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Caroline

Certified Tutor

7+ years

Caroline

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Caroline's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math

Most students underestimate how much the SAT rewards systematic elimination over raw knowledge — Caroline teaches a repeatable process for each section, drawing on her engineering training to treat every question like a problem with identifiable constraints. Her 1480 SAT score and 35 ACT back up an ...

Education

Stanford University

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1480
ACT
35
David

Certified Tutor

6+ years

David

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
David's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Geometry

What separates David's SAT approach is his computer science mindset — he treats the test as a system to decode, teaching students to spot the predictable logic behind both the math section's algebra and data problems and the reading section's evidence-based question structures. He scored a 1570 on t...

Education

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1570
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

9+ years

David

Master of Science, Computer Science
David's other Tutor Subjects
Competition Math
Calculus
Algebra
SAT Math

Cognitive science training at Stanford gave David a unique lens on the SAT — he understands how attention, memory, and decision-making break down under timed pressure, and he builds test strategies around those insights. He scored a 1570 and teaches students to recognize the predictable reasoning pa...

Education

Stanford University

Master of Science, Computer Science

Stanford University

Bachelor of Science, Cognitive Science

Stanford University

BS in Cognitive Science

Test Scores
SAT
1570

Certified Tutor

Vania

Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering
Vania's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
AP Physics 1
Physics

Most SAT prep treats the math and verbal sections as two separate exams — Vania treats them as one test that rewards the same core skill: reading precisely under pressure. Her mechanical engineering training built the quantitative fluency to crush the algebra and data questions, while her 1590 compo...

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1590

Certified Tutor

Jaya

Bachelors, Genetics & French
Jaya's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Statistics
Middle School Math

Pre-med coursework in genetics and a French double major mean Jaya spends her days toggling between dense scientific reading and close literary analysis — exactly the split the SAT demands across its math-heavy and evidence-based verbal sections. She scored a 1530 on the exam herself and uses that e...

Education

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Bachelors, Genetics & French

Test Scores
SAT
1530
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Ella

Bachelor of Science, Physics
Ella's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Finite Mathematics

Physics majors learn to read problems like puzzles — isolating what matters, translating words into equations, and checking whether an answer actually makes sense — which is exactly what the SAT Math section rewards. Ella applies that same structured reasoning to the verbal side too, treating eviden...

Education

Bethel University

Bachelor of Science, Physics

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1540
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Marika

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Marika's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math

Veterinary school trains you to read dense scientific passages fast and pull out exactly the data you need — which is essentially what the SAT's Evidence-Based Reading section demands. Marika pairs that analytical reading habit with strong math fundamentals from her biology coursework to cover both ...

Education

University of Wisconsin Madison

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Sciences

Test Scores
SAT
1500
ACT
32

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Abbey

Current Undergrad, English, Journalism
Abbey's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

English and journalism majors read fast and argue precisely — two skills that map directly onto the SAT's Evidence-Based Reading and Writing sections, where Abbey is strongest. Her 1560 SAT score backs up an approach built around passage structure and rhetoric rather than trick-based shortcuts, and ...

Education

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Current Undergrad, English, Journalism

Test Scores
SAT
1560
ACT
33

Certified Tutor

9+ years

David

Bachelor in Arts, Public Policy Analysis
David's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Statistics

Public policy coursework at Pomona forced David to do exactly what the SAT rewards — read dense, argument-driven passages quickly and pull out the evidence that actually supports a claim. He pairs that verbal skill with a math minor's comfort on the quantitative side, covering both sections without ...

Education

Pomona College

Bachelor in Arts, Public Policy Analysis

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1540
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

9+ years

George

Bachelors, Child Studies
George's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
ACT Writing

A 1570 SAT scorer with a Child Studies background, George understands how test anxiety and second-guessing erode performance just as much as content gaps do. He teaches specific pacing strategies for the Reading section's evidence-pair questions and breaks down the Writing section's grammar rules in...

Education

Vanderbilt University

Bachelors, Child Studies

Test Scores
SAT
1570

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Emma

Bachelor in Arts, Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies
Emma's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
SAT Subject Test in Latin
College Essays

Classics majors spend their days translating dense Latin prose and parsing grammatical structures down to the clause level — skills Emma applies directly to the SAT's Reading and Writing sections, where identifying how sentences and arguments are built is half the battle. She scored a 1500 on the SA...

Education

Carleton College

Bachelor in Arts, Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies

Test Scores
SAT
1500
ACT
34

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Broden

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Broden's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
College Algebra
Pre-Calculus

Because he's currently a CS student at the University of Minnesota, Broden knows the SAT's math section from both sides — as someone who scored a 1560 and as someone who now uses algebra, data analysis, and problem-solving daily in his coursework. He teaches the Reading and Writing sections by treat...

Education

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Test Scores
SAT
1560
ACT
33

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Cleo

Bachelor in Arts, Political Economy
Cleo's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
PSAT Writing Skills
SAT Reading and Writing

Political economy coursework trains you to read dense, argument-driven texts and extract the author's reasoning under pressure — exactly what the SAT's evidence-based reading questions demand. Cleo scored a 1530 on the SAT and applies that same analytical rigor to the Writing and Language section, w...

Education

Macalester College

Bachelor in Arts, Political Economy

Test Scores
SAT
1530
ACT
32

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Edward

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
Edward's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
AP Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry

Chemistry majors learn to read dense, data-heavy passages under pressure — a skill Edward transfers directly to the SAT's evidence-based reading questions, where extracting key information from unfamiliar texts is half the battle. His 1580 SAT score and 5.0 tutoring rating back up an approach that c...

Education

University of California-Berkeley

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry

Test Scores
SAT
1580
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Shrey

Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Shrey's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
SAT Mathematics
SAT Reading and Writing

Running a tutoring nonprofit gave Shrey something most SAT tutors don't have — hundreds of hours watching where students actually lose points under real testing conditions. He uses that pattern knowledge to drill the specific math traps and time-management pitfalls that separate a good score from a ...

Education

University of Wisconsin Madison

Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1530
ACT
35

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