Sean Fredricks (Founder)
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 one of the leading test prep companies in the world before taking a hiatus and starting 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.
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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
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English
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French
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
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English
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French
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Spanish
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Yiddish (Conversational)
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Korean (Conversational)
Jordan Roe
(Tutor)
Bio
Jordan is earning 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 competes with Harvard’s Varsity Women’s Rugby team, winning the national title her first year.​ She has been listed twice for the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) All-Academic award.
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)
Harvard University
September 2019 - June 2024 (expected)
A.B. (in progress), English and Folklore & Mythology
Languages
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English
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Spanish
Fernando Guimaraes
(Tutor)
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
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English
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Portuguese
Alex Levene
(Tutor)
Bio
After graduating from Collegiate School in New York City, Alex studied Comparative Literature at Columbia University, specializing in languages (Spanish, Latin, Ancient Greek, and Sanskrit) and graduating Magna Cum Laude.
Alex has been tutoring since early high school, when he first volunteered and mentored at Harlem Village Academy as a tutor in math, science, social studies and reading/writing. At Columbia, Alex took on private students while also participating in tutoring programs designed to prepare previously incarcerated individuals to reenter the workforce. Before joining Educational Consultants, Alex provided tutoring and college advising services to students at some of New York’s most competitive and prestigious high schools. He specializes in writing, research, and languages and has experience tutoring students with a wide range of neuro-divergent needs
As a former student of Sean’s, Alex and his academic record serve as proof of EC’s lucid and effective method, which teaches students not only how to excel in specific subjects but also how to become autodidacts. EC’s tools have served Alex throughout his education and continue to serve his students.
Education
Collegiate School
September 2014 - May 2018
Cum Laude
AP Scholar (2018)
Columbia University
September 2018 - May 2022
B.A., Comparative Literature
Magna Cum Laude
Languages
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English
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Spanish
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Latin (literature)
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Ancient Greek (literature)
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
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English
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French
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
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English