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Caitlyn
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Caitlyn
BA Oregon State University
1+ Years Tutoring

I'm a strong believer that education can be fun, and address learning with a sense of humor and a positive attitude. My approach to learning tends to be very communication-based, and often driven by how the client I'm working with feels they learn best. As a result, I tend to provide structure and guidance in a more flexible learning environment.

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Dylan
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Dylan
BA Washington University in St. Louis
6+ Years Tutoring

Most ACT Reading mistakes come from mismanaging time across four dense passages, not from a lack of reading ability. Dylan teaches an active-reading method that prioritizes locating evidence quickly — tagging key claims, contrasts, and author tone as you go — so students aren't rereading entire paragraphs to answer detail questions. His 34 composite and 5.0 rating speak to how well this approach translates to real score gains.

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Heather
BA Willamette University
9+ Years Tutoring

Scoring a 35 ACT composite means Heather knows how to move through dense passages quickly and accurately — especially the Reading section's mix of prose fiction, social science, and humanities texts. She teaches students to identify what each question is actually asking before hunting for evidence, a habit that eliminates the most common timing traps. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Nicholas
BA University
10+ Years Tutoring

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

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Owen
BA Brown University
6+ Years Tutoring

I'm Owen! I was born and raised in Portland, OR, but I currently live in Rhode Island, where I'm working towards a Bachelor's Degree at Brown University. If there's one thing to know about me, it's that I love to learn, no matter the subject. Learning is a life-long process that can take you anywhere in life. But this doesn't mean it's always easy. It would be my privilege to help you overcome the obstacles you encounter on this journey.

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Daniel
Current Undergrad, Philosophy Reed College
10+ Years Tutoring

Trained in philosophy at Reed College, Daniel reads dense, argument-heavy texts for a living — exactly the kind of material the ACT Reading section throws at students across its prose fiction, social science, humanities, and natural science passages. He teaches a question-first strategy that turns each passage into a targeted scavenger hunt rather than a slow, anxious read-through. Rated on a 33 ACT composite, his approach prioritizes efficiency without sacrificing comprehension.

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Marilyn
BA Reed College
1+ Years Tutoring

The ACT Reading section gives students just over eight minutes per passage, which means raw comprehension isn't enough — you need a strategy for extracting answers quickly from dense prose. Marilyn, who reads voraciously across modern fiction and historical biography, teaches students to map each passage's argument structure before touching the questions. Her approach turns the dual-passage comparison questions from the section's biggest time sink into reliable points.

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Nikita
BA University
6+ Years Tutoring

Before tackling any passage, Nikita teaches students to spend 30 seconds previewing the questions — flagging line references, "main purpose" prompts, and detail questions — so the first read-through becomes a targeted hunt instead of passive absorption. Her pre-med coursework at USC means she's comfortable with the natural science passages that trip up many test-takers, and she applies that same analytical rigor to prose fiction and humanities, where tracking an author's shifting tone paragraph by paragraph keeps inference questions from feeling like guesswork. Her 33 ACT composite and 5.0 student rating back up the strategy.

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Dara
BA Oregon State University
1+ Years Tutoring

I am applying to medical schools to attend Fall 2016 and I like to play basketball, go backpacking and volunteer with youth in my free time.

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Niki
BA University
9+ Years Tutoring

I am a recent graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder. I received my Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biological Engineering with a minor in French. During my time at CU, I studied abroad in Paris, as well as being a Teaching Assistant for Chemistry, Biology, and Fluid Mechanics for engineers and often helped my peers with homework. During the summer and fall I teach percussion for a local high school marching band. While I tutor a variety of math and science topics, my favorite subjects are chemistry and physics, as I love exploring the ways in which the world works. Education is of the highest importance to me, and I wish to share this passion with my students. In my spare time, I like to read suspense novels, play a variety of string instruments, and play Legend of Zelda.

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Sammi
BA University
9+ Years Tutoring

I am a soon-to-be college graduate of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon! I will have a BA in English, with a minor in Theatre Studies. At Lewis & Clark, I have taken classes in Postcolonial Literature, Poetry Writing, Film & Literature, Milton, British Literature, & Modern American Literature. I am a candidate for Honors in the English department, and am finishing up my undergraduate thesis on Octavia Butler and Toni Morrison. I want to use my experience to help your student get excited about and engaged with literature! I love essay writing, and essay structure and editing is one of my favorite things to work on.

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Andrew
BA Pomona College
6+ Years Tutoring

I am open to helping students practice speaking, reading, and writing without any judgment. I am open to helping you learn Chinese or Japanese no matter where you are in the learning process.

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