NATS National Academic Tutoring Services

​I started competing in 6th grade.  I won 2 national championships, and came in second another time.  I helped lead my bowl team to a gold medal in 2023 and finished 2nd overall in the International History Olympiad that year.  I have also qualified for the Quiz Bowl Individual National Championships twice and finished in the top 5 in History. In 2025, my bowl team took 2nd place in the IAC National Championship. I love history and travel, and I enjoy mentoring others.  I have learned how to study and prepare for competitions and would like to help others develop their skills.  Through academic competitions, I have made great friends from all over the world and have learned to succeed under pressure. I look forward to sharing my experience and inspiring others.

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 Sean Briody has been involved with IAC as a player, staffer, and coach since 2014. He graduated from Brown University with a degree in American Studies and Egyptology/Assyriology, and his history of the Brown University Band was recently published by Arcadia Publishing. He coaches the academic team at Cardinal Newman School in Columbia, SC, and has privately coached multiple students who have finished in the top 10 nationally and internationally in history and geography, including Parker! He is the current defending EMS Nationals Adults Academic Bee champion.

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​I am a National and International History Champion.  Since I was very young, I have enjoyed learning about history, culture, and politics. My mother is from Mauritius, and my father is from India, so I have been lucky to travel a lot, and I think that has helped me understand the importance of having a global perspective. I joined my school's history club and found I could combine my love of history with competition.  I look forward to helping develop the next generation to reach their highest potential in academic competitions.

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Zach is a National Bowl Champion who received many medals and awards in middle and high school.  He has placed in the top 20 at IAC nationally. He finished 1st place in the JV National International Affairs Exam and 2nd place in JV Bowl at the 2025 national championship.

He is passionate about history, current events, and political science, and he is also heavily involved in his high school's speech and debate team and Model UN. 

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I have been competing in the History Bee/Bowl since 6th grade. Over the years, I have accumulated multiple awards and medals, ranking in the top 20 history students in the nation at my grade level.  My JV team also came in 2nd place at IAC's national championship in 2025.

 Through competing, I have built strong bonds with my teammates, competitors, and my fellow tutors.  I know what it takes to improve and succeed in history competitions, and I am excited to help others reach their goals.

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 I am a high school student passionate about history, earning national recognition in competitions for four straight years.  I have a special fascination for World War I and II. When I am not diving into books, I am making music—competing and winning regional and state singing competitions while also playing piano and cello. I am a fierce competitor in the pool, taking his water polo game to the Junior Olympics and the Olympic Development Program. Outside of academics and sports, I am all about the ocean, whether fishing, free diving, or spearfishing invasive lionfish to help protect local ecosystems. I also teach Sunday school at my church.  I love working with kids, and am always ready to drop some historical knowledge on anyone who’s up for a good conversation.

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