DASHA recently graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Macaulay Honors Program at Hunter College. She is now a full-time paralegal at one of the largest corporate firms in the world. She secured her position after a highly competitive round of interviews and reference checks. Dasha is now studying for the LSAT and aspiring to go to law school to become a corporate attorney.
Dasha graduated from Macaulay with a double major in Political Philosophy and Russian Studies and Translation. She obtained honors recognition in both her majors. Dasha took an arduous academic path, allowing her to accelerate her studies and graduate with a double major in 3.5 years, not 4.
Dasha graduated from Hunter College High School (HCHS) in 2017. She scored 1580/1600 on her SAT, placing her in the 99th national percentile. Throughout her high school years, Dasha participated in many extracurriculars and athletics teams at her school. She was the President of 365, a club that provided for children in need internationally, volunteered at the Staten Island University Hospital, and pioneered PSAL Badminton across all of NYC. In the 8th grade, Dasha applied to and was accepted to Staten Island Technical High School and Stuyvesant, yet chose to remain at Hunter.
During her senior year at HCHS, Dasha received an award from PSAL for her contribution to creating a sport in schools across all five boroughs of NYC. She served as captain of her team, assisting in her school’s championship win in 2017. Dasha received full credit on both her Advanced Placement Calculus and Spanish exams (5/5) and had a perfect 800/800 on the Math 2 and Spanish SAT 2 subject tests.
Dasha has a fierce work ethic. She taught at Kweller Prep Manhattan as a Hunter, SHSAT, ELA, Math, ISEE, and SAT class and private tutor every semester throughout college- without breaks while maintaining her 4.0 GPA. She is among the select cohort of tutors at Kweller Prep who designed course materials, edited syllabi, and helped developed the curriculum as Kweller Prep evolved. Dasha was one of the founding tutors at Kweller Prep Manhattan. Dasha is fluent in Russian and Spanish and has served as a translater between parents and students.
Among her favorite positions as a tutor is as an editor. She greatly enjoys helping students go from beginner to accomplished writers, propel them to the next level of expertise.
Dasha is one of the stricter teachers at Kweller Prep; she maintains high standards and expects a lot from her students. For fun, Dasha enjoys reminding Frances Kweller that she is the boss… (“Dasha’s Prep”)!