Faculty

Ralph Becker

Director and College Counselor

• Over 7 years experience
• Counseled 44 students during 2009-2010 application process
• Advisor to United Arab Emirate’s Scholarship Coordination Office
• Fall 2009 Student Acceptances from: Cornell, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Cal Tech, MIT, Johns Hopkins, UC Berkeley, UCLA...
• Author: The Ultimate and Nonpareil SAT Vocabulary Builder Books A, B, C, and D
• College Counseling Certificate, UCLA Extension Program, 2006
• Former Yale Alumni Interviewer -Member of HECA, WACAC
• College Counseling Columnist
• BA, Yale University
• MBA, UCLA, Anderson School of Business

Rose Peters

Master Counselor

• Over 17 years experience
• Fall 2009 acceptances from: Cornell, NYU, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego USC, Boston College, MIT, Chicago, Johns Hopkins Washington University, Cal Tech, Northwestern...
• Former Head of English Department at Torrance High School
• Former Head of Counseling Torrance USD
• Fully credentialed high school counselor (PPS)
• BA
• MA, Psychology

David Song

Master Essay Editor

• Over 6 years experience
• Received “800” on Verbal section of SAT
• BA, English, UC Berkeley
• MA, English, UCLA

Richard Lillie

Master Instructor: Essay  Writing, English Grammar, SAT Critical Reading/Writing

• Over 8 years experience
• Author: The Ultimate and Nonpareil SAT Vocabulary Builder
• BA, English, UCLA
• MD, UCSF

Eric Higgins

Master Instructor - AP Physics, Chemistry and Biology

• Over 7 years experience teaching science and math
• BS, 4 majors: Physics, Astronomy, Oceanography and Mathematics, University of Washington
• MBA, UC Irvine
• Formerly in PhD/MD program, UC Irvine

Mike Hughes

Master Instructor: AP US, European and World History

• Over 14 years experience teaching high school history, certified teaching credential
• All students received 5's and 4's on AP Exam--After 12 years this record is unblemished
• BA, MBA