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John

Certified Tutor

15+ years

John

PHD, Law
John's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math

Before pivoting to tech and co-founding a SaaS company, John earned a 1490 SAT largely on the strength of his quantitative reasoning — the same skill that carries students through force diagrams, energy conservation setups, and the vector math that makes college physics problems click. His law train...

Education

Cornell Law School

PHD, Law

Yale University

Bachelor in Arts

Test Scores
SAT
1490
Julia

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Julia

Bachelor in Arts, Spanish
Julia's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Statistics
Middle School Math
Calculus

Tutoring AP Physics I and II in high school while simultaneously taking those courses gave Julia an early sense for where conceptual gaps form — especially around topics like fluid dynamics, optics, and electromagnetic induction that carry directly into college-level work. Her biochemistry major at ...

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelor in Arts, Spanish

Test Scores
SAT
1520
ACT
33
Nitesh

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Nitesh

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Nitesh's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math

Mechanical engineering coursework at Arizona State is essentially college physics on repeat — Nitesh has solved force equilibrium problems, worked through thermodynamic cycles, and applied fluid dynamics principles semester after semester in contexts that demand real understanding, not just formula ...

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1430
Arpita

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Arpita

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Arpita's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Physics
Organic Chemistry

College-level physics demands more than plugging numbers into formulas; it requires setting up problems from scratch using calculus-based reasoning. Arpita's pre-med track at Emory put her through rigorous physics coursework alongside organic chemistry and biology, so she understands how to connect ...

Education

Emory University

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General

Test Scores
SAT
1480
ACT
32
Yurok

Certified Tutor

3+ years

Yurok

Bachelor, Physics and Mathematics
Yurok's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry

Pursuing dual degrees in physics and mathematics at Emory gives Yurok the unusual ability to teach the physics and the underlying calculus as a single coherent language — so when a problem requires setting up a line integral for a magnetic field or deriving equations of motion from energy methods, h...

Education

Emory University

Bachelor, Physics and Mathematics

Test Scores
SAT
1570
Ajay

Certified Tutor

Ajay

Bachelors, Electrical Engineering
Ajay's other Tutor Subjects
Algebra 3/4
Geometry
Calculus
Algebra

Every circuit Ajay designed during his electrical engineering degree started with the same physics — Kirchhoff's laws, Ohm's law, electromagnetic induction — so when college physics courses hit electricity and magnetism, he's working from years of hands-on application rather than textbook familiarit...

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelors, Electrical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1590
ACT
34
Hanna

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Hanna

Bachelor of Science, Premedicine
Hanna's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math
Calculus

Being midway through medical school means Hanna is actively applying physics to the human body — pressure gradients in blood flow, lever mechanics in the musculoskeletal system, optics in clinical imaging — which keeps these concepts vivid rather than dusty. Her premed coursework at Arizona State co...

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Science, Premedicine

Test Scores
SAT
1370
Tina

Certified Tutor

2+ years

Tina

Bachelor
Tina's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math
Elementary School Math
AP Physics 1

Hi! I'm a STEM, SAT/ACT, and language tutor with over a decade of teaching and tutoring experience. I have tutored students in every grade level in K-12 and first and second year college students. I mainly teach Math, Science, Physics, Hindi, English, French, ACT (35 score), and SAT (1560 score), an...

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelor

Kate

Certified Tutor

Kate

Masters, Environmental Engineering
Kate's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
College Algebra
Pre-Calculus

I'm available to tutor biology, chemistry, physics, math from Algebra up through AP Calculus, SAT test prep, and French. I've been tutoring students in science and math for 7 years. I also spent 8 months working and studying in France, and have tutored high school and adult students in French. When ...

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Masters, Environmental Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bachelors

Test Scores
SAT
1580
Jessica

Certified Tutor

Jessica

PHD, Medicine
Jessica's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
Honors Chemistry

I am a licensed physician from Florida who is currently changing careers. I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and have extensive tutoring and editing experience. While a student, I became a certified writing tutor through the Critical Writing Department. Since I completed my writ...

Education

Nova Southeastern University

PHD, Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

Bachelors, History

University of Pennsylvania

undergraduate

Test Scores
SAT
1540

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