Bobby D'Ambra

Bobby is a test prep expert through and through. How to maximize students’ scores has been at the top of his mind for over a decade. Transitioning from tech consulting, he started tutoring on a whim that turned into a passion. Watching the light of understanding brighten in his first student’s eyes, he got hooked. Since that day, he has oriented his whole professional life (and too frequently “free” time) around test prep, designing curricula, developing learning software, working 1-on-1 with well over 1,000 students, and meditating deeply on how to get the highest performance out of a human mind.

Bobby has an uncanny ability for pinpointing even the tiniest gaps in knowledge and reasoning. He helps students fill those gaps by meeting them exactly where they are, personally and intellectually. In contrast to his methodical and calculated approach to the process of learning, Bobby is friendly and relaxed with his students, nurturing and nudging them towards their own, more stable, understanding of concepts rather than molding them to one way of thinking.

He inspires students by making even the most ordinary of test prep content feel relevant and elegant. As a former student athlete and musician, he can connect with a broad range of students, developing meaningful relationships that keep learners motivated through challenging work.

At Cornell, he studied biomedical engineering, but he feels equally pulled towards the humanities and social sciences. He is a passionate outdoorsman and entrepreneur (notably developing test prep software and owning a climbing gym!). When not nurturing young minds, can be found hiking the hills and scaling the cliffs of the Northeast.