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My name is Michael D. Davis and I can help you prepare for the SAT. I am uniquely qualified to help with your SAT preparation. I graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans and I have a Masters from Emory University in Atlanta. In addition, I served as an SAT test center supervisor in Atlanta for 15 years. My responsibilities in that role included recruiting and training SAT proctors, understanding and adhering to ETS test standards for the SAT, and ensuring SAT test security. In addition to being a private SAT tutor in Atlanta, I currently proctor the SAT seven times a year.
Along with my SAT prep qualifications, I have extensive experience tutoring and teaching high school students in a variety of subjects. For the past 25 years, I have been a full-time religion and philosophy teacher at an independent school in Atlanta. I also privately tutor high school students in beginning Spanish, language arts, literature, philosophy, religion and vocabulary. By hiring a private tutor, you know my qualifications up front, you will receive a tutoring plan based on your specific needs, budget and schedule, and all your instruction will be 1-on-1. I have a very competitive hourly fee for my services. If you, or your son or daughter, need help with your SAT preparation, give me a call or drop me an email.
My partner-in-all-things-SAT is Dr. Preston Coleman. Preston is a communicatoins professor who’s taught at the University of Iowa, Kennesaw State University, American Intercontinental University, and Gainesville State College. He’s a pro on the SAT essay and has helped a number of my students improve their SAT essay writing abilities. Among his numerous qualifications is the fact that he has actually graded thousands of SAT essays for the friendly folks at the College Board and the University of Georgia. While my focus is on preparation for the remainder of the test, Preston offers unique knowledge about what makes a good essay vs. a mediocre one. For individualized coaching on the SAT essay, email Preston at preston_coleman@bellsouth.net. Preston offers thorough, professional analysis of one SAT practice essay for $25, or three SAT practice essays for $60, with detailed, personalized advice targeted to each student’s strengths and weaknesses. All transactions are through a secure PayPal account.
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About Us:
Michael D. Davis (BA, Loyola University; MTS, Emory University) tutors in the Atlanta area and specializes in all three sections of the SAT. He’s been a private tutor and has taught religion and philosphy at Marist School, one of Atlanta’s premiere private high schools, for 25 years. At last count, he has administered the SAT for the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, N.J., 175 times.
Michael D. Davis, SAT Tutor, co-owner of Cafe 2400
Preston Coleman (BA, MA, University of Georgia; PhD, University of Iowa) specializes in the Essay section. Since 1991, he’s designed and administered educational assessments for the State of Georgia and has evaluated over 10,000 student essays for Pearson Educational Services (they grade the SATs) and the University of Georgia. Since 1994, he’s taught English and Communications at the undergraduate and graduate levels at the University of Iowa, Kennesaw State University, American Intercontinental University, and Gainesville State College.
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Michael, how long would I have to send my child for tutoring before the SAT? I have seven kids and can only afford so much. Also, three of them are ready to take the SAT or PSAT. Do you tutor more than one student at a time?
Thanks so much
Hi Mom! Seven kids!!!??? Compared to raising seven kids, the SAT is a cake walk!! To answer your question—yes, I’m happy to work with more than one student at a time. I have done that several times, and it can actually be a very effective thing b/c it creates competition among the group and it enhances their performance. I do charge extra for additional students. If you want to talk more about this, give me a call at 404-863-7433. Best of luck to you—you must be a saint!!
My daughter has a problem with confidence in math. She does very well on anything having to do with reading and writing, but she gets very frustrated with algebra especially. I think she’s psyching herself out sometimes. Do you have any advice? I have the hardest time getting her to even do homework because she thinks she can’t improve.
First of all, let’s be thankful that she does very well in reading and writing. It is a simple fact that students (and all other human beings really) do well in the things they prefer doing! She is one of many who doesn’t really enjoy the math; so trying to get her to put forth an effort in something she’ s not terribly interested in is really a tall order. Her frustration is probably due more to the fact that she doesn’t see much of a reason to work hard because she doesn’t really like the subject, not because she lacks any ability to do well in it. How to get her to be interested in math and enjoy it? That I can’t say. Let’s hope she gets a great, enthusiastic math teacher somewhere down the road!! In the meantime, she needs to see the importance of doing well in math. She needs to be given a sense that there IS a good reason to be doing this and, even though she might not like it, she needs to accept the challenge and run with it. This is where good parenting can make such a difference, I would think. Your concern, not to mention your screen name, suggests to me that you’re up to the task! Good luck!
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Awesome!! Thanks for your note.
Hi, cool post. I have been wondering about this topic,so thanks for writing.
I’m just curious to know what the both of you scored on the SAT, MIchael and Preston. You talk a lot about your experience tutoring and proctoring, but it seems strange that you don’t mention your own score. I know that some other tutors retake the SAT yearly to make sure their skills are up to par.
Frankly, the reason I don’t mention it is because I don’t remember it! I took the SAT back in 1978! I can tell you, however, that I did not do extremely well. In fact, a few years ago, when the new SAT came out, I decided to take a look at it. I then started to work lots and lots of questions. I was curious to see if it would be as difficult for me as it was back then. Turns out, it was considerably easier for me. I did it just for fun, and then came to see that, had I put even the slightest effort into preparing, I would have done much better. Then I decided to start tutoring and discovered that I was quite good at it and got good results with my students. The analogy I would use is that in sports, it’s often the case that the best coaches were not the star players, but the ones who had to work very hard to be even decent players. I would guess that my score now would be somewhere in the 700’s in each of the three areas. I personally don’t think the tutor’s score is as important as the tutor’s ability to help the student with his/her score. It’s probably not a great analogy, but I don’t expect Bill Belichik to do what Tom Brady does. I do, however, expect him to teach Brady so that Brady can have results that are more in line with his abilities. I don’t have to take the test to know that my skills are up to par; I spend at least some block of time almost everyday working SAT problems. Thanks for your question.
Wow that’s a wise answer MIchael. I apologize for my somewhat invasive question. Your response shows you have a great understanding of tutoring and the SAT itself. Thanks for taking the time to answer my question.
No need for apolgies. It was a fair question! I appreciate your kind words. Feel free to send people to this site, by the way!!
Thanks for checking it out, and keep coming back!! Mike
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I will do my best! Thanks for your note!