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I am a Neuroscience and Behavior major at Columbia University. Although my major is centered in the STEM field, I am also passionate about human rights work, global engagement, and local outreach. While my future plans are subject to change, I see myself continuing in academia, going to medical school, and becoming a physician.

I am an aspiring applied mathematician, with particular interest in image processing and climate science. I graduated in May 2017 from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor's in physics and mathematics, and am beginning a PhD program in September 2017 at the University of Chicago in Computational and Applied Mathematics. I've tutored introductory physics students for three years and enjoyed it thoroughly, as a chance to help other students while revisiting fundamental concepts to enhance my own knowledge. I'm eager to continue reaching out and helping students of math and physics to succeed and, furthermore, to appreciate the beauty and power of these subjects.

After earning a perfect 36 on the ACT, Vivian developed a systematic method for the English section that sorts its 75 questions into a handful of recurring patterns: punctuation rules, pronoun agreement, sentence placement, and rhetorical strategy. She drills students on recognizing each pattern instantly so they can move through the section with time to spare. Her 4.9 rating speaks to how well that approach clicks.

Punctuation rules and rhetorical effectiveness questions trip up different types of students on ACT English, and Richard diagnoses which category is costing points before drilling the fixes. His 36 ACT composite means he's navigated every question type — comma splices, dangling modifiers, transition logic, redundancy — and can explain the reasoning behind each answer choice. A Government major at Harvard, he brings genuine comfort with written English to every session.

Michelle's background spans religious studies, literature, and college essay coaching — years of reading arguments closely and editing for clarity, which is the exact muscle the ACT English section tests under a 45-minute clock. She zeroes in on the rhetorical strategy questions (paragraph placement, writer's-goal prompts, transition logic) that trip up students who've only drilled comma rules. Her 35 ACT composite and 4.9 rating back up the approach.

Most ACT English mistakes come from overthinking — students second-guess comma rules or misread transition questions because they lack a systematic approach. Aaron scored a 36 composite and tackles this section by drilling the handful of grammar patterns that account for the majority of questions, from punctuation around nonessential clauses to subject-verb agreement traps.

Scoring a 35 ACT composite while studying American Studies and Latin American Studies at Columbia means Grace lives in two worlds — literary analysis and standardized testing — and knows how to toggle between them. She's especially sharp on the rhetorical strategy questions where students need to judge whether a sentence belongs in a paragraph or whether a passage achieves its stated purpose, since that's the kind of editorial thinking her humanities coursework demands daily. Rated 5.0 by students.

I am an incoming student at Washington University in St. Louis. I have been passionate about teaching ever since I had the opportunity to teach at an Indian public school in 2018. It's one of my favorite activities the gives me genuine joy. Hopefully, I'll be able to make teaching fun for you too! Let's succeed together!

Hi! My name is Alexandra, and I am a Princeton University Neuroscience major with 5+ years of tutoring experience. I specialize in SAT/ACT/PSAT prep and have successfully taught topics ranging from computer science and basic sciences to elementary reading and writing and college essay writing. In high school, I scored a perfect 36 on the ACT on my first attempt, a perfect 1520 on the PSAT/NMSQT, won "finalist" status in the National Merit Scholarship competition, and was a medalist in the New York Science Olympiad. As an undergraduate at the top-ranked university, I focus specifically on standardized test preparation, including the SAT, ACT, and PSAT. I have an understanding of the structure and timing of the exams and the strategic approaches that are required to achieve top scores. I have successfully supported students in improving their performance through individualized study plans because I understand that not all students can use the same approaches to succeed. My approach emphasizes effective time management and a mastery of recurring question types. Outside of college test preparation, I have tutored students ages 5 to 17 in a variety of topics. A common teaching approach I use is to introduce new concepts with example problems that we work through together. I then explain each strategy and help the student through another problem, encouraging them to explain their thinking step by step. Finally, I let the student tackle a problem independently. Once a student can articulate why a method works, they are truly ready to apply it on their own. While this method suits many students, I understand that everyone learns differently and pride myself on being adaptable within and outside of lessons.

