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I am a rising sophomore studying civil engineering at Cornell University. I enjoy tutoring math (algebra-calculus 3), high school and college physics, Spanish, and writing. I have experience tutoring throughout high school, where I was the head of a peer-tutoring program. I have continued tutoring in college as well.

Earning a secondary teaching certification while studying English at Muhlenberg means Hailey is actively learning how to teach grammar and rhetoric — not just how to use them — which changes the way she breaks down ACT English questions about punctuation rules, sentence structure, and passage organization. Her 32 ACT composite and 5.0 rating show the approach works in practice, not just in theory.
Elliot earned a 36 ACT composite, and his approach to the English section zeroes in on the handful of grammar rules — comma splices, modifier placement, parallelism, pronoun agreement — that appear on nearly every test form. Beyond mechanics, he also tackles the rhetorical strategy questions, teaching students how to evaluate whether a sentence should be added, deleted, or repositioned within a passage.
I am currently a resident physician at Northwestern Hospital.
Three semesters teaching ESL to Hispanic immigrants and refugees through Tufts gave Danielle something most ACT English tutors lack — experience breaking English grammar rules down for people who genuinely don't know them yet, rather than just reminding native speakers what "sounds right." That foundation, combined with a perfect 36 ACT composite, means she can explain the logic behind comma placement, verb tense shifts, and transition choices in concrete terms that stick. Rated 5.0 by students.
I am in my second year at MIT studying mathematics, and I am currently doing a research project in Spectral Graph Theory. I have been a tutor since my junior year in high school, and I enjoy teaching all levels of math; everything from pre-algebra through calculus and linear algebra! I focus primarily on making sure that the definitions and processes given in class make intuitive sense, so that math can begin to feel like second nature.
Most ACT English mistakes come down to a handful of recurring grammar patterns — comma splices, pronoun-antecedent agreement, and misplaced modifiers show up on nearly every test. Olivia drills students on recognizing these patterns at speed, which is what turns a good score into a great one. Her own 34 composite came partly from mastering exactly this kind of systematic approach.
I am here to help with pre-med coursework, MCAT prep, and many other classes. I am frequently available for online tutoring.
Critical reading for a materials science career means parsing dense technical prose daily — Jennifer applies that same analytical eye to ACT English passages, teaching students to spot redundancy, weak transitions, and punctuation errors as structural problems rather than vibes-based guesses. Her 33 ACT composite and 5.0 rating back up an approach that treats each underlined section as a quick, rule-driven decision.
Scoring a 35 ACT composite means Mary knows how the English section tests grammar rules in context — comma splices buried in long passages, subject-verb agreement across clauses, and rhetorical strategy questions that trip up even strong writers. She breaks each question type into a pattern so students can spot what's actually being tested before they even read the answer choices.
Fluency in French grammar gives Juliette an unusual edge on the ACT English section — when you've internalized how another language handles verb agreement, pronoun reference, and sentence structure, spotting those same patterns (and errors) in English becomes almost reflexive. She scored a 35 ACT composite and zeroes in on the rhetorical strategy questions where students need to evaluate tone and purpose, drawing on her background in literature and essay editing. Rated 5.0 by students.
Having scored a 35 ACT composite while training as both a writing teacher and a special education specialist, Zora knows that strong grammar instincts aren't enough — students need to recognize what each question is actually testing, whether it's punctuation, sentence boundaries, or rhetorical choices about adding and deleting content. She leans on her reading and writing test prep background to build that editorial eye quickly, especially for students who tend to pick answers based on what "sounds right" instead of applying a concrete rule.
Scoring well on ACT English is less about knowing obscure grammar rules and more about recognizing the 15–20 patterns the test recycles — comma splices, subject-verb agreement across long clauses, and rhetorical ordering questions. Amanda earned a 34 ACT composite and has spent years editing student writing, which means she spots these patterns quickly and can teach students to do the same. Her approach turns the English section into a systematic process rather than a gut-feeling exercise.
A year spent teaching English to Indonesian coworkers and students of all ages gave Naomi a sharp sense for how grammar rules actually land — which ones trip people up, which ones click once you see the pattern. She brings that instinct to the ACT English section's punctuation and sentence structure questions, where recognizing the handful of conventions the test recycles is faster than trusting your ear. Her 35 ACT composite and 5.0 rating speak for themselves.
Studying linguistics at Yale means William spends his days dissecting how languages encode meaning through syntax, morphology, and punctuation — the exact rule systems the ACT English section tests under time pressure. His 35 ACT composite and 5.0 rating back up an approach that turns each underlined passage segment into a quick linguistic diagnosis: is this a modifier problem, a tense shift, or a rhetorical redundancy? That analytical framework gives students a reliable method for the questions where "sounding it out" stops working.
Scoring a 35 ACT composite while majoring in political science means Cindy reads and edits argumentative prose constantly — exactly the skill the English section's rhetorical strategy and passage organization questions demand. She's especially useful for the transition and redundancy questions where students need to think about how an argument moves, not just whether a comma looks right. Rated 5.0 by students.
