Matthew and More Than a Teacher have been extremely important to my academic career and future. As a junior, having already taken the SAT once, I took a PSAT prep class with Matthew in the hopes of becoming a National Merit Scholar. Matthew and this class increased my confidence in the material greatly. Matthew helped me recognize my strengths in the English sections and increased my confidence in the math sections. We worked on strategies to maximize my score based on my strongest sections as well as time management strategies and ways to narrow down answers. Matthew is also exceptionally good at teaching challenging math concepts in ways that make sense. Everything I learned with More Than a Teacher was invaluable, and after several weeks' worth of classes, I did very well on the PSAT and did end up qualifying in the National Merit competition, which has opened up incredible scholarship opportunities for me. My SAT score went up 90 points as well. Any class offered by More Than a Teacher is completely worth it - every moment of class time is maximized and personalized to the student. I recommend More Than a Teacher to any high school student preparing for standardized testing. Matthew is an incredibly kind, encouraging, and upbeat person, very knowledgeable about how the tests work, and his instruction produces results for a reason - it is not taught "cookie cutter" style but works with the student's strengths, weaknesses, and abilities! read more