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Mimi
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Mimi
MS Harvard University • BA Dartmouth College
6+ Years Tutoring

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 ecosystems or states of matter through hands-on exploration and visual models, which tends to stick with students who struggle to learn from lectures alone. She's especially strong with younger and middle school learners building their first real science habits.

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Aaron
BA The University of Texas at Dallas • Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering Duke University
10+ Years Tutoring

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 his 5.0 rating suggests he explains the reasoning behind results in a way that actually lands.

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Nina
MS Columbia University • BA Northwestern University
10+ Years Tutoring

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 material click faster than rote memorization. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Reid
PhD Harvard University • BA Wesleyan University
1+ Years Tutoring

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 science courses.

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Liz
MS Simmons College • BA Washington University in St. Louis
1+ Years Tutoring

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 master's gave her a toolkit of concrete strategies for breaking down dense nonfiction text and multi-step processes, which is where most science students actually get stuck. She holds a 4.7 rating across her subjects.

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Christopher
BA Harvard College
1+ Years Tutoring

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 matter beyond the textbook, turning abstract formulas into concrete, intuitive ideas.

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Michelle
MD Baylor College of Medicine • BA Rice University
1+ Years Tutoring

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 textbook material into something students can visualize and retain.

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Charles
BA Yale University
1+ Years Tutoring

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 physical situations students can actually picture. Whether the topic is kinematics, energy conservation, or interpreting lab results, he makes the reasoning behind each step visible.

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Solange
BA Harvard University
8+ Years Tutoring

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 effective at teaching students to distinguish correlation from causation and to read charts and graphs with a critical eye, since those skills were daily requirements in her coursework. Her 34 ACT confirms she can handle the quantitative side of science just as comfortably as the conceptual.

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Justin
BA Washington University in St. Louis • Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Mathematics University of Chicago
9+ Years Tutoring

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 connecting them to real-world phenomena, from climate modeling to how lenses form images. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Henry
BA Harvard College
9+ Years Tutoring

Henry's Harvard thesis on John Dewey's philosophy of education was fundamentally about how people learn through inquiry and experimentation — the same cycle of questioning, testing, and revising that sits at the heart of the scientific method. He teaches science by grounding abstract concepts in that inquiry process, pushing students to ask why an experiment is designed a certain way before worrying about memorizing the outcome. His 1530 SAT confirms he can handle the quantitative and analytical reasoning science coursework demands.

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Ingrid
BA Northwestern University
6+ Years Tutoring

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 diffusion or why cells respond to mechanical forces — which makes abstract ideas stick.

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Absolutely. Tutors can help you prepare for unit tests, standardized science assessments, AP exams, and college entrance exams like the SAT and ACT science sections. They'll review key concepts, teach test-taking strategies, provide practice problems with detailed explanations, and build your confidence so you can perform at your best on test day.

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