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Cassandra

Certified Tutor

Cassandra

Bachelor in Arts, Comparative Literature
Cassandra's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
PSAT Writing Skills
SSAT- Upper Level

Comparative literature trains you to read closely across genres, registers, and rhetorical styles — exactly the skill set the SAT's Evidence-Based Reading section demands when it throws a paired science passage next to an 18th-century political argument. Cassandra pairs that background with a perfec...

Education

Harvard University

Bachelor in Arts, Comparative Literature

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600
Won

Certified Tutor

Won

Bachelor in Arts, Chemistry
Won's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra 3/4
Geometry

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 ...

Education

Williams College

Bachelor in Arts, Chemistry

Test Scores
SAT
1560

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Arthur

Bachelor in Arts, Economics
Arthur's other Tutor Subjects
Statistics
Middle School Math
Geometry
Calculus

What separates a good SAT score from a great one is often section-level strategy — knowing when to skip and return, how to eliminate two answers fast on evidence-based reading pairs, and where the math section rewards algebraic setup over calculation. Arthur scored a 1490 and teaches the exam as a s...

Education

Middlebury College

Bachelor in Arts, Economics

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1490
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Sydney

Bachelor in Arts, Creative Writing
Sydney's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

Carnegie Mellon's Creative Writing program trained Sydney to read like an editor — a skill that translates directly to the SAT's evidence-based reading and writing questions, where spotting rhetorical structure and grammatical precision under time pressure is everything. She scored a 1600 on the SAT...

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

Bachelor in Arts, Creative Writing

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Cindy

Current Undergrad Student, English
Cindy's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Middle School Math
Calculus

Most SAT prep treats the verbal and math sections as separate worlds, but Cindy — a Harvard freshman who scored a 1580 — connects them through the same core skill: precise, careful reading of what's actually being asked. Her English studies sharpen her work on Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, whi...

Education

Harvard University

Current Undergrad Student, English

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1580
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

Diana

Masters, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages State Certified Teacher
Diana's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Elementary Math
Calculus
Algebra

Teaching both native and non-native English speakers sharpened Diana's ability to explain exactly why one answer choice is grammatically or rhetorically correct and another just looks right — a skill that pays off across the SAT's Reading and Writing sections. Her 1560 SAT score backs up the strateg...

Education

Boston University

Masters, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages State Certified Teacher

Stanford University

Bachelor in Arts, Linguistics

Test Scores
SAT
1560

Certified Tutor

Rob

Master of Arts, Philosophy
Rob's other Tutor Subjects
9th-12th Grade Writing
9th-12th Grade Reading
Pre-Algebra
Arithmetic

Rob's triple major in English, Philosophy, and American Studies means the SAT's Evidence-Based Reading section plays to his strengths — he teaches students to trace an author's argument through paired passages and nail command-of-evidence questions by treating them like close readings rather than gu...

Education

Fordham University

Master of Arts, Philosophy

Fordham University

Bachelor in Arts, English / History / Philosophy

Test Scores
SAT
1580

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Hope

Bachelors, Mathematics
Hope's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Finite Mathematics

Most SAT prep splits neatly into 'math tutor' and 'reading tutor' — Hope doesn't need that split. Her math degree covers everything from algebra and data analysis through the trickiest no-calculator problems, while her background teaching literature, grammar, and essay writing means she can coach th...

Education

Amherst College

Bachelors, Mathematics

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600

Certified Tutor

7+ years

Sarah

Bachelor in Arts
Sarah's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math
SAT Subject Test in United States History

History and English are Sarah's core strengths, which means the SAT's Evidence-Based Reading section — with its dense historical passages and rhetorical analysis questions — plays directly to her training. She scored a 1580 on the SAT and teaches students to treat the Writing and Language section as...

Education

Brown University

Bachelor in Arts

Test Scores
SAT
1580

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Cole

Bachelors, English and Computer Science
Cole's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

Cole's dual background in English and Computer Science means he can coach both sides of the SAT with equal fluency — parsing evidence-based reading passages with a literary eye and tackling the math section's algebra and data problems with a programmer's logic. His own 1590 puts him just ten points ...

Education

Amherst College

Bachelors, English and Computer Science

Test Scores
SAT
1590

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Emma

Bachelor of Arts in History and French
Emma's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
SAT Subject Test in French with Listening
Public Speaking

What makes the SAT beatable, in Emma's view, is that every section follows a predictable logic — and her self-described standardized-test obsession means she's mapped those patterns across the Reading, Writing, and Math portions in granular detail. Her 1550 SAT score backs that up, but it's her expe...

Education

Northwestern University

Bachelor of Arts in History and French

Test Scores
SAT
1550

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Maedeh

Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience
Maedeh's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Neuroscience
PSAT Writing Skills

Neuroscience training builds a specific kind of test-taking brain — the ability to process dense, data-heavy passages quickly and extract exactly what's being asked. Maedeh scored a 1560 on the SAT and uses that same analytical precision to teach students how to navigate evidence-based reading quest...

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience

Test Scores
SAT
1560

Certified Tutor

Zoe

Current Grad Student, MD
Zoe's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
AP Biology

What sets Zoe apart for SAT prep is the breadth of her academic background — an undergraduate degree blending science, technology, and society at Vassar, now paired with Harvard Medical School training, means she's equally comfortable coaching the math and data reasoning sections as she is unpacking...

Education

Vassar College

Bachelors, Science, Technology, and Society

Harvard Medical School

Current Grad Student, MD

Test Scores
SAT
1550
ACT
32

Certified Tutor

Rebecca

Bachelors of Arts in English and Philosophy
Rebecca's other Tutor Subjects
10th-12th Grade Writing
10th-12th Grade Reading
10th Grade Math
Calculus

Six months living in Spain and a Notre Dame English and Philosophy degree might seem like an unusual SAT prep combination, but Rebecca's deep fluency in language structure — how arguments are built, how grammar rules function, how meaning shifts with word choice — maps directly onto the Evidence-Bas...

Education

University of Notre Dame

Bachelors of Arts in English and Philosophy

Test Scores
SAT
1550

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Brice

Current Undergrad, Computer Science
Brice's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra

MIT's computer science program demands the same kind of precise, systematic thinking that separates a good SAT score from a perfect one — and Brice earned a 1600. He teaches students to treat each section methodically, from identifying the algebraic structures underlying tricky math problems to reco...

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Current Undergrad, Computer Science

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600

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