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Pinelopi

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Pinelopi

Bachelor in Arts in Psychology
Pinelopi's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Geometry
Calculus

A psychology degree from Duke means Pinelopi spent semesters designing experiments, controlling for confounding variables, and interpreting statistical results — all core scientific skills that most students struggle to apply on their own. She's especially strong at walking through how to set up a f...

Education

Duke University

Bachelor in Arts in Psychology

Test Scores
SAT
1530
Felix

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Felix

Associate in Science
Felix's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

Three associate degrees in scientific disciplines — including microbiology — mean Felix has spent more time in lab settings than most tutors, running experiments, culturing organisms, and connecting textbook concepts to what actually happens at the bench. That firsthand experience makes him especial...

Education

University of Chicago

Associate in Science

Test Scores
SAT
1540
Molly

Certified Tutor

Molly

Master of Science in Education
Molly's other Tutor Subjects
1st-8th Grade math
1st-8th Grade Writing
1st-8th Grade Reading
Pre-Algebra

Years of teaching second, third, and fourth graders gave Molly a clear picture of where young students get stuck in science — reading a thermometer, designing a fair test, or explaining why a prediction was wrong. Her classroom experience with reading intervention also pays off here, since so much o...

Education

Northwestern University

Master of Science in Education

Columbia University in the City of New York

Bachelor in Arts, History

Test Scores
SAT
1480
Andrew

Certified Tutor

Andrew

Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature and Theater and Performance Studies
Andrew's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
PSAT Writing Skills
SAT Reading

A double major in English and Theater at the University of Chicago doesn't scream science — but Andrew's 32 ACT required him to perform under pressure on data interpretation, experimental design, and scientific reasoning questions, and his broad tutoring experience across subjects like math and Span...

Education

University of Chicago

Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature and Theater and Performance Studies

Test Scores
SAT
1480
ACT
32
Jacob

Certified Tutor

Jacob

Bachelors in Literature
Jacob's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Quantitative Reasoning
PSAT Writing Skills

Jacob's 35 ACT — including the Science section, which is really a test of data interpretation and passage-based reasoning — means he knows how to extract answers from graphs, tables, and experimental descriptions under time pressure. His literature background actually reinforces this: close reading ...

Education

Vanderbilt University

Bachelors in Literature

Test Scores
ACT
35
Rebecca

Certified Tutor

Rebecca

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (minor in Religious Studies)
Rebecca's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Arithmetic
Middle School Math
Elementary Math

A psychology major at Northwestern doesn't just study behavior — Rebecca spent semesters learning research design, statistical analysis, and how to evaluate whether an experiment's results actually support its claims. That training in hypothesis-testing and data interpretation translates directly wh...

Education

Northwestern University

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (minor in Religious Studies)

Test Scores
SAT
1580
Asta

Certified Tutor

Asta

Bachelor in Arts in Political Science
Asta's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Arithmetic
Middle School Math

Having studied biology and chemistry alongside her political science degree at the University of Chicago, Asta can walk students through core science concepts — from cell structure to chemical reactions — with genuine content knowledge rather than just test-taking tricks. Her 35 ACT confirms she han...

Education

University of Chicago

Bachelor in Arts in Political Science

Test Scores
SAT
1530
ACT
35
Karishma

Certified Tutor

Karishma

Bachelor in Arts
Karishma's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Anatomy
Anatomy & Physiology

Karishma's background in psychology — including coursework in research methods, data interpretation, and behavioral science — gives her a concrete entry point into science tutoring that goes beyond memorizing vocabulary lists. She teaches students to think through the scientific method the way a psy...

Education

Northwestern University

Bachelor in Arts

Test Scores
ACT
34
Jonathan

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Jonathan

PHD, Physics
Jonathan's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
Trigonometry
Calculus 3
Calculus

Having earned a PhD in physics and taught science at both the high school and college level, Jonathan understands the subject from the molecular scale to the cosmic. He unpacks scientific reasoning — forming hypotheses, interpreting data, connecting theory to experiment — in ways that make the proce...

Education

University of Chicago

PHD, Physics

Vanderbilt University

Bachelors

Camilla

Certified Tutor

Camilla

Juris Doctor, n/a
Camilla's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
College Essays
Literature

Camilla approaches science the way she approaches legal analysis: by teaching students to read carefully, identify key variables, and build conclusions from evidence. Her summa cum laude undergraduate work at Washington University in St. Louis gave her a strong academic foundation, and she's particu...

Education

Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor in Arts

Washington University in St. Louis

Juris Doctor, n/a

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