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Founder and Tutor at 3rPrep
Phil McCaffrey is the founder of 3rPrep, a tutoring company that guides students through the college admissions process. He began his test preparation career in 1994 at The Princeton Review and has spent more than 27 years teaching and mentoring students. Along the way, Phil refined his instructional skills in a wide range of settings, including serving as a college NROTC instructor for the U.S. Navy, a Sunday School teacher, a corporate sales trainer, and a high school teacher at a downtown Pittsburgh charter school. Helping students reach their highest potential and achieve top test scores is at the heart of his work.


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