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Vansh
BA Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
9+ Years Tutoring

I am currently pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I am also a graduate of the high school International Baccalaureate Program. I have informal experience tutoring high school physics, but am most passionate about tutoring students for the ACT standardized test, having had extensive experience preparing for standardized tests throughout high school. I am eager to aid students in boosting their scores before their upcoming college applications, an important milestone in many students' lives. In my free time, I also enjoy playing tennis.

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Yash
BA Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
5+ Years Tutoring

I am a sophomore at the Georgia Institute of Technology and am working towards a major in Computer Engineering. I have been tutoring students of all ages and backgrounds in various math topics ranging from elementary school math to AP Calculus throughout high school. I love teaching math and always find it amazing to watch my students grow and improve in their mathematical abilities. While helping students with standardized testing, we go through several tricks and tactics that have helped my students succeed and have fun in the process. I am also well versed in Physics and have spent 3 years taking the highest levels of physics courses. I love playing all sports (especially soccer) and enjoy playing the guitar in my free time as well.

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Priya
BA University of Central Florida
6+ Years Tutoring

I am currently a student at the University of Central Florida, majoring in Biotechnology and in the Burnett Medical Scholars Program.

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Michael
BFA NYU Shanghai
9+ Years Tutoring

Reading four dense passages in 35 minutes forces a different kind of reading than most high schoolers are used to — it's about locating evidence fast, not savoring prose. Michael, who earned a 36 composite, teaches a passage-mapping technique that turns each section into a scavenger hunt for the specific line references and inferences the ACT rewards. His 4.9 rating speaks to how well that approach clicks with students.

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Parker
Current Undergrad, Computer Science, Studio Art University of Miami
1+ Years Tutoring

Reading four dense passages in 35 minutes trips up even strong readers who don't have a system. Parker, who scored a 36 composite, teaches a passage-mapping technique that prioritizes identifying the author's argument structure before touching the questions. His dual background in computer science and studio art gives him a knack for translating both analytical and literary passages into clear takeaways.

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Veena
BA University of Miami
9+ Years Tutoring

I'm Veena and I recently graduated from the University of Miami with a B.S. in Microbiology and Immunology with Chemistry and English Literature as my minors. I've tutored at a Math and Reading learning center in high school and became an employee of the Academic Resource Center at UM where I tutored my peers in STEM subjects. I was an assistant science teacher at a middle school for a year, and a workshop leader for chemistry classes at UM.

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Anthony
MS Florida International University • BA University of Miami
1+ Years Tutoring

I am no longer by their side. I seldom have students rely on "tricks"; instead, students will learn the underlying reasoning so that they can extend their solving methods to new related problem types. I look forward to applying my years of tutoring and teaching experience to help many motivated students.

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Gabriel
BA University of Pennsylvania
6+ Years Tutoring

Most students lose points on ACT Reading not because they can't comprehend the passages but because they spend too long hunting for answers in the wrong places. Gabriel treats the section like a timed scavenger hunt — he teaches specific annotation shortcuts for each passage type (prose fiction, social science, humanities, natural science) that cut re-reading time dramatically. His 35 ACT composite shows the approach works.

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Kayla
BA University of Miami
1+ Years Tutoring

I am working toward my B.S. in Education at the University of Miami, which I will complete this coming May. My degree specializes in a few areas, all within the social sciences: Human and Social Development, Geography, Urban studies, and Sociology. I love working with students one on one, and have even traveled to South Africa to work in after school programs helping middle school students better grasp concepts in English and Math. I tutor a wide variety of subjects in the social sciences, as well as test preparation for high school students who are trying to improve their SAT and ACT scores. These tests are my favorite subjects to help students with because it is satisfying to see measurable improvement in scores that will ultimately help students get into their dream colleges. My philosophy is that all students can succeed if they are motivated to do well and willing to put in the time and effort that it will take to reach the level they want. My job is to give students the basic tools that they need before they can help themselves. Outside of school and work, I love to be outdoors! I enjoy bicycling, yoga, running, and going to the beach on the weekends. I also love traveling, discovering new places and people, and getting to know them.

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Apoorva
BA University of Illinois at Chicago
1+ Years Tutoring

Most students lose points on ACT Reading not because they can't comprehend the passages but because they spend too long re-reading and second-guessing answer choices. Apoorva teaches an evidence-first strategy: locate the specific lines that support each answer before committing, which eliminates the trap of plausible-sounding distractors. Her 34 ACT composite reflects the disciplined, systematic approach she brings to every section.

