Amanda is currently a Forensic Science and Law Master's student at Duquesne University. She recently earned a BS in Biology at Duquesne.

She works full-time at Duquesne as a Laboratory Assistant in the Biology Department, and, of course, as a dynamic tutor for Meridian! She is pursuing a career in criminal profiling or forensic photography/digital analysis. Amanda is clearly Meridian's Super Tutor. Due to her extensive academic proficiency, she not only is involved in Meridian's World-Class SAT and ACT tutoring program, but also finds the time to lend her knowledge with an unbelievable array of university-level and pre-collegiate courses for her students. Many of her SAT students incorporate their high school courses under her tutelage year-round with phenomenal success.

Amanda tutors the following subjects:

University Level

• Biostatistics I-II
• Calculus I-III
• English/Writing/Grammar
• Psychology - Intro, Developmental, Personal and Abnormal

Pre-Collegiate Level

• SAT/ACT
• General and AP Biology
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Calculus
• English/Writing/Grammar
• Psychology

As a Meridian tutor, she proudly strives for open-communication and excellence not only for her teaching but also from her students. The result is an educational and supportive yet fun atmosphere for both student and teacher. She always has an easy smile for her students, but don't let her kindly exterior fool you - she is an academic powerhouse inside her mind, always drumming up ways to motivate students to reach higher.
 
Outside of work and school, she enjoys traveling, photography, painting, reading, writing, and gardening.

Eric graduated Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s honors program with a double major in Biological Basis of Behavior and Linguistics. 

Eric comes to Meridian as an accomplished teacher; during college, he started an independent SAT tutoring program that successfully expanded to six local high schools, and ultimately helped prepare hundreds of students for college admissions. 

Immediately following graduation in 2005, Eric taught as an Algebra and Geometry teacher in Pasadena, California, where he also coached the middle school math team, as well as SAT courses over the summer.

Eric tutors the following subjects:

• SAT
• Calculus
• Algebra
• Trigonometry
• Geometry
• General/AP Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• English

Currently, Eric researches Alzheimer’s disease at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and plans to pursue a career in medicine. He funnels his strong background, unrelenting energy and incisive humor into his teaching as a Meridian Super Tutor.

Eric enjoys playing any type of sport including soccer, baseball, tennis, and foosball (if that counts as a sport!)  He also loves watching movies. Lately, Eric has also been seeking out great new recipes to try and interesting restaurants to visit in the Pittsburgh area.

Stephanie obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and a Master's of Arts in Teaching from the University of Pittsburgh. After graduation, she taught secondary science for 4 years in the subject areas of Molecular Biology, Biology I, and AP Environmental Sceince. Her real-life teaching experience in Pennsylvania and New Mexico has helped to shape her dynamic and motivating style of pedagogy.

Currently, Stephanie works as Project Manager at Westinghouse. She lends her effective managerial skills to her team of engineers, who in turn support the design of safety systems to be installed in nuclear power plants in the U.S. and abroad. She finds her work meritorious through constant interactions with bright individuals, and through her passion to find clean global energy.

She bring the same level of passion to her GMAT classroom. Stephanie is a natural teacher and motivator. She instills a deep desire for comprehension within all of her students, and reminds her class to never give up. Stephanie is progressive, active, and caring - she perfectly compliments Meridian's individually-tailored curriculum - and she boasts a long history of success for her students both in and out of the classroom.

Her hobbies include reading, water skiing, laughing, and listening to music; she also enjoyes spending time with her friends and family. She is the epitome of Meridian's singular simple philosophy: her dedicated devotion to her students leads them to their highest possible score on test day.

Megan is currently a senior at the University of Pittsburgh. She is majoring in Psychology with minors in Social Work and Public Service.

Aside from her role as a stupendous tutor at Meridian, Megan just began working as an undergraduate research assistant for the Developmental Psychology program at Pitt. The research focuses on the effects of child-care quality on the development of low-income children in urban areas.

She also volunteers with the Social Work Department. at the VA Hospital, University Drive Extension. All of these experiences (including Meridian Tutoring!) give Megan access to some truly inspiring and fascinating individuals. Megan is also in the process of applying to graduate schools of Social Work, with an interest in Social Policy Research and Administration.

Megan tutors the following subjects:

• SAT/PSAT
• ACT
• English – All Levels
• Psychology – All Levels

In her free time, Megan loves reading, hiking, attending Pitt football games, and watching classic movies. She also loves spending time with her Best Buddy, Donte, and is always recruiting for Best Buddies International, which provides social outlets and advocacy for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Eric has a Masters degree in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Since then, he has done internal auditing and actuarial work, as well as taught virtually the entire alphabet soup of standardized tests. He has a “negative space” philosophy when it comes to teaching, as he subscribes to the counterintuitive notion that it’s often best to approach multiple-choice questions by focusing on flaws rather than attributes. However, he does not advocate such an approach with respect to one’s significant other.

He was born and raised in Allegheny County, and has recently returned to the Pittsburgh area for family reasons. He’s enjoying his current super status as a Meridian Super Tutor.

Having scored 99% in all of the exams, Eric tutors the following subjects:

• SAT
• ACT
• GMAT
• LSAT
• MCAT Verbal
• SSAT
• ISEE
• SAT II
• Writing
• Calculus
• Algebra
• Geometry

Eric used to be extensively involved with theater, and enjoys basketball and ping pong, but these avocations are currently on hiatus, as most of his current energies are consumed by his one-year-old son.