Background
My name is Majid Hasan, and I’m a graduate of the KU School of Law
and a professional tutor. I have years of experience tutoring, a
deep understanding of these exams, and people use me because I get
students results.
I started out teaching standardized tests in 2006 at Kaplan Test
Prep. At first I taught the LSAT, the Law School Admissions Test,
and then quickly moved on to the ACT and SAT. After finishing
undergrad at KU, I moved back to Kansas City, my hometown, and
started working at the Kauffman Foundation. Soon after, I was also
working at Get Smarter Prep, a test prep company here in Overland
Park. During my second year of law school, I began tutoring on my
own. All in all, I have nearly 8 years of experience teaching
classrooms and tutoring one-on-one.
Since tutoring on my own, I've built up a significant number of
clients purely through word of mouth. I like to think this is
because I leave my students (and their parents of course!) highly
satisfied with my services. Chances are if your child attends
school in the Overland Park/Kansas City area, they know classmates
who've used my services.
Teaching Philosophy
In my opinion, the ACT and SAT should be taught differently than
academic subjects in school are taught. These tests are highly
repetitive and highly coachable. Once in a Physics class I took,
we students had long since figured out that the professor's
homework was exactly the same semester after semester; only the
individual numbers in the questions were different. This meant
that every question was done the same way and all we had to do was
substitute the different numbers in. These tests are the same way.
There are only so many different types of questions. The way to
improve is to simply learn the types of questions, how to recognize
them, and learn the simple steps to arrive at the right answer. I
teach students how to recognize the different types of questions
and the steps to answer them. The types of questions that appear on
the tests are the same from test to test. Anyone, with some
coaching and practice, can improve their scores using this method.
I employ a very laid back, no pressure attitude towards both my
teaching and my teaching business. I assign a good amount of work,
but students generally like working with me because I create a very
easy going environment in which students are free to make mistakes.
I've always been good at explaining things in a way everyone can
understand. I'm the same way with my business approach to teaching.
If you are interested in tutoring for your son or daughter, please
feel free to call or email me. I'll answer whatever questions you
have about my services, will give you solid and honest advice about
how you should proceed, supply you with free practice exams, and
never pressure you in any way. Please give me a shout anytime.
