Golden Tutors

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire- WB Yeats

+1(415) 686-4377

Who We Are

We are graduates of top universities who have mastered facets of the education process and wish to impart the skills and knowledge to the next generation of students.  We are musicians, athletes, poets, scholars, and artists who have individually achieved at the highest level. We now guide students through the journey towards personal success. 

Some of our tutor’s profiles are listed below:

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Maggie 

Test Prep (GRE, GMAT, SAT, ACT, ISEE, SSAT)

Calculus/Stats

College Applications/ Essays

Maggie has been tutoring since her freshman year at UC Berkeley, specializing in Calculus and Statistics. She earned her MBA at Cambridge University in the UK.

Since founding Goldentutors in 2014, she has honed a test prep method that improves students scores by an average of 300 points for SATs and 8 in the ACT, with many of her clients achieving perfect or close to perfect scores. Maggie’s college development students have gotten into over 100 universities, some of which include Brown, Cal, Harvard, Duke, and Penn. Maggie is a NCAA champion rower, a letter winner for the Cal Track and Field team, and a current rugby player and bass player. 

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Catherine 

College Apps/ Essay Composition

Test Prep (SAT, ACT, ISEE, SSAT)

Creative Wrriting 

Catherine Simpson is a published poet and short story writer who attended the honors program The College of Creative Studies at UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Literature. Catherine has been published in over 90 poetry journals. Catherine has 4 years of experience with both private tutoring and tutoring through corporations. Catherine’ helps students find their voice and their narrative structure in the application process. She helped found Sisters Network in 2011, She plays the cello and does yoga.

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Brett

College Apps/ Essays

Test Prep (SAT, ACT, ISEE, SSAT)

Writing

Brett graduated Princeton University with honors, winning two distinguished journalism prizes as well as leading her rowing team to a Ivy League Championship during her 4 years. Since graduating, Brett has been developing learning based content for a startup, as well as working with high school students in their college development. Brett graduated from UC Berkeley school of Journalism with honors and a wealth of fellowships. Brett’s students have gotten into colleges such as Harvard, Brown, Penn, and UC Berkeley. Brett is currently a marathon runner and an avid biker.

Our Philosophy 

We believe that a successful tutor teaches a student to break down and understand any problem for themselves. We believe in a holistic approach, which includes guidance with time management, goal setting, foundational knowledge, and emotional support. Our ideal outcome is that once they leave, students will have the tools and confidence to tackle problems on their own. We aim to prepare a student for their optimum future, acting as a conduit to success.