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Octavian
- Rate $526
- Response 3h
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Students2
Number of students Octavian has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
Number of students Octavian has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

$526/hr
1st lesson free
SAT Tutoring for a score of 1500+ | Oxford-Trained Physicist and Mathematician | Tutoring Since 2009
Lesson location
- online
Recommended
Octavian is a respected tutor in our community. He is highly recommended for his commitment and the quality of his lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Octavian
How I Work
Every student starts with a full diagnostic test under timed conditions. Before we cover a single topic, I need to know exactly where points are being lost: timing, specific question types, careless errors under pressure, or real gaps in knowledge. The study plan is built entirely around that diagnosis. There’s no generic syllabus.
Math. I focus on the areas that consistently separate a 1400 student from a 1550+ student: advanced algebra, data interpretation, multi-step problem solving, and the discipline to avoid errors when it matters most. I don’t spend time on material a student already handles well. Every session is targeted.
Reading and Writing. I teach a systematic approach to passage analysis and evidence-based questions that works reliably across every question type on the test. High scores here aren’t about reading speed or vocabulary; they come from a learned method applied consistently. My years of academic research at Oxford shaped that method, and it’s what I teach.
Built for endurance. My sessions run 2.5 to 3 hours, and that’s deliberate. The SAT is 2 hours and 14 minutes of continuous, high-intensity work. A student who has only ever studied in one-hour blocks will hit a concentration wall at exactly the wrong moment on test day. Longer sessions build the stamina the exam demands, so by test day, 2 hours and 14 minutes feels entirely normal. Stamina is a trainable skill, and most tutors never train it.
What students receive:
A personalized study plan with weekly targets
Full-length practice tests at regular intervals
A written report after every session covering performance, weaknesses, and exactly what to work on next
Progress is measurable from the first month.
Sessions are held in person in Manhattan. Consistent scheduling is essential for real score improvement, so cancellations with less than 24 hours’ notice are charged in full.
About the lesson
- All Levels
- French
- English
- Portuguese
- +39
All languages in which the lesson is available :
French
English
Portuguese
Spanish
Italian
German
Dutch
Indonesian
Japanese
Turkish
Norwegian
Swedish
Polish
Korean
Danish
Finnish
Russian
Ukrainian
Hungarian
Hebrew
Mandarin
Slovak
Czech
Greek
Croatian
Slovenian
Estonian
Latvian
Serbian
Romanian
Lithuanian
Bulgarian
Vietnamese
Bosnian
Albanian
Arabic
Thai
Uzbek
Turkmen
Macedonian
Armenian
Georgian
SAT Tutoring for 1500+ | Oxford-Trained Physicist and Mathematician | Tutoring Since 2009
I’m a full-time private tutor and Oxford-trained researcher specializing in SAT preparation for students aiming at the Ivy League and the most selective US universities.
In a city where top applicants routinely post scores above 1500, the score alone no longer sets a student apart; the last 50 to 100 points do. That’s where I focus. The gap between 1450 and 1550 is almost always in Reading and Writing, which rewards close reading, precise grammar, and a real feel for how arguments are built. I teach those skills directly rather than relying on test tricks.
My background is in Physics and Mathematics, with an MSc from Oxford, an MSc from Paris, and a BEng from Toulouse. That means my Math preparation goes well beyond technique. Students learn the underlying mathematics properly, so they can solve problems they’ve never seen before instead of matching patterns from practice tests. That’s what produces scores at the very top of the range.
My results at the highest levels are documented. One student scored 1580 (a perfect 800 in Math and 780 in Reading and Writing), a score central to his successful Ivy League applications. Another earned 42 points in the full IB Diploma while preparing for the SAT, and was admitted to an Ivy League university. These results aren’t outliers; they reflect what’s possible when the right preparation meets real commitment.
I also work with students considering Europe’s leading universities and business schools, including Bocconi, Sciences Po, IE, ESADE, SSE Stockholm, and Frankfurt School.
I take on a small number of students at a time, and only those serious about their target score. If you’re aiming for 1500+ and ready to put in the work, get in touch.
Online / in-person in Manhattan, Brooklyn
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
Who passed those nasty Calculus and College Physics? Me, me, me! And who rescued me? Octavian did.
I owe him my 6-figure job at one of the top Wall Street hedge funds! He made me work very hard and I aced the quantitative interviews!
Octavian has been extremely helpful with my 2 boys. He worked with Jonah, my eldest on College Physics and Engineering and Jeremiah was so happy to score an almost perfect 1580 on the SAT! Hiring him saved us hundreds of thousand in tuition fees. I highly recommend him.
Octavian helped my daughter Sandra overcome her dyslexia and be among the best in her class. She scored 780 on the Math portion of the SAT. Sandra now actually thinks and no longer learns formulas by heart without understanding their meaning. Her fear of Math is gone and she is now doing very well, majoring in Economics.
My son Jerry worked with Octavian throughout high school, and I saw firsthand the impact he had. Jerry always put in the effort, but math never came easily to him. Octavian helped him develop a much deeper understanding of the material instead of just showing him how to get through homework problems.
Over time, Jerry earned A's in both Algebra and Calculus and scored a perfect 800 on the SAT Math section. He was also admitted to Columbia University, which meant he could receive an outstanding education without having to move across the country.
What I appreciated most was that Octavian treated tutoring as more than preparing for the next test. He expected Jerry to think, explain his reasoning, and really master the concepts. That approach paid off.
I would recommend Octavian to any student who is willing to work hard but finds math more difficult than other subjects. He has a way of making challenging ideas much more approachable, and in Jerry's case, the results spoke for themselves.View more recommendations
Rates
Rate
- $526
Pack prices
- 5h: $2630
- 10h: $5260
free lessons
The first lesson with Octavian will allow you to get to know each other and discuss your needs for future lessons.
- 1hr
online
- $526/h
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