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John

Certified Tutor

16+ years

John

Bachelor of Fine Arts, English/Drama
John's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
College Algebra
Middle School Math
Geometry

An English and drama background might not scream ACT prep, but John's 36 composite — a perfect score — means he's mastered every section of the test, and his theater training makes him unusually good at close reading the rhetorical and narrative passages that stall most students on Reading and Engli...

Education

University of St Thomas

Bachelor of Fine Arts, English/Drama

American Academy of Dramatic Arts

Associates, Acting

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1420
ACT
36
Sugi

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Sugi

Bachelor's degree in Cognitive Science and Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Sugi's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Middle School Math
Geometry

Medical school admissions committees at both Rice and Baylor trusted Sugi to evaluate candidates — that same ability to spot exactly where someone's reasoning breaks down is what she brings to ACT prep, section by section. Her 36 composite and dual background in cognitive science and biochemistry me...

Education

Rice University

Bachelor's degree in Cognitive Science and Biochemistry & Cell Biology

Baylor College of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine, Ophthalmic Technology

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Bidyut

Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering
Bidyut's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
Pre-Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Differential Equations

Bidyut's biomedical engineering and computer science coursework at Johns Hopkins means the ACT's Math and Science sections play to strengths he uses every day — but his tutoring across literature, history, psychology, and essay editing keeps the English and Reading strategies just as sharp. He earne...

Education

Johns Hopkins University

Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Alyssa

Bachelor of Science, Kinesiotherapy
Alyssa's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Calculus
Algebra

Alyssa's doctoral work in physical therapy means she's still deep in the kind of scientific reading and data analysis the ACT Science section throws at students — but her psychology minor and 4.0 undergrad GPA point to someone equally comfortable dissecting English passages and tackling the Math sec...

Education

Texas Christian University

Bachelor of Science, Kinesiotherapy

Texas Woman's University

Doctor of Science, Physical Therapy

Test Scores
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Jiatian

AB
Jiatian's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
ACT English
ACT Math
ACT

Scoring well on the ACT is less about mastering five separate subjects and more about learning one skill: how to attack timed, multiple-choice questions with a plan. Jiatian builds individualized study schedules that target each student's weakest sections first, setting concrete score milestones alo...

Education

Rice University

AB

Test Scores
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Eisha

Bachelor of Science, Public Health
Eisha's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Geometry
Calculus

Eisha's public health training at UT Austin means she's comfortable with data tables, experimental design, and evidence-based arguments — the exact skills the ACT Science and Reading sections test under pressure. Her perfect 36 composite score came from treating each section as a distinct set of lea...

Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Science, Public Health

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1550
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Vinson

Bachelor in Arts, Computational Mathematics
Vinson's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Trigonometry

Computational mathematics at Rice gives Vinson the quantitative backbone for the ACT's Math and Science sections, but his breadth is what makes the difference — he tutors everything from AP Physics to college essays to literature, so English and Reading prep doesn't become an afterthought. He earned...

Education

Rice University

Bachelor in Arts, Computational Mathematics

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Adam

Bachelor of Science, Communication, General
Adam's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Geometry
Calculus

Teaching in Dallas ISD across subjects from physics to English gives Adam daily insight into the content gaps that actually cost students points on the ACT — he's not guessing which grammar rules or math concepts trip people up, he's seen it in real classrooms. His own 35 composite means he can back...

Education

Texas Christian University

Bachelor of Science, Communication, General

Test Scores
SAT
1500
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

Rakhi

Bachelor in Arts, Applied Math
Rakhi's other Tutor Subjects
10th Grade Math
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra

Applied math training gives Rakhi a clear advantage on the ACT's Math section, but her range across chemistry, physics, and Spanish means she's not guessing her way through Science or Reading — she actually knows the underlying content. She scored a 1550 SAT and a 32 ACT composite, and she uses that...

Education

Columbia University in the City of New York

Bachelor in Arts, Applied Math

Test Scores
SAT
1550
ACT
32

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Meghana

Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience
Meghana's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Abstract Algebra
AP Biology

Being in a BS/MD program means Meghana juggles heavy science coursework and dense reading simultaneously — the exact combination the ACT demands across its four sections. She earned a 34 composite and uses her neuroscience training to zero in on the Science section's graph-reading traps while her En...

Education

The Texas A&M University System Office

Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience

Test Scores
SAT
1570
ACT
34

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Miguel

Bachelors, Computer Science / English
Miguel's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra

A dual Computer Science and English degree means Miguel doesn't have a weak half of the ACT — the Math and Science sections tap his quantitative training while the English and Reading sections draw on the close-reading and rhetorical analysis skills his humanities coursework demanded. He earned a 35...

Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelors, Computer Science / English

Test Scores
SAT
1550
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Raj

Bachelor of Science
Raj's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus

Studying biochemistry at Rice while tutoring everything from organic chemistry to essay editing gives Raj an unusual range across all four ACT sections — he's not faking comfort in any of them. He earned a perfect 36 composite and uses that score to reverse-engineer the test for students, zeroing in...

Education

Rice University

Bachelor of Science

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Sajel

Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Sajel's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

Four years of tutoring through high school — including prepping a younger sibling — gave Sajel a ground-level understanding of where ACT scores actually stall, whether it's the Reading section's time crunch or the Math section's jump in difficulty past question 40. Her pre-med biochemistry coursewor...

Education

Rice University

Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Test Scores
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Brett

Bachelor in Arts, Neuroscience
Brett's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
PSAT Writing Skills
SAT Mathematics

Running Division 1 cross country at Rice taught Brett something that translates directly to ACT prep: how to perform under pressure with a disciplined plan. His 35 composite and neuroscience coursework mean he can genuinely teach the content behind every section — from the grammar patterns that repe...

Education

Rice University

Bachelor in Arts, Neuroscience

Test Scores
SAT
1550
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Mackenzie

Bachelor in Arts, Economics
Mackenzie's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Trigonometry

Economics at Northwestern trained Mackenzie to read data quickly and build arguments from evidence — two skills that show up constantly across the ACT's Math, Science, and Reading sections. She earned a 35 composite and leans especially hard on pacing strategy, teaching students when to spend extra ...

Education

Northwestern University

Bachelor in Arts, Economics

Test Scores
SAT
1510
ACT
35

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