US Exams, US Admissions, English, Art History, French
Educated in Manhattan, at Choate Rosemary Hall and at Vanderbilt, with an MA with Distinction from the Courtauld, Cecilia has helped students reach the 99th percentile and win places at their top-choice US schools.
Cecilia grew up in Manhattan, attending Convent of the Sacred Heart and then Choate Rosemary Hall, where she scored 35 out of 36 on the ACT and 5s in AP Art History, French, English Literature and European History. She double-majored in Art History and French at Vanderbilt University, studied German at Middlebury College’s immersive summer programme, and earned an MA in the History of Art with Distinction from the Courtauld Institute of Art. She went on to work as Project Curator for an MIT-affiliated online journal on art and migration and as a research assistant to Performa director RoseLee Goldberg.
Cecilia specialises in US entrance and AP exams, and several of her students have scored in the 99th percentile and gone on to their first-choice schools and universities. She was a peer tutor through high school and university, taking one French student at Choate from a D to a B+. As a docent at the Rubin Museum, she led tours for visitors of all ages and abilities using a question-led method that shapes her tutoring.
Cecilia aims to build confidence and minimise anxiety in a structured, supportive environment. She tailors lessons to each student’s strengths and learning style and guides them through concepts without simply giving answers. For the ISEE, SSAT, SAT and ACT she demystifies the test, teaching question types, time management and elimination strategies, and makes the admissions process as smooth as possible for students and parents.
