Award-Winning High School Computer Science Tutors
serving San Diego, CA

Milan's CS degree means he can teach high school programming concepts — variables, control flow, object-oriented basics — with a real understanding of what's happening under the hood, not just pattern-matching syntax from a textbook. His English double major also sharpens how he explains things: he's practiced at making technical ideas readable and clear, which matters when a student is staring at a block of code that makes no sense yet.

The jump from "using computers" to "thinking computationally" trips up a lot of high schoolers, especially when loops and conditionals first appear. Dennis breaks programming logic into small, testable pieces so students build confidence writing their own code instead of copying examples. He holds a 5.0 client rating.

The jump from using a computer to thinking computationally is where most high school CS students struggle. Sarah's training in physics and math gave her deep practice in the kind of logical decomposition that makes loops, conditionals, and basic data structures click rather than feel arbitrary.

Getting comfortable with loops, conditionals, and functions early makes every future CS course easier — and Justin explains these building blocks by tying them to problems students can visualize, like simulating physics or processing data. His background spans physics, applied math, and programming, so he can show high schoolers why the code they're writing actually matters beyond the assignment.

Starting out in computer science can feel overwhelming when every assignment introduces new vocabulary — variables, loops, conditionals, functions — all at once. Evan slows that down by building each concept through small, working programs students write themselves, so they see exactly what each line of code does before moving on. His experience teaching across C, C++, and Java means he can match explanations to whatever language the course uses.

High school CS often moves fast from basic control flow to more intimidating topics like recursion, sorting algorithms, and array manipulation. Ignacio breaks these down using Java and Python examples that build intuition step by step, drawing on both his UChicago training and his current graduate-level CS work at DePaul.

That first encounter with loops, conditionals, and functions can feel overwhelming when everything is new vocabulary. Allison breaks programming logic into small, testable pieces — write three lines, run them, see what happens — so students build intuition for debugging and problem decomposition before projects get complex. Rated 4.9 by students.

The jump from writing simple programs to thinking computationally — understanding loops, conditionals, and functions as building blocks for bigger ideas — is where most high school students need the clearest guidance. Matthew connects these concepts to robotics projects and real engineering problems, which makes abstract logic feel concrete and purposeful.

High school CS often throws students into loops, conditionals, and arrays before they've developed the mental model to reason through what code is doing step by step. Elizabeth walks through each concept by having students trace execution by hand first, then write their own implementations. Her math background also makes her especially effective at untangling the logic behind Boolean expressions and nested control flow.

Alicia's architecture degrees from MIT and UT Austin required serious programming — from Python scripts automating structural analysis to Java applications modeling building systems — so she teaches high school CS with a library of real problems, not just textbook exercises. Her Computer Science minor and TA experience mean she can unpack topics like object-oriented design and algorithm logic at whatever depth a student needs. Rated 5.0 by students.

I am Chad Bergman, a current Dartmouth student pursuing my Bachelor's in Economics with a physics minor. I have experience tutoring college economics in person on Dartmouth campus as well as online tutoring in high school calculus and physics. I've had great success on the SAT and ACT as well as my AP tests in high school, and I hope to help others succeed as well. My favorite subject to tutor is physics because I feel like learning to apply a few fundamental principles to different real world situations is extremely useful in any discipline. While tutoring I try to help students master the fundamentals so they can apply them to the material we're working on as well as future material. Outside academia, I help look after my four siblings and play more League of Legends online than is perhaps healthy.

I am currently a senior at Emory University studying chemistry and applied math with a focus on inorganic chemistry. I will be available to tutor algebra, trigonometry, algebra 2, biology, chemistry, calculus, geometry, pre- calculus, and ACT prep. I started tutoring in high school and continued tutoring at Emory where I tutored general chemistry, introductory biology, and calculus for two years. Apart from academic tutoring, I am also involved in Project SHINE which teaches English to recent Atlanta immigrants. I believe that education (no matter what kind) is crucial in life, but I also strive to emphasize why something is important. In my experience, most students struggle with something because they don't understand exactly why it is important or simply do not care. I am heavily involved in academic research at Emory so I am able to help a student understand exactly why a specific subject area is important and how it is continuously applied both in the lab and in the real world to improve our lives. It's always easier to see the physical and practical applications of a subject than try to visualize its importance on paper. In my spare time I enjoy chemistry, ancient Roman history, jam bands, running, cycling, and scuba diving.

AP Computer Science and introductory programming courses often trip students up at the same points — loop logic, array manipulation, and understanding how methods pass data around. Michael's UCLA computer science background means he can trace through code line by line and show exactly where a student's reasoning diverges from what the machine actually does. That debugging-oriented approach builds real problem-solving instincts.

Between AP Computer Science A prep and general programming fundamentals, Clive covers the full scope of what high school CS courses demand — from writing clean loops and conditionals to understanding recursion and sorting algorithms. He codes in multiple languages and adapts explanations to whatever environment a student's class uses. His approach is to build each concept through small, testable programs so students can see results immediately.

High school CS courses often jump from basic loops to complex projects without enough scaffolding in between. Adel fills those gaps — he unpacks concepts like arrays, conditional logic, and object-oriented programming step by step, using the structured problem-solving approach that comes naturally from his engineering training. Rated 4.8 by students.