I'm a hiker, a reader, a giant nerd, and full of terrible jokes that will (shockingly) make tutoring fun.

I am a problem solver, and I love to help solve other's problems when they need it. I also love taking tests, and I hope that my excitement will translate to better scores for you!

I am a current student at the Colorado School of Mines, studying to double major in Applied Mathematics and Engineering Physics. I have been tutoring students professionally for one year, but also through my schools for 5 years now. I tutor most kinds of Math and Science, and love doing so; being able to help spread understanding of a difficult concept never fails to bring me joy. As a current student, I understand how lecturing is often not the most effective (or interesting) way to learn, so I like to be very interactive and ask a lot of questions in my teaching, almost like a conversation between the student and myself.

Most students lose SAT Reading points not because they misunderstand passages but because they talk themselves into answer choices that sound right instead of verifying against the text — a habit Zofia's math training actually corrects, since proofs demand the same kind of rigorous, step-by-step justification. Her 1550 composite and IB diploma background mean she's done plenty of close reading across disciplines, and she teaches a verification method for evidence-pairing questions that treats each answer like a claim you either prove or eliminate.

I am a student at the Georgia Institute of Technology studying Chemical Engineering. For the past several years, I have worked with students extensively. Through hosting events for younger kids to learn about STEM and for older teens to practice empathetic design, I know the importance of teaching students in ways that engage them rather than frustrate them, which I apply to my teaching. I have tutored high school students in a drop-in resource center in various subjects including math of all levels, chemistry, and English, making me adequately equipped in a variety of topics. I have also tutored several students long-term. Establishing relationships with students and exploring their unique learning styles is my favorite part of tutoring. I prioritize helping students discover HOW to learn in a manner that is the most effective for them, so they can begin to use those skills on their own throughout their education. Learning is a lifelong skill that requires practice for improvement; I strive to help my students gain confidence in their ability to learn.

The SAT Reading questions that trip up most students — paired-evidence sets where you have to match a conclusion to exact lines — are really just exercises in not letting your brain fill in gaps the text doesn't support. Lena's sociology training at the college level built that discipline; analyzing survey data and social research papers demands the same line-by-line precision the test rewards. She scored a 1470 composite and holds a 5.0 rating from students.

I am a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry as well as MCD (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental) Biology while minoring in Chemistry in 2015. I love exploring all of the cool things that this world has to offer. By dabbling in a little of everything I can set my sights on what really holds my attention. My primary interests lie in the sciences, where learning what makes our world turn drives my passion for knowledge.

I am quite passionate about education, since I feel it is the key to any sort of satisfying life. As the saying goes, knowledge is power, and knowledge can give you comfort and help guide you through a world that is often frustrating, convoluted, and dissatisfying. I have channeled this passion into teaching astronomy, which I majored in. I also taught some history and religion topics as head of a secular club in college.

Scoring 1410 on the SAT herself, Jasmyn knows the Reading section rewards a specific skill: finding evidence in the passage rather than relying on outside knowledge. She teaches students to identify the author's argument quickly, eliminate trap answers that sound right but aren't supported by the text, and manage pacing across the dual-passage and science-based reading sets.

I am currently an undergraduate studying Computer Science at the University of Kansas, and am also a member of the KU Honors Program. As a native of Colorado, I love the great outdoors and have done everything from skydiving to climbing a few "14ers". I place great value on education and see the importance in attaining a deep understanding of academic subjects. I have a casual teaching style and do my best to teach my students the value of what they are learning. I specialize in Math and ACT and SAT prep.

Scoring 1440 on the SAT required strong performance on the Reading section's trickiest question types — evidence-pair questions, tone and purpose inference, and data interpretation in social science passages. Cody's graduate work in Religious Studies sharpened his close-reading skills further, giving him a practiced eye for the kind of careful textual analysis the SAT rewards.

I am a certified teacher in English as a foreign language, certified to teach high school science abroad, and have developed my own independent program to teach elementary school children. I have tutored in all levels of algebra as well as geometry. I have 4 years of experience teaching biology, from AP/Honors level biology to 3rd grade level "Making Neuroscience Fun" programs.