Chelsey reads manuscripts professionally for an Off-Broadway literary director, which means she spots grammar errors, awkward transitions, and rhetorical weaknesses almost reflexively. On the ACT English section, she teaches students to hear the rhythm of correct punctuation and sentence structure so they can eliminate wrong answers quickly — a strategy that helped her earn a 35 composite.

I am originally from Alabama and graduated from Birmingham-Southern College with a BA in English Language and Literature. Immediately after undergrad, I relocated to New York City to pursue my law degree at Fordham University. After earning my Juris Doctor and passing the NY bar exam, I worked for five years as a litigator in New York. In 2009, I took the opportunity to fulfill a lifetime dream to live abroad and moved to South America. Upon arriving in Chile, I worked as an ESL teacher for children and adults as well as an editor of investment research and corporate trainer. I love language and am passionate about helping others learn to speak, write and read in a more effective way. Language is a tool, and I truly believe anyone can learn to use it better. I'm excited to be back in the US and eager to work with motivated students.

I'm a recent Stanford graduate (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science), and have been working at a major Management Consulting firm for a few years now. I personally scored a 2360 (out of 2400) on the SAT and 35 on the ACT and was successful in gaining admission to several top universities. I'm looking forward to helping you improve your scores towards improving your chances at getting in to your dream school.

Most of the ACT English section comes down to a handful of recycled grammar rules and a knack for spotting bloated prose — Emma, who scored a 32 composite and honed her writing across neurobiology lab reports and economics papers at Harvard, treats each passage like a quick editing drill where students learn to name the exact rule being tested before touching an answer choice. She's especially sharp on the rhetorical questions about paragraph organization and writer's intent, where her scientific training in building logical arguments gives students a concrete framework instead of vague instinct. Rated 5.0 by students.

I'm Sam! I am a sophomore at Cornell University where I study the world of labor and employment and work as a volunteer EMT. I am motivated to help students learn new things and overcome challenging obstacles. I have experience tutoring, working with kids in one-on-one and group settings, and I am dedicated, patient, and creative.

The ACT English section tests grammar rules and rhetorical strategy in a way that rewards pattern recognition — knowing, for instance, that a transition question almost always has one answer that logically connects the surrounding sentences. Mo scored a 35 composite and breaks the English section down into its recurring question types so students can spot what's being tested before they even read the answer choices. Rated 4.9 by students.

Self-studying for the ACT (and scoring a 35 composite) taught Matthew something most prep courses skip: the English section isn't really testing whether you're a good writer — it's testing whether you can spot a finite set of recurring patterns under time pressure. His approach treats each passage as a quick triage exercise, identifying whether a question targets punctuation mechanics, sentence logic, or rhetorical trimming before even reading the answer choices.

Scoring a 35 ACT composite means Amanda didn't just survive the English section — she mastered its particular blend of grammar rules, rhetorical strategy, and passage organization. She teaches students to spot the patterns the ACT reuses, like comma-splice traps and redundancy questions, so they can move quickly and confidently through all 75 questions.

Scoring a 34 ACT composite means Dustin knows the English section inside out — the way it cycles through comma rules, parallelism, and rhetorical strategy in predictable patterns. He teaches students to spot the specific grammar concept being tested in each question, which turns a 75-question sprint into a manageable, almost mechanical process.

Law school at Columbia means Nicolas spends his days dissecting arguments sentence by sentence — spotting where logic breaks down, where phrasing gets bloated, and where a single misplaced word changes meaning, which is essentially what the ACT English section asks you to do under a 45-minute clock. His 35 ACT composite and philosophy background give him both the score credibility and the grammatical precision to teach the punctuation and rhetorical strategy questions as a set of repeatable rules rather than vibes.

