Ryan Judkins
1-on-1 Tutoring With Professor and Founder of Bootstrap Tutors
Somerville, MA
Expertise
I have over eight years of university teaching experience at Ohio State and UMass Boston and six years of private tutoring experience, helping more than one hundred private students master the verbal and written portions of standardized tests and get into the colleges (and grad schools) of their choice. Students whom I have tutored have won admittance to Stanford, Dartmouth, U Penn, Columbia, Yale, Berkeley, Michigan, Ohio State, and many more.
Teaching Methods
Lessons will begin with a diagnostic. I will then design a problem-oriented curriculum to address the weaknesses present in the diagnostic. The student will work through a series of proprietary exercises with me for each problem area, building core skills and mastery of concepts and techniques. After every unit, we'll do another diagnostic test to assess mastery and define future areas of improvement.
Education
- Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in English, Medieval Literature in 2012
- M.A. from The Ohio State University in English in 2007
- B.A from Michigan State University in English in 2005
- B.A from Michigan State University in Ancient Studies in 2005
Professional History
- Founder at Bootstrap Tutors LLC in from 2014 - Present
- Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow and Lecturer at UMass Boston in from 2012 - Present
- Sole Proprietor at The Ph.D. Tutor in from 2009 - 2012
- Lecturer, Dept. of English at The Ohio State University in from 2006 - 2011
About Me
The founder of Bootstrap Tutors LLC, Ryan Judkins spent six years teaching at The Ohio State University, where he earned his doctorate in English, and then another two at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. After eight years as an English professor (2006-14) and five as a private tutor (2009-2014), Ryan set out on his own and founded Bootstrap in the winter of 2014. While not running Bootstrap, Ryan publishes on medieval English literature and teaches the occasional university course. Some of his recent publications are available online. A resident of Somerville, he also loves to fence saber and to hike. Last July, he backpacked 140 miles in 10 days solo on the Fife Coastal Path and the Southern Upland Way in Scotland.
Subjects: Ryan tutors for English, Latin, French, European History, the ACT and SAT, AP English and Latin, the GRE and GMAT, college admissions, and MA/PhD theses. He also offers consulting services for medieval history and literature. Contact him at ryan@bootstraptutors.com.
References
(3)
Beth C.
12:27 PM 17/Mar/15
Relationship: Parent
Ryan has been tutoring our 8th grader in Latin this year. He has done a wonderful job supplementing and enhancing the concepts learned in class. Ryan has excellent teaching skills and our son's interest and understanding of Latin have greatly increased. I highly recommend Ryan and Bootstrap Tutors!
Cecile C.
12:46 PM 23/Feb/15
Relationship: Parent
Ryan has been working with my 14 years old since last summer and he is a wonderful tutor. He is tutoring Latin in a very interesting way and my son is enjoying the work sessions . His grades are really good and his study technics have improved a lot . I was so pleased that my son has been working with a math tutor from Bootstrap Tutors since October as well.I highly recommend them to help with school work and test preps .
Jackson H.
12:13 PM 23/Feb/15
Relationship: Educator
Ryan has helped me to achieve goals in Latin II that I had never imagined possible. Without him my grades would not be near what they are today.
Beth C.
12:27 PM 17/Mar/15
Relationship: Parent
Ryan has been tutoring our 8th grader in Latin this year. He has done a wonderful job supplementing and enhancing the concepts learned in class. Ryan has excellent teaching skills and our son's interest and understanding of Latin have greatly increased. I highly recommend Ryan and Bootstrap Tutors!
Cecile C.
12:46 PM 23/Feb/15
Relationship: Parent
Ryan has been working with my 14 years old since last summer and he is a wonderful tutor. He is tutoring Latin in a very interesting way and my son is enjoying the work sessions . His grades are really good and his study technics have improved a lot . I was so pleased that my son has been working with a math tutor from Bootstrap Tutors since October as well.I highly recommend them to help with school work and test preps .
Jackson H.
12:13 PM 23/Feb/15
Relationship: Educator
Ryan has helped me to achieve goals in Latin II that I had never imagined possible. Without him my grades would not be near what they are today.