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Timothy

Certified Tutor

Timothy

Current Grad Student, M.D.
Timothy's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Geometry
Calculus

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 ...

Education

Drexel University College of Medicine

Current Grad Student, M.D.

University of California Los Angeles

Bachelors, Political Science and Government

Kevin

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Kevin

Bachelor in Arts
Kevin's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
Pre-Algebra
Statistics
Geometry

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...

Education

University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor in Arts

Test Scores
ACT
34
Samuel

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Samuel

Bachelor in Arts, Linguistics
Samuel's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

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-...

Education

Harvard University

Bachelor in Arts, Linguistics

Test Scores
SAT
1430
Alisha

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Alisha

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Dance
Alisha's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Statistics
Pre-Calculus

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, ...

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Dance

Test Scores
SAT
1530
ACT
34
Margaret

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Margaret

Current Undergrad Student, Political Science and Government
Margaret's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Geometry
Calculus
Algebra

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...

Education

Stanford University

Current Undergrad Student, Political Science and Government

Test Scores
SAT
1550
Alissa

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Alissa

Juris Doctor, Legal Studies
Alissa's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
ACT Writing
ACT English

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...

Education

Loyola University-Chicago

Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government

University of Notre Dame

Juris Doctor, Legal Studies

Abigail

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Abigail

Masters in International Affairs
Abigail's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
College Essays
Literature

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...

Education

Columbia University

Masters in International Affairs

CUNY City College

Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government

Jeff

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Jeff

Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government
Jeff's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
ACT English
ACT Math

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 ...

Education

Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government

Test Scores
ACT
32
Max

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Max

Current Undergrad, Economics
Max's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Competition Math
Middle School Math
Geometry

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...

Education

Yale University

Current Undergrad, Economics

Test Scores
SAT
1580
reid

Certified Tutor

10+ years

reid

Master of Arts, Political Science and Government
reid's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
SAT Subject Test in United States History
College Essays

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...

Education

University of Chicago

Master of Arts, Political Science and Government

Hobart William Smith Colleges

Bachelors, Political Science and Government

Test Scores
SAT
1400

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