A lawyer by trade and Ivy graduate, Amanda has been coaching students to academic success for over 15 years. She discovered her passion for teaching at Corona del Mar High School, where she earned perfect SAT and ACT scores and started tutoring her classmates. Amanda went on to earn her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude. In 2011, she earned her J.D. from USC Law on full scholarship as the Rothman Scholar and graduated top of her class. 

Amanda is a passionate educator who personally invests in every student so they perform at their best. She translated her own test-taking expertise into the AR Method, a proven strategic approach that maximizes students’ scores.  Beyond training students for exams, her broader goal is to instill a lifelong love of learning.