Meet the Ivy Insiders Teaching Team
Ivy Insiders is the only major test prep company that lets you read about, select, and even contact a specific teacher or tutor before you make a decision to work with them.
Why are we so confident in our instructors? Very simply – because they’re the best. Holding Ivy League degrees and test scores in the top one percent nationwide, our teachers are better paid, better qualified, and better matched to you than those at any other test prep company on the market.
Click on an instructor below to see their test scores, subjects of expertise, and track records. You can even read test prep articles and blog posts they’ve published.
Name: Ben Bear - ben_bear@ivyinsiders.com |
About: Ben is a junior at Northwestern University majoring in Communication Studies and European History. While enrolled at Allderdice High School, he took the SAT only once, scoring a 1510 (760 M, 750 CR). He has taught clinics for the First Tee of Pittsburgh and is serving as a Teaching Assistant in the NU School of Communication. He enjoys long walks on the beach and bad eighties movies.
Name: Ben Bush - ben_bush@ivyinsiders.com |
About: Ben is a junior at Princeton University where he is majoring in Philosophy with a certificate in Neuroscience. He is the coach and VP of the club squash team, and has recently taken on the role as president of Princeton's Wine Tasting Club. Ben graduated top of his class from Brebeuf Jesuit High School in 2006, earning class honors with a GPA of 4.1 on a 4.0 scale because of his performance in AP classes. While in school, he did exceptionally well on the SAT and SATII, and won a scholarship…
Name: Ben Donahoo - ben_donahoo@ivyinsiders.com |
About: Ben is an undergraduate at Harvard College, where he is double majoring in Music and Mathematics and leading a student-run Christian group. Ben graduated cum laude from the John Cooper School in 2009, and scored a 2320 on the SAT I (800 Math, 800 Critical Reading, 720 Writing) as well as 770 or higher on three SAT II tests and 5 on nine AP tests. Ben was a National Merit Scholar and a National AP Scholar, and won the 2009 National Academic Championship as a captain on the John Cooper academic…
Name: Benjamin Carter - benjamin_carter@ivyinsiders.com |
About: Ben is a junior at Cornell University, where he studies philosophy, classics, and cognitive studies. He currently serves as an academic advisor and student advocate for undergraduates in Cornell's Greek system. Ben attended Lexington High School, where he was editor-in-chief of the school paper. He did exceptionally well on all areas of the SAT, including a perfect score on Critical Reading. In his time away from IvyInsiders, Ben enjoys traveling and spending time outside.
Name: Benjamin Aronow - benjamin_aronow@ivyinsiders.com |
About: Benjamin Aronow currently attends Brown, where he is concentrating in Economics and Music. At Brown, Ben sings in a barbershop quartet, the High Jinks, plays piano in the jazz band, and is a brother of Alpha Epsilon Pi. Ben is a graduate of Friends Academy. He received a 2230 on the SAT (800 Math, 670 Critical Reading, 760 Writing), and was a National Merit Commended Student and an AP Scholar with Distinction. Prior to working for Ivy Insiders, Ben worked as a private tutor in Math. In…
Name: Blake Zhang - xinyang_zhang@ivyinsiders.com |
About: Blake is currently a student at Cornell University double majoring in Economics and Government. He heads the publicity committee of the Cornell Piano Society, where he continues to pursue his love of music and teaching. During high school, Blake scored a 34 on the ACT and was an AP Scholar with Distinction with a total of 10 AP classes. He was also heavily involved in Key Club, tutoring students on various subjects such as math and history. When not working at the library or helping his…
Name: Brady Caspar - brady_caspar@ivyinsiders.com |
About: Brady is attending Brown University, where he is majoring in civil engineering. He is an account executive for the Brown Daily Herald, meaning he sells advertisements to the departments within the university, and he also participates in a club involving the economics of sports. He attended Milton Academy in Milton, MA, where he was the captain of the ski team and head of the environmental activist club. In the club, he was responsible for 12 board members and over 30 club members, organizing…
Name: Brandon Lainhart - brandon_lainhart@ivyinsiders.com |
About: Brandon is currently a Junior at Cornell University where he is majoring in Applied Economics and Management. He has made the Deans list every semester with a cumulative 3.6 GPA. Brandon is also the starting linebacker on the Cornell football team. Before Cornell he went to Colerain High School. There he was an honor student with a 4.0 GPA. He was a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society, and a scholar athlete on the football team. Brandon scored exceptionally well…
Name: Brandon G. Coulter - brandon_coulter@ivyinsiders.com |
About: Brandon is currently studying at Cornell University and is majoring in Industrial and Labor Relations. In addition to his coursework, Brandon conducts research as a Meinig Family Cornell National Scholar and sits as a voting member of the Campus Life Student Advisory Committee. Brandon graduated Salutatorian from Saint Charles North High School where he served as National Honor Society President and Peer Leadership Assistant Advisor. While in high school, Brandon scored exceptionally well…
Name: Brendan Chestnut - brendan_chestnut@ivyinsiders.com |
About: Brendan graduated from Yale in May, 2009 where he majored in Economics and was a member of the Yale Varsity Cross Country and Track & Field teams. Brendan graduated from Ferris High School in 2005. He scored exceptionally well on all areas of the SAT and earned 5's on 4 AP exams while in high school. When he's not working as a tutor for Ivy Insiders, Brendan enjoys running, reading, photography, and traveling.