Tutors
Sheila is Signet's President & COO and our resident admissions and test prep expert. She has been preparing students for the SAT, ACT, and GRE for over ten years in both one-on-one and in classroom settings; she is quite experienced in tailoring standardized-test material to her students' particular needs. In tutoring, she draws from her multidisciplinary background in both mathematics and literature. She has also been able to leverage her significant writing and graduate school experience to aid students in the admissions process, in addition to running Signet's admission team. A former commodities trader on Wall Street, she enjoys teaching Math for the SAT, ACT, and the GRE, because doing so calls on her quantitative abilities, honed during her undergraduate pre-medical years at Harvard. Sheila enjoys helping students think and write about literature too, especially in ways that are meaningful to them. At Indiana University, she taught several courses in poetry, composition, and world literature. Sheila holds both a BA and an MA from Harvard University and holds two PhDs from Indiana University.
Sheila grew up in Michigan, Virginia, and Massachusetts and has lived in New York, Los Angeles, and Bloomington, Indiana. After graduating from Harvard in 2002, she worked on Wall Street for two years before returning to graduate school to pursue two PhDs.
June 7, 2021
Summer How to Keep Your Student Engaged During a High School SummerHow should your student spend a high school summer? Learn how to navigate the line between kicking back for a much-needed rest and turning into a couch potato! Read more
June 1, 2021
Medical School Take Control of the Medical School Application ProcessConsidering applying to medical school? Learn what to expect from the med school application process. Read more
May 25, 2021
Prep School Ready, Prep, Go! 2021 — Reignite Your Student's Academic SparkDoes your student need a little push to get back into a rigorous academic mindset before the fall? Join us for “Ready, Prep, Go!” an online summer course for ambitious prep schoolers. Read more
May 24, 2021
Admissions Consulting Admissions Consulting and School Counseling Go Hand in HandLearn why a private admissions counselor can complement a student's relationship with their in-school guidance counselor. Read more