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Abigail
BA Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
9+ Years Tutoring

I am graduated from Penn State University in Industrial Engineering in 2017. I've tutored ever since I was in high school, and I love helping people! I like to help my students understand math (and other topics) instead of just doing it blindly. My goal is to help my students improve their math (and other topics) and build skills that will help them find learning easier in the future! Fun fact, I used to work for Disney and I like to salsa dance!

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Kelsey
BA St Johns College
1+ Years Tutoring

I am currently studying at St. John’s College for my Bachelor of Arts in the Liberal Arts. St. John’s curriculum follows the Great Books Program which relies on primary sources instead of textbooks. During my time at St. John’s, I have volunteered as a tutor working with middle school students, focusing on Reading, Writing, and Mathematics. I have also tutored students in US history, Government, and World Religions. I have enjoyed tutoring English and Literature the most as I find it very rewarding to help students find material that they not only enjoy, but connect to and use to understand their own lives. In this age, technology has made information freely available to everyone. I think that it is extremely important to teach students how to find, processes and critically reflect on this wealth of resources. I find that it is equally important to nurture a student’s curiosity by demonstrating how lessons taught in the classroom can be applied to their unique passion. My own passions include writing, reading anything from philosophy to comic books, and playing video games.

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Harrison
BA University of Central Florida
5+ Years Tutoring

The ACT Reading section rewards students who can quickly identify an author's purpose, trace an argument's structure, and distinguish supported claims from inference — all under tight time pressure. Harrison scored a 35 ACT composite and teaches a passage-mapping strategy that cuts down re-reading and keeps students moving through all four passages with time to spare.

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Cavan
BA University
5+ Years Tutoring

The ACT Reading section gives students just 8 minutes and 45 seconds per passage, which means raw reading speed matters less than knowing what to look for. Cavan teaches a passage-mapping approach — tagging tone shifts, argument structure, and key claims on the first read — that turns each question into a retrieval task rather than a re-reading task. His 33 ACT composite and 5.0 tutoring rating back up the method.

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Aditi
BA Florida International University
5+ Years Tutoring

Reading passages on the ACT come in four flavors — prose fiction, social science, humanities, and natural science — and each one rewards a slightly different approach. Aditi teaches students to identify what each question is actually asking, whether it's a direct detail lookup or an inference about tone, so they stop rereading entire paragraphs under time pressure. Rated 4.8 by students.

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Brandon
MS Rochester Institute of Technology • BA Rochester Institute of Technology
9+ Years Tutoring

I am currently a Master's student at the Rochester Institute of Technology, finishing up a Computer Science degree. I am interested specifically in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning and have two years professional experience in the industry. I have been employed at companies in California, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

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Destiny
BA Harvard University
6+ Years Tutoring

The ACT Reading section isn't about being a strong reader — it's about extracting answers from four dense passages in 35 minutes. Destiny, who earned a 35 ACT composite, breaks down each passage type (prose fiction, social science, humanities, natural science) and teaches students how to identify what the question is actually asking before they even look at the answer choices.

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Kaitlyn
BA Fairfield University
8+ Years Tutoring

Most ACT Reading struggles come down to time — students understand the passages fine but can't process four of them in 35 minutes. Kaitlyn teaches an active-reading method that involves marking key claims and transition words on the first pass, which cuts down on re-reading when answering detail and inference questions. She scored a 33 composite on the ACT and applies that same efficiency-first mindset to every practice set.

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Lia
BA University
8+ Years Tutoring

I am a certified Math 5-9 Teacher in FL. I taught middle and high school for two years. I am a graduate of Florida State University. I received my Bachelor of Science in Social Science with a focus in Public Administration and Sociology. After graduation, I took a gap year before graduate school to serve in AmeriCorps. I highly recommend it! I currently do photography and work at a startup. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Math. I have worked with students in grades K-12. I cater to each student's individual learning style. In my experience, it is always rewarding seeing my students have that "aha moment" when they understand a concept or when their confidence and attitude towards a subject has changed from when we started. This in turn is reflected in their improved test scores and grades in the class. I am a firm believer in fully investing in my students to help them reach their highest potential.

