A magna cum laude Duke graduate with professional writing experience, Frances knows how to dissect a sentence quickly — which is exactly what the ACT English section demands across its 75 questions on punctuation, rhetorical strategy, and passage organization. She zeroes in on the redundancy and tra...

I am currently a student at Duke University studying Biomedical Engineering and Economics. Just a little bit about me and some of my interests. Some of my favorite academic interests include memoirs and modern classics. I think Catcher in the Rye is still one of my all time favorite books but Percy ...

Five years of tutoring — including dedicated ACT prep that's boosted clients' scores by 3+ points — taught Sophia which English section patterns actually move the needle: the comma rules students overthink, the transition questions they underthink, and the conciseness traps that catch even strong re...

I am a current senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am completing a degree in Health Policy and Management with minors in chemistry and biology. Currently, I am on the pre-medical track at UNC I am applying to medical schools for next year. I have worked as a tutor at the UNC...

I am a mathematics major at UNC Chapel Hill. Apart from learning, I enjoy teaching with a passion. I have tutored individuals of all age groups in various subjects, with my primary focus on mathematics courses for students in elementary through early college. I have engaged in both volunteering and ...

I am a sophomore at Duke University studying computer science and physics. Academically, I am drawn towards disciplines that employ logical problem-solving. I enjoy working with others to discover new intuitive ways of understanding problems.

Most ACT English mistakes come from overthinking — students who know grammar rules but freeze when a sentence sounds awkward in context. Florence tackles this by drilling the specific conventions the ACT actually tests: comma splices, pronoun-antecedent agreement, parallel structure, and rhetorical ...

Writing for Duke's student newspaper, The Chronicle, means Natalie edits real prose under deadline every week — catching comma errors, tightening wordy sentences, and restructuring paragraphs for clarity, which mirrors exactly what the ACT English section asks you to do in 45 minutes. Her 35 ACT com...

Most ACT English mistakes come from overthinking — students second-guess correct punctuation or pick a wordier phrase because it "sounds smarter." Zhong, who earned a 34 ACT, drills the specific grammar conventions the test recycles (parallelism, comma usage with nonessential clauses, redundancy) so...

I am a freshman at Vanderbilt University currently pursuing a B.S. in Biochemistry. My inquisitive nature has fostered a love for mathematics, the natural sciences, and how they interact to produce the world we experience every day. This extends to my teaching strategy, where I emphasize the importa...

Biochemistry majors read and write with a particular kind of discipline — every word in a research abstract earns its place — and Abir carries that editorial reflex into the ACT English section's conciseness and redundancy questions, where the correct answer is almost always the shortest one that pr...

As a dedicated tutor who is currently a Political Science and Public Policy student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I am passionate about fostering a love for learning in my students. I specialize in ACT and SAT preparation, AP Literature and Language courses, and any other Engli...

I am currently a student at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pursuing a degree in Computer Science. I not only am incredibly passionate about programming and computer science, but about math and learning in general. I have experience teaching people young and old about computers and t...

Serving as a TA for a freshman honors writing course at VCU means Alisha has spent semesters reading and marking up student prose — catching the exact kinds of comma errors, wordiness, and awkward transitions that make up the bulk of ACT English questions. She pairs that hands-on editing experience ...

I am so excited to get to work with you. I am a student at Duke University and love academia! My favorite parts about teaching are how much I get to learn, which I think is amazing, and getting to serve others through education.