Margo
Duke MBA specializing in GMAT, ACT/SAT, Admissions, Executive Coaching
I am a collaborative, results-focused coach specializing in test prep, admissions consulting, career coaching and executive communications. Recently authored & published a new book with flexible strategies for solving tough Word Problems found on the various standardized tests. At the college and post-college levels, I provide the following services: resume writing, particularly for pre-MBA and post-MBA candidates; MBA Admissions consulting; GMAT test preparation; and advanced Excel & Power...
marketing
college counseling
ACT English
ACT Math
ACT Science
elementary math
study skills
business
career development
probability
PSAT
Managerial Accounting
Financial Accounting
GMAT
SAT writing
GRE
proofreading
SAT reading
English
accounting
SAT math
economics
writing
Microsoft PowerPoint
trigonometry
statistics
geometry
grammar
Microsoft Excel
vocabulary
chemistry
algebra 1
algebra 2
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
ACT Reading
Microsoft Word
finance
Charlotte N. from San Francisco, CA
Our daughter’s experiences with Margo have been transformational, and we feel extremely fortunate that Margo has connected with our daughter! She is first and foremost, a highly knowledgeable chemistry and math instructor. She also possesses a first-rate understanding of effective instructional techniques, which is a rare combination in the world of secondary education. In addition to these attributes, she is extremely energetic and incorporates thoughtful and effective analogies as she simplifies complex concepts, whether for classroom materials or for ACT test prep. Furthermore, she is patient and empathetic and recognizes that math and science can be intimidating subjects, particularly if they are taught out of context. Her approach involves transforming large and complex problems into smaller more approachable challenges, that are then cleverly applied to analogous situations that our daughter is able to comprehend. We feel very fortunate to have found Margo!
Danielle L. from Chicago, IL
After spending two grand on a prep course and countless hours studying, I was discouraged because my GMAT score had increased very little. I sought out a tutor on WyzAnt and finally found Margo. She quickly assessed my strengths and weaknesses and told me that I had to work on math fundamentals before I advanced to the harder problems. Although this was hard to hear, Margo's analysis of my skill level was spot on! Together we worked through some of the basic math principals I had forgotten and my score began to improve. Eventually, my score increase by 190 points and I have just been accepted into a top five business school. Margo is exceptional at assessing a student's skill level, providing them with the tools they need to improve and communicating difficult concepts multiple ways to ensure a thorough understanding of the principal at hand. She is also very reasonably priced. I cannot recommend her highly enough! Thank you Margo!
Karen R. from Deerfield, IL
Margo's experience as a tutor really comes through in her lesson plan. She prepared ahead of time for our lesson, and asked that I bring some materials with me so that we could create good, working samples. In case I did not, she came prepared with several examples of her own. Margo was extremely well-versed on the topics requested. Margo is a high energy tutor/coach who gets her students immersed quickly in the topic, and is able to cover a good amount of material in a short time, with take home examples to drive additional value from the lesson. Truly a top-notch tutor! She's fantastic!
Laura M. from Grayslake, IL
Covered Excel formulas, pivot tables and logic concepts that I will be using for team metrics reporting for my job. I am already more confident with using Excel.
Hope M. from Northbrook, IL
Margo tutored my daughter for Honors Chemistry. She was able to explain all topics, even though the teacher had jumped around the syllabus, covering 2nd semester topics the first few weeks of class. Plus she was very accommodating with scheduling, really making an effort to meet our needs.
Jay P. from Mundelein, IL
I met Margo today for the first time to get some help on developing some ideas for my essays for grad school applications. She did a wonderful job of understanding my academic interests and guiding me through the process of what things I should focus on while preparing the essays. She is fantastic at what she does. I will have some more sessions over the next few weeks to get her feedback on my first drafts and subsequent drafts of my essays. I cannot thank her enough for getting me oriented in the right direction.
Laura G. from Buffalo Grove, IL
Margo helped my daughter with AP Micro-economics. She was extremely knowledgeable and even provided a summary after the lesson that my daughter could use as a reference. She went above and beyond! Thank you Margo!
Randy S. from Lincolnshire, IL
Mission accomplished tonight as we were able to put together charts for work. Margo was able to make the session productive, fun and successful.
Daniella C. from Sterling Heights, MI
My daughter has been struggling with IB macroeconomics for a while. We decide to try someone highly rated in economics to see if she could understand and apply all the concepts. Margo was perfect! Great explaining in how to answer the questions, knew how to explain graphs and how to use all the concepts to real life situations!! I would highly recommend her!
Susan H. from Kenosha, WI
A great experience! It was very easy to plan the first tutoring session, Margo was very helpful in assisting with a meeting time and place that worked with our schedule. Margo researched all the relevant materials needed prior to our first meeting, her preparation really allowed us to use the tutoring time to the fullest extent. She is a very nice individual, who has great intellect and the ability to teach; well worth the monetary investment. Incredibly impressive, I would highly recommend Margo to anyone looking for a tutor.
Brian M. from Scarsdale, NY
My son took an online AP Microecon course and it was not enough to prepare for the AP test. Margo was very helpful in getting him on track. Thanks. We highly recommend her.
Delaney G. from Watsonville, CA
Margo is an amazing macroeconomics tutor. She knows so much about it and really helps me understand the concepts of what is going on. Margo has helped me in my class so much, and I have continued to see an improvement in my macroeconomics grade. Margo definitely teaches in easy to understand terms which makes all of the complicated things in macroeconomics not so complicated to understand and apply. Overall, Margo is an amazing tutor and I would highly recommend to anyone who might be struggling with economics.
Denise S. from Westwood, NJ
Margo was excellent. Not only was she very knowledgeable about the subject but she was extremely accommodating and made time for my daughter numerous times during a very busy finals week. She was always well prepared and provided her with extra examples to help her understand the more difficult areas. Thanks Margo!