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Felix

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Felix

Associate in Science
Felix's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

Having studied psychology alongside microbiology and the biological sciences, Felix brings a dual lens to AP Psych — particularly in units like biological bases of behavior and sensation-perception, where his science training makes neurotransmitter pathways and neural signaling click rather than fee...

Education

University of Chicago

Associate in Science

Test Scores
SAT
1540
Sherry

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Sherry

Bachelor's degree in psychology and linguistics
Sherry's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math

A psychology and linguistics degree from the University of Chicago means Sherry didn't just survey the AP Psych curriculum — she studied the underlying science of language, cognition, and behavior at a research university where the field's foundational theories were developed. That linguistics train...

Education

University of Chicago

Bachelor's degree in psychology and linguistics

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600
Matthew

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Matthew

Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Matthew's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
AP Biology
AP Chemistry

Matthew's pre-med track at Yale pairs biochemistry with philosophy — a combination that pays off in AP Psychology, where the biological bases of behavior unit demands real science fluency and the free-response section rewards precise, logically structured arguments. His hands-on work with tools like...

Education

Yale University

Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Test Scores
SAT
1470
ACT
35
Martha

Certified Tutor

Martha

Current Grad Student, Global Health
Martha's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
Statistics
Calculus
Algebra

Martha's PhD research at Michigan sits at the intersection of culture and self-concept — the exact territory AP Psychology's social psychology and personality units cover, except she's generating original data on it, not just reviewing textbook summaries. That active research background, built on a ...

Education

Duke University

Bachelors, Psychology

Duke University

Current Grad Student, Global Health

Duke University

BS in psychology

Test Scores
SAT
1580
Todd

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Todd

Master of Social Work, Social Work
Todd's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Statistics
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math

Todd's Master of Social Work gives him direct clinical exposure to concepts that dominate AP Psychology's abnormal psychology and social psychology units — diagnostic frameworks, group dynamics, cognitive-behavioral models — all material he's applied in practice, not just studied in a textbook. His ...

Education

University of Chicago

Master of Social Work, Social Work

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General

University of Chicago

graduate

Test Scores
ACT
33
Tashina

Certified Tutor

Tashina

PHD, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Tashina's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
Statistics Graduate Level
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra

Tashina earned her PhD in Psychological and Brain Sciences, so the AP Psych curriculum — from operant conditioning to the intricacies of the DSM — is territory she's navigated at the research level, not just the introductory one. Her statistics expertise is particularly useful for the research metho...

Education

Johns Hopkins University

PHD, Psychological and Brain Sciences

Barnard College

Bachelor in Arts, Psychology

Test Scores
SAT
1450
Emerson

Certified Tutor

Emerson

Bachelor of Science, Biology and Psychology
Emerson's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Statistics

A psychology major at the University of Chicago with a neuroscience specialization, Emerson lives and breathes the material that shows up on the AP Psychology exam — from Piaget's developmental stages to action potentials and neurotransmitter pathways. He connects textbook concepts to the actual res...

Education

University of Chicago

Bachelor of Science, Biology and Psychology

Test Scores
SAT
1560
Adam

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Adam

Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Sciences (minor in Spanish)
Adam's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Statistics

Cognitive science at Rice meant Adam studied the AP Psych curriculum from the inside out — perception, memory, language processing, and the neural underpinnings of behavior were core coursework, not elective reading. That training makes him especially sharp on the cognition and biological bases unit...

Education

Rice University

Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Sciences (minor in Spanish)

Test Scores
ACT
34
William

Certified Tutor

6+ years

William

Bachelor in Arts, Linguistics
William's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

Linguistics at Yale trains you to analyze how language shapes thought, perception, and social interaction — concepts that map directly onto AP Psychology units like cognition, memory, and social psychology, where understanding how people process and communicate information is half the battle. Willia...

Education

Yale University

Bachelor in Arts, Linguistics

Test Scores
SAT
1580
ACT
35
Brian

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Brian

PHD, Technology & Information Mgmt (Indef. deferred)
Brian's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
Statistics Graduate Level
Pre-Algebra
Finite Mathematics

Brian's economics training at Caltech — heavy on behavioral models, decision theory, and statistical reasoning — gives him a quantitative angle on AP Psychology that's especially useful in the research methods unit and anywhere the exam tests concepts like heuristics, framing effects, or rational ch...

Education

University of California-Santa Cruz

PHD, Technology & Information Mgmt (Indef. deferred)

California Institute of Technology

Bachelors in Economics and Computer Science

Test Scores
SAT
1580

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