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5+ years
Alex
Chemical engineering coursework at ASU Barrett means Alex lives in the kind of algebraic reasoning and data interpretation that dominates the SAT Math section — and his 1560 composite shows he can execute on the verbal side just as effectively. He teaches students to spot the recurring grammar patte...
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Arizona State University
Current Grad Student, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Jake
What separates a 1500 from a 1580 on the SAT often comes down to discipline in the last 20 minutes of each section — knowing which questions to double-check and which traps to sidestep under pressure. Jake scored a 1580 and now teaches the specific pacing and elimination strategies that work across ...
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor in Arts, Marketing
Certified Tutor
8+ years
Shaina
I am Arizona born and raised, my education includes an NYC law school degree with an undergraduate BS degree from University of Miami. In college I majored in Health Sciences with minors in Psychology and Public Health while in law school I leaned into corporate law and finance. Between law school a...
University of Miami
Bachelor of Science, Health Sciences, General
New York Law School
Juris Doctor, Legal Studies
Certified Tutor
Sam
Physics and math majors tend to see the SAT differently — Sam treats the math section as applied problem-solving rather than test trickery, and his analytical reading habits carry over to breaking down evidence-based passages with the same logical rigor. He scored a 1510 on the SAT himself and knows...
Arizona State University
Bachelors, Physics, Mathematics
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Leah
What separates a good SAT score from a great one is often the math section's trickiest question types — the ones that look like word problems but are really testing algebraic translation and data reasoning. Leah's math degree means she can teach students to spot those patterns quickly, and her 1520 ...
University of Alabama at Huntsville
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
Certified Tutor
15+ years
Andrew
Law school at Tulane trained Andrew to read dense passages under pressure and construct airtight arguments — exactly the skills that transfer to the SAT's evidence-based reading and writing questions, where identifying an author's reasoning and picking the strongest supporting citation separates goo...
Northwestern University
Bachelor in Arts (History and Economics)
Tulane University of Louisiana
Juris Doctor, Law
Certified Tutor
4+ years
Evan has spent over three years preparing students for the SAT across both sections, building strategies that address the test's particular blend of reading stamina and math precision. His economics degree from Pepperdine (magna cum laude) means he's comfortable with everything from passage-based ev...
Pepperdine University
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Certified Tutor
6+ years
Alex
Medical school demands the same skill the SAT rewards — extracting the right answer from dense, unfamiliar material under serious time pressure. Alex, who scored a 1590, teaches students to treat the Reading section like a data problem: find the claim, locate the evidence, eliminate what doesn't mat...
Washington and Lee University
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering
Certified Tutor
I am a graduate student at Arizona State University studying Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology, and am passionate about the value of education at all levels. Previously I worked at the US Department of Energy on energy technology in Washington, DC. I have enjoyed setting up roots...
University
Bachelor's
Certified Tutor
Amanda
Having tutored across sciences, math, history, and English — and scored a 1550 on the SAT herself — Amanda covers the full exam without needing to hand off sections to another tutor. Her anthropology and biology training built the kind of close-reading and data-interpretation habits that translate d...
University College london
Masters, Anthropology and Archaeology
Mount Holyoke College
Bachelor in Arts, Anthropology and Biology
Certified Tutor
What sets Ajay apart for SAT prep is the combination of electrical engineering training and genuine strength in English — he teaches across both sides of the exam without switching gears, from algebraic reasoning and data interpretation in the Math section to passage structure and grammar logic in R...
Arizona State University
Bachelors, Electrical Engineering
Certified Tutor
Lindsay
Lindsay's biology and math double background at the University of Arizona means she can coach both sides of the SAT without switching gears — moving from algebraic reasoning and data interpretation on the Math section to passage analysis and evidence-based questions on the Reading and Writing side. ...
University
Bachelor's
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Annelisa
Yale trained Annelisa to read like a critic and argue like a journalist — skills that map directly onto the SAT's evidence-based reading and writing sections, where identifying an author's purpose and supporting claims with textual evidence decides most questions. She scored a 1570 on the SAT hersel...
Yale University
Bachelors
Certified Tutor
7+ years
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's master's work in Chinese politics required the kind of dense, argument-heavy reading that mirrors exactly what students face in SAT evidence-based passages — parsing complex claims, weighing competing interpretations, and identifying how authors support their positions. She scored a 1500...
East China Normal University
Master of Arts, Political Science and Government
St. Lawrence University
Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Emily
Math research involving Markov chains and combinatorial optimization at Smith College means Emily thinks in exactly the structured, pattern-driven way the SAT rewards — especially on the no-calculator algebra and data analysis questions where setting up the problem correctly matters more than raw co...
Smith College
Current Undergrad, Mathematics
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