The SAT Reading section isn't really about reading — it's about quickly identifying what the passage is doing and finding the one answer choice supported by specific lines of text. As a screenwriting major at USC who dissects written arguments daily, Kiersten teaches students to read for structure and evidence rather than getting lost in dense historical or scientific passages. Her 1550 SAT score speaks to how well that approach works in practice.

I am a BS/MS student at Columbia University studying Electrical engineering and also following the premed curriculum. After my undergraduate, I hope to pursue an MD-PhD and work in a teaching/research hospital as a physician-engineer.

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.

A self-described linguistics nerd with studies at NYU and a 1570 SAT composite, Naama approaches the Reading section the way a linguist dissects language — tracking how word choice, sentence structure, and rhetorical moves signal an author's real argument. She's especially sharp on the history-document passages where archaic phrasing throws students off, teaching them to decode unfamiliar prose by anchoring to context clues rather than modern assumptions. Her background in multiple languages — Russian, Hebrew, and Spanish — gives her an unusual sensitivity to how meaning shifts with connotation.

I am a recent graduate of the University of Virginia living in Los Angeles. While at UVA, I earned a 3.95 GPA and graduated my major program with Highest Distinction. I have eight years of tutoring experience (including starting my own tutoring program) and have worked with students of all ages. I'm looking forward to helping people with their studies in any way I can.

Writing a 50-page epic poem for a senior thesis at Wesleyan meant Ari had to read deeply across genres — geobiology papers, family archives, literary canon — and synthesize them into a single coherent argument, which is essentially what the SAT Reading section tests in miniature on every passage. That cross-disciplinary close reading, paired with a 1590 composite, makes him particularly sharp on the science and history-document passages where students struggle to track an author's reasoning through unfamiliar subject matter. Rated 4.9 by students.

Training as an actor at NYU's Atlantic Acting School means Michael spent years doing script analysis — breaking down a writer's intent, subtext, and rhetorical shifts passage by passage, which maps directly onto what the SAT Reading section actually tests. With a 1500 composite, he teaches students to read for an author's purpose and tone the way an actor reads for motivation, making the inference and "main idea" questions feel less like guesswork. Rated 4.8 by students.

Journalism training at NYU teaches you to read like a fact-checker — verifying claims against evidence, catching when a source hedges versus commits, and distinguishing what's stated from what's implied — which is essentially what every SAT Reading question asks. Sarah brings that editorial instinct to the paired-evidence questions and science passages, where students lose points by answering from memory of the passage instead of anchoring to specific lines. Her 1600 SAT composite and 4.9 student rating back up the approach.

I'm an undergraduate at UC Berkeley with two years currently under my belt and the intention to double major in anthropology and biology. My focus is on understanding human biological and social origins through analysis of human artifacts, biological remains, and environmental reconstruction, with a parallel interest in preservation strategies. Outside of academics, I'm passionate about all manner of developing sciences and technologies as well as current events and the history behind them.

The SAT Reading section rewards a specific kind of discipline: tracking how authors build arguments across paired passages, identifying evidence that actually supports a claim, and resisting the pull of answer choices that sound right but don't hold up. Alexander scored a 1570 SAT and brings the same precision he developed through dual degrees in mathematics and music — both fields where careful, close reading of complex material is non-negotiable.

I'm Jerome and I hope I can help in your academic journey. As someone who's received tutoring before, I hope I can help students, not only learn the subject matter, but the study and thinking skills to succeed academically. By learning the skills, you can gain the confidence to pursue other endeavors. Don't give up. Ask for help. We'll succeed together.

I am willing to invest the amount of time needed to polishing developing writers and students so that they come away with more than just a corrected essay or some more grammar knowledge; I am seeking to help them hear their own voice in their writing and bring that with them to the next step in their careers.

I am a recent graduate of Harvard University, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with an emphasis on screenwriting. Although I love literature and writing, I am most passionate about tutoring math. I have five years of experience as a math tutor, during which time I helped students ages 3-17 with math ranging from basic arithmetic to pre-calculus. My favorite math topic is algebra, particularly because of its usefulness in solving real-world word problems. In addition to mathematics, I find joy in teaching/elucidating Shakespeare to high-school students. As a classically trained actor, I find it fun to tackle Shakespeare’s dense texts from a performance and character-driven perspective. In my spare time, I enjoy vegan baking and roller-blading.

The SAT Reading section rewards a counterintuitive skill: ignoring what you think the passage means and finding the answer the text directly supports. Will, who scored a 1590 composite and holds a degree in international studies and literature, teaches students to locate textual evidence efficiently and eliminate trap answers that sound right but aren't grounded in the passage.

I am a 2018 graduate of University of California Santa Barbara, with a B.S. degree in Biological Sciences through the Honors Program. I consider education to be tremendously important not just during development, but also throughout life. I believe it's critical to establish the right attitude toward learning; a feat that once accomplished can improve a student's long-term output in school. Education is an integral part of my career choice: I aspire to become a physician, a career intertwined with knowledge and education. However, teaching and learning are present in every career, and every part of life for that matter.

