Susan Buhr
Location: South London
I predominantly teach:
Application Essays, College choice
I also teach:
Application process, SATI Critical Reading, SATI General, SATI Writing, SATII Latin
Experience
Whilst at Bowdoin I worked formally as a Latin tutor for local high school students and informally reading essays for friends (for whatever reason a lot of my friends applying to medical school decided I was the best person for the job). I also spent two summers working at the Center for Talented Youth summer programme at Johns Hopkins University as a Teaching Assistant for the Etymologies course. More recently I do quite a lot of formal and informal training of volunteers in the museums I work in, and in previous museum posts I've been responsible for schools education programming.
Biography
Originally from New Jersey and then the Boston area, my family moved to London when I was 16. I attended the American School in London for my final two years of high school before attending Bowdoin College in Maine, where I majored in Classics. After graduating in 2004 I attended Cambridge for a second BA in Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic. I have been working in museums since 2006 with an emphasis on collections care and social history.
Personal Approach
The SATs are like all other exams; some people find them intuitive and easy to master, while others - no matter how clever or academically gifted otherwise - struggle because the format seems unusual and difficult. Tutoring is about giving people confidence and the tools to tackle areas they have difficulty with, while reinforcing their individual skills and strengths. Meanwhile, US college admissions can seem like an impossible hill to climb if you are unfamiliar with the range and depth of choice. Guiding people through the process is all about helping people understand the full range of options and selecting the right areas to focus on.