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8+ years
Ruth
Between her summa cum laude coursework at the University of Alabama and a stint as an English Teaching Assistant in Medellín, Colombia, Ruth has taught English from both sides — as an academic subject and as a living language. She tackles reading comprehension, thesis development, and analytical wri...
The University of Alabama
Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
The University of Michigan
Doctor of Medicine, Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General

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Martha
Between crafting research papers at Michigan and scoring a 1580 on the SAT, Martha knows what it takes to read critically and write persuasively under pressure. She digs into thesis development, textual analysis, and argument structure, connecting each skill to the kind of thinking that transfers ac...
Duke University
Bachelors, Psychology
Duke University
Current Grad Student, Global Health
Duke University
BS in psychology

Certified Tutor
6+ years
Jason
Growing up with a teacher for a mother gave Jason an early appreciation for close reading and clear writing — two skills he now teaches by connecting texts to arguments students actually care about. Whether it's breaking down a passage's structure or building a thesis from evidence, he keeps the foc...
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor in Business Administration

Certified Tutor
7+ years
Michael
Though physics is his home discipline, Michael's academic career required constant close reading, argumentative writing, and clear communication of complex ideas to non-specialist audiences. He teaches English skills like thesis development, textual analysis, and paragraph organization by treating e...
Rice University
Bachelor of Science, Physics
University of Michigan
Doctor of Philosophy, Physics
Rice University
BS in Physics

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Scoring a 1540 SAT required strong command of both reading comprehension and written expression, and Suzie applies that same analytical approach to English tutoring. She walks students through close-reading strategies, thesis construction, and evidence integration — the building blocks of any strong...
Princeton University
Bachelors

Certified Tutor
5+ years
Mary
Between her creative writing degree, her editorial role at NYUAD's literary publication Airport Road, and her peer tutoring at the university writing center, Mary lives inside the English language from multiple angles every day. She unpacks everything from close reading of literary texts — identifyi...
New York University Abu Dhabi
Bachelor in Arts, Creative Writing

Certified Tutor
8+ years
Skyler
Reading, writing, and analytical thinking sit at the center of everything Skyler studied through two degrees in the humanities, and she brings that depth to English tutoring at every level. Whether a student is learning to structure a five-paragraph essay or working through close reading of a novel,...
Stanford University
Master of Arts, Russian, Central and Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies
Barnard College
Bachelor in Arts, Russian Studies

Certified Tutor
6+ years
Ceren
A University of Michigan degree in Creative Writing and Literature means Ceren has spent years inside the English discipline — close reading, analytical writing, rhetorical analysis, and everything in between. She tackles each student's specific challenge, whether that's constructing a thesis for a ...
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Bachelor in Arts, Creative Writing

Certified Tutor
6+ years
Studying English at Yale means Sophia reads and writes at a volume most high schoolers can't yet imagine — dense literary criticism, close textual analysis, and argument-driven essays every week. She channels that daily immersion into teaching students how to build a thesis from textual evidence and...
Yale University
Bachelor in Arts, English

Certified Tutor
8+ years
Kirby
Strong analytical reading isn't just for English majors — Kirby sharpened hers dissecting dense research articles and constructing evidence-based arguments throughout her science training at Michigan. She teaches students to identify an author's central claim, trace how evidence supports it, and cra...
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
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