I am passionate about living life to the fullest and making a difference in the lives of others.

John sees the SAT Reading section as a set of solvable puzzles, not a test of how much you've read. His 1580 SAT and his work as a section editor for the Los Angeles Review of Books mean he can teach students exactly how to locate evidence in dense passages, eliminate trap answers on inference questions, and handle paired-passage comparisons under time pressure.

I am a UCLA Bioengineer. I am a well qualified tutor and have had many years of experience in both paid and unpaid roles from 6th grade to 12 grade to present. I have always excelled in academics, math, writing, and english and have scored well on all standardized tests and state tests. I have scored 800/800 in SAT 1 math, SAT 2 math. I have scored 760/800 in SAT writing. I received scores of 5/5 in AP Calculus AB and BC and have taken numerous other APs, passing the APs in Physics, Biology, Literature, Language and Composition, Environmental Science, Economics, US history, and Chemistry. I was the President of my high school's only tutoring club and only math club, Infinity Math Club, where I dedicated my time tutoring struggling students in all math levels. I was a tutor in my high school's RAMS program for all academic subjects. I love working with students and love to see them succeed in subjects that they once struggled in.

The SAT Reading section isn't really about reading — it's about finding evidence fast and matching it to the right inference under time pressure. Megan scored a 1500 composite and developed a systematic approach to passage types, from paired historical documents to science-based excerpts, that keeps students from wasting time re-reading. She teaches annotation techniques and question-stem analysis that turn a 65-minute sprint into something manageable.

I am most interested in tutoring math (middle school, high school, SAT/ACT, GRE, AP Statistics) for many reasons. My affinity for math dates back to my childhood - I've always been intrigued by it. Because of this interest, I participated in various math competitions and excelled in classes and on standardized tests. I wanted to share my passion with others and so started tutoring peers as early as middle school. Although I graduated from Rice with a BA in Psychology, my time with math did not end there. I took Differential Equations and various statistics courses as electives (for fun)!

I'm now a first year fellow studying Policy Analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School.

The SAT Reading section rewards a specific kind of close reading: tracking how an author builds an argument across paired passages or interpreting evidence-based questions without over-reading the text. Kellie, who scored a 1520 composite, teaches a systematic approach to eliminating answer choices that sound right but don't hold up against the passage.

Neuroscience training at Pomona College meant Whitney spent four years reading dense research papers packed with hedged claims, layered evidence, and precise vocabulary — the same skills the SAT Reading section tests on its science and social science passages. With a 1480 composite, she teaches students to slow down on paired-evidence questions and trace exactly where the text supports each answer, rather than relying on gut instinct. Her pre-med preparation also keeps her sharp on the data-driven passages where scientific terminology tends to obscure simple arguments.

Scoring 1520 on the SAT, Steven knows the Reading section rewards a very specific kind of attention: tracking how authors build arguments, shift tone, and use evidence across paired passages. He teaches students to identify what each question is actually asking before they even look at the answer choices — a habit that eliminates the trap answers College Board designs to catch speed-readers.

I am hoping to start law school next fall. Before I lose another three years of my life to academia, I hope to spend the time I have now to help students get the grades and marks they need to reach the schools of their dreams. I've been on the "treadmill" and I know how brutal the educational arena can be. Thus, I find great satisfaction in being able to help people who were in similar situations as myself. I have extensive experience in tutoring from two previous positions in which I taught in both a classroom setting and a one-on-one setting. Regarding the subjects I have taught- I am familiar with math all the way up to Algebra 2 (including SAT Math), I have helped many students prepare for the SAT and ACT, I am very familiar with the LSAT, and I can assist students with Literature and Writing as well. In my experience with tutoring, I have found that students can often learn best when the instruction is tailored to their needs. Each student has unique strengths and weaknesses, and I enjoy the challenge of figuring out how to play on those strengths and weaknesses in order to bring out the best performance from the student. Although law is still my passion, I've found that I truly enjoy teaching; the friendships I've developed and the lessons I've learned are invaluable, and within this next year, I hope to help as many students as possible. Outside of teaching, I like watching a good UFC fight now and then, and I am shamelessly addicted to the NBA and all its glory. I have an insatiable appetite for good music, films, art, and of course, food, and I love experiencing and learning about different cultures, religions, and views. Lastly, I think the cheeseburger is the greatest invention man has ever made, and I am forever in pursuit of the best burger in L.A.

Scoring well on SAT Reading means learning to treat each passage like an argument with a structure you can map — main claim, evidence, purpose of each paragraph. Travis, who earned a 1530 SAT composite, teaches students to answer from the text rather than from instinct, a shift that eliminates the trap answers the College Board designs to punish gut-feeling readers.

