Kate Kula

SAT, ACT and PSAT prep tutor Kate Kula was born and raised in the Chicago area. She headed east for college and has been here ever since. Kate earned a B.A. in Art History from The College of William & Mary, and an M.A. in Art History & Archaeology from the University of Maryland-College Park. As a Ph.D. candidate at Maryland, she specialized in 19th-century European and American art. Kate began peer tutoring through the National Honor Society while in high school, and later tutored local elementary school students in math and reading during her time as an undergraduate.

As a graduate student, she spent several years as a Teaching Assistant, leading discussion sections and trips to Chipotle to decipher “ancient Mayan” glyphs. When Kate is not tutoring, she enjoys wandering aimlessly around the city’s great museums, trying (and failing) to recapture her former glory on the tennis court, reveling in useless pop culture knowledge, and searching high and low for the best burger in DC.

College Admissions Test Prep Philosophy

I encourage students to approach their college admissions test not as an intimidating exam, but as a clever game that, with the right knowledge and tactics, can be beaten. Together, we’ll prepare for the test in a way that suits each student’s personality, strengths, and challenges. Armed with a thorough understanding of the exam’s structure, individualized strategies that work just for them, and a whole lot of practice, students will walk in on test day ready to knock their exam out of the park.