Through Americorps, Pia taught first-generation college-bound students how to navigate standardized tests — and the ACT English section's mix of grammar rules and rhetorical strategy questions is where her 35 ACT composite and writing-intensive Plan II coursework at Columbia overlap most directly. She treats each passage as a quick editing exercise, drilling the punctuation and sentence-structure conventions the test loves to recycle while showing students how to handle the organization questions that reward reading like a writer, not a test-taker. Rated 5.0 by students.

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I am a Master of Architecture candidate at Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Colgate University. While I tutor several subjects, I am very passionate about mathematics and physics because of the tangible progress which I am able to help students achieve, and I enjoy working with students of all ages and abilities. I have been a mathematics and physics tutor for the last eight years and have worked with students enrolled in middle school, high school, and university courses. As a tutor I work to build my students confidence and independence. In my spare time, I enjoy drawing and playing volleyball and tennis.

Studying sustainability at Columbia means Melody writes constantly — policy briefs, research summaries, persuasive essays — all genres that demand the exact conciseness and logical flow the ACT English section tests at speed. Her 34 ACT composite and fluency in both English and Mandarin Chinese give her a structural awareness of grammar rules that goes beyond instinct, letting her teach conventions like parallel structure and transition logic as deliberate choices rather than guesswork. Rated 4.9 by students.

I am currently pursuing my Masters in Public Health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. I received my B.A. in Psychology and Environmental Studies at Wesleyan University. In high school, I was selected by my teachers to tutor classmates in Chemistry, Physics, and Geometry. I helped students with homework problems and with test preparation (both for in-class exams and for the SAT Subject Tests). As an undergraduate, I was a teaching assistant for introductory Russian, and worked with students both in group and in individual sessions.

Micah's biology background means he's spent years writing lab reports where every sentence has to be tight and every claim precisely supported — habits that kick in fast on the ACT English section's conciseness and rhetorical strategy questions. He scored a 34 ACT composite and uses his experience in college tutoring and mentorship programs to break down the passage-editing format for students who freeze when grammar questions are embedded in full paragraphs rather than isolated sentences.

Scoring a 34 ACT composite while majoring in biopsychology at Tufts meant Elizabeth was constantly switching between scientific writing and humanities essays — a toggle that builds the exact editing reflexes the English section rewards, especially on conciseness and transition questions where you need to tighten prose fast. Now in medical school at Hofstra, she teaches the section's punctuation and rhetorical strategy questions as a closed set of patterns to recognize, not a guessing game based on what sounds right. Rated 5.0 by students.

Engineering coursework at Columbia means Shin writes dense technical reports daily — and the editing instincts that sharpens (cutting redundancy, tightening transitions, keeping modifiers in place) are exactly what the ACT English section tests at speed. His 34 ACT composite and 5.0 rating show those instincts translate to the test, and he teaches the punctuation and passage organization questions as a finite rule set rather than something to feel out by ear.

I am a graduate of the Master's program at the School of Education at St. John's University, and a graduate of the undergraduate English program at Washington University in St. Louis. I am currently eligible to teach 7th to 12th grade English in a New York City school under the Initial Certificate, and have a combined three years of experience in the Department of Education. I have a significant background in tutoring, including test prep, English, Mathematics, and Social Studies. My extensive background in education, coupled with my intense desire to bring about positive change in the lives of New York City school children and my belief in the importance of using emerging educational technologies to engage with and enrich the education of students, has made me both a successful teacher, and a popular tutor.

Studying Russian alongside English and French at Columbia gave Georgia an intuitive grasp of how grammar rules work across languages — the kind of structural awareness that makes the ACT English section's punctuation and sentence-structure questions feel like pattern recognition rather than guesswork. Her 35 ACT composite backs up that instinct, and she's particularly effective at teaching the rhetorical strategy questions where students need to judge whether a sentence is pulling its weight in a passage or just adding clutter.

