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Biology coursework gives Caitlyn a genuine handle on the ACT's Science section — she reads those dense experiment passages the way she'd read a lab report, pulling data without getting lost in jargon. Her 33 composite and experience teaching everything from calculus to essay editing mean she covers the full exam, but she's particularly good at showing students how the English section runs on a surprisingly small set of grammar rules. Rated 5.0 by students.

Dylan's puzzle-solver instinct — honed across math from pre-algebra through calculus, plus Spanish and essay writing — means he reads ACT questions the way he'd approach a riddle, hunting for the hidden logic each section is actually testing. His 34 composite and education degree translate into prep that zeroes in on the Reading section's evidence-pairing traps and the Science section's graph-heavy passages, where students often know the content but lose points to misdirection. Rated 5.0 by students.
Hi, I'm Nic :) I have a Masters in philosophy and a Bachelors in computer science. I've worked as an educator for over a decade, thoroughly enjoy tutoring high school students, and can't wait to start working with you (or your student) towards persistent academic success! Feel free to reach out with any questions, https://linktr.ee/nickhh
Graduating summa cum laude from a liberal arts program means Heather didn't just study one discipline — she built the cross-subject fluency the ACT actually tests, from rhetorical analysis in English and Reading to the data-literacy skills that make the Science section click. Her 35 composite and 5.0 tutoring rating back up an approach rooted in teaching students how each section's question types work rather than drilling content in isolation. She's especially sharp on the Reading and English sides, where her sociology and writing background translates into fast, accurate passage analysis.
Owen scored a 33 ACT composite while studying neuroscience at Brown, which means he tackled every section — the dense Science passages, the grammar-heavy English questions, and the time-pressured Math — at a high level. He breaks the test into repeatable strategies for each section, especially the Science reasoning portion, where his lab training kicks in for parsing experimental data quickly. Rated by students who appreciate his structured, section-by-section approach to score improvement.
Philosophy students learn to interrogate every claim and follow an argument to its logical end — Daniel applies that same Socratic instinct to ACT prep, asking probing questions until students can articulate *why* an answer choice is wrong, not just cross it off. His 33 composite and broad teaching range from calculus to biology to essay editing mean no section of the test is a blind spot. He's especially effective at turning the Reading and Science sections into exercises in careful reasoning rather than frantic skimming.
A Classics degree from Reed College might not scream 'ACT prep,' but Marilyn's training in close textual analysis and logical argumentation maps directly onto the Reading and English sections — and her 34 composite proves she delivers across Math and Science, too. She teaches students to dissect ACT Reading passages the way a classicist dissects a primary source: identify the author's argument first, then let the answers reveal themselves. Rated 4.8 by students.
Having struggled with science concepts herself before landing on USC's pre-med track, Nikita knows exactly what it feels like when an ACT section seems written in a foreign language — and how to get past that wall. She scored a 33 composite and uses her cross-disciplinary background in health sciences, Spanish, and English to coach students through all four sections, with particular attention to the Reading and Science passages where confidence and pacing matter as much as content. Rated 5.0 by students.
Dara scored a 32 ACT composite while balancing a rigorous bioengineering curriculum, so she knows how to strategize across all four sections — especially the Science reasoning passages that trip up strong students who try to rely on content knowledge alone. She breaks the Science section down into graph-reading and data-comparison drills, and applies similar systematic techniques to the Math and English sections. Rated 4.9 by students, she brings the analytical precision of an engineering background to every part of the test.
A chemical engineering degree from CU Boulder means Niki genuinely understands the science and math content behind the ACT's trickiest sections — but her French minor and TA experience in both STEM and writing-intensive courses keep her English and Reading strategies just as grounded. She earned a 34 composite and zeroes in on the specific question types each student struggles with, building targeted drills that turn rushed guessing into confident elimination. Rated 4.7 by students.
English majors often underestimate how much their close-reading instincts help on the ACT — Sammi's thesis work on Morrison and Butler trained her to dissect passages quickly, which translates directly to the Reading and English sections where argument structure and rhetorical purpose drive the questions. Her 33 composite and deep writing background also make her a strong fit for students adding the optional Writing section. She approaches Science and Math prep by teaching the same pattern-recognition skills she uses to analyze literature, just pointed at graphs and equations instead.
Andrew scored a 33 ACT composite by developing section-specific pacing strategies — particularly for the Reading and English portions, where his background in literature and language analysis gives him a sharp eye for rhetoric and grammar traps. He breaks down each section's question types so students learn to recognize patterns quickly instead of second-guessing answers. Rated 4.8 by students, he tailors prep around whichever section needs the most attention.
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