems.

Education

Braintree High School

September 2016 - June 2020

AP Scholar with Distinction (2020)

Harvard University

September 2020 - May 2024

A.B., Statistics (Data Science Track)
Secondary, Economics

Harvard University

September 2020 - May 2024

S.M. Computer Science

Languages

  • English

Tali

Tali Finger
(Tutor)

Bio

Tali graduated as Valedictorian from Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School in Miami, Florida, where she was recognized as a Regeneron Science Talent Search Top 40 Finalist and received the Mathematics Silver Knight Award. At Harvard University, she is finishing her double concentration in Physics and Philosophy with honors, along with a secondary focus in European History, Politics, and Societies. Her senior thesis, "Rethinking Standards of Proof through Social Epistemology and Thermodynamics," reflects her interdisciplinary approach to complex problems.

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During her time at Harvard, Tali actively engaged in research, from conducting three-dimensional simulations of a symbiotic binary star system at the University of Miami to exploring the philosophy of time under Dr. Jacob Barandes. She also taught scuba diving as an SDI Instructor, offering instruction at MIT and the Boston Sports Institute. 

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Tali has been tutoring since high school, working with students on everything from SAT and ACT prep to more advanced subjects in math and physics. In fall 2025, Tali will be attending Columbia Law School.

Education

Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School

August 2019 - June 2021

AP Scholar with Distinction (2019)

AP Scholar with Distinction (2020)

National AP Scholar (2020)

National Hispanic Merit Scholar (2020)

Harvard University

September 2021 - May 2025

A.B., Physics and Philosophy (Honors)
Secondary, European History, Politics, and Societies

Columbia Law School

September 2025 - June 2028 (expected)

Languages

  • English 

  • Portuguese (Fluent) 

  • Spanish (Conversational) 

  • Hebrew (Basic-Intermediate) 

Gabe

Gabe Brady
(Tutor)

Bio

Gabriel graduated from Gonzaga College High School and earned his A.B. in Economics at Harvard University, along with a secondary in music.

 

While at Harvard, Gabriel served as a Staff Writer and Application Director for the Harvard Lampoon, the nation’s oldest continuously published collegiate humor magazine. In 2023, Gabriel signed a record contract with Tonal Union, the critically-acclaimed ambient indie record label, with his debut vinyl release achieving inclusion on NPR’s “Best New Music” list.

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Gabriel worked throughout college as a private tutor in college admissions counseling, and he enjoys helping students of all ages to accomplish their academic and personal goals. In his free time, he loves reading, playing the piano, and watching classic films. 
 

Education

Gonzaga College High School

September 2017 – June 2021

AP Scholar (2021)

Harvard University

August 2021 – May 2025

A.B., Economics
Secondary, Music

Languages

  • English

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