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Ankit
BA Duke University
8+ Years Tutoring

I am Ankit Jajoo. I am enrolled in Duke University Class of 2022 studying neuroscience and computer science. STEM is my number one passion, while history is my number one interest. Humanities and STEM not only coexist, but work together often in life. While STEM provides the foundation for the future, humanities contributes to how it is used to advance humanity as a whole. I love biology, chemistry, and computers. It is so cool to see how all these tiny minute parts of the world interact to create you, me, and everything we touch. On the other hand, history is cool to see how societies interacted to create the present world. The past is never separate from us, but always influencing everything from the various countries to cities to the tiny villages all over the world. The world is a combination of all of this and it is my passion to understand the world. Other than just about education and information, I love teaching other people about stuff. I enjoy teaching all my friends some stuff, in return they teach me other stuff. Contrary to popular opinion, teaching is a two way street. I've learned a tremendous amount from students and I hope they learned a similar amount from me. Tutoring students in a field I enjoy such as STEM or history is a dream come true.

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Olivia
BA Yale University
10+ Years Tutoring

The ACT Reading section isn't really testing how well you read — it's testing how quickly you can locate evidence and match it to tricky answer choices across four dense passages. Olivia scored a 34 ACT composite and teaches students to distinguish between what a passage actually says and what it merely implies, which is where most points are lost. Her approach builds speed without sacrificing accuracy on the paired and dual-passage questions that trip up even strong readers.

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Manuela
BA Washington University in St. Louis • Major in Romance Languages and Literatures Washington University in St. Louis
1+ Years Tutoring

The ACT Reading section throws four dense passages at students in 35 minutes, so knowing how to locate key arguments without re-reading entire paragraphs is essential. Manuela scored a 32 ACT composite and, as an avid reader with a background in literary analysis, she teaches strategies for quickly identifying tone, purpose, and inferential reasoning across prose fiction, social science, and humanities passages.

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Nikhil
BA University of Miami
8+ Years Tutoring

I'm Nikhil from Orlando, FL. I'm currently a freshman attending the University of Miami. I wanna be a tutor mostly to make learning isn't a pain for anyone. By making the experience more engaging and possibly fun, then we start to make the most out of it. Hopefully we'll see each other soon!!

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Emily
MS Savannah College of Art and Design • BA New College of Florida
1+ Years Tutoring

Most ACT Reading struggles aren't about comprehension — they're about time. Emily teaches students to attack each passage with a specific annotation strategy that cuts down re-reading and makes the "best evidence" questions feel straightforward. With a 34 composite and backgrounds in both political science analysis and literary close reading, she's comfortable across every passage type the section throws out.

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Rick
BA University of Central Florida
6+ Years Tutoring

I am a UCF graduate Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA! I graduated with a degree in Health Sciences Pre-Clinical. I am currently in the middle of applying to medical school. I am here to help and have previous tutor experience! I was a Supplemental Instruction leader at UCF, where I instructed students on General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Although I primarily have tutored at the collegiate level, I feel comfortable teaching at both undergraduate and primary school levels. I feel more comfortable in STEM courses but can tutor English and ACT Reading as well.

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Jared
BA Boston University
4+ Years Tutoring

I am working towards a Bachelor of Arts in Pure and Applied Mathematics as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Astronomy and Physics. I have enjoyed studying math and science since I was in elementary school. I would always help my friends out by answering their questions about the material. For about the last five years, I have had my own tutoring business where I have tutored a wide variety of math courses from elementary school math to pre-calculus and calculus. I like to make sure my students have a complete understanding of the core concepts before going into practice questions. I have also had experience helping my peers with physics and computer science courses.

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Payal
BA University of Miami
1+ Years Tutoring

Physics trained Payal to read like a scientist — extracting the one relevant detail from a wall of technical context and ignoring everything else — which is exactly the discipline the ACT Reading section's natural science and social science passages demand. She teaches students to build a quick argument map during their first read-through, so detail and inference questions become targeted lookups instead of panicked re-scanning. Her 33 ACT composite and 5.0 student rating back that up.

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Noelle
BA University of Central Florida
8+ Years Tutoring
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Jacob
BA Carleton College
10+ Years Tutoring

The ACT Reading section is less about comprehension and more about time management — four passages in 35 minutes leaves almost no room for re-reading. Jacob teaches a structured approach to dual passages and inference questions that keeps students moving without sacrificing accuracy. His 34 ACT composite shows he's mastered this pacing himself.

