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I am currently in my second year at the University of Kansas. I am majoring in secondary history and government education and minoring in art history. Most of my tutoring experience comes from high school, where I peer tutored a student in her world history class. As an upperclassman, I also gained a lot of mentoring experience on my school's debate team as I helped new debaters learn the ropes of the activity. As my intended college degree reflects, I am most excited about teaching history, government, and art history classes, but I have a strong background in English as well. As a former AP and honors high school student, I would love to share the strategies that I found to be the most successful. I believe education not only improves society, but can help shape students to their fullest potential. I would love to be someone who facilitates that development. Outside of academics, I am a total bookworm, my favorite TV show is The Good Place, and I try to spend as much time outside as I can without getting a sunburn.

I am enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering PhD program at Rice University which will begin Fall 2020, and I am hoping to return to academia as a professor after earning my PhD. In the meantime, I am looking to share my passion for gaining knowledge, specifically in STEM, by educating the up and coming members of such a great field. I have experience tutoring both Calculus and Physics at Notre Dame, as well as experience as a Student Assistant for Differential Equations and Mechanics. I believe the key to learning is much deeper than learning to solve problems and that seeking knowledge is one of the best means for personal improvement.

Speed is the real enemy on ACT Reading — four passages in 35 minutes leaves almost no room for re-reading. Atrik, who scored a 35 composite, teaches a triage approach: how to skim for structure, identify what each paragraph's job is, and return to the text strategically when answering detail and inference questions. It's a method that turns a time-pressure section into a manageable one.

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Most students lose points on ACT Reading not because they can't comprehend the passages but because they spend too long re-reading. Megan — who scored a 34 composite and reads voraciously across genres — teaches a passage-mapping technique that lets students locate evidence for specific questions without scanning the entire text again. It's a time-management skill as much as a reading skill.

Most ACT Reading mistakes happen not because a student misunderstands the passage but because they run out of time or get tricked by answer choices that are almost right. Kellor tackles this by teaching a passage-prioritization strategy — deciding which of the four passages to attack first based on a student's strengths — and training them to eliminate distractors using evidence from the text. His 33 composite reflects how well this systematic approach works under pressure.

I am a Finance Major and Biochemistry Minor at Arizona State University.

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.

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I'm currently a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh, majoring in Neuroscience. My experiences in tutoring have come from working at a nearby center called "Perfect Tutors" and from helping classmates at my after school academic resource center.

The ACT Reading section punishes students who read every word equally instead of reading strategically. Haley teaches a passage-mapping technique that prioritizes locating evidence quickly, especially on the paired-passage format that tends to trip people up. Her 33 ACT composite and 5.0 tutoring rating speak to how well that approach translates to real score gains.

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ACT Reading gives students four passages and just 35 minutes, which means there's no time to re-read — you need a strategy for extracting answers on the first pass. Laynie teaches an active annotation method that targets main idea, tone, and evidence location so students can answer both detail and inference questions quickly. Her 33 ACT composite and background in literature and essay analysis sharpen the close-reading skills this section demands.

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Most ACT Reading mistakes happen not because students can't comprehend the passage but because they spend too long on it and rush the questions. Maddie teaches a passage-mapping strategy that identifies the author's main claim and paragraph transitions in under three minutes, leaving more time for the detail and inference questions that actually determine the score.

I am currently an undergraduate student enrolled at the University of Kansas, in Lawrence, Kansas, pursuing the majors of Biology and Psychology.

I am a former middle-school English teacher (and former high-school French teacher). I am certified to teach English (grades 6-12), History/Government/Social Studies (grades 6-12), Psychology (grades 6-12), Health (grades PreK-12), General Music (grades PreK-12), and French (grades PreK-12). I have also taught AP French and college-level French.

Most ACT Reading mistakes come from students answering based on what they remember rather than what the passage actually says. Jack drills a return-to-the-text habit, teaching students to match each answer choice to specific lines — a skill his sociology research training made automatic. He scored a 32 composite and brings that same analytical discipline to every practice passage.

I am a third-year medical student at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. I graduated from the University of Kansas in three years with a Bachelor of Science degree in Behavioral Neuroscience and minors in psychology and Spanish. Before starting medical school, I worked as a medical assistant and a tutor for the KU Athletic Department. Throughout my undergraduate experience, I worked with students extensively as a peer tutor, undergraduate teaching assistant, and seminar assistant. Tutoring has always been a passion of mine as I love to help others by way of education. I work hard with students to establish a friendship that allows for a comfortable dynamic conducive to learning and asking questions. I also utilize a variety of resources in order to keep students engaged and frequently ask questions to assess their learning level. I recognize the importance of working with students to better understand their learning styles and studying methods in order to create individualized tutoring plans that maximize growth in the classroom as well as outside of the classroom. I aim to help students develop valuable habits and skills that will bring success that lasts beyond our tutoring sessions. I feel comfortable modifying my approach when working with different ages, although I have found that many aspects of my teaching strategy remain constant among all my students. I tutor many classes ranging from algebra to statistics, but my favorite courses to teach are related to psychology!

Reading comprehension on the ACT is really an exercise in time management and evidence location, not literary analysis. Jeff scored a 32 composite and now teaches ACT prep weekly, where he trains students to attack each passage type — prose fiction, social science, humanities, natural science — with a targeted skimming strategy that keeps them under the four-minute-per-passage threshold.

