About Us
Head Instructor: John Swartwood
John has been our head instructor and the teaching staple for our company since its beginning. There's no way to do what he does in the classroom justice without having you see it yourself. In fact, feel free to set up a 30min sit-in to see for yourself. That's all it takes! Over 5,500 of his students (taught in-person) have gone on to have incredible careers in medicine, dentistry, and academic careers.
Here's a little about our company's background.
You might have heard of John as a TA at UCLA back in the day. He started to distinguish himself as a teacher when he was a PhD student at UCLA (mathematics). A special first year teaching award was even reinstated specifically to honor him since his supervising professor felt that the extraordinary talent and dedication he brought into the classroom should be recognized (student reviews and discussion section attendance of over 150% also helped). Although initially a Math TA, he was hired as a TA by the Psychology Department at UCLA as well and eventually the Communications Department. John was selected as the Math Department's VIGRE Pilot Instructor for Math 3C under Prof. Greene, where John was the instructor for the class.
While he was finishing his PhD advancement (Cphil, PhD ABD), his students (who he had been tutoring on the side) asked him to run a full MCAT course for them... The rest is history. John and his wife started running the company by holding lessons at a church. David Geffen Medical School hired him for their RAP/PREP program. Soon classes became bigger through word-of-mouth, and they pushed for a move to Westwood Village proper in their own office. The company found investors and has been Swartwood Testing, Admissions, & Review ever since.
John has been our head instructor and the teaching staple for our company since its beginning. There's no way to do what he does in the classroom justice without having you see it yourself. In fact, feel free to set up a 30min sit-in to see for yourself. That's all it takes! Over 5,500 of his students (taught in-person) have gone on to have incredible careers in medicine, dentistry, and academic careers.
Here's a little about our company's background.
You might have heard of John as a TA at UCLA back in the day. He started to distinguish himself as a teacher when he was a PhD student at UCLA (mathematics). A special first year teaching award was even reinstated specifically to honor him since his supervising professor felt that the extraordinary talent and dedication he brought into the classroom should be recognized (student reviews and discussion section attendance of over 150% also helped). Although initially a Math TA, he was hired as a TA by the Psychology Department at UCLA as well and eventually the Communications Department. John was selected as the Math Department's VIGRE Pilot Instructor for Math 3C under Prof. Greene, where John was the instructor for the class.
While he was finishing his PhD advancement (Cphil, PhD ABD), his students (who he had been tutoring on the side) asked him to run a full MCAT course for them... The rest is history. John and his wife started running the company by holding lessons at a church. David Geffen Medical School hired him for their RAP/PREP program. Soon classes became bigger through word-of-mouth, and they pushed for a move to Westwood Village proper in their own office. The company found investors and has been Swartwood Testing, Admissions, & Review ever since.