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8+ years
Anna
I'm Anna! I'm currently a student in the MD/MBA program between Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and the Kellogg School of Management, and graduated from Northwestern University as part of the Honors Program in Medical Education. I attended the Bergen County Academies in New Jer...
Northwestern University
Bachelor in Arts, Anthropology
Northwestern University
Graduated (Honors Program in Medical Education)

Certified Tutor
Elena
The SAT Reading section is really an argument-analysis exam, and Elena — currently in law school at the University of Chicago — spends her days dissecting exactly these kinds of dense, evidence-based passages. She teaches students to identify what each question is actually asking before returning to...
Cornell University
Bachelor in Arts
University of Chicago Law School
Juris Doctor, Law
Certified Tutor
7+ years
Viktor
I'm referring to math, of course, but I didn't always like the subject. Until about age 16, I thought of math as a boring, mind-numbing process of blindly memorizing formulas and then forgetting them after the test, but a series of wonderful teachers showed me the truth. I had thought that everythin...
University of Chicago
Bachelor of Science
Certified Tutor
Asta
Most SAT Reading mistakes come from one place: students answer based on what they think the passage means instead of what the text actually says. Asta, a University of Chicago political science graduate trained in close textual analysis, teaches a disciplined evidence-based approach — pairing every ...
University of Chicago
Bachelor in Arts in Political Science
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Jeff
The SAT Reading section is really a test of argumentation — can you identify a passage's central claim, trace how evidence supports it, and spot where the author shifts tone? Jeff's philosophy degree from Princeton and his history M.A. from Berkeley mean he's spent over a decade doing exactly that w...
University of California-Berkeley
Masters, History
Princeton University
B.A. in philosophy
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Industrial engineering trains you to optimize systems — and Oliver treats SAT Reading the same way, breaking each passage into a process where students identify the author's central claim first, then systematically match evidence to answer choices instead of re-reading entire paragraphs. His 1590 co...
Northwestern University
Engineer
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Spencer
I am a math tutor who is currently attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and majoring in Environmental Engineering. I have been tutoring math for over four years, both at Fenwick High School (where I attended) as a peer tutor and with Mathnasium. I teach Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geom...
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Evan
I'm thrilled to work with anybody on any subjects of interest, reach out with any questions!
Harvard University
Bachelor in Arts, Sociology
Harvard University
Current Grad Student, Statistics
Certified Tutor
7+ years
I've been working with students for over seven years, from middle school all the way through college, across subjects like math, calculus, statistics, linear algebra, chemistry, and physics, with a lot of SAT and ACT prep mixed in. My background is perhaps a little unconventional. I have two bachelo...
Northwestern University
MS
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Emily
I'm a recent graduate of Oberlin College and Conservatory, where I studied Jazz Trumpet and Environmental Studies. I tutor in a wide range of subjects, including math, French, English, environmental science, and standardized test prep. I have experience teaching academic subjects and music in both c...
Oberlin College
Bachelors, Environmental Studies and Jazz Trumpet
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Mahalia
I am comfortable tutoring a variety of subjects, I am most passionate about writing and language, and I truly believe that strong writing skills are an asset in every area of life. Through my experience as an after-school program manager, I learned to build relationships and work well with students,...
Northwestern University
Bachelor in Arts
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Scoring a 1520 SAT meant Charlie had to master the Reading section's particular brand of difficulty: paired passages, evidence-support questions, and vocabulary-in-context items that punish surface-level reading. He teaches students to identify the argument structure of each passage before touching ...
University of Chicago
Bachelors
Certified Tutor
Ilana
The SAT Reading section buries correct answers in subtle paraphrases and evidence-pair traps, and spotting them requires a specific kind of close reading. Ilana, who scored a 1560 SAT and holds degrees in both cognitive science and literature-adjacent humanities from Northwestern, teaches students t...
Northwestern University
Masters degree in Voice and Opera Performance
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Science, Cognitive Science
Northwestern University
BA in Cognitive Science (Neuroscience concentration)
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Ethan
Scoring a 1550 on the SAT meant mastering the Reading section's particular trick: every correct answer is directly supported by specific lines in the passage, even when two choices sound equally plausible. Ethan teaches students a deliberate evidence-matching process for paired passages, historical ...
University of Chicago
Current Undergrad, Public Policy/Economics
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Ariela
Stage management is essentially real-time reading comprehension — Ariela takes in scripts, blocking notes, and last-minute rewrites simultaneously, then synthesizes conflicting information into something clear and actionable. That same skill drives her approach to SAT Reading's command-of-evidence q...
University of Chicago
Current Undergrad, Theater & Performance Studies
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