Math, science, the SAT, and the transfer from UNG.
One student at a time, and it’s always me.
Since 2020 I’ve worked with families over Zoom, anywhere in the Eastern time zone, and with some students farther away when the hours line up. I don’t hand students off, I don’t run groups, and I don’t have a set curriculum. I’m diagnostic forward: I get the data first and design everything from the ground up for each student. If you’re at UNG or Oconee planning to transfer to UGA, that’s work I know from the inside, because I transferred in myself.
Five things I help with, and I’ll tell you if yours isn’t one of them.
Transferring to UGA
Every year students start at UNG, the Oconee campus, Georgia State, Kennesaw, or Athens Tech with UGA in mind. I transferred in from Kennesaw. I help you pick the courses that actually count, keep the GPA where it has to be, and put the application together so it lands, on time, because the seats go on a rolling basis.
Transfer to UGA →SAT prep
A diagnostic first, then a plan I write backwards from the target score. I’m not testing whether a student can do the math; I’m testing the traps that cost points anyway. I don’t prep the ACT as a whole, though I’ll work the math section with you case by case.
SAT prep →High school math and science
Algebra through Precalculus and Statistics, plus chemistry, biology, and physical science, honors and AP. And for capable students whose grades don’t match their ability, the planning and study-system work that fixes that.
Math, science & coaching →College essays
I don’t write the essay. I read it the way an admissions reader will, leave notes on the lines, and talk it through with the student. Priced by the essay, not the hour, with revisions included and notes back within 48 hours.
College essays →UGA coursework
I’m a UGA student. I tutor the courses I’ve sat through myself, from the intro chemistry sequence to the math that trips up Terry and pre-med students.
UGA tutoring →First I find out what your student actually knows.
Not what the grade says and not what they think. What the diagnostic shows, plus what you tell me as a parent and what the student tells me, which are usually materially different; I piece the two together. Then I write a plan that is very specific and very action-oriented, and I work it, the same person every session. Halfway through I test again, and if things aren’t going the way I thought, the plan changes.
You write or call. I reply within a day, myself.
We talk for about thirty minutes. Free, and honest about whether it’s a good fit.
Diagnostic, then a full written report within five business days, with the plan in it.
Sessions begin. Nothing to commit to until we both know it’s working; monthly is the smallest step.
Sessions look like this. Nearly all of my tutoring is over Zoom, and this is why it works: same screen, same pen, same method. How a remote session runs.
Where students end up, and how they get there.
On the left, what the work is worth. On the right, the kind of thing a diagnostic finds that makes it possible. How the diagnostic works.
The work doesn’t stop in May.
Three sessions from this summer, in the order they happened. I keep a small roster and run straight through it, which is when most of the ground actually gets made up.
What parents say
“I was a bit skeptical about virtual tutoring. However, the amount of knowledge and skills my son gained from their sessions was remarkable.”
Jackson L, parent
“He is able to adapt to the needs of my son, who has learning challenges, and I have seen the improvement.”
Frank S, parent
“He is thorough and takes his time, and you really can tell he cares a lot.”
Jack P, parent
Not sure where your student stands in math?
Find out in twenty minutes.
The free adaptive diagnostic runs from sixth-grade fundamentals through Precalculus, adjusts as they go, and shows results immediately. No sign-up, no email, nothing to install.
Runs at assessment.rainwatertutoring.com. Results stay on your screen unless you choose to send them to me.
I’m Michael.
This is my practice, not a side job.
I’ve taught since 2020, first in Alpharetta and since 2024 from Athens, where I’m an Ecology and Environmental Law major at UGA after transferring in from Kennesaw. Before that, and still, I’m a pianist: Carnegie Hall in 2019, TEDxUGA in 2025. I keep a small roster on purpose, so the student I’m with has all of me.
More about me →Guides, mostly about getting into UGA and staying there.
All guides →UGA admission requirements: GPA, test scores, and what it takes
The benchmarks, the ranges, and what separates admitted students.
Read →The hardest classes at UGA, and how to pass them
The courses that end pre-med and Terry plans, and what to do about each.
Read →HOPE and Zell Miller: the GPA you have to protect
Where the thresholds sit and how transfers keep the scholarship.
Read →If this sounds right for your student, tell me a little about them.
I read every inquiry myself and reply within a day. If a call is easier, (706) 389-0528, or info@rainwatertutoring.com.