Experienced university course tutor (4+ years) and Classics PhD student providing tutoring on Ancient and Classical History, Civilization, and Literature

I’ve known Matilda Brown in all my five years as a student at The University of Edinburgh, and benefitted from her help for all of that time. As anyone who embarks on tutoring, she has a plethora of knowledge in the necessary fields, but her true strength comes from her conduct. She has an unique ability to make difficult subjects accessible through humour, which itself helps the student retain information which would otherwise be lost. On a personal level, I do not believe I would have reached my academic goals without her support and aid. English is not my native language, and when looking back at the essays and projects she’s helped me through, edited, and advised, I am certain I would never have reached a 1st on the amount of projects I have if it was not for her. Her advice is always succinct and clear, her organisation abilities unlike anyone else I know. In addition, her future goal, to herself teach and research at university as a professor, gives her motivation and professionalism I doubt can be found in any other candidate.

I have known Matilda for 2 years. She is the hardest and most dedicated person I have met. Her work ethic is brilliant and has encouraged my own to be better. I have been a captive audience member for a lecture she gave on the Severans in my Third year at University. Not only did Matilda make the lecture easy to digest with a planned hand out and a very confident speaking manner. She also welcomed questions and made time for me after the lecture to discuss an upcoming essay. Alongside this, Matilda edited my dissertation for me. Her feedback and grammar check of my work has undoubtedly affected the mark I received for it, in a massively positive manner. Not only is Matilda easy to get along with, but her personality also makes learning classics from her exciting. I would wholeheartedly advise anyone looking for a classics tutor to pick Matilda.

Matilda is incredibly proficient at writing, editing and proof-reading. The fact that she has helped me with coursework throughout my undergrad in English Literature and my MSc in Global Environmental Politics is testament to the fact that she has command over academic writing beyond the scope of her chosen field. I do, however, know that she is particularly talented at teaching Classics and Ancient History from the comments I have heard from her peers and professors after she has taken a class. Her talent is borne out of love for the subject; being passionate about the subject matter means she is relentlessly patient with her tutees, as she simply enjoys teaching and discussing Classics and Ancient History. Her love for the subject also means that she approaches topics in unique and interesting ways that will help anyone she is teaching improve their critical thinking skills.

I therefore highly recommend Matilda, confident that she will provide excellent and dedicated tutelage and make anyone feel comfortable enough to learn effectively with her guidance.

Matilda is a winning combination of charming, caring and highly intelligent. She always gives the maximum effort and ensures that people fully understand a topic before continuing. Her knowledge of the classical world is excellent, both with more general history of the period and specialist topics such as the women of the Severan Dynasty and slavery under the Romans. Matilda always gives due process to both primary and secondary sources, providing one with a strong foundation and also an idea of how events or themes are interpreted by classicists today. For these reasons, I cannot recommend Matilda enough to anyone with a need to learn about the classical world.