What matters is not so much my credentials (which, yes!, I have, as you can see in my profile bio), but the success of my students.

Those successes are my real credentials. Here are some:

Tia Z, high school student: "With Mr. Gold's help I managed to get a golden SAT score!!! My SAT score increased from a 1630 to a 1970!" (Out of 2400. By improving her score, she was able to get into a university ranked in the top 20 nationally.)

On another SAT (when it was out of 2400), a student I worked with earned a 710 on the math section, a 690 on the reading, and a 700 on the writing.  A football player I tutored for the SAT went from an 890 before I worked with him to an 1190 after (out of 1600)!

Jessica P, high school student: "I wanted to thank you again for the ACT prep class. I got a 30 on the ACT on my first try. Your classes really prepared me - there's no way I could have gotten that without your help. So THANK YOU!"

Courtney F, 10th grade student:  "Thank you so much for giving your time to teach the ACT and SAT prep classes. I really appreciate it, and I believe that it helped me greatly in taking the tests. I am very happy with my scores." (35 on the English, and 32 overall.)

Other students I have worked with on ACT prep have gone from 25/27  before I worked with them to 32/34 after. 

Michelle F, mother of high school student: “Thank you again for your efforts and wonderful tutoring for both the SAT and ACT prep classes. I think the benefits reach far beyond good scores on standardized tests. I believe the skills you teach and emphasize have a tremendous impact on our kiddos critical thinking as well. You are greatly appreciated by our family!”

Two homeschooled students I worked with made stellar grades. Leo K (17 y/o) earned a 1570 on his SAT. His sister Kira K (15 y/o) earned a 1510 on her SAT.  I worked with Leo and Kira to prep them a bit for the SAT, but also worked with them -- for a long time, in-depth, and rigorously -- on science and on writing. 

Theodore G, ex-high school student: “Overall, extremely helpful. Mr. Gold worked with me in college algebra, ACT, and geometry for two years. I still remember a lot of the things we when over. Also he’ll not only motivate you to be a better student, but a better person as well.“