Scoring a 34 ACT composite while majoring in a reading-and-writing-intensive field like International Development means Rebecca lived in exactly the kind of dense, argument-driven prose the English section throws at students — policy briefs, sociological analyses, and persuasive essays full of the transition logic and conciseness traps the test loves. She teaches the section as a quick-decision editing task, drilling the punctuation and rhetorical strategy patterns until students stop second-guessing and start recognizing. Rated 5.0 by students.

I am a pre-dental student at Vanderbilt University majoring in Human Organizational Development with a concentration in Health and Human Services. I am well versed in many science subjects (Biology and Chemistry, etc.), math, and Spanish. I tutor all ages and will tailor my methods based on any type of need.

I am currently a sophomore at the NYU Stern School of Business. My hobbies and interests include reading, exercising, and following sports such as baseball and tennis. I love Math, Spanish, and Grammar, and would love to help you if you are having trouble in any of those subjects!

I am a current undergraduate student at the City University of New York Baruch College and am working towards a Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science with a focus in Economics and Communication. I am an honors student and will also be receiving a secondary degree from the Macaulay Honors College. I have tutored several middle and high school students in Algebra, Calculus, Economics, and SAT Preparation. Many of my students have gone on to do well on the New York State Regents Exams, AP Exams, and SAT and ACT Exams. I am most passionate and enthusiastic about teaching Math because I love how organized and formulaic it is. I have always loved tutoring students because I enjoy seeing them improve in subjects they have previously struggled with.

Writing a senior thesis on transnational Chinese-American identity meant Mantong spent months editing dense academic prose for clarity and precision — exactly the kind of rhetorical trimming and structural tightening the ACT English section demands at speed. His history degree and multilingual background (native Mandarin, fluent English) give him an intuitive grasp of how grammar rules function beneath the surface, which he channels into teaching comma usage, transition logic, and conciseness questions as systematic patterns rather than guesswork. A 34 ACT composite and 4.9 rating from students confirm the approach works.

Most ACT English mistakes come down to a handful of recurring patterns: comma splices, pronoun agreement, and misused transitions. Eric isolates the specific grammar rules each student keeps missing and drills those targeted weak spots until the corrections become automatic. His 32 ACT composite means he's been through the test's pacing pressure himself.

I am an entrepreneurial travel-loving media professional living in New Orleans. I have a Master in Business Administration from Tulane University and I love teaching all sorts of subjects, especially math. In terms of hobbies, you can find me long-distance running, studying data science, exploring new restaurants and traveling the world.

Running volunteer tutoring labs since 10th grade meant Sara got used to switching gears fast — explaining stoichiometry one minute, then walking someone through trig identities the next — and that adaptability is exactly what the ACT English section's mix of punctuation rules, rhetorical strategy, and passage organization demands. As a mechanical engineering major at Columbia, she approaches each question type as a discrete system: learn the rule, recognize the pattern, apply the fix. She's especially effective with students who overthink the "sounds right" trap and need a more structured decision-making process.

I am a Junior at New York University's Courant institute of Mathematics and currently studying Computer Science and Data Science with a minor in Cybersecurity. I have 4 years of experience tutoring elementary through high school level students. Of my subject range, I enjoy tutoring ACT test prep and high school math related courses the most. I enjoy teaching because I love seeing the "lights come on" expression when my students finally grasp a concept they've been struggling with. My teaching style is active and organization focused, and I also hope to impart the mentality that has helped me succeed in my academic career. In my free time I cook some mean steaks, play valorant, listen to true crime podcasts and practice martial arts.

I am very proficient in math and economics as well as test prep in ACT and GMAT. I can tutor a wide arrange of subjects and have a passion for helping others learn from my knowledge and tutoring expertise.

Editing essays is where Rasa genuinely lights up — her anthropology and educational studies background means she's spent years dissecting how arguments are built across disciplines, which maps neatly onto the rhetorical strategy and passage organization questions that make up nearly half the ACT English section. She scored a 35 ACT composite and teaches the grammar conventions the test loves (comma rules, verb tense shifts, pronoun agreement) as a short list of patterns to recognize on sight. Rated 5.0 by students.