Merv Academic

08/31/2023

Thoughtful piece on "AI" and college essays, from Teen Vogue! (In short: write your own essays, folks. Do you really want to try to sell some contrived bot-version of yourself to a university admissions committee? Of course you don't!) https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ai-college-admissions-essays-chatgpt?fbclid=IwAR2MItC---Tu6AYOlFbI_TgrCqJRoXZkS47tC9NS3yTBlxHNHmIpWVMP7pU

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05/19/2023

Putting together an Academic Resource page (writing, math, test prep, research skills and best practices, and more! Work in progress, so check in periodically and see what's new : )

Merv Academic can help you identify the most effective resources for your academic needs. Are you taking the SAT, ACT, GRE, or GMAT? Looking for resources for math or writing? Have a look through the resource page, or get in touch and I'll be happy to work with you!

04/11/2023

★★★★★ "Steve prepped my son for the ISEE on zoom when we found out a week before he had to take it. He made himself available to tutor him every night, got him familiar with the test, and taught him math he’d never seen before. Our son said it was the clearest tutoring he had ever had. W...

02/20/2023

02/19/2023

Hello there!

Welcome to Merv Academic, a highly experienced provider of academic services ranging from tutoring and test preparation to academic writing and research mentorship. Named for the ancient Central Asian city of Merv, one of the great cosmopolitan centers of the storied “Silk Road,” Merv was undoubtedly a global center of knowledge and learning, science and literature, trade and exchange, and a fitting if perhaps unconventional metaphor for an academic site that envisions education not merely as a means to an end, but as a magnificent, life-changing journey in itself.