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Mimi
MS Harvard University • BA Dartmouth College
6+ Years Tutoring

Mimi's Masters in Education from Harvard focused on inquiry-based and object-based learning — an approach that turns science into something students can observe, question, and test rather than just read about in a textbook. Her integrated arts background means she often teaches concepts like ecosystems or states of matter through hands-on exploration and visual models, which tends to stick with students who struggle to learn from lectures alone. She's especially strong with younger and middle school learners building their first real science habits.

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BA The University of Texas at Dallas • Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering Duke University
10+ Years Tutoring

A mechanical engineering grad student who builds things, breaks things, and troubleshoots what went wrong — Aaron brings that same hands-on diagnostic process to science topics like forces, energy, properties of matter, and experimental design. His 1530 SAT confirms the analytical horsepower, and his 5.0 rating suggests he explains the reasoning behind results in a way that actually lands.

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Nina
MS Columbia University • BA Northwestern University
10+ Years Tutoring

A neurobiology-focused biology degree from Northwestern means Nina didn't just take introductory science — she studied cellular mechanisms, genetics, and brain physiology in depth. She connects textbook concepts like mitosis or enzyme kinetics to real research contexts, which tends to make the material click faster than rote memorization. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Reid
PhD Harvard University • BA Wesleyan University
1+ Years Tutoring

Reid treats science as a way of thinking rather than a collection of facts to memorize. He walks students through how to read data tables, design controlled experiments, and connect observations to underlying principles — the same analytical habits that show up across biology, chemistry, and earth science courses.

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Liz
MS Simmons College • BA Washington University in St. Louis
1+ Years Tutoring

Running a tutoring program at a charter middle school meant Liz wasn't just teaching science content — she was figuring out how to make vocabulary-heavy units on cells, ecosystems, and states of matter land for students with dyslexia, ADHD, and other learning differences. Her special education master's gave her a toolkit of concrete strategies for breaking down dense nonfiction text and multi-step processes, which is where most science students actually get stuck. She holds a 4.7 rating across her subjects.

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Michelle
MD Baylor College of Medicine • BA Rice University
1+ Years Tutoring

A biochemistry degree from Rice and a current M.D. program at Baylor mean Michelle lives at the intersection of biology and chemistry every day. She unpacks concepts like cellular respiration, acid-base equilibria, and molecular genetics by tying them to how the body actually works — turning dense textbook material into something students can visualize and retain.

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Christopher
BA Harvard College
1+ Years Tutoring

As a mechanical engineering student at Harvard, Christopher lives at the intersection of physics and chemistry daily — calculating forces, analyzing material properties, and modeling energy systems. That applied perspective makes him especially effective at showing students why scientific concepts matter beyond the textbook, turning abstract formulas into concrete, intuitive ideas.

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Solange
BA Harvard University
8+ Years Tutoring

Sociology research at Harvard meant Solange spent years designing surveys, analyzing datasets, and defending conclusions in front of professors who demanded airtight reasoning — all of which is applied scientific method, even if the subject matter was social rather than physical. She's especially effective at teaching students to distinguish correlation from causation and to read charts and graphs with a critical eye, since those skills were daily requirements in her coursework. Her 34 ACT confirms she can handle the quantitative side of science just as comfortably as the conceptual.

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Charles
BA Yale University
1+ Years Tutoring

Engineering at Yale means Charles lives at the intersection of physics, chemistry, and applied math every day — analyzing forces in a truss, modeling heat transfer, or interpreting experimental data. He brings that hands-on perspective to general science tutoring, connecting abstract formulas to physical situations students can actually picture. Whether the topic is kinematics, energy conservation, or interpreting lab results, he makes the reasoning behind each step visible.

