English, History, & College Prep Tutoring
If you often feel like you don’t know what to write next, are unsure why your teacher wants five paragraphs when you could make your point in five sentences, or find yourself leaning into Grammarly or ChatGPT for help, you have something in common with most of my students!
Together, we’ll uncover the hidden structure of the humanities with my logic-based systematic method for essay writing, grammar, and text analysis.
I’m Kate, an educator with eleven years of experience in teaching K-12 & college humanities subjects. I hold an MA in Anthropology and have recently served as an administrator at a local college preparatory school, building bespoke plans for college-bound students. I’ve also tutored high-achieving students in the Greater Seattle area & Bay Area for five years.
My students have gone on to attend Ivy Leagues, UC schools, and top programs in Computer Science, Engineering, and the Pre-Medical track like MIT, Georgia Tech, Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins, and University of Washington, as well as a variety of specialized programs in other fields. No matter what your dream is, we can work together to get you there!
See my class information and rates under the Classes tab.
Testimonials
"You have been super helpful and really understood what I needed. [Your class] is personalized, and improved my score by at least 200 points on the SAT."
- M., Pre-Med @ Baylor University
"Thank you so much for being so supportive and helpful through my college application process, I really appreciate it!"
- A., Engineering @ University of Washington
"Thank you for all of your support of [E.P.] over the past couple of years. You have been a stabilizing force for her, probably more than you know."
- J., parent
"I got in! Thank you so much for all your help. I absolutely could not have done this without you :) You have been super helpful and really understood what I needed."
- M., University of Texas @ Austin
"This class has tremendously helped me in my SAT progression and I have drastically improved in my test taking abilities. The environment is very welcoming and it has really fostered me to have a very positive mindset on my SAT preparation."
- L., Physics @ Washington University of St. Louis
"The best thing is it is completely personalized so it helps you with all your needs. From SAT prep to helping with school subjects, you were really nice and super helpful."
- C., high school senior
"You helped me get more confident with my SAT and school, and you’re extremely friendly and understanding."
- R., high school junior
"I’ve improved my LASS [Language Arts & Social Studies] scores so much after studying with you for about a year. I feel more confident than before!"
- A., high school sophomore
"Thanks for narrowing [my essay] down so much. It is harder to delete stuff when I am the one who wrote it since I would like every part of what I wrote; having an outside perspective definitely helps."
- R., Computer Science @ Gonzaga
"Thanks for helping with making my speech as clear and memorable as possible."
- A., Business @ Chapman University
"I feel as if I have really improved on my SAT skills."
- N., Mathematics & Computer Science @ UC San Diego
"You’ve been so helpful! I’ll miss you a lot and I hope to see you again sometime! Thank you so much, Ms. Kate!"
- R., high school senior
"Great class to help you if you struggle."
- E., Computer Engineering @ University of Washington
"Thank you so much for all your hard work! I really appreciated having your kind and warm presence [on our team]."
- D., fellow tutor
"I learned a lot!"
- E., Software Engineer @ Amazon
"I wanted to say thank you again for everything you did for J. Take care!"
- D., parent
"Thanks for your kind help!"
- S., parent
"You have been super helpful and really understood what I needed. [Your class] is personalized, and improved my score by at least 200 points on the SAT."
- M., Pre-Med @ Baylor University
"Thank you so much for being so supportive and helpful through my college application process, I really appreciate it!"
- A., Engineering @ University of Washington
"Thank you for all of your support of [E.P.] over the past couple of years. You have been a stabilizing force for her, probably more than you know."
- J., parent
"I got in! Thank you so much for all your help. I absolutely could not have done this without you :) You have been super helpful and really understood what I needed."
- M., University of Texas @ Austin
"This class has tremendously helped me in my SAT progression and I have drastically improved in my test taking abilities. The environment is very welcoming and it has really fostered me to have a very positive mindset on my SAT preparation."
- L., Physics @ Washington University of St. Louis
"The best thing is it is completely personalized so it helps you with all your needs. From SAT prep to helping with school subjects, you were really nice and super helpful."
- C., high school senior
"You helped me get more confident with my SAT and school, and you’re extremely friendly and understanding."
- R., high school junior
"I’ve improved my LASS [Language Arts & Social Studies] scores so much after studying with you for about a year. I feel more confident than before!"
- A., high school sophomore
"Thanks for narrowing [my essay] down so much. It is harder to delete stuff when I am the one who wrote it since I would like every part of what I wrote; having an outside perspective definitely helps."
- R., Computer Science @ Gonzaga
"Thanks for helping with making my speech as clear and memorable as possible."
- A., Business @ Chapman University
"I feel as if I have really improved on my SAT skills."
- N., Mathematics & Computer Science @ UC San Diego
"You’ve been so helpful! I’ll miss you a lot and I hope to see you again sometime! Thank you so much, Ms. Kate!"
- R., high school senior
"Great class to help you if you struggle."
- E., Computer Engineering @ University of Washington
"Thank you so much for all your hard work! I really appreciated having your kind and warm presence [on our team]."
- D., fellow tutor
"I learned a lot!"
- E., Software Engineer @ Amazon
"I wanted to say thank you again for everything you did for J. Take care!"
- D., parent
"Thanks for your kind help!"
- S., parent
