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About Sandweiss Test Prep
Sandweiss Test Prep was founded by Steve Sandweiss in 1998 and has been based in Seattle's University District since 2005. We are a local, independent company committed to offering personal, affordable test preparation services, private tutoring and admissions consulting. For more information feel free to contact us.
Our Instructors
Steve Sandweiss - Seattle, Tacoma
Steve Sandweiss has been helping students prepare for entrance exams to college, grad school, law school, and business school since 1991. For seven years he worked for Kaplan, the nation's largest test prep organization. In 1998, he decided that he could offer better quality courses at more affordable prices to Seattle-area students and formed Sandweiss Test Prep. He felt it was important to provide smaller class sizes and opportunities for individual attention for students to fully realize their test-taking potential.
Steve teaches and tutors the SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, ISEE, and LSAT, as well as specializing in certain SAT II test subjects, general school subjects, and college application essay assistance.
Stephanie Campbell - Bellevue
Stephanie Campbell has been tutoring since her high school days, when she did Running Start and her English 101 teacher was so impressed with her English skills, that she recommended Stephanie start tutoring at Pierce College. She was Valedictorian of her high school class and graduated with degrees in Biochemistry and Chemistry from the University of Washington in 2007, in addition to a minor in Art History. Prior to tutoring Sandweiss students, Stephanie tutored for Huntington Learning Center in Bellevue. She loves teaching and is considering earning a Masters in Teaching in the near future.
Elisabeth de Leeuw - Seattle
Elisabeth de Leeuw has been teaching and tutoring students of all ages for over 5 years. As a middle and high school student, she took the SAT annually starting in 7th grade and eventually earned a score of 2390, so she has personal experience figuring out how to successfully crack the test. Elisabeth studied German in Vienna, Austria and Mathematics at the University of Washington, where she was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Currently, she is working with many lovely students while planning trips to visit her parents and siblings in the Middle East and preparing to start pastry school in the coming months.
Scott Lundy - Seattle
Scott Lundy began teaching in 1999 and has tutored in a variety of fields to date, including tennis instruction, science and math at high school level, SAT and MCAT preparation. He completed his Bachelors of Science in Bioengineering at the University of Texas and came to Seattle to pursue graduate studies in 2006. He has completed his first 2 years of medical school and is currently working towards receiving an MD and PhD.
Scott currently teaches our MCAT course.
Brandon Hendrickson - Seattle
Brandon graduated summa cum laude from the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University, earning bachelor's degrees in History and Religious Studies. In high school, he scored 790 and 800 on his SAT Math and Verbal, and was awarded a National Merit scholarship for his troubles. He stumbled upon test-prep accidentally, and is happy to have found a job that values capability with both the Pythagorean Theorem and prepositional phrases. He's been teaching the SAT and ACT for two years, and is currently looking at Ph.D. programs in American education history. He's a passionate teacher.
Brandon teaches and tutors the SAT, ACT and Study Skills courses.
Wendy Waplinger - Bainbridge Island
Wendy graduated from Swarthmore College with a BA in History and a Secondary School Teaching Certification and went on to teach and tutor with the Migrant Education Program. Further education includes a degree from the Dickinson School of Law, achieved in 1994, which led to her practicing law for ten years. Wendy brings a broad and practical approach to teaching due to her involvement as a parent in Waldorf, Montessori and public schools. Having also worked as a soccer coach and swimming instructor, she has tremendous experience helping individuals and groups achieve their goals.
Wendy teaches the SAT and ACT.
Kristin Hendrickson - Seattle
Kristin Hendrickson teaches SAT, ACT, math, writing, English, and other humanities topics. She didn't know about test-prep until her PSAT score earned her National Merit status and a variety of scholarship opportunities! This resulted in her attending the Barret Honors College at Arizona State University, where she graduated summa cum laude. She earned a degree in English Literature and a minor in European History. After college, she worked with a variety of students at Huntington Learning Center, a test-prep and tutoring company in the Phoenix area. She then spent a year teaching at a Montessori school, which sparked her interest in alternative education. Now she is enjoying her return to tutoring in the Seattle area.
Kristin teaches and tutors the SAT and ACT Seattle and Bellevue.
Sean Marushia - Seattle & Bellevue
Sean graduated from Seattle University for the first time in 2004, when he acquired a Bachelors degree in Ecological Studies. He graduated again in 2006 with a Master in Teaching degree and a teaching certificate in secondary school Social Studies. Since then, he's been teaching English and social studies courses as well as tutoring in a broad range of subjects, from SAT and ACT preparation to AP history and composition to the GRE. His students have been diverse as well; he has worked with teens with learning disabilities, adults going back to school, a variety of immigrants, and more than a few high achievers, both within those groups and without. The breadth of his experience allows him to connect with nearly any student.
Sean teaches and tutors the SAT,ACT and GRE , as well as a variety of subject tests, in Seattle and Bellevue.
Eva Gramatikova - Seattle & Bellevue
Eva graduated with a PhD in Civil Engineering (with a major in Numerical Analysis) from the University of Rome, Italy, and was honored with a medal for her academic achievements. Her excellence in her field has also won her multiple math championships in her native country of Bulgaria. She has extensive experience tutoring in all areas of math and currently assists and tutors students at Seattle Central Community College, and is also a math instructor at Lake Washington Technical College. She is also a keen linguist and is hoping to add Japanese to her current repertoire of 6 languages!
Eva currently teaches our Math Refresher course in Seattle and Bellevue.
Matt Inouye - Seattle
Matt Inouye has been tutoring with Sandweiss Test Prep since 2007. He is an undergraduate at the University of Washington, majoring in Chemistry and Statistics. Matt has spent many hours as a volunteer helping high school students in chemistry and math.
Matt tutors math and chemistry for the SAT II as well as general topics in chemistry.
Brittany Lundy - Seattle
Brittany Lundy began teaching in 2006 and has tutored in a variety of fields to date, including science and math at high school level, SAT and ACT preparation. She completed two Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Engineering and Human Biology at the University of Texas and came to Seattle to pursue graduate studies in 2007. She is currently working towards receiving a PhD in Bioengineering at the University of Washington.
Brittany teaches and tutors the SAT and ACT.
Valerie Morgan-Krick - Tacoma
Valerie Morgan-Krick is a tenured faculty member in the Tacoma Community College math department, where she has worked since 1995. Valerie specializes in teaching "developmental math," primarily algebra-based classes below 100-level. She received her degree in Mathematics from Gonzaga University, where a strong liberal arts education provided the foundation for her ability in the English and Writing portions of the SAT. She has been working with Sandweiss Test Prep since the beginning of 2007.
Valerie teaches and tutors the SAT.
Nathan Williams - Seattle & Bellevue
Nathan Williams has been tutoring and teaching for Sandweiss Test Prep since 2006. Nathan attended University of Washington and Boston University. When he's not teaching, Nathan is a working filmmaker in the Seattle-area.