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Milan
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Milan
BA Stanford University
1+ Years Tutoring

Learning to code is really learning to decompose problems, and that skill transfers whether the language is Java, Python, or something else entirely. Milan's CS degree grounds his teaching in fundamentals like control flow, data structures, and algorithmic complexity rather than surface-level syntax drills. He also draws on his English background to emphasize clear documentation and readable code.

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Dennis
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Dennis
BA Rutgers University (New Brunswick)
1+ Years Tutoring

Understanding data structures like arrays, linked lists, and sorting algorithms matters more than memorizing syntax — and that distinction is where Dennis spends most of his time. His background spans Java, JavaScript, and web development, so he can show how core CS concepts translate across languages and real projects.

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Sarah
BA Clark University
15+ Years Tutoring

Sarah's mathematics background means she's comfortable with the algorithmic and logical thinking that underpins computer science — concepts like recursion, Big-O analysis, and Boolean logic map directly onto the math she studied at Clark. She approaches programming problems the same way she approaches proofs: break the problem down, identify the structure, then build the solution step by step.

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Brian
PhD University of California-Santa Cruz • BA California Institute of Technology
9+ Years Tutoring

I'm a recent graduate of the California Institute of Technology in Economics and Computer Science. I was also accepted at Harvard, Princeton, MIT, and Stanford. I have a broad range of interests spanning science, math, engineering, social science, the humanities, the arts, and athletics (I also played on the Caltech basketball team). My background allows me to tutor general college prep, especially the SAT, ACT and the GRE. I love to teach analytical thinking, ranging from advanced Math and Physics to strategies for understanding literature and developing arguments.

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Christina
BA Northwestern University
1+ Years Tutoring

I am starting graduate school this fall. My experiences as a student and scientist help me explain concepts and work through problems in a clear and engaging manner. I love teaching, and strive to make each personalized lesson enjoyable and productive. In addition to math and science, I can teach the skills and strategies students need to reach their goals on the ACT, GRE, or AP tests. I also enjoy working with elementary age students to increase reading and math proficiencies.

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Julia
BA Stanford University
6+ Years Tutoring

Julia is a computational science major at Stanford who writes code daily and understands the gap between knowing syntax and thinking like a programmer. She digs into core concepts like recursion, data structures, and algorithm design by walking through problems step by step until the logic becomes intuitive. Students learning Python, Java, or tackling their first real debugging challenge get someone who can explain the *why* behind every line.

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Jeff
BA Princeton University
13+ Years Tutoring

Jeff tackles computer science by connecting abstract concepts like recursion, data structures, and algorithmic complexity to concrete problem-solving steps students can follow. His science background means he's comfortable with the mathematical logic underlying CS, from Boolean algebra to Big-O analysis.

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

Isabella TA'd multiple computer science courses at MIT, so she's seen exactly where students get stuck — whether it's tracing recursive calls, understanding how data structures like linked lists and trees actually work in memory, or debugging logic errors in their code. She explains the underlying concepts so that writing correct programs becomes intuitive rather than trial-and-error. Rated 5.0 by students.

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

Justin's PhD research in computational mathematics meant writing code daily — building simulations, implementing algorithms, and debugging in MATLAB and other languages. He teaches computer science concepts like data structures, recursion, and algorithmic complexity by connecting them to real computational problems rather than treating them as abstract definitions to memorize.

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Daniel
Current Undergrad Student, Biomedical Engineering Rice University
9+ Years Tutoring

Between his coursework at Rice and his background in algorithms, Daniel tackles computer science from both the practical and theoretical sides — writing clean code and understanding why one sorting algorithm outperforms another for a given dataset. He's especially strong at breaking down recursion, data structures, and algorithmic complexity into steps that build logically on each other.

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Theresa
BA Rice University
9+ Years Tutoring

Biomedical engineering at Rice requires heavy computational coursework, so Theresa has tackled core computer science concepts — from object-oriented programming and data structures to algorithm complexity — in the context of solving real problems. She explains abstract ideas like recursion and sorting algorithms by connecting them to concrete examples rather than letting students drown in theory. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Daniel
MS Cornell University • BA DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management-Florida
6+ Years Tutoring

Between a master's in Computer Science, an active PhD program, and a full-time software development career, Daniel lives this subject from multiple angles — theoretical and applied. He unpacks everything from algorithmic complexity and data structures to systems-level thinking, tailoring the depth to wherever a student currently sits in their CS journey.

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Nicholas
BA Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
5+ Years Tutoring

From data structures and algorithm analysis to the fundamentals of how operating systems and networks function, Nicholas covers computer science with the depth his Penn State CS degree provided. He's especially strong at explaining recursion, sorting algorithms, and Big-O notation — the concepts that separate students who can code from students who truly understand computation. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Ryan
BA Cornell University
6+ Years Tutoring

Ryan is a computer science major at Cornell, which means he's actively working through the same core curriculum — algorithms, data structures, computational complexity — that college CS students encounter. He explains concepts like recursion, Big-O analysis, and graph traversal by tracing through concrete examples rather than relying on abstract definitions. Rated 4.8 across his sessions.

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Lance
BA University of Miami • Doctor of Medicine, Community Health and Preventive Medicine University of Miami
9+ Years Tutoring

A computer science degree paired with coursework in theoretical mathematics gives Lance an unusually strong grasp of the abstractions underneath the code — automata theory, algorithm complexity, data structures, and computational logic. He spent multiple semesters as a TA and independent instructor for CS courses, so he's seen firsthand which concepts trip students up and how to reframe them. Whether the topic is graph traversal or NP-completeness, he breaks it into pieces that actually make sense.

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Victoria
BA Washington University in St. Louis
6+ Years Tutoring

From data structures and algorithms to computational complexity, Victoria covers the core CS concepts that show up in both coursework and technical interviews. Studying computer science and math simultaneously at WashU gave her a knack for explaining the mathematical reasoning behind topics like recursion, sorting efficiency, and graph traversal. She holds a 5.0 rating from students.

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Kevin
MS Stanford University • BA Stanford University
6+ Years Tutoring

Building AI systems and low-level software at Stanford — in both Python and C++ — Kevin knows where the theoretical meets the practical in computer science. His biocomputation specialization means he can explain not just how to implement an algorithm, but why certain computational approaches work better for different problem domains. Rated 5.0 by students.

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