Scoring a 35 ACT composite while deep in a biomedical engineering program means Spencer already toggles between technical writing and standardized-test logic daily — he treats the English section's punctuation and rhetoric questions like circuit diagrams, where every comma and transition has a specific function or it doesn't belong. His writing and essay-editing background adds a layer most STEM-focused tutors lack: he can explain not just which answer is correct, but how the passage reads better because of it.
I'm currently a Masters student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. I also have a Bachelor's degree in Physics from Haverford College.
I'm Zach, a sophomore at Northwestern University, and I am majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. I love math and science, and enjoy the satisfaction of fostering love for such subjects in the students I tutor.
I am pursuing degrees in Bioengineering and Economics. I am currently taking some time off from my studies to learn the ins and outs of the biomedical industry by working a Co-op in pharmaceutical engineering. While I have held several tutoring positions, my favorite experience was when I designed an interactive obstacle course demonstrating the functions of the adaptive immune system as part of the Pitt Tissue Engineering Summer Camps Initiative. The obstacle course contained everything from NERF guns to secret handshakes and is emblematic of my tutoring philosophy: I always encourage my students to visualize the course material in creative ways that stretch beyond the classroom. While I tutor numerous subjects, my personal favorites are Economics and Physiology. In my free time you'll find me running, playing soccer, reading (everything from Harry Potter to Khalil Gibran), or shooting hoops on the basketball court. One of my future goals is to ride my bike across the USA from my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio to the Pacific Ocean.
I am a passionate and hardworking computer science student at the University of Pennsylvania. I love teaching because it solidifies my concepts of the subject matter, and also is a very rewarding experience! I enjoy swimming, working out, and coding.
I am a third year student at Georgia Institute of Technology studying Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. I love teaching STEM classes. I have experience teaching elementary, middle, high school, and college students. I love getting to know my students, learning their learning style, and making the course content fun and engaging.
Six years of tutoring sharpened Hailey's sense for exactly where students lose points on ACT English — and it's usually not the grammar questions but the rhetorical ones about adding or deleting sentences, where you need to read like a writer making deliberate choices about what a paragraph actually needs. Her 34 ACT composite and neuroscience background at Vanderbilt mean she teaches those judgment calls as structured decisions, not vibes. Rated 5.0 by students.
The ACT English section tests grammar rules most students have never been explicitly taught — comma usage with nonessential clauses, subject-verb agreement across long sentences, and rhetorical strategy questions about paragraph organization. Steven scored a 34 ACT composite and approaches this section by teaching the specific patterns the test recycles, so students learn to spot errors quickly rather than relying on what "sounds right."
Punctuation rules, rhetorical strategy questions, sentence placement — the ACT English section covers a lot of ground in 45 minutes. Jean, a state-certified English teacher who scored a 34 ACT composite, drills students on the handful of grammar patterns that account for the majority of questions. She also tackles the trickier rhetoric-based items, showing how to evaluate whether a sentence actually serves the passage's purpose.
The ACT English section tests grammar rules most students haven't thought about since middle school — comma splices, pronoun-antecedent agreement, rhetorical strategy questions that ask you to rearrange or delete sentences. Zachary breaks each question type into a decision tree so students can identify what's being tested before they even look at the answer choices. Rated 5.0 by students, he scored a 33 ACT composite.
Between her 35 ACT composite and a creative writing minor from Penn, Sarah sits at the intersection of grammar knowledge and editorial instinct — exactly what the English section demands. She teaches students to read like editors, catching redundancy and misplaced modifiers by feel while using concrete rules to confirm the fix. Rated 4.9 by students.
Punctuation rules and rhetorical strategy questions make up the bulk of ACT English, and Mark breaks each question type into a handful of repeating patterns — comma splices, modifier placement, transition words, redundancy. His 34 ACT composite and background as a writer mean he can explain not just which answer is correct but why it sounds right. Rated 5.0 by students.
Studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Penn means Kevin writes argumentative prose daily — constructing claims, tightening transitions, and cutting redundancy — which is essentially what the ACT English section tests at speed across its rhetorical strategy and conciseness questions. He backs that editorial instinct with a 34 ACT composite and teaches the punctuation conventions the test cycles through most (comma rules, apostrophes, semicolons) as a short list of patterns to recognize rather than choices to debate by ear.
I am a current Sophomore Mechanical Engineering student at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, PA. I graduated Upper St. Clair High School in 2018, and took just about every AP math and science course there is. I have extensive knowledge in these subjects, and enjoy helping others to understand them! In my free time, I enjoy running cross country and track, playing percussion, and hanging out with my friends!
Most engineering students treat writing as an afterthought, but Annie's role as a teaching assistant for introductory biology at Cornell means she edits student work constantly — catching the same subject-verb mismatches, comma errors, and wordy phrasing that the ACT English section recycles in every passage. Her 34 ACT composite and that hands-on editing practice let her teach the section's grammar conventions as a concrete, finite rule set rather than a guessing game. Rated 4.9 by students.
I am a rising sophomore at Harvard College, currently on leave for the semester. I am a B.A. candidate in mathematics and physics, and I have both professional and academic experience in computer science as well.
