Julio has a BA in History and Literature from Harvard University (’03) and an MFA in Creative Writing from FIU. He has been working in the admissions and test preparation field for more than 15 years.

About Me

Since graduating college, he has worked principally as an educator. He has taught high school English and math, as well as SAT and ACT preparation. In 2008, he and Luke Fronefield founded First Class Prep. His duties within the company include the hiring and training of new tutors, as well as the continued education and oversight of its veteran tutoring staff. It’s an incredibly rewarding and interesting position, one that has greatly improved his abilities as a tutor.

Today, he splits his attention between those two roles. As a business manager, he strives to find the best available talent and build strong relationships with the company's clients. He works to set the firm apart from the dishonest, ineffective, and sometimes predatory companies that seem so common in the industry. As a private tutor, he helps students manage the complex challenges they face in the college application process. Part of his job is to fill in the gaps left in their high school careers, but only a small part. Mostly, his job is to help students become better readers and problem-solvers. He doesn't believe in tricks or secrets—to score better, students have to develop their skills in the most fundamental way.

Julio believes that this is what holds most students back: not the words they don’t know, or the math concepts they don’t remember, but the way they receive and process information, the basic psychological and intellectual approach they bring to bear on difficult questions. By improving in these areas, students not only see substantial (and in some cases, near-miraculous) improvements in their test scores, but they are also preparing for the rigors of college classes and the lives waiting just beyond.

Specialty Areas

Arts performing and visual arts applications, portfolios, Auditions, International to USA, College Financing, General Ed Counseling, Transfer Planning, Grad School Admissions-General

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