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Justin
BA Washington University in St. Louis • Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Mathematics University of Chicago
9+ Years Tutoring

A PhD in Computational Mathematics from the University of Chicago means Justin doesn't just know science — he understands the quantitative reasoning that ties physics, chemistry, and earth science together. He breaks down concepts like energy conservation, wave behavior, and data analysis by connecting them to real-world phenomena, from climate modeling to how lenses form images. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Henry
BA Harvard College
9+ Years Tutoring

Henry's Harvard thesis on John Dewey's philosophy of education was fundamentally about how people learn through inquiry and experimentation — the same cycle of questioning, testing, and revising that sits at the heart of the scientific method. He teaches science by grounding abstract concepts in that inquiry process, pushing students to ask why an experiment is designed a certain way before worrying about memorizing the outcome. His 1530 SAT confirms he can handle the quantitative and analytical reasoning science coursework demands.

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Ingrid
BA Northwestern University
6+ Years Tutoring

Undergraduate research in Northwestern's John Rogers Lab and a biomedical engineering curriculum gave Ingrid hands-on experience with biology, chemistry, physics, and thermodynamics. She explains scientific concepts by connecting them to real applications — like how drug delivery systems depend on diffusion or why cells respond to mechanical forces — which makes abstract ideas stick.

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Andrew
BA University of North Texas • Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University
6+ Years Tutoring

Andrew holds a BS in Physics and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, which means he's spent over a decade thinking scientifically — designing experiments, interpreting data, and connecting abstract principles to measurable outcomes. He unpacks concepts in mechanics, electricity, and biology-adjacent topics like biomechanics with the kind of depth that comes from genuine research experience. Students get explanations rooted in understanding, not just memorized definitions.

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Asta
BA University of Chicago
1+ Years Tutoring

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 handled the Science section's rapid-fire data interpretation at a near-perfect level, and she brings that same ability to teach students how to read graphs, pull patterns from tables, and connect evidence to conclusions. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Sabira
BA Johns Hopkins University
5+ Years Tutoring

Applied math and computer science at Johns Hopkins means Sabira spends her days quantifying patterns and testing models — the same core loop students encounter in science when they're asked to measure, predict, and explain. She's particularly strong on the computational side of science: reading data tables, graphing relationships, and working through the math embedded in physics or chemistry problems. Holds a 5.0 rating.

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James
BA Harvard University
1+ Years Tutoring

A chemistry major headed to Columbia Medical School, James treats science tutoring as an exercise in building intuition — understanding why a reaction proceeds a certain way or how energy flows through a biological system, not just memorizing diagrams. He's especially sharp at bridging the gap between introductory courses and the more rigorous thinking that AP or IB-level science demands.

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Elena
MS University of Edinburgh • BA Mcgill University
1+ Years Tutoring

As a curriculum developer building courses for middle and high schoolers, Elena knows exactly how to make dense material click — including the scientific vocabulary, classification systems, and cause-and-effect reasoning that science coursework demands. Her Religious Studies training at McGill involved rigorous textual analysis and structured argumentation, skills she now channels into teaching students how to read scientific texts carefully, interpret what an experiment actually shows, and explain their reasoning clearly.

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Daniel
BA Brown University
10+ Years Tutoring

Daniel's sociology degree means he spent years learning to design surveys, analyze demographic data, and apply the scientific method to real human behavior — skills that translate naturally when teaching students how to form hypotheses, control variables, and interpret results in a general science context. He's especially comfortable helping students who freeze up at graphs and data tables, since reading quantitative evidence was a daily requirement in his coursework. Holds a 5.0 rating.

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Justin
BA University of Chicago • Current Grad Student, Philosophy University of New Mexico-Main Campus
1+ Years Tutoring

A philosophy grad student at UNM with a 34 ACT, Justin treats science the way he treats an argument in formal logic — isolating each claim, checking whether the evidence actually supports it, and identifying where the reasoning breaks down. That approach is especially useful when students need to evaluate hypotheses, interpret graphs, or explain why an experiment's results do or don't match a prediction. His 5.0 rating suggests the method lands.

