College of My Choice

"If there is to be any peace, it will come through being, not having." -Henry Miller

About

Founded in 2000, College of My Choice is a La Jolla-based business with an emphasis on test preparation for SAT and ACT. At College of My Choice, owner Cristin McVey gives students the opportunity to work with a "master" SAT and ACT instructor both in individual sessions and in a small group setting.

Please visit the "Services" page for more information about test preparation options at College of My Choice.

BIOGRAPHY Cristin McVey, PhD

In 1995, Cristin became an SAT instructor for a regional SAT prep program in the Los Angeles area. When she moved to San Diego in 1996 to begin her doctorate program in Sociology at UCSD, Cristin continued to coach students on the SAT privately and for group classes at Francis Parker and UC-Irvine Extension.

Since 2000, Cristin has primarily been coaching students privately through College of My Choice. Over the past ten years, she has worked with hundreds of students, becoming one of the few "master" SAT and ACT instructors in the San Diego area.

In addition to preparing students for college exams, Cristin has taught for the writing programs at Muir College and Thurgood Marshall College at UCSD. She also currently teaches a film studies course at UCSD and occasionally substitutes at The Bishop's School in the English and History departments.

When not teaching, Cristin likes to knit, cook, play with her cats, Coffee and Bean, read her favorite authors, garden, and study humanistic astrology.