Hi!

My name is Rowan Pedraza. I'm a senior at the Hackley School in Tarrytown, NY, and an incoming freshman at Dartmouth College. I have experience teaching outdoor living skills, soccer, and rock-climbing as a senior counselor at Camp Winona in Bridgton, ME. Last year I created a program at my school in which I give weekly lessons to local middle-schoolers who qualify for lunch vouchers.

Study With Rowan offers hour-long weekly tutoring sessions in these subjects:

SAT/ACT
Classical Piano
College Application Writing
Math (elementary - second year Calculus)
English (elementary through 12th grade)
French (beginner through Post-AP)
Physics (first year through AP)
Chemistry (first year through AP)

These tutoring sessions can be over Zoom or in person at the library or cafe of your choice (if piano, we'll discuss location on a case-by-case basis).

My Story

I am incredibly proud of my academic achievements this year and last year. In the fall I was accepted to Dartmouth College. In January 2024 my performance of a classical piano piece, Chopin's Fourth Ballade, won an international competition. But I haven't always performed this way.

When I was a sophomore, I didn't know how to succeed in school. I chose to take all of the hardest courses possible, but struggled week after week - my performance could not match my ambitions. Over the past three years, with so much trial and error, I've learned how to succeed consistently.

I started this service because I want to share the techniques I've discovered - methods of learning, practicing, and studying that I wish I had earlier.