Award-Winning SAT Tutors
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I am an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley in pursuit of a degree in Data Science. Prior experience has taught me that the difference between a wish and a goal is consistency. This ethos has enabled me to excel in primary school and allows me to continuously enjoy watching others make progress toward their academic objectives under my guidance.

I've helped several hundred students in a wide variety of subjects, from executive functioning to computer science to standardized testing. I also help students with general support in math and English. Most of my students are around 9-17, but I work well with students who are older and a little younger as well. I also work very well with students who have specific obstacles or requirements, such as neurodiversity support or schedules that change a lot. Most of my background is in computer science, from my college major to my experience hands-on over the past 10 years. Regardless of the subject, I believe every student's needs are unique and every student is able to achieve great things with the right preparation and support. My number one goal is to provide that whenever I can, both to the student and to their parents. I communicate with parents outside of sessions a lot to establish their expectations, better understand students, and recommend ways they can directly support their children in their journey as well.

Mechanical engineering coursework means Saad lives in the algebra, data analysis, and problem-solving that dominate the SAT Math section — he teaches students to spot which formula a question is really testing before they start calculating. His 1540 SAT score and 4.9 rating from students back up an approach that extends to the verbal side too, where he applies the same structured, eliminate-and-verify logic to evidence-based reading and grammar questions.

Kelly scored a 1430 on the SAT and breaks the exam down into repeatable strategies — identifying trap answers in Evidence-Based Reading, applying grammar rules systematically in Writing, and recognizing which math concepts the College Board tests most frequently. Her background spans both the quantitative and verbal sides, from calculus to essay editing, so she can shift seamlessly between sections during prep sessions. Rated 5.0 by students.

I am currently pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering and Spanish at Virginia Tech. I have a strong academic record in my fields. I enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others overcome learning challenges. Through previous tutoring, I have developed excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. I am comfortable using online learning technologies and am committed to providing engaging, supportive lessons that help students reach their full potential.

Jenna's double major in French and Biochemistry means she's equally comfortable coaching the verbal and quantitative sides of the SAT — she reads passages like a humanities student and attacks the math section like a scientist. Her own 1570 puts her in the top fraction of test-takers, and she uses that experience to teach specific pacing and elimination techniques rather than generic advice. Rated 5.0 by students.

Molecular biology coursework demands the same kind of precise, evidence-based reasoning that shows up throughout the SAT — pulling key details from dense material, interpreting data, and constructing logical arguments under pressure. Annabel pairs that scientific training with a perfect 1600 SAT score, meaning she knows the test inside out from both the math and verbal sides. She teaches students to spot the structural patterns in Reading passages and recognize the algebraic setups the College Board recycles in the Math sections.

Biology majors spend four years learning to read dense, data-heavy passages under pressure — exactly the skill that drives scores on the SAT's Evidence-Based Reading section. Ashley pairs that analytical reading ability with strong math fundamentals across algebra and data interpretation, and her own 1480 SAT score means she knows firsthand which question types eat up time and which reward a systematic approach.

Computational biology PhD applicant by day, Max approaches the SAT the way he approaches research — systematically breaking the exam into its component patterns and drilling the highest-yield strategies for each. His 1580 SAT score came from treating the math section as applied logic and the reading section as data extraction, and that's exactly how he teaches it. Rated 5.0 by students.

Nina's biostatistics training at Columbia and Northwestern means the SAT Math section — especially data analysis, scatterplot interpretation, and multi-step algebra — plays directly to her strengths. She scored a 1550 and knows how to teach the quantitative reasoning patterns that separate a good math score from a great one, while her experience with college essays and literature gives her practical tools for the Reading and Writing sections too.

Dennis's finance and statistics coursework at NYU means the SAT Math section plays to his strengths — he teaches students to spot the underlying algebra and data-analysis patterns that repeat across every practice test, turning unfamiliar-looking problems into familiar setups. His 1550 SAT score backs up a prep approach built on efficiency: knowing which questions to attack first, where to double-check, and how to manage the clock so careless errors don't eat into a strong performance.

Rachel earned a perfect 1600 on the SAT, which means she didn't just master each section — she learned exactly where the test tries to create doubt and how to shut it down. Her unusually broad teaching range across math, science, English, and writing lets her coach the full exam without switching gears, connecting algebra strategies and evidence-based reading techniques into a single coherent approach.

Elliot's neuroscience PhD trained him to parse dense research passages and interpret statistical figures quickly — exactly the skills that drive scores up on the SAT's evidence-based reading and data-heavy math questions. He scored a 1540 on the SAT himself and builds test strategy around recognizing how the exam reuses the same question logic across sections. Rated 5.0 by students.

A 1530 SAT scorer who tinkers with cars and old electronics for fun, Aaron brings that same diagnostic mindset to test prep — isolating exactly where points are being lost and building targeted strategies for each section. He's particularly sharp on the math side, where his mechanical engineering background makes even the trickiest word problems and data interpretation questions feel routine. Rated 5.0 by students.

Won's chemistry degree and pre-med trajectory mean he's deeply familiar with the analytical reasoning the SAT Math section demands — translating word problems into equations, interpreting data tables, and working through multi-step algebra under time pressure. His 1560 SAT score backs up a strategy he builds around identifying each student's specific point-loss patterns across both the Math and Evidence-Based Reading sections, then drilling those weak spots systematically.

What separates a 1500+ SAT score from a 1300 often isn't knowledge — it's knowing how the test tries to trick you. Joey scored a 1570 and built his prep approach around identifying those traps, particularly the algebra and data-analysis questions on the Math section where careful reading matters as much as calculation. His theater training at Columbia also sharpened the close-reading and rhetorical analysis skills that pay off on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing sections.

Most SAT prep treats the Reading and Math sections as completely separate skill sets, but Emily's science training at Yale — where she spent years parsing dense research literature and working with data — means she teaches both sides of the exam as exercises in precise interpretation. She scored a 1550 on the SAT and builds her coaching around the specific reasoning habits that earned it: identifying exactly what a question asks before touching the answer choices, and translating word problems into structures rather than guessing at operations. Rated 5.0 by students.