"An enthusiastic tutor and relatable mentor."
Aparajita Chauhan, Holy Names HS valedictorian, U.S. Rowing National Team member, Yale ’21
“Chris helped me gain a better appreciation for Calculus and Physics through his engaging tutoring style. As the captain of my crew team in high school, I always had a busy schedule, but Chris was so flexible with scheduling and always available for questions through email, which helped enable my success in classes through senior year. He is an enthusiastic tutor and relatable mentor who makes learning very exciting and easy.”
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“Our daughter’s SAT score soared by 500 points! We unequivocally recommend Mr. Morris-Lent’s tutoring services to others.”
“We are pleased to write a referral for tutor extraordinaire, Mr. Chris Morris-Lent. Mr. Morris-Lent began by discussing the trials and triumphs of our daughter’s learning experiences, educational aspirations and career aspirations, devising an SAT-prep program catered to her specific needs.
“Mr. Morris-Lent is approachable and timely in communicating with students, while providing information on progress to the parents. This is a perk that very few, if any, other SAT tutors or educational centers offer. Mr. Morris-Lent’s expectations were clear and the study exercises he assigned fit right into our daughter’s extremely busy junior-year schedule. She saw her results improving within weeks, and was motivated to study throughout the year.
“Our daughter’s SAT score soared by 500 points!
“Mr. Morris-Lent recognizes the importance of his role as a guiding force in influencing the educational endeavors of his students. He is innately gifted in his ability to connect with his students and their families. Mr. Morris-Lent’s dedication and integrity towards helping students bring the best in themselves to the fore is noteworthy. He emphasizes that the desired outcome from tutoring is a collaborative effort on the part of the student and tutor.
“We unequivocally recommend Mr. Morris-Lent’s tutoring services to others.”
—Jyoti N., parent of Karisma, accepted to the University of Washington with merit-based aid
“The cost of Chris’s tutoring was far less than the value of the scholarship I earned.”
—Natasha M., accepted to University of Washington on a full ride
“His expertise in math is impressive.”
“His expertise in math is impressive—he knows everything from basic algebra through advanced pre-calculus, and how to best present it. We’ve had the pleasure of getting to find this out by having him teach our entire family (ages 11, 13, 16, and 17), and are anticipating using him as an SAT tutor for our two oldest children this fall and the next.”
“The choice will be theirs.”
“As an educator, I know conventional college counseling either encourages or discourages ambition and prestige. Sometimes this gets to the point that the point students set themselves up for disappointment. Chris is willing enough to listen that his students are able to put their very best into applications for a broad variety of schools—the choice will be theirs.”
“Accepted to every school she applied to.”
“Chris is not only an amazing, brilliant tutor, skilled in all academic areas, he also made learning enjoyable and fun for my daughter. He was very knowledgeable in SAT preparation and helped her do her best on the test. He was always eager to help her succeed in reaching her academic goals, too, and has a way of explaining difficult subjects so she could easily understand.
“After the SAT, he worked diligently with her on her college applications. Before, she was struggling in school, due to her decade-long autoimmune disorder. The application process intimidated her and made her feel like she was hopelessly behind, and the entire family was feeling overwhelmed.
“When my daughter and I first met Chris, he looked us in both in the eye and told us that my daughter was going to get into college. The outcome was, in fact, much better than that. Because of his profound tutoring skills, she was accepted to every school she applied to!
“I highly recommend Chris to everyone.”
—Brett H., parent of Margaret, accepted to Hampshire, Emerson, Hawaii, and 2 other schools
“Will explain your mistakes and how to fix them.”
“Chris is very smart and is able to provide expertise in almost all areas of school subjects and standardized tests. When your paper is looked through by him, he will explain your mistakes and how to fix them. He draws surprising connections between school subjects, something few of my teachers do. He will go through your mental process and teach you how to understand concepts very well.”
“The ideal mentor.”
“Chris combines brilliance with a patient, supportive, and insightful nature that together make him the ideal mentor. A skilled communicator, he tutors in mathematics and English with equal skill and ease.”
“I’m so glad I booked a few hours with Chris.”
“Chris did a good job of meeting me halfway, encouraging me to apply to the colleges I was already interested in, and telling me about a few more I’d never heard of. I’m now going to one of the latter and am so glad I booked a few hours with Chris!”
“A patient, thoughtful teacher.”
“Chris is one of the smartest people I’ve ever met and a patient, thoughtful teacher. Having known him both as a friend and tutor I’d recommend him fully.”
“Chris has the right idea about math.”
