Jimmy

Jimmy has worked with students in classrooms and one-on-one for over a decade, focusing on college admission exam preparation ever since graduating magna cum laude from Chapman University, where he was awarded the school’s highest academic scholarship. Jimmy’s own high school career included perfect scores on the AP Language, AP Literature, AP US History, and AP Calculus exams.

Jimmy’s students have achieved strong results across the SAT, ACT, and AP exams. One of Jimmy’s SAT students recently improved from 1340 to 1580, and another improved from 1300 to 1550. In the past year, 60% of his SAT students have scored 700+ on each section of the exam. Jimmy’s ACT students have improved as many as 14 points on the Reading section, 13 points on the English section, and 10 points on the Math section. In the past three years, 100% of Jimmy’s AP students have received scores of 3 or higher on their AP exams.

In addition to tutoring, Jimmy is one of ArborBridge’s Instruction Managers, responsible for training and managing other tutors. Furthermore, as one of a small, hand-selected team of ArborBridge Coaches, Jimmy empowers his students to achieve their goals through individualized work in executive functioning, test-taking foundations, and testing mindset strategies.

After working with Jimmy, students have gained acceptance to many of the top 20 universities in the United States, including Ivy League universities. When working with his students, Jimmy emphasizes not only knowledge of the given material but also methods by which students can begin the process of self-evaluation and growth, skills which extend well beyond the test prep domain. An improv performer and stand-up comedian, Jimmy brings enthusiasm and humor to even the most difficult subjects. He strives for sessions that are approachable and memorable and that support students in all facets of their education, even beyond admissions exams. In his free time, Jimmy performs improv comedy, hosts a baseball podcast, and is always game for any trivia contest that might ensue.