Grading hundreds of 10th- and 12th-grade essays as a social studies teacher built Bradley's instinct for the exact errors the ACT English section recycles — run-on sentences, misused transitions, and wordy phrasing that needs cutting. His 33 ACT composite backs up that classroom-sharpened editorial eye, and he teaches the punctuation and rhetorical strategy questions as a finite rulebook rather than a guessing game.
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Ade's biology and African Studies coursework means he's constantly switching between scientific writing and humanities essays — two styles with completely different conventions for structure, tone, and evidence, which builds the kind of flexible editorial eye the ACT English section demands. He zeroes in on the rhetorical strategy questions where students need to judge whether a sentence belongs in a paragraph or whether a passage achieves its stated goal, since that's closer to critical reading than grammar drill. His 34 ACT composite confirms he can execute under test-day pressure.
Most students lose points on ACT English not because they don't know grammar, but because they run out of time second-guessing answers that "sound right" — Addie tackles this by teaching a strategy-first approach, drilling the finite set of punctuation and rhetoric rules the test actually cycles through so decisions become automatic. Her 34 ACT composite backs up the method, and her background in music education means she's built for breaking complex skills into repeatable, learnable steps.
Studying economics at Penn means Eliza reads and edits argument-driven prose daily — spotting logical gaps, trimming redundancy, and tightening transitions, which maps almost perfectly onto what the ACT English section actually tests. Her 34 ACT composite and German studies add a second layer: learning a second language's grammar rules made English conventions feel less like instinct and more like a system she can teach explicitly. Rated 5.0 by students.
I am a third-year undergraduate student at Carnegie Mellon University studying Voice and Opera Performance with minors in Music Education and French and Francophone Studies. My ultimate goal is to become a teacher because I love working with students to help them achieve mastery of their subject(s)!
I'm currently changing my major to chemistry at Princeton University. This semester, I am taking classes at the University of Pittsburgh to make this possible. I've taken many advanced courses in math, physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, english, and history. I'd love to help tutor you in ACT prep, math, physics, or chemistry!
I am an undergraduate student at Penn State in Schreyer Honors College. I am pursuing my Bachelor of Science in Biobehavioral Health on a pre-medicine track. All throughout my life, I have been passionate about teaching and inspiring others! I have taught academic subjects such as French and Algebra II as well as dance and piano throughout high school. While I am comfortable in many subjects, I am most interested in tutoring biology and chemistry and advocating for science. In my spare time, I love fitness, self-care, cooking, baking, reading, dancing, and singing.
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The ACT English section tests your ability to identify and correct errors in grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and rhetorical skills across five passages. You'll have 45 minutes to answer 75 questions, which means pacing is critical. The section emphasizes practical writing skills—things like comma usage, verb tense, pronoun agreement, and organizing ideas effectively—rather than memorizing grammar rules.
Most students need about 8-9 minutes per passage to read carefully and answer all questions accurately. A common strategy is to read each passage once, then answer questions in order without re-reading unless absolutely necessary. Personalized 1-on-1 instruction can help you identify which question types slow you down—whether that's rhetorical questions, sentence combining, or punctuation—so you can practice targeted strategies to move faster without sacrificing accuracy.
Score improvement depends on your starting point and how consistently you practice. Students who work with a tutor typically see 2-4 point improvements within 4-8 weeks of focused study, though some see faster gains if they identify and fix a specific weakness like comma rules or sentence structure. The key is diagnosing exactly which skills are holding you back, then practicing those skills repeatedly with feedback—that's where personalized tutoring makes the biggest difference.
Start by taking a full-length practice test under timed conditions, then carefully review every question you missed or guessed on. Look for patterns: Are you struggling with punctuation? Verb tense? Understanding what a question is really asking? Connecting sentences logically? Tutors can analyze your practice tests to spot these patterns quickly and create a targeted study plan. Most students discover they have 2-3 main weak areas rather than struggling across the board, which makes improvement very achievable.
Test anxiety often stems from feeling unprepared or unsure of your approach. Building confidence through repeated practice with real ACT questions—especially under timed conditions—is the most effective remedy. Personalized instruction helps you develop a consistent strategy for each question type, so you feel more in control during the test. Many students also find it helpful to practice breathing techniques and to remember that the ACT English section rewards careful reading and strategic thinking, not speed alone.
Most students benefit from taking 3-5 full-length practice tests spaced over several weeks, with at least one or two taken under strict timed conditions. Between practice tests, focus on targeted drills for your weak areas rather than taking test after test. A tutor can help you use practice tests strategically—identifying what to focus on next, tracking which skills are improving, and adjusting your study plan as you get closer to test day.
Rhetorical questions ask you to choose the best way to express an idea or organize information—they're not about grammar rules but about effective communication. For example, you might need to decide if a sentence belongs in a paragraph, how to combine two sentences most clearly, or what transition word works best. These questions trip up many students because they require thinking about the author's purpose and the flow of ideas, not just identifying errors. Practice with these question types and getting feedback on your reasoning helps you build the critical thinking skills the ACT rewards.
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