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Certified Tutor
6+ years
Mimi
Reading a poem, analyzing an argument, and drafting a clear paragraph all require the same underlying skill: paying close attention to how language creates meaning. Mimi's interdisciplinary training — art history at Dartmouth, education at Harvard — sharpened her ability to teach close reading and a...
Harvard University
Masters in Education, Education
Dartmouth College
B.A.

Certified Tutor
10+ years
Aaron
Engineering students rarely get credit for their writing chops, but Aaron's experience with college essays, literature analysis, and essay editing gives him a practical toolkit for English tutoring. He's especially strong at teaching thesis construction and paragraph-level organization — showing stu...
The University of Texas at Dallas
Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering
Duke University
Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Nina
Nina's Northwestern liberal arts education required extensive essay writing, close reading, and literary analysis alongside her science coursework. She's particularly strong at teaching thesis development and paragraph-level organization — showing students how to move from a vague reaction to a text...
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's sociology background at Wesleyan trained him to read texts critically and argue from evidence, which is exactly what English courses demand once students move past basic comprehension. He digs into thesis construction, close reading of literary and nonfiction passages, and the revision proces...
Harvard University
PHD, Education
Wesleyan University
Bachelor in Arts, Sociology
Certified Tutor
Michelle
Scoring a 1570 on the SAT required Michelle to master both the analytical reading and evidence-based writing that define strong English skills. She digs into close reading strategies — identifying author's purpose, tracing argument structure, and analyzing tone — while also coaching students on craf...
Baylor College of Medicine
Current Grad Student, M.D.
Rice University
Bachelor's in Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Certified Tutor
Christopher
Between reading classics for pleasure and writing across multiple disciplines at Harvard, Christopher brings genuine enthusiasm to English that students pick up on quickly. He digs into thesis construction, close reading, and evidence integration — the skills that separate a B essay from an A — rath...
Harvard College
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Certified Tutor
Liz
Running a tutoring program at a charter school meant Liz saw every kind of English learner — the reluctant reader, the student who could discuss a novel but froze during essays, the kid who needed phonics reinforcement alongside literary analysis. Her master's in special education sharpened her abil...
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
8+ years
Solange
Reading a poem, dissecting an argument, crafting a thesis paragraph — English pulls together skills that look different on the surface but all require close attention to language. Solange, a Harvard graduate and avid reader and writer herself, teaches students to slow down with a text, identify what...
Harvard University
Bachelor in Arts (Sociology & Women's Studies)
Certified Tutor
Charles
Engineering majors don't usually end up on English tutoring pages, but Charles is also an avid reader and writer who tackles grammar, essay structure, and close reading with the same precision he applies to physics problems at Yale. His analytical mindset is especially useful for students who strugg...
Yale University
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Justin
Between his philosophy coursework, college essay coaching, and literature teaching, Justin brings a surprising depth to English for someone whose degrees are in math and physics. He's particularly strong at teaching students how to build an argument in an essay — structuring a thesis, selecting text...
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor's in Physics and Mathematics
University of Chicago
Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Mathematics
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Isabella
Between her Ancient and Medieval Studies minor and her love of reading and writing, Isabella brings genuine literary curiosity to English tutoring — she's the rare STEM student who also knows how to dissect a thesis statement or trace a motif through a novel. She approaches essays the way she approa...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (minors in Management Science and Ancient and Medieval Studies)
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Current Grad Student, Operations Research
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Andrew
A lifelong reader and writer with a PhD-level command of academic prose, Andrew brings an analytical rigor to English that many tutors lack — breaking down thesis construction, argument structure, and grammar with the same precision he applies to his STEM research. His background in essay writing an...
University of North Texas
Bachelor of Science, Physics
Vanderbilt University
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering
Certified Tutor
Elena
Between coaching college essays, editing student writing, and building English curricula professionally, Elena lives inside the questions that define this subject: how do you construct an argument, how do you read a text closely, and how do you write something someone actually wants to read? She bri...
University of Edinburgh
Masters, Biblical Studies
Mcgill University
Bachelor in Arts, Religious Studies
Certified Tutor
Asta
Most English tutoring boils down to two things: understanding what you read and saying what you mean in writing. Asta's background at the University of Chicago, where analytical writing was woven into every political science seminar, means she can walk students through close reading, thesis developm...
University of Chicago
Bachelor in Arts in Political Science
Certified Tutor
Justin
Philosophy training at the University of Chicago means Justin spent years dissecting arguments, analyzing sentence structure, and writing with precision — skills that translate directly into English tutoring. He tackles everything from grammar mechanics and thesis construction to close reading of li...
University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Current Grad Student, Philosophy
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