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"Sarajane tutored my son for the October 2015 ACT. He was enrolled in [Redacted] Prep all summer and seemed to be stuck in a score rut in the 30-31 range. Sarajane stepped in to push him into the next range and he achieve a composite score of 33! She was very well organized, attentive to his particular needs and extremely personable. We plan to engage her again for SAT subject tests and overall college application planning. We are lucky to have found her!!"
-Michael S., Parent, Pilgrim School
"I'm Journey, a Junior in high school, and my time with Sarajane studying for the ACT helped me reach higher than I was able to in a classroom setting. Her ability to identify my weak points and fortify them in a simple yet effective way proved most helpful in improving my math and science scores. Sarajane has been my literal saving grace in studying for the ACT, pushing me above and beyond my original abilities and being the main reason why I scored a 33 in September. Sarajane is an able and astute tutor whom I hope to continue to work with in the face of any future challenges that may come my way in my high school career."
-Journey S., Student, Pilgrim School
-Journey S., Student, Pilgrim School
"We chose Sarajane to tutor our daughter after meeting her and discussing her educational background and method of engaging with our daughter. On these points I found Sarajane well suited to tutor our daughter in Math studies as well as Engineering. After choosing an agreeable meeting schedule, Sarajane was always on time and prepared to work with each lesson plan, often working out the plan for the day via text so that both, Sarajane and our daughter could get the most out of the session time together. Sarajane was flexible with the schedule and able to change some of the meetings to coincide with a test.
We have seen improvement with test scores which I am sure are a direct result of Sarajane's ability and professionalism. We will continue to have Sarajane tutor our daughter in the coming school year and highly recommend her service to anyone looking for their child's educational challenges to improve."
- Dodd H., Parent, Santa Monica High School
We have seen improvement with test scores which I am sure are a direct result of Sarajane's ability and professionalism. We will continue to have Sarajane tutor our daughter in the coming school year and highly recommend her service to anyone looking for their child's educational challenges to improve."
- Dodd H., Parent, Santa Monica High School
Sarajane has tutored my kids (currently in 3rd and 6th grade) for the past two years in various areas of study, including math, reading/writing and ISEE prep. In every case, she has come well-prepared, with innovative ways to teach the material. For example, when I asked her to help my 3rd grader with reading aloud, she found some reader's theater passages to make reading fun and engaging. My child loved it! She always comes prepared with a well thought out, customized study plan and related study guides, designed to make each lesson as effective as possible. Thanks to her help and support, my 6th grader has blossomed into a confident math student. She also helped my 6th grader raise her ISEE scores substantially. She is always professional, on time and well-prepared. What can I say, Sarajane rocks our world and I recommend her without reservation!"
-Leila B., Parent, Mirman School/Harvard-Westlake
-Leila B., Parent, Mirman School/Harvard-Westlake
"Sarajane initially tutored our daughter to help prepare her and ease her anxiety for the ISEE. As a result, she was completely confident going into the test and scored very well. Then, when she was feeling a little shaky in middle school we, again, enlisted Sarajane's expertise to help clear up her confusion in a variety of subjects. Sarajane adeptly covers all subjects and our daughter has really enjoyed working with her. She is very patient, encouraging, thorough and capable. She does her best to be accommodating and flexible with working around your schedule. I highly recommend working with Sarajane!"
-Parent, Mirman School/Harvard-Westlake
-Parent, Mirman School/Harvard-Westlake
"Sarajane has tutored two of my children for the ISEE. Both children scored well. Sarajane helped them to stay focused on the material and not to be stressed about the test. I appreciated her calming demeanor in her tutoring style. I highly recommend her for tutoring."
-Sharian S., Parent, St. Paul the Apostle/Harvard-Westlake
-Sharian S., Parent, St. Paul the Apostle/Harvard-Westlake
"Sarajane (SJ) was a tremendous help in preparing our daughter for the ISEE and HSPT tests. We know that statistically, preparation isn't supposed to make a difference. However, as time went by her practice scores, speed and confidence improved all the way up until the test days thanks to the help from SJ. We also had the bad luck of our daughter placing into an advanced algebra class and the teacher leaving midway through the year for maternity leave. The substitute wasn't great so we had SJ help with math through the rest of the year and our daughter got an A. We were very pleased with SJ and highly recommend her."
-Kevin C., Parent, St. Paul the Apostle/Notre Dame HS
-Kevin C., Parent, St. Paul the Apostle/Notre Dame HS
"I'm Stella, I'm a senior, and I've been working with Sarajane since I was a freshman. She's worked with me on Geometry, Algebra II and the ACT. Sarajane has been amazing. Since I started working with her my grades improved quite a bit. She was especially patient when explaining, often trying various angles until I had actually understood. She also made studying math and standardized testing a little more fun. She's always cheery and calm and I consider her to be more than just a tutor but a very important adult in my life."
-Stella M., Student, Santa Monica High School
-Stella M., Student, Santa Monica High School
"My name is Anthony and I'm in grade 7. Sarajane has helped me a lot with my algebra because I'm moving to a different country and skipping a grade. Her lessons are amazing and I learned a lot. With her I am confident I will excel at math in my new school."
-Anthony R., Student
-Anthony R., Student