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Certified Tutor
9+ years
Jai
Scoring a 1590 on the SAT meant Jai couldn't afford grammar mistakes on the Writing section, so he internalized the rules governing subject-verb agreement, parallelism, modifier placement, and comma usage at a granular level. He breaks grammar down into a decision tree: a small set of patterns that ...
Stanford University
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Certified Tutor
As one of the first freshmen accepted into Penn's certified writing tutor program, Jessica spent years giving detailed feedback on sentence structure, punctuation, and usage. She unpacks grammar rules — subject-verb agreement, comma splices, dangling modifiers — by showing students how each rule sha...
Nova Southeastern University
PHD, Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelors, History
University of Pennsylvania
undergraduate
Certified Tutor
Kate
Kate treats grammar as a logical system rather than a list of arbitrary rules, breaking down sentence structure the way an engineer might break down a schematic. She's particularly sharp on the mechanics that trip up student writers most often: comma splices, subject-verb agreement in complex senten...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Masters, Environmental Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelors
Certified Tutor
Erika
Comma splices, dangling modifiers, subject-verb agreement — Erika zeroes in on the specific grammar patterns a student keeps tripping over rather than rehashing rules they already know. Her experience editing college essays and teaching SAT Writing gives her a sharp eye for the errors that cost poin...
Harvard University
Master of Public Policy, Public Policy
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Rhea
Scoring a 1550 SAT and 36 ACT required Rhea to master the grammar rules that standardized tests love to exploit — comma splices, subject-verb agreement across long modifiers, and parallel structure in complex sentences. She breaks these patterns down into clear, repeatable rules so students can spot...
University of Chicago
Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Jeffrey
Clear technical writing demands precise grammar, and Jeffrey has spent years refining that skill through research papers, grant applications, and academic publications in his engineering PhD program. He digs into the mechanics that trip students up most — subject-verb agreement in complex sentences,...
University of Notre Dame
Bachelor of Science
Rice University
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Sharon
Trained as a journalist at Columbia, Sharon treats grammar not as a set of arbitrary rules but as the mechanics behind clear communication. She digs into the logic of sentence structure — why a misplaced modifier changes meaning, how parallel construction strengthens a list, when a semicolon actuall...
Columbia University in the City of New York
Master of Science, Journalism
University of Chicago
Bachelor in Arts
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Earnest
Sentence structure follows rules as logical as any equation, and Earnest teaches grammar with that same clarity — breaking down when to use semicolons versus em dashes, how subordinate clauses function, and why parallel structure makes writing stronger. His 1530 SAT score reflects sharp command of w...
University of Pennsylvania
Masters, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelors, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Certified Tutor
5+ years
Tiffany
Years of legal writing — where a misplaced modifier can change the meaning of a contract — gave Tiffany an unusually precise command of grammar. She unpacks rules around subject-verb agreement, comma usage, and parallel structure by showing students how each choice affects clarity, turning grammar f...
University of Notre Dame
Bachelor in Business Administration, Accounting
University of Chicago
Juris Doctor, Legal Studies
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Zachary
Between ACT prep, college essays, and biochemistry lab reports, Zachary has edited enough student writing to know exactly where grammar falls apart — usually in the same handful of places. He zeroes in on those recurring trouble spots, like misused semicolons or pronoun case errors, and teaches the ...
Yale University
Bachelors, Biochemistry and Biophysics
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