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Isabella
BA Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Current Grad Student, Operations Research Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
9+ Years Tutoring

An MIT math degree and a PhD track in operations research at Georgia Tech mean Isabella has spent years inside labs and classrooms where the scientific method isn't a textbook concept — it's a daily practice of modeling real systems, testing assumptions, and interpreting results. She's especially strong on the quantitative backbone of science: reading data tables, understanding units, and translating observations into precise claims. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Renee
BA Colgate University • Doctor of Philosophy, Spanish and Iberian Studies Princeton University
6+ Years Tutoring

A PhD program in Spanish and Iberian Studies might not scream 'science,' but Renee's doctoral training drilled the same core skills science coursework requires — forming a thesis from evidence, analyzing patterns in complex material, and defending conclusions under scrutiny. She's particularly useful for students who struggle with the literacy-heavy side of science: parsing dense textbook passages, interpreting diagrams, and writing clear lab reports that actually explain what happened and why.

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Sung
BA Yale University
13+ Years Tutoring

Chemistry is Sung's home discipline, which means he teaches science the way a working scientist thinks about it: grounding every concept in evidence, units, and careful reasoning. Whether a student is balancing equations, interpreting lab data, or connecting molecular structure to physical properties, Sung ties abstract ideas back to observable, concrete examples.

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Shelley
BA Northwestern University • Current Grad Student, Clinical Psychology Duke University
1+ Years Tutoring

Doctoral work in clinical psychology at Duke means Shelley designs and analyzes research studies regularly — controlling variables, interpreting statistical output, and defending conclusions in front of faculty who pick apart every methodological choice. That daily practice with the scientific method gives her a practical fluency she brings to teaching concepts like experimental design, data analysis, and hypothesis testing. Her 5.0 rating suggests she makes that rigor accessible rather than intimidating.

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Brittney
MS Grand Valley State University • BA Princeton University
8+ Years Tutoring

Comparative literature might seem worlds away from science, but Brittney's Princeton training in close reading and textual analysis translates surprisingly well to parsing dense lab instructions, extracting meaning from data tables, and interpreting the kind of evidence-based passages that show up across science coursework. She's strongest with students who can grasp the concepts but struggle to articulate their reasoning in writing — lab reports, short-answer explanations, and constructing arguments from observations. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Keith
BA Williams College • Juris Doctor, Prelaw Studies Cornell University
5+ Years Tutoring

While science isn't Keith's primary academic background, his analytical training in political science and law makes him effective at teaching students how to read data, interpret experiments, and reason through cause-and-effect relationships. He's particularly useful for students who struggle with the reading-heavy side of science — understanding what a question is really asking and pulling the right information from charts and passages.

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Shayan
BA University at Buffalo • Current Grad Student, Pre-Health University of Pennsylvania
1+ Years Tutoring

Pre-health coursework at the University of Pennsylvania means Shayan has lived the full gauntlet — biology, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, and anatomy — and knows how to connect those disciplines into a coherent picture. He teaches science by grounding every concept in a concrete example, whether that's explaining cellular respiration through energy metabolism or walking through organ systems one function at a time.

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Sherry
BA University of Chicago
10+ Years Tutoring

Speech-language pathology graduate training at Columbia is surprisingly science-heavy — anatomy, neuroscience, research design — and Sherry brings that clinical lens to teaching students how biological systems work and how experiments should be structured. Her UChicago psychology and linguistics background also means she's comfortable with everything from statistical reasoning to breaking apart dense scientific terminology using morphological roots. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Ben
BA University of Pennsylvania
10+ Years Tutoring

Ben's science tutoring draws on his IB Chemistry background and the quantitative rigor of his Penn math training, which means he's especially effective when science gets mathematical — balancing equations, interpreting rate laws, or working through stoichiometry. He teaches students to translate word-heavy science problems into clean mathematical setups they can actually solve.

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Emily
MS Yale University • MS Yale School of Public Health
9+ Years Tutoring

Emily's undergraduate degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and her MPH in Epidemiology give her deep fluency in both life sciences and the quantitative reasoning that underpins them. She unpacks topics like cell division, genetics, and experimental design by tying abstract concepts to real-world examples from public health research. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Sam
PhD University of Iowa • BA Northwestern University
9+ Years Tutoring

Biomedical engineering trained Sam to move fluidly between biology, chemistry, and physics — the same integration students need when tackling science coursework. He unpacks concepts like cellular respiration or circuit analysis by tying them back to the underlying math, which turns abstract diagrams into something students can actually reason through.

