I am currently a student at Duke University studying Biomedical Engineering and Economics. Just a little bit about me and some of my interests. Some of my favorite academic interests include memoirs and modern classics. I think Catcher in the Rye is still one of my all time favorite books but Percy ...

A magna cum laude Duke graduate with professional writing experience, Frances knows how to dissect a sentence quickly — which is exactly what the ACT English section demands across its 75 questions on punctuation, rhetorical strategy, and passage organization. She zeroes in on the redundancy and tra...

I am a mathematics major at UNC Chapel Hill. Apart from learning, I enjoy teaching with a passion. I have tutored individuals of all age groups in various subjects, with my primary focus on mathematics courses for students in elementary through early college. I have engaged in both volunteering and ...

I am a current senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am completing a degree in Health Policy and Management with minors in chemistry and biology. Currently, I am on the pre-medical track at UNC I am applying to medical schools for next year. I have worked as a tutor at the UNC...

Five years of tutoring — including dedicated ACT prep that's boosted clients' scores by 3+ points — taught Sophia which English section patterns actually move the needle: the comma rules students overthink, the transition questions they underthink, and the conciseness traps that catch even strong re...

I am a sophomore at Duke University studying computer science and physics. Academically, I am drawn towards disciplines that employ logical problem-solving. I enjoy working with others to discover new intuitive ways of understanding problems.

Most ACT English mistakes come from overthinking — students second-guess correct punctuation or pick a wordier phrase because it "sounds smarter." Zhong, who earned a 34 ACT, drills the specific grammar conventions the test recycles (parallelism, comma usage with nonessential clauses, redundancy) so...

Writing for Duke's student newspaper, The Chronicle, means Natalie edits real prose under deadline every week — catching comma errors, tightening wordy sentences, and restructuring paragraphs for clarity, which mirrors exactly what the ACT English section asks you to do in 45 minutes. Her 35 ACT com...

Most ACT English mistakes come from overthinking — students who know grammar rules but freeze when a sentence sounds awkward in context. Florence tackles this by drilling the specific conventions the ACT actually tests: comma splices, pronoun-antecedent agreement, parallel structure, and rhetorical ...

Biochemistry majors read and write with a particular kind of discipline — every word in a research abstract earns its place — and Abir carries that editorial reflex into the ACT English section's conciseness and redundancy questions, where the correct answer is almost always the shortest one that pr...

I am a freshman at Vanderbilt University currently pursuing a B.S. in Biochemistry. My inquisitive nature has fostered a love for mathematics, the natural sciences, and how they interact to produce the world we experience every day. This extends to my teaching strategy, where I emphasize the importa...

Serving as a TA for a freshman honors writing course at VCU means Alisha has spent semesters reading and marking up student prose — catching the exact kinds of comma errors, wordiness, and awkward transitions that make up the bulk of ACT English questions. She pairs that hands-on editing experience ...

I am a graduate of the University of California - Berkeley where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Data Science. Throughout college, I have volunteered with numerous education equity organizations dedicated to helping children from challenging socioeconomic backgrounds thrive in school...

Growing up in Rwanda, Kenya, and Egypt before arriving at Harvard, Caleb learned English alongside French and navigated multiple educational systems — experience that gave him an unusually concrete grasp of the grammar rules most native speakers only know by feel. That cross-linguistic awareness, pa...

I am an experienced tutor for STEM fields, writing/reading comprehension, as well as standardized test prep. My background is in mathematics and chemistry, but I also have done work in writing and journalism. I am available to tutor all ages through high school and will tailor my tutoring form to fi...