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Anabel
BA Vanderbilt University
6+ Years Tutoring

Speed is the real enemy on ACT Reading — four passages in 35 minutes leaves almost no room for re-reading. Anabel, who scored a 33 composite on the ACT, walks students through an active-reading strategy that prioritizes identifying argument structure and author purpose on the first pass, so answering inference and detail questions becomes a matter of locating evidence rather than guessing.

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Stephanie
BA Georgia State University
8+ Years Tutoring
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Andrea
BA Cornell University
9+ Years Tutoring

The ACT Reading section isn't about being a fast reader — it's about knowing what to look for before you start. Andrea teaches a structured approach to passage types, from prose fiction to natural science, that turns 35 minutes into more than enough time. Her own 32 composite came partly from treating each passage like a set of clues rather than a wall of text.

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Byron
MS University of Miami • MS Michigan State University
6+ Years Tutoring

I like helping students. I am very patient. I have experience teaching Calculus classes at the University of Miami. I have done private tutoring for all levels of math up to Calculus, as well as Statistics, Business Math, and Math Finance. I have worked in the actuarial field. I have an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Michigan State University and a Master's degree in mathematics from the University of Miami. I worked for The Princeton Review as a tutor for the SAT. I did very well on both the SAT and ACT, and like teaching students how to do better on those. I like history, too, and always find it fun to tutor history.

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Kiera
BA Brown University
1+ Years Tutoring

The ACT Reading section gives students just 35 minutes for four dense passages, which means speed without sacrificing comprehension. Kiera teaches a passage-mapping technique that prioritizes locating evidence over re-reading — training students to answer inference and detail questions by pinpointing line references fast. Her dual focus on Environmental Science and History at Brown means she's equally comfortable coaching students through the natural science and humanities passages.

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Nicholas
BA University of South Florida-Main Campus
8+ Years Tutoring

The ACT Reading section isn't really testing whether students understood a passage — it's testing whether they can locate and verify answers under a brutal time constraint. Nicholas teaches a passage-mapping strategy that cuts down on re-reading and trains students to distinguish between what the text actually says and what sounds plausible. With a 33 ACT composite and a 5.0 tutoring rating, he's refined this approach across many students.

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James
BA SUNY University at Albany • Current Grad, Physical Therapy Washington University in St. Louis
1+ Years Tutoring

Years of teaching across dozens of NYC public schools — from Pre-K through 12th grade — gave James a sharp eye for where students actually lose time on reading comprehension: not in understanding the passage, but in falling for answer choices that subtly rephrase or shift the scope of what the author wrote. His economics and Japanese double major means he's trained in reading across very different textual traditions, which he channels into teaching students how to quickly isolate an author's central argument and use it to eliminate distractors on inference and purpose questions. His 33 ACT composite and 4.9 student rating back that up.

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Jai
BA University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5+ Years Tutoring

I am now attending the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign to study Computer and Information Sciences, focusing on big data. As most of my life revolves around math, I feel as if I am most strongly suited to tutor math, and I believe I am the best at it. My teaching style is uniquely crafted based on each student's needs, but I help students learn methods to solve problems that help them find the solution substantially faster than any other method.

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Jordan
BA Dickinson College
7+ Years Tutoring

I'm a Chemistry major at Dickinson College. I have more than 3 years of tutoring experience and I'm excited to work with you on anything you're struggling with.

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Kenna
BA University
6+ Years Tutoring

The ACT Reading section punishes students who read every word at the same speed. Kenna teaches a strategic skimming method that prioritizes topic sentences and transition language, then shows how to attack each question type — main idea, inference, vocabulary in context — with a different retrieval strategy. She earned a 32 ACT composite using these same techniques.

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Jamila
BA University of Central Florida
1+ Years Tutoring

I am a junior in college pursuing my Bachelor's degree in Psychology, with a minor in Biology. I've been tutoring both formally and informally for the last 5 years in a wide variety of subjects. My teaching approach focuses on creating a supportive learning environment where students feel empowered to ask questions. I am passionate about helping students achieve their academic goals and develop essential study skills because I believe that every student has the capability to succeed in what they want to do.

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Whether you need homework help, exam prep, or want to get ahead, our ACT Reading tutors are ready to help.

Common challenges include gaps from earlier material, difficulty with specific concepts, and trouble applying learning to new problems. These issues can snowball quickly in ACT Reading.

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