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Kevin Shen
Kevin Shen grew up in sunny Southern California but finds himself moving progressively farther away from it, attending college in Northern California, moving to the East Coast, and finally bouncing across the pond to London. Eventually, he will probably make his way around the world before ending up back in Orange County.
Kevin graduated from Stanford University with a BS in Computer Systems Engineering and an MA in Sociology, which was probably a pretty good indication that he didn’t really know what he wanted to do with his life. After working for a couple of years in New York City, he decided that information security consulting was definitely not what he wanted to do. Kevin decided that business school would be a good way to find a new career and started edging closer to the entertainment industry while doing his MBA at Wharton. Spending his summer working at a casino in Las Vegas and landing a job at a ticket-selling internet startup in London following graduation, Kevin learned that he was down with the arts and entertainment industry but not so much with the office job. Therefore, after investing silly sums of money in his education, Kevin has decided (for now) to pursue a career in the arts - acting, producing, or doing whatever comes his way. One could probably guess that GMAT teaching was in Kevin’s future when he decided that taking the GMAT would be a fun way to spend the morning of his 23rd birthday, giving himself a score of 770 as a birthday gift.
Kevin spends his time in London going to an absurd amount of theatre, watching movies and reading Oscar blogs, and trying to stay in shape (mostly by playing ultimate frisbee), all of which he adamantly argues are now part of his job description. Unfortunately, the last task is made more difficult by his slight obsession with exploring Michelin-starred restaurants and eating copious amounts of food in general. He also likes striking up conversations with strangers, increasing his adrenaline levels by doing adventurous things, and traveling to the most random places he can find. Recent trips have included the Arctic Circle in the middle of winter and Chernobyl.
Feedback From Kevin's Recent Students
"Kevin is very enthusiastic and brings a lot of energy to the classroom. He knows the content of the course very well and can explain it to students in a very effective way regardless of their background or level of understanding. Every class was valuable, well organized and of a consistently high standard of teaching."
"I would definitely recommend Kevin. His laid back attitude but being able to look at the question in every exceedingly varied way we take a look at the question, and really takes the time to understand our points of view really makes the difference. I don't think many other instructors would have got to the bottom of a UK versus US maths vocab difference..."
