
Alex H.
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College Admission Expert | CEO of Holt Tutors | 100+ Students | Ivy League
Studied at University of Pennsylvania

Works at Holt Tutors
Available tomorrow at 3:00 PM UTC
Usually responds within 20 hours
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Alex's Coaching Offerings

Get Into Your Dream College — Complete Package
Expert help on your applications, including essays, activities, and more
Starting at $4,00020h+ of coaching

Common App + FREE BYU Application and Essay Guidance
Expert help on the Common App + FREE BYU essays and application support
$2,75015h–25h of coaching

Write Powerful College Essays
Expert help to brainstorm, draft, and polish winning college essays
Starting at $2615h+ of coaching
Custom hourly · $55/hr
Get help with Financial Aid & Scholarships, Editing, and .
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Alex’s College Qualifications
Coaches professionally
100+ people coached for College
Getting into a good college is more competitive than ever. It's also more expensive than ever. When I work with my students on their admissions statement, their list of dream and target schools, and their resumes and supplementals, I aim to give them realistic answers based on my experience and knowledge in the field, without leading them on or creating make-work. The goal is to have them on their way after no more than five sessions. Some of my expertise comes from collaborating with Rainbow EDU, known for serving high-end Los Angeles clients. I have worked with those clients and collaborated with the CEO of Rainbow on informational interviews for Forbes. I have been interviewed, alongside that CEO, by the New York Post with regard to financial aid, DEI and admissions. One of the greatest feelings I get is hearing admissions stories from clients!
Alex can help with:
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Editing
Recommendations
Interviews
Waitlist Strategy
School Selection
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
Alex also coaches for SAT, GRE, ACT, AP Exams, and MBA. View all.
About Alex
I've been in love with standardized tests since I saw my first Scantron! I scored in the 95th percentile in high school and was admitted to the University of Pennsylvania. I studied Economics there. I also studied in London, at the LSE, and in LA, at LMU and USC, from where I where I hold my Economics Master's. Economics is the subject I teach most besides the 1000s of test prep clients I've tutored over the past 10 years, at my own shop, and with two LA boutiques, plus the mainstay Kaplan. I've mastered the ACT and SAT, as well as the GRE and the LSAT.
Why do I coach?
Whether you call it coaching or mentoring or even tutoring, the master-acolyte relationship is central to my life. I treat many of my personal relationships that way, using them as opportunities to become smarter and richer. I look to my parents as coaches, as well as former employers or bosses and friends as mentors. With the wealth of experience, 1000s of clients, 1000000s of hours, I will be able to instill the confidence that you seek while challenging you in order to reach your goal.
Work Experience

Teacher
Soaring Communications
January 2025 - Present
* Improve literacy of "left-behind" students

CEO
Holt Tutors
September 2017 - Present
Holt Tutors offers test prep in ACT/SAT, GRE/LSAT; essay writing and essay polishing; personal statements; and academic tutoring in primary and secondary and some college subjects, with a focus in economics. Side mission: building courage, endurance, and wisdom.

Instructor
Mathnesium
March 2025 - July 2025

Instructor
Kaplan Test Prep
October 2017 - May 2024

Instructor
Kaplan Test Prep
2017 - May 2024
Academic Tutor
Intelligentsia
January 2023 - April 2024

Educator
Rainbow Tutoring
July 2020 - April 2024
Education

University of Southern California
Master’s Degree, Economics
2015 - 2017
Loyola Marymount University
BS, Economics
2013 - 2015
University of Pennsylvania
Dropout , Economics
2007 - 2012
Activities and societies: Dean's List 2007-8, Staff Writer for The Daily Pennsylvanian, Business Director for Penn Model Congress
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Overall Rating
5.0
Alex has helped Leland clients get into University of Georgia