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10+ years
Aaron
A mechanical engineering grad student who builds things, breaks things, and troubleshoots what went wrong — Aaron brings that same hands-on diagnostic process to science topics like forces, energy, properties of matter, and experimental design. His 1530 SAT confirms the analytical horsepower, and hi...
The University of Texas at Dallas
Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering
Duke University
Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering

Certified Tutor
6+ years
Mimi
Mimi's Masters in Education from Harvard focused on inquiry-based and object-based learning — an approach that turns science into something students can observe, question, and test rather than just read about in a textbook. Her integrated arts background means she often teaches concepts like ecosyst...
Harvard University
Masters in Education, Education
Dartmouth College
B.A.
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Nina
A neurobiology-focused biology degree from Northwestern means Nina didn't just take introductory science — she studied cellular mechanisms, genetics, and brain physiology in depth. She connects textbook concepts like mitosis or enzyme kinetics to real research contexts, which tends to make the mater...
Columbia University
Masters in biostatistics
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences (focus in neurobiology)
Columbia University in the City of New York
Current Grad Student, Biostatistics
Certified Tutor
Reid treats science as a way of thinking rather than a collection of facts to memorize. He walks students through how to read data tables, design controlled experiments, and connect observations to underlying principles — the same analytical habits that show up across biology, chemistry, and earth s...
Harvard University
PHD, Education
Wesleyan University
Bachelor in Arts, Sociology
Certified Tutor
Charles
Engineering at Yale means Charles lives at the intersection of physics, chemistry, and applied math every day — analyzing forces in a truss, modeling heat transfer, or interpreting experimental data. He brings that hands-on perspective to general science tutoring, connecting abstract formulas to phy...
Yale University
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Certified Tutor
8+ years
Solange
Sociology research at Harvard meant Solange spent years designing surveys, analyzing datasets, and defending conclusions in front of professors who demanded airtight reasoning — all of which is applied scientific method, even if the subject matter was social rather than physical. She's especially ef...
Harvard University
Bachelor in Arts (Sociology & Women's Studies)
Certified Tutor
Christopher
As a mechanical engineering student at Harvard, Christopher lives at the intersection of physics and chemistry daily — calculating forces, analyzing material properties, and modeling energy systems. That applied perspective makes him especially effective at showing students why scientific concepts m...
Harvard College
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Certified Tutor
Michelle
A biochemistry degree from Rice and a current M.D. program at Baylor mean Michelle lives at the intersection of biology and chemistry every day. She unpacks concepts like cellular respiration, acid-base equilibria, and molecular genetics by tying them to how the body actually works — turning dense t...
Baylor College of Medicine
Current Grad Student, M.D.
Rice University
Bachelor's in Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Certified Tutor
Liz
Running a tutoring program at a charter middle school meant Liz wasn't just teaching science content — she was figuring out how to make vocabulary-heavy units on cells, ecosystems, and states of matter land for students with dyslexia, ADHD, and other learning differences. Her special education maste...
Simmons College
Masters, Special Education: Mild to Moderate Disabilities 5-12
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor of Arts in History (minors in Humanities and Anthropology)
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Justin
A PhD in Computational Mathematics from the University of Chicago means Justin doesn't just know science — he understands the quantitative reasoning that ties physics, chemistry, and earth science together. He breaks down concepts like energy conservation, wave behavior, and data analysis by connect...
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor's in Physics and Mathematics
University of Chicago
Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Mathematics
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Andrew
Andrew holds a BS in Physics and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, which means he's spent over a decade thinking scientifically — designing experiments, interpreting data, and connecting abstract principles to measurable outcomes. He unpacks concepts in mechanics, electricity, and biology-adjacent to...
University of North Texas
Bachelor of Science, Physics
Vanderbilt University
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering
Certified Tutor
Justin
A philosophy grad student at UNM with a 34 ACT, Justin treats science the way he treats an argument in formal logic — isolating each claim, checking whether the evidence actually supports it, and identifying where the reasoning breaks down. That approach is especially useful when students need to ev...
University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Current Grad Student, Philosophy
Certified Tutor
James
A chemistry major headed to Columbia Medical School, James treats science tutoring as an exercise in building intuition — understanding why a reaction proceeds a certain way or how energy flows through a biological system, not just memorizing diagrams. He's especially sharp at bridging the gap betwe...
Harvard University
Bachelor in Arts, Chemistry
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Ingrid
Undergraduate research in Northwestern's John Rogers Lab and a biomedical engineering curriculum gave Ingrid hands-on experience with biology, chemistry, physics, and thermodynamics. She explains scientific concepts by connecting them to real applications — like how drug delivery systems depend on d...
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Daniel's sociology degree means he spent years learning to design surveys, analyze demographic data, and apply the scientific method to real human behavior — skills that translate naturally when teaching students how to form hypotheses, control variables, and interpret results in a general science c...
Brown University
Bachelors
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Many students see improved grades within a few weeks, along with better understanding of Science concepts and more confidence tackling challenging material.
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