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Jake

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Jake

Current Undergrad, Human Biology
Jake's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra 3/4
Trigonometry

Succeeding on the AP Biology exam means going beyond memorizing cell structures and metabolic pathways — it means interpreting experimental data, constructing explanations, and reasoning across biological scales from molecules to ecosystems. Jake studies Human Biology at Stanford, where his coursewo...

Education

Stanford University

Current Undergrad, Human Biology

Test Scores
ACT
34
Kevin

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Kevin

Bachelors, Double Major: Medicine Health and Society/History of Art
Kevin's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
AP Biology

Studying Medicine, Health and Society in college gave Kevin a deep familiarity with the biological systems that dominate the AP Bio exam — cellular respiration, signal transduction, gene expression and regulation. He teaches students to think in terms of energy flow and information transfer, the two...

Education

Vanderbilt University

Bachelors, Double Major: Medicine Health and Society/History of Art

Test Scores
ACT
33
Oly

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Oly

Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience
Oly's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math

I am a graduate of UC San Diego with a Bachelors in Neuroscience through the Psychology department. After graduating, I went to Michigan Technological University and did some graduate work, before moving to Texas to be closer to my parents. I did my alternative certification program through Texas Te...

Education

University of California-San Diego

Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience

Michigan Technological University

non degree, Biology, General

Test Scores
ACT
33
Brian

Certified Tutor

14+ years

Brian

PHD, Microbiology
Brian's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Quantitative Reasoning
AP Biology

Brian teaches AP Biology with the depth of someone who's lived it — he holds a PhD in Microbiology and works as a research associate at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. He digs into the exam's trickiest areas, like cellular energetics, gene regulation, and experimental design questions, co...

Education

The Ohio State University

PHD, Microbiology

University of Washington

Bachelor of Science, Botany

Test Scores
SAT
1490
Daniel

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Daniel

Bachelors, Molecular and Cell Biology
Daniel's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Middle School Math
Geometry

Molecular and cell biology was Daniel's actual undergraduate major, so the AP Bio units on gene expression, membrane dynamics, and cellular communication aren't material he's revisiting — they're the core of his degree. He's heading to UC Davis medical school this fall, which means he can teach stud...

Education

University of California-Berkeley

Bachelors, Molecular and Cell Biology

Test Scores
SAT
1500
Snipta

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Snipta

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Snipta's other Tutor Subjects
Statistics Graduate Level
Pre-Algebra
Statistics
Pre-Calculus

AP Biology's free-response questions reward students who can design experiments, interpret data, and connect molecular details to big-picture biological systems. Snipta's research experience at the National Institutes of Health gave him firsthand exposure to genetics, cellular processes, and data an...

Education

The University of Texas at Dallas

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Test Scores
SAT
1560
ACT
34
Adeyemi

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Adeyemi

Master of Science, Environmental Biology
Adeyemi's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus

Scoring well on the AP Biology exam requires more than memorizing metabolic pathways; students need to interpret data sets, design experiments, and argue from evidence across all four Big Ideas. Adeyemi's graduate research in environmental biology gave him firsthand experience with experimental desi...

Education

University of Ibadan

Master of Science, Environmental Biology

LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Science, Microbiology

Haneen

Certified Tutor

2+ years

Haneen

BS
Haneen's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus

As a tutor, I firmly believe in the power of personalized attention. Each student is unique, with their own strengths, weaknesses, and aspirations. I am committed to identifying these individual qualities and tailoring my approach to ensure their academic growth. Whether we are working on homework a...

Education

Southern Methodist University

BS

Nilay

Certified Tutor

2+ years

Nilay

PhD
Nilay's other Tutor Subjects
Cell Biology
Neuroscience
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology

I hold a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and both a Master's and PhD in Biochemistry, and I currently serve as an Instructor in the Department of Neuroscience at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. With over fifteen years of combined research and teaching experience across cell and devel...

Education

Jadavpur University

PhD

University of Calcutta

PhD

Noa

Certified Tutor

2+ years

Noa

Bachelor's
Noa's other Tutor Subjects
Neuroscience
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry

Finishing a neuroscience degree at Johns Hopkins in three years meant Noa had to master AP Bio's core content — cell signaling, gene expression, neural communication — at an accelerated pace, which makes her unusually efficient at identifying exactly where a concept breaks down for students. Her bio...

Education

Johns Hopkins University

Bachelor's

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