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Matt
BA University of Pennsylvania
9+ Years Tutoring

Having earned a 1530 SAT — which leans heavily on interpreting data, reading graphs, and evaluating evidence-based claims — Matt brings sharp analytical skills to science material even though his degrees are in finance. He's particularly useful for the quantitative side of science: setting up calculations, converting units, and making sense of numerical relationships in lab work or textbook problems.

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Lauren
MS University of Chicago • BA Kent State University at Kent
7+ Years Tutoring

A social sciences master's degree means Lauren spent years doing what science coursework actually asks of students — reading studies, questioning methodology, and pulling defensible conclusions from messy data. She's particularly good at walking through how to set up a controlled experiment and explain results in plain language, since her own graduate research required exactly that. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Matthew
BA University
1+ Years Tutoring

Studying Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton means Matthew lives in physics, thermodynamics, and applied chemistry daily — subjects that map directly onto high school science curricula. He breaks down concepts like force diagrams, energy conservation, and kinematics using step-by-step problem solving, then builds complexity so students internalize the reasoning rather than just the formulas.

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Yu
MS Harvard University • BA Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
3+ Years Tutoring

Growing up in Malaysia before studying at Penn and completing a Master's in Education at Harvard, Yu picked up science through multiple educational systems — which means she's seen the same concepts taught in very different ways and knows which explanations actually land. She leans on that cross-cultural perspective to teach topics like the scientific method, experimental reasoning, and data interpretation by reframing them until they click. Her chemistry background also lets her go deeper when students hit the quantitative side of science.

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Kathy
MS Sotheby's Institute of Art • BA Duke University
10+ Years Tutoring

An economics degree requires serious fluency in hypothesis testing, data analysis, and statistical reasoning — and Kathy's dual background in economics and studio art means she can tackle both the quantitative and observational sides of science coursework. She's particularly good at teaching students how to read graphs, set up controlled comparisons, and translate raw data into clear written explanations, blending the analytical rigor of her econ training with an artist's eye for visual detail.

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Jacob
MS University of California-Berkeley • BA Columbia University
1+ Years Tutoring

Comparative literature might seem worlds away from science, but Jacob's Columbia and UC Berkeley training drilled the exact close-reading skills that matter when students need to parse a dense lab procedure, pull meaning from a data table, or figure out what a graph is actually saying. He treats science texts the way he'd treat a difficult passage in German — slowing down, breaking apart the structure, and making sure every piece connects logically before moving on.

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Elena
BA Cornell University • Juris Doctor, Law University of Chicago Law School
1+ Years Tutoring

Law school at the University of Chicago drills a specific kind of reasoning — isolating what the evidence actually proves versus what you assume it proves — and Elena applies that same discipline when walking students through scientific concepts like experimental design, variable control, and data interpretation. Her government and Spanish double major means she's used to synthesizing dense, unfamiliar material quickly, which is exactly the skill students need when a science unit throws new terminology and complex diagrams at them simultaneously.

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Akarsh
MS Yale University • BA Yale University
9+ Years Tutoring

Holding a master's in cellular and molecular biology, Akarsh brings deep content knowledge across biology, chemistry, and physics — the three pillars most science courses draw from. He unpacks concepts like cellular respiration, stoichiometry, or Newton's laws by connecting them to observable, real-world phenomena that make the underlying logic click.

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Sydny
BA Duke University • Doctor of Medicine, Premedicine Medical University of South Carolina
4+ Years Tutoring

Between degrees in psychology and premedicine, Sydny has taken the full sweep of foundational science — biology, chemistry, genetics, and human anatomy. She explains concepts like cellular respiration or chemical bonding by linking them to how the body actually works, turning isolated facts into a coherent story students can reason through on exams.

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Anna
BA Northwestern University • Graduated (Honors Program in Medical Education) Northwestern University
8+ Years Tutoring

As a medical student at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine, Anna lives inside scientific reasoning every day — forming hypotheses, interpreting data, and connecting biological systems to real outcomes. She brings that same structured thinking to general science topics like the scientific method, ecosystems, and basic chemistry, making each concept feel purposeful rather than random.

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