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Anna McGowan

Anna McGowan

Senior Tutor
Helping students connect strong academic skill-building with clear writing, strategic test prep, and supportive college-facing guidance.
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9 years of experience as an educator and tutor.

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Academic background spanning biological anthropology, health administration, teaching, and STEM leadership.

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Works across math, science, language arts, writing, test prep, and essays.

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Fluent in English and Italian, with additional language background in Latin and Attic Greek.

Teaching Philosophy

Anna’s teaching reflects both breadth and practicality. She enjoys helping students strengthen core academic skills while also decoding the hidden structures behind standardized tests, essays, and selective academic pathways. Her work is thoughtful, encouraging, and grounded in a genuine love of learning.

Teaching Principles

  • Brings cross-disciplinary thinking to both academic tutoring and test preparation.
  • Enjoys helping students “crack the code” of difficult or unfamiliar systems.
  • Pairs warmth and encouragement with clear strategy.

Best Fit For Students Who

  • Need a tutor who can bridge academics, test prep, and application-related writing.
  • Benefit from someone comfortable moving between STEM and verbal support.
  • Want support from a tutor who understands school systems and selective processes as both educator and parent.
  • Appreciate broad academic fluency paired with strong communication.

Subjects & Services

  • ACT English, Reading & Science
  • COOP sequences, analogies, quantitative reasoning, verbal reasoning, reading & language arts
  • CPS HSAT reading comprehension & mathematics
  • GRE Verbal Reasoning
  • HSPT mathematics, quantitative, reading, verbal & language sections
  • ISEE verbal, quantitative, reading & mathematics sections
  • MAP K–8 reading, language usage, mathematics & science
  • PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10 & PSAT/NMSQT Reading & Writing
  • SAT Reading & Writing
  • SSAT reading, quantitative, verbal & writing sections
  • TACHS reading & written expression
  • Algebra I & II
  • Geometry
  • K–8 Mathematics
  • Pre-Algebra
  • Foundational STEM support
  • K–8 Science
  • Academic writing and grammar
  • Essay development
  • K–8 Reading & Language Arts
  • K–8 Writing & Grammar
  • Language arts
  • Writing support
  • High school and college application essays
  • Personal statements
  • Supplemental essays
  • AP Italian Language & Culture
  • AP Latin
  • Italian
  • Latin
  • Academic/AP support
  • Directed study
  • K–8 study skills and executive-function support

Experience Highlights

Classroom + Tutoring Experience

Brings both classroom and tutoring experience to a broad academic portfolio.

Essay Brainstorming

Has specific strength in essay brainstorming and high-stakes writing support.

Cross-Disciplinary Academic Range

Brings broad academic fluency across verbal, quantitative, language, and application-facing work.

More About Anna McGowan

Anna McGowan joins The Krupnick Approach as a tutor, bringing wide-ranging academic interests and years of educational experience to her work with students. She has tutored elementary and high school students in math, science, language arts, and writing, and she particularly enjoys helping students decode the patterns and strategies behind standardized tests.

Her academic background includes study in biological anthropology, health service administration, teaching, and STEM leadership, and she also works comfortably across application essays and language-related support. Anna’s style is intellectually broad, encouraging, and practical—well suited to students who need a tutor capable of moving between different kinds of academic challenges without losing clarity or momentum.

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We’ll help match students and families with the right support for their goals.

ACT or SAT® Prep
College Consulting
Academic Tutoring