Before tutoring, Mr. Corn was designing and building computer systems for large corporations. In 2004 he decided to pursue his longstanding interest in mathematics and education, and since then he has helped hundreds of middle school and high school students with their studies in mathematics and with preparation for standardized tests.
Standardized Testing
His standardized testing students have increased their math scores by as much as 210 SAT points (or ACT equivalent). When students complained about the quality of the prep books sold by big box companies like Barrons, Kaplan, and Princeton Review, Mr. Corn decided to write his own books for the math sections of the ACT and SAT. His books have been very successful, having sold more than 50,000 copies. Book sales are mostly on Amazon, but there have also been direct sales to school book stores and tutoring companies.
College Admission Results
His students have gone on to attend many top colleges, including Amherst, Babson, Bates, Boston College, Bowdoin, Brown, Bucknell, Claremont McKenna, Colby, Colgate, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Davidson, Duke, Emory, Georgetown, GWU, Hamilton, Johns Hopkins, Lafayette, Lehigh, MIT, Michigan, Middlebury, Mt Holyoke, NYU, Northeastern, Northwestern, Penn, Princeton, RPI, Richmond, Smith, Stanford, Tufts, Tulane, UC Berkeley, UNC, Univ of St Andrews (Scotland), USC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Vassar, Villanova, Wake Forest, Washington University, Wesleyan, West Point, and Yale.
Education
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Completed all post-graduate coursework toward a PhD in Applied Statistics. During this time, was a teaching assistant, grading papers and teaching statistics sections of graduate students.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Earned a Masters degree in Applied Statistics. During this time, tutored college students.
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
Earned a Bachelors degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, creating an individual major and writing an honors thesis. During this time, was a teaching assistant for a computer programming class (grading homework; administering exams) and tutored college students.