Most students lose points on ACT Reading not because they can't comprehend the passages but because they spend too long on them. Ashwini teaches a strategic reading method — skimming for argument structure first, then returning to the text only for evidence-based answers — that consistently saves time across all four passage types.

The ACT Reading section isn't testing whether you understood every word — it's testing whether you can locate specific evidence and infer meaning under a tight time constraint. Mallory, who scored a 32 ACT composite, teaches a passage-attack strategy that prioritizes skimming for structure before diving into questions. She drills students on the difference between what the passage says and what it merely implies, which is where most points are lost.

Most ACT Reading mistakes come from spending too much time on the passage and not enough on the questions. Andrew teaches a pacing strategy that prioritizes locating evidence in the text over deep initial reading, then applies it differently across the four passage types — prose fiction, social science, humanities, and natural science. Students learn to stop second-guessing answers and start trusting the text.

The ACT Reading section punishes students who read every passage the same way — a science excerpt and a literary narrative require completely different strategies for finding answers under time pressure. Colin, an avid reader himself, teaches students to identify what each question is actually asking and locate supporting evidence without re-reading entire paragraphs. Rated 4.9 by students.

I am not a student anymore, however, does not mean I can't still dedicate myself to learning. There is no better way to do that than to help others learn too, and that is, most of all, what I want to do.

I am currently a 4th year medical student at the University of Kansas, pursuing family medicine and maternal health. While I've tutored a variety of subjects in the past, I am especially passionate about teaching math and science. These are two subjects I am personally very interested in and have had success passing on my excitement to students. I also enjoy preparing students for test prep (ACT) and elementary and middle school-age students. My approach to teaching is to understand the student as an individual. I like to understand the student's strengths and weaknesses and work from there to expand their knowledge in a given subject. My goal is to push each of my students to venture beyond their limits and understand each concept, rather than learning the steps of a process.

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A government major at Harvard, Richard spent his coursework doing exactly what the ACT Reading section rewards: rapidly digesting competing political arguments, identifying an author's central claim, and distinguishing stated evidence from implied conclusions — skills that map directly onto the social science and humanities passages. His perfect 36 ACT composite means he's navigated every passage type under real testing pressure and knows which time-management habits actually hold up when the clock is running.

The ACT Reading section punishes students who read passively — four passages in 35 minutes requires a deliberate strategy for extracting main ideas and locating evidence fast. David, who scored a 36 composite, teaches a structured approach to each passage type so students spend less time rereading and more time answering confidently.

I am available to tutor in a broad range of subjects, though I am most passionate about Economics, History, and Civics. Please feel free to contact me and I would be happy to arrange a session.

Scoring a perfect 36 ACT composite means Max has firsthand experience with the Reading section's tightest time pressure — 35 minutes across four passages with no room for re-reading. His biology research background, which involves digesting dense ecological studies and isolating specific claims from surrounding data, trained him to do exactly what the natural science and social science passages demand: separate what the author actually states from what the surrounding context merely suggests. Rated 5.0 by students.

I am a sophomore at the Georgia Institute of Technology and am working towards a major in Computer Engineering. I have been tutoring students of all ages and backgrounds in various math topics ranging from elementary school math to AP Calculus throughout high school. I love teaching math and always find it amazing to watch my students grow and improve in their mathematical abilities. While helping students with standardized testing, we go through several tricks and tactics that have helped my students succeed and have fun in the process. I am also well versed in Physics and have spent 3 years taking the highest levels of physics courses. I love playing all sports (especially soccer) and enjoy playing the guitar in my free time as well.

The ACT Reading section rewards students who can quickly identify an author's purpose, trace argument structure, and distinguish between what a passage states and what it implies. Liz scored a 34 ACT composite and draws on her history and humanities training at Washington University in St. Louis to teach the kind of close reading that makes 40-minute, four-passage sets manageable. Her background in special education also means she's skilled at adapting pacing and comprehension strategies to fit each student's processing style.

Reading four dense passages in 35 minutes forces a different kind of reading than most students are used to. Sugi's cognitive science training at Rice gives her a framework for teaching active reading strategies — how to map an argument's structure on a first pass so that inference and tone questions become straightforward rather than agonizing. She holds a perfect 36 ACT composite and a 5.0 tutoring rating.

The ACT Reading section gives students just 35 minutes for four dense passages, which means raw reading speed matters less than knowing where to look. Alyssa teaches a passage-mapping strategy that pinpoints main claims and key details before touching the questions — an approach refined from her own 35 composite score. She's rated 5.0 by students.

The ACT Reading section isn't about being a fast reader — it's about knowing where to look and how to eliminate answer choices efficiently across four dense passages in 35 minutes. Zhenrui, who earned a 36 composite, breaks down each passage type (prose fiction, social science, humanities, natural science) and teaches the specific retrieval strategies that keep students from second-guessing themselves.

After scoring a perfect 36 ACT composite, Anna developed a question-first approach to the Reading section — previewing what each question demands before touching the passage, so every line read serves a purpose. Her medical education background means she's used to processing dense, unfamiliar material quickly and extracting exactly what matters, a skill that translates directly to the natural science and social science passages. Rated 5.0 by students.