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Anna

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Anna

Bachelor in Arts, Anthropology
Anna's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Middle School Science
PSAT Writing Skills

Northwestern's Honors Program in Medical Education compressed Anna's premed and MD training into a single accelerated track — meaning she learned early how to master large volumes of material under tight time constraints, which is essentially what the ACT demands across all four sections. She scored...

Education

Northwestern University

Bachelor in Arts, Anthropology

Northwestern University

Graduated (Honors Program in Medical Education)

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1590
ACT
36
Christopher

Certified Tutor

Christopher

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Christopher's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
College Algebra
Algebra 3/4
Trigonometry

Mechanical engineering at Harvard keeps Christopher deep in the math and science reasoning the ACT demands, but his Spanish and writing background means he's not faking it on the English and Reading sections either — he earned a 35 composite covering all four with genuine fluency. He teaches student...

Education

Harvard College

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Test Scores
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Benjamin

Current Grad Student, English
Benjamin's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Calculus 2
Calculus
Algebra

Most ACT prep treats all four sections like they require the same skillset — Benjamin actually lives in both worlds, with a computer science degree and a graduate English program at Columbia giving him native fluency in quantitative reasoning and close reading alike. He earned a perfect 36 composite...

Education

Columbia University in the City of New York

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Columbia University in the City of New York

Current Grad Student, English

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Astoria

Bachelor of Science, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Astoria's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
SAT Reading and Writing
SAT Math

Going from a 25 to a perfect 36 ACT gave Astoria something most tutors don't have — a precise map of where scores stall and which strategies break through each plateau. She teaches section-specific pacing techniques, particularly for Science (treating passages as data interpretation puzzles) and Eng...

Education

Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor of Science, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1530
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

Asta

Bachelor in Arts in Political Science
Asta's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Arithmetic
Middle School Math

Having tutored students in Hong Kong preparing for U.S. college admissions, Asta knows how the ACT fits into the bigger picture — and that knowledge shapes how she prioritizes section-by-section prep based on each student's target schools. Her 35 composite and University of Chicago political science...

Education

University of Chicago

Bachelor in Arts in Political Science

Test Scores
SAT
1530
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

7+ years

Aleeza

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Aleeza's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Calculus
Algebra

Having earned a perfect 36 composite, Aleeza knows exactly how each ACT section works — but her pre-med biology background makes her especially sharp on the Science section, where she teaches students to treat dense data passages as reading exercises rather than content quizzes. She also draws on he...

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

7+ years

Viktor

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

Viktor's path to a 1600 SAT and 35 ACT started with hating math until a few great teachers showed him the reasoning behind the formulas — and that shift from memorization to understanding is exactly how he approaches ACT prep, especially the Math section's later problems where conceptual thinking be...

Education

University of Chicago

Bachelor of Science

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Benjamin

Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics (minor: Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
Benjamin's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
Trigonometry
Middle School Math
Calculus

Notre Dame trained Benjamin in finance and economics, but his 36 ACT composite — a perfect score — is what matters here: he knows every section cold and teaches the specific computation shortcuts and pattern-recognition tricks that turn near-misses into correct answers under time pressure. His math ...

Education

University of Notre Dame

Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics (minor: Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Elizabeth

Bachelors, Aviation/Management
Elizabeth's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Geometry
Calculus

Elizabeth scored a 34 ACT composite while balancing a full course load in aviation and management — a background that trained her to think systematically under pressure, which is exactly what the ACT rewards. As a Chicago Public Schools math teacher, she knows the specific content gaps that cost stu...

Education

University of North Dakota

Bachelors, Aviation/Management

Test Scores
ACT
34

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Jessica

Current Undergrad, Economics, Cancer Biology
Jessica's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
Microbiology

Jessica's UChicago economics and cancer biology coursework means she's equally comfortable with the ACT's quantitative reasoning and the dense, jargon-heavy passages that make the Science and Reading sections feel overwhelming — and her 36 composite proves she's mastered all four sections, not just ...

Education

University of Chicago

Current Undergrad, Economics, Cancer Biology

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1590
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Spencer

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering
Spencer's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Pre-Calculus

Environmental engineering at UIUC keeps Spencer sharp across the quantitative reasoning and scientific data analysis that dominate two of the ACT's four sections — and his 36 composite proves he's just as dialed in on English and Reading. He takes a hands-on approach, putting students into timed pro...

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1580
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

Neha

Masters, Public Health
Neha's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Elementary Math
Calculus

Studying both biological sciences and public health in an MD/MPH program means Neha reads ACT Science passages the way they're designed to be read — as mini research summaries where the answers live in the data, not in prior knowledge. Her 35 composite reflects that same cross-disciplinary comfort a...

Education

University of Illinois at Chicago

Masters, Public Health

University of Illinois at Chicago

Bachelors, Biological Sciences

Test Scores
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Amanda

Master of Science, Organizational Leadership
Amanda's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Calculus
Geometry
Calculus

Cognitive science at Northwestern trained Amanda to understand how people process information under pressure — which is essentially what the ACT measures across all four sections. She earned a perfect 36 composite and uses that cognitive lens to diagnose whether a student's mistakes stem from misrea...

Education

Northwestern University

Master of Science, Organizational Leadership

Northwestern University

Bachelor in Arts, Cognitive Science

Northwestern University

BA in Cognitive Science and Linguistics

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Oliver

Engineer
Oliver's other Tutor Subjects
Geometry
Calculus
Algebra
PSAT Writing Skills

Industrial engineering at Northwestern trained Oliver to optimize systems — and he applies that same mindset to ACT prep, diagnosing exactly where a student's score breaks down and rebuilding the process section by section. His 36 composite means there's no ceiling on the strategies he teaches, whet...

Education

Northwestern University

Engineer

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1590
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Ingrid

Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering
Ingrid's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Finite Mathematics
Trigonometry
Statistics

Scoring a 33 on the ACT herself, Ingrid knows how to navigate every section — from pacing strategies on the Science passage-based questions to eliminating answer choices in English grammar items. Her biomedical engineering coursework at Northwestern keeps her sharp on the math and science reasoning ...

Education

Northwestern University

Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1540
ACT
33

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