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Timothy
Currently in medical school with a bachelor's in Political Science and Government, Timothy has an unusual vantage point on the discipline — he's done the reading-heavy, argument-driven coursework himself, from constitutional theory to American political institutions, before pivoting to a completely ...
Drexel University College of Medicine
Current Grad Student, M.D.
University of California Los Angeles
Bachelors, Political Science and Government

Certified Tutor
9+ years
Kevin's Philosophy, Politics, and Economics major at Penn is essentially political science with the analytical rigor turned up — every course demands connecting political institutions to economic incentives and philosophical justifications simultaneously. That training means he can walk a student th...
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor in Arts

Certified Tutor
4+ years
Samuel
Most political science courses ask students to do two things well: analyze political institutions and write persuasive, evidence-driven arguments about them. Samuel tackles both — his history and linguistics background at Harvard means he can unpack concepts like political socialization or interest-...
Harvard University
Bachelor in Arts, Linguistics

Certified Tutor
6+ years
Alisha
Alisha's political science minor means she's recently worked through the same material — branches of government, political ideologies, electoral systems, and international relations frameworks. She teaches students to read political arguments critically and build their own evidence-based positions, ...
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Dance

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9+ years
Margaret
Margaret is pursuing her political science degree at Stanford, where she engages with everything from democratic theory to comparative institutions and public policy analysis. She breaks down dense readings on topics like voter behavior, political socialization, and constitutional law into clear arg...
Stanford University
Current Undergrad Student, Political Science and Government

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6+ years
Understanding political science means learning to read institutions, incentives, and power structures the way a lawyer reads a statute — carefully and skeptically. Alissa brings exactly that lens, pairing her B.A. in Political Science with a Juris Doctor to unpack everything from electoral systems t...
Loyola University-Chicago
Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government
University of Notre Dame
Juris Doctor, Legal Studies

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6+ years
Abigail
Few tutors can explain Putnam's two-level game theory or the democratic peace thesis and then illustrate it with stories from inside the European Parliament. Abigail earned her master's at Columbia studying international affairs and has worked across multiple levels of government, from a State Senat...
Columbia University
Masters in International Affairs
CUNY City College
Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government

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9+ years
Jeff
Jeff earned his degree in Political Science and Government from Washington University in St. Louis and is continuing into law school, giving him a deep command of democratic theory, comparative institutions, and policy analysis. He unpacks dense readings — Locke, Tocqueville, rational choice models ...
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government

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10+ years
Max
Studying economics at Yale means Max regularly engages with the political institutions and policy frameworks that drive political science coursework — trade policy, regulatory design, and the political economy of inequality all sit squarely in his wheelhouse. He's especially sharp at teaching studen...
Yale University
Current Undergrad, Economics

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10+ years
reid
Reid holds a master's degree in Political Science and Government, which means he can dig into everything from comparative institutional design to democratic theory with real academic depth. Whether the topic is federalism, international relations, or political behavior, he connects abstract framewor...
University of Chicago
Master of Arts, Political Science and Government
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Bachelors, Political Science and Government
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Political Science requires students to understand complex systems, analyze multiple perspectives, and synthesize information from history, economics, and current events. Many students struggle with distinguishing between opinion and evidence-based analysis, or with retaining the vocabulary and frameworks needed to discuss government structures and political theory. Personalized 1-on-1 instruction helps clarify these concepts and builds confidence in critical thinking skills that go beyond memorization.
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