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9+ years
Vansh
I am currently pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I am also a graduate of the high school International Baccalaureate Program. I have informal experience tutoring high school physics, but am most passionate about tutoring students for the...
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering

Certified Tutor
16+ years
John
After scoring a 36 ACT composite and earning a BFA with an English concentration, John knows how sentences are built — and more importantly, how they break. He teaches the SAT Writing and Language section through the lens of editing and revision, training students to spot where a passage loses its l...
University of St Thomas
Bachelor of Fine Arts, English/Drama
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Associates, Acting

Certified Tutor
Max
I am in the process now of applying for PhD programs in Computational Biology. I have done research in the field of freshwater ecology and am anticipating the publication of a paper I co-authored in the next several months.
Ball State University
Bachelors, Biology, General

Certified Tutor
6+ years
Rhea
Scoring a 1550 SAT means Rhea has already proven she can spot the punctuation traps, transition mismatches, and concision tricks the Writing and Language section cycles through — and she took the test recently enough to remember exactly how they feel under time pressure. Her biology-heavy coursework...
University of Chicago
Bachelor of Science, Biology, General

Certified Tutor
5+ years
Arthur
I am available to tutor in a broad range of subjects, though I am most passionate about Economics, History, and Civics. Please feel free to contact me and I would be happy to arrange a session.
Middlebury College
Bachelor in Arts, Economics

Certified Tutor
9+ years
Conor
Scoring a 1560 on the SAT required Conor to master the Writing and Language section's particular blend of grammar rules and rhetorical strategy questions. He teaches students to distinguish between conciseness edits, transition logic, and subject-verb agreement traps — the three categories that acco...
Stony Brook University
Bachelor of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
Drexel University
Doctor of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences

Certified Tutor
8+ years
Emily
I am currently a fourth year medical student in Indianapolis. I completed my undergraduate education at Indiana University Bloomington, where I majored in Biology and Spanish. I also completed two minors in Mathematics and Chemistry. While at IU, I worked for the Department of Mathematics and Depart...
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
Doctor of Medicine, Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Certified Tutor
Julia
Scoring a perfect 1600 on the SAT means Julia knows exactly how the Writing and Language section tries to trip students up — misplaced modifiers, comma splices disguised as style choices, and transition questions that test logical flow rather than grammar alone. Her Linguistics background gives her ...
The College of William & Mary
Bachelors, English & Linguistics

Certified Tutor
5+ years
Alex
Engineering students write more than most people expect — lab reports, technical summaries, design proposals — and Alex's chemical engineering training at ASU Barrett built the same editing reflex the SAT Writing and Language section tests: strip out unnecessary words, tighten transitions, make ever...
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Arizona State University
Current Grad Student, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Certified Tutor
10+ years
Samantha
Most SAT Writing and Language errors come down to four or five grammar patterns — subject-verb agreement across long clauses, comma splices, pronoun ambiguity, modifier placement, and parallel structure. Samantha drills students on recognizing these patterns by ear and by rule, so they can move thro...
Duke University
Bachelors in Global Health Determinants, Behaviors, and Interventions
Harvard Medical School
Current Grad Student, MD
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