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I have always dreamed of attending Duke University. Since high school, I have struggled with standardized testing, so when I decided to apply to Duke's Fuqua School of Business, I knew I primarily needed to focus on my GMAT score. At the beginning of the application process, I was scoring low-600s on my practice tests. Luckily, I came across Marie Bercik and began tutoring with her multiple times a week. She taught me skills that rapidly improved my verbal score, and I started consistently scoring in the 90th+ percentile in that section. I continued to struggle with the math section, though, but Marie had so much knowledge in the area, and my persistence and continued practice with her got me to a level where I was comfortable and scoring well. I ended up scoring in the 700+ range, and as a result, I was accepted to and am now attending my dream school, Duke, with a scholarship. I was also accepted to Emory's Goizueta Business School and Wake Forest's School of Business. I genuinely believe Marie is the best tutor for the GMAT, and I will forever be grateful that she helped me achieve my goal.

Everyone can imagine that mastering the GMAT requires hard work, persistence, and ambition. However, thinking flexibly is a skill that is understated. Josh propelled my GMAT score to over 700 by guiding my thought process towards asking the right questions to understand the key takeaways from each GMAT problem. His patience and understanding of complex ideas and different learning styles drove my GMAT success. He had a unique way of challenging my thinking to set up a new framework for attacking problems. He empowers students by providing confidence in attacking the test. Ultimately, Josh helped me achieve my goal of going to Chicago Booth. The time we spent together was more than just as student and mentor, and I believe that we will absolutely be in touch post-GMAT and post-business school.

I worked with Alex Southmayd for over two months in one-on-one tutoring sessions and was thrilled with the progress I made. Alex was flexible to my hours and was always ready and enthusiastic in our sessions. He made a point of isolating and showing me my weaknesses, presenting me with the tools to address them, and drilling with me until they eventually became strengths. If you are ready to put in the work and you are looking to find a teacher to match that commitment, I could not recommend Alex any further.

I worked with Alex Southmayd and I thought he was really great! He is a PHENOMENAL and very engaging teacher. He is really smart, really cool and approachable and overall very very helpful. His coaching was so good and engaging that it incentivized me each week to keep studying. I recommend Alex 100%!

Stop procrastinating and work with Alex Southmayd. Incredible instructor, clear delivery of material, great tips & tricks, and has completely changed the way I approach the GRE. He'll recommend approaches tailored to you and will provide great reading recommendations to reduce test anxiety. Cannot recommend Alex highly enough!

I had a great experience working with Alex. I had already taken the GRE once before and was looking for some additional tips over a short, four-week period before my next test date. Alex was extremely helpful in getting me to the next level and was a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Alex!

I worked with Alex Southmayd for many months in one-on-one tutoring sessions and he was EXCELLENT. He helped me understand the concepts and took time to address my specific areas of weakness. My scores improved drastically on each practice exam and on the two official GRE attempts I made. I would not hesitate to recommend Alex!

Alex Southmayd was very helpful. Alex kept the sessions fun and quick-moving. He’s a very practiced teacher with indelible energy and a passion for encouraging excellence. I saw a marked improvement of my score and I looked forward to each session. Make sure you ask for Mike Tyson references; they do not disappoint.

Alex was a great coach. He personalized instruction when possible, and he was always responsive. I learned many tips and tricks to help me prepare for the GRE. I highly recommend working with Alex!

My last session with Alex Southmayd in our two-month GRE prep course was last night. He was awesome. Seriously. Excellent at breaking complex problems down, good tips and tricks, and a funny/friendly guy to boot! Thoroughly enjoyed it and truly learned a lot from him.