“Chris has the right idea about math. My lucrative career as an actuary blossomed from a deep understanding of mathematics, a deep understanding that Chris demonstrates consistently. I can remember when math finally ‘clicked’ for me. I remember feeling so much regret at all the wasted time and emotion I had spent struggling in math courses up until that point. It can be so much easier. Anyone considering tutoring should definitely take the plunge. This guy gets it.”
—Mark Southworth, Actuarial Lead at Blue Shield of California
“Chris has a terrific sense of which colleges match which personalities.”
“My son was an A-minus student who felt abandoned by his high-school counselors. They didn’t know many colleges beyond Harvard and the state schools. Everyone in the middle just got squeezed. Chris was able to recommend a handful of liberal-arts colleges, which my son visited and loved. Chris has a terrific sense of which colleges match which personalities. I don’t know if Chris got my son into Whitman, but he definitely helped.
“My son is very happy now. High school can be so competitive. We appreciated the helping hand.”
—Carl M., parent of Ben, accepted to Whitman and 2 other colleges
“Chris is an awesome math and SAT tutor!”
“Chris is an awesome math and SAT tutor! He’s been tutoring our teenage daughter for two years in math, and recently started prepping her for college applications as well. He relates well to teens, and he is great at honing in on whatever she needs help with in math. If you want to make math homework stress-free for you and your student, it’s well worth the money!”
“300-point gain with only a few weeks to prepare.”
“We only had a few weeks to prepare for the SAT at the end of the year. Chris was able to accommodate our schedule and raise my daughter’s score by 300 points. Well worth the investment!”
“One of the smartest, funniest people I know.”
“Mr. Morris-Lent is one of the smartest, funniest people I know. He’s taught me a lot, and his witty candor is helpful for delivering knowledge in an interesting but relaxed manner.”
“An absolute master at explaining difficult concepts.”
“Chris is an absolute master at explaining difficult concepts in plain language. His breadth and depth of knowledge is second to none. Additionally, he’s personable and funny. I highly recommend him.”
“He understands what the College Board is looking for.”
“Chris’s great strength as a test-prep instructor is that he understands what the College Board is looking for. He was able to convince my son he wasn’t really ‘selling out’ by giving them what they wanted, or giving up by guessing.”
“Worth it for the reassurance alone.”
“Chris and I worked together for a few hours last year. His college counseling is worth it for the reassurance alone.”
“Worth every penny and more!”
“My son had taken the ACT six times, with only modest improvement each time — he said he felt like he was banging his head against the wall. We called Chris, and the next time he took the test his score was high enough to earn the scholarship we were hoping he’d earn—worth every penny and more!”
“My daughter went into the ACT with such confidence.”
“After classes with Chris, my daughter went into the ACT with such confidence, and finally got the score she thought she was capable of.”
“Chris tapped into the skills I thought I’d forgotten.”
“I scored 155 on my GRE math practice test and panicked—I was a math major, and applying to Stats grad school! Chris tapped into the skills I thought I’d forgotten and I was able to get a score both I and my program were happy with.”
“An excellent alternative to the ‘establishment’ choices.”
“Chris is an excellent alternative to the ‘establishment’ choices, which just tested my daughter and turned her out the door. The SAT is a big life event, and hiring the right tutor is an important choice. With Chris, we’re confident we made the right one.”
“A great teacher.”
“A great teacher. My son is very bright, but had been failing math as, though he was capable of doing all the work, he cut corners. Chris diagnosed this problem right away and knew exactly what to do about it. Now my son gets A’s and feels much more positively about school.”
“I no longer worry about how my son is going to do.”
“Chris raised my son’s SAT math score by 150 points and gave him a better fundamental understanding of math at the same time. I no longer worry about how my son is going to do when he has to take a math course or test.”
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Middle School 11-14
High School 14-18
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Resume
Work Experience
My college classmates went on to become New York’s best SAT tutor, a national admissions-essay guru, and top-tier admissions officers—all of whom shared with me invaluable insider knowledge of how the admissions process really works.
- 12 years of full-time tutoring
- 30-40 college-application students per year
- 20-30 academic-tutoring and test-prep students per year
Certs
Qualifications & Certifications
- B.A., Columbia, English literature (2009)
- Publication in local, national, and worldwide outlets like Crosscut, The Stranger, and Gawker
- 1580 SAT (2370 on old scale) without any preparation
- Students average 200 points gained per SAT, 4 points gained per ACT
- Students regularly admitted to prestigious universities like USC, Tulane, and Yale
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