Teaching ESL across three countries — South Korea, Japan, and the U.S. — gave Ashley a linguistics-trained ear for how meaning hides in sentence structure, which is precisely what trips students up on SAT Reading's inference and author-purpose questions. Her MA in linguistics means she can break down why a passage's syntax signals one interpretation over another, turning what feels like guesswork into a repeatable analytical process. She scored a 1480 composite and brings particular clarity to the science passages, where dense phrasing disguises simple claims.

The SAT Reading section buries answers inside dense passages from history, science, and literature — and Claire's liberal arts education at Pomona College means she's genuinely comfortable in all three. She teaches students to map passage structure before touching the questions, pinpointing where the author's argument shifts so that evidence-based answers become obvious rather than agonizing.

I'm Katrina--a recent transplant to LA and also a recent grad of Yale University! Reading and writing have been integral to my life over the past few years as a Film and Media Studies and Sociology double major. I believe that crafting text can be a fun hobby and a very useful skill. Yet, it can often be challenging. I know what it is like to need help with schoolwork, and I know what it is like to provide that help for others. I believe that with patience and effort, we can solve any problem!

Dorothy's English degree and 1440 SAT composite ground her approach to the Reading section in literary analysis — she teaches students to treat each passage like a text they'd annotate in a college seminar, marking the author's claim, evidence structure, and tone shifts before ever looking at the questions. That habit is especially effective on the literature and paired-passage sets, where students who jump straight to answer choices tend to get caught by plausible-sounding distractors built from misread tone.

I am currently a student at Ithaca College pursuing a degree in physics. I am very passionate about math and science especially, and I have found that teaching students is another passion. I have experience tutoring high school students in areas including algebra, algebra 2 and AP Physics 1. I love working with students to help them achieve their goals, and finding exactly what teaching style works best for which students.

As a self-described voracious reader of everything from science fiction to literary fiction, Gabriel brings genuine enthusiasm for close reading — and it shows in his 5.0 rating. He teaches SAT Reading as an exercise in tracking an author's argument: identifying the claim, finding where evidence appears in the passage, and eliminating answer choices that subtly distort the text. That analytical habit, paired with his 1500 SAT score, gives students a repeatable method instead of gut-feeling guesswork.

I am currently an undergraduate student at UC Santa Barbara working on my Bachelor's of Science degree in General Biological Sciences. After graduation I plan to expand my health care education and pursue a career as a health care professional, either as a nurse practitioner or physician's assistant. I am passionate about teaching because it has been my previous teachers who have inspired my inquisitiveness about the world around me and my excitement to learn. I now strive to pass on my knowledge to new students because I believe that education is important for a healthy, happy, and self-dependent life. As a result of my experience mentoring young children as a summer camp counselor and advising incoming freshmen at my university as an orientation advisor, I have developed a personal approach to helping others, specifically on a one-on-one basis. I teach students by working together, encouraging practice, requiring them to demonstrate what they've learned, and verbalizing positivity towards their success. I am a tutor for HSPT, ISEE, SSAT, SAT Writing, SAT Mathematics, and Algebra 1 and below. My favorite subject to tutor is math because it is a subject where you can, without ambiguity, prove that something is exact and correct. In my spare time, I enjoy playing soccer, zumba, baking, card games, and playing with pets.

I am a graduate of Loyola Marymount University. I received my Bachelor of Science in Biology and played four years of Division 1 soccer. I will be attending medical school in Fall 2019 at Creighton University. With 7 years of tutoring under my belt, 4 of which included working as a peer tutor for LMU Athletics, I have developed a strong passion for assisting others inside and out of the classroom to reach successful academic goals. I believe having a strong foundation in education is important for future success in our careers and relationships. As a STEM major, I have focused on tutoring in math and sciences as I enjoy working through problems with my students in an engaging manner and finding which methods work for them. Along with tutoring, I am a licensed EMT and perform clinical oncology research for UCLA. In my spare time, I enjoy running, working out, reading, and playing soccer.

I am focused on improving fundamental study skills through a practical, hands-on approach. This includes imbedding real-world applications into every lesson to inspire students and spark their latent curiosity. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard in 2018 and currently live in Los Angeles, CA.

I'm constantly adjusting my approach to the student based on each tutoring session. Everyone requires something different, and part of my job is figuring out what methods they find easiest to understand. Especially in the first few sessions I will try approaching things in different ways, see how they react, and ask them what way seemed clearest to them. A lot of it is simply interacting with them, which over time gives me a better understanding of who they are and how they think.

I'm pursuing, I am learning to paint, snowboard, golf, and am also learning to play the guitar. I just graduated from the professional program at Second City which provides invaluable skills in adapting to different students' styles and for keeping things light and fun; two things which math is not famous for.

The SAT Reading section isn't really testing whether you understood the passage — it's testing whether you can find the specific lines that prove an answer choice right or wrong. John, who earned a 1420 SAT and teaches literature and reading across multiple levels, approaches each passage type differently: historical documents get one strategy, science passages another. His English and drama training sharpened the close-reading instincts that make evidence-based questions feel straightforward.