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Nicholas

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Nicholas

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Computer Science
Nicholas's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Geometry

The ACT Reading section isn't really about reading — it's about quickly locating evidence and matching it to answer choices under a brutal time constraint. Nicholas, who earned a perfect 36 composite, teaches a systematic passage-attack strategy that prioritizes where to look over how fast to read, ...

Education

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Computer Science

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36
Caroline

Certified Tutor

7+ years

Caroline

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Caroline's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math

The ACT Reading section rewards a specific kind of speed-reading: knowing where to look in a passage before diving into the questions. Caroline approaches each passage type — prose fiction, social science, humanities, natural science — with a different annotation strategy, training students to locat...

Education

Stanford University

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1480
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Ryne

Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government
Ryne's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
SAT Mathematics

Ryne earned a perfect 36 ACT composite, which means he knows firsthand how to handle the Reading section's brutal pacing — 40 questions in 35 minutes with no room for second-guessing. His political science training built a habit of quickly dissecting competing claims in dense texts, and he applies t...

Education

Stanford University

Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

6+ years

David

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
David's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Geometry

The ACT Reading section punishes students who read passively — four passages in 35 minutes requires a deliberate strategy for extracting main ideas and locating evidence fast. David, who scored a 36 composite, teaches a structured approach to each passage type so students spend less time rereading a...

Education

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1570
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

Nisarg

Bachelors, Neuroscience
Nisarg's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
SAT Reading and Writing
ACT Writing

Speed is the hidden obstacle on ACT Reading: four passages, 40 questions, 35 minutes. Nisarg teaches an active-reading method where students annotate for argument structure and tone as they go, so they can answer inference and main-idea questions without re-reading entire paragraphs. His 34 ACT comp...

Education

University of Minnesota

Bachelors, Neuroscience

Test Scores
ACT
34

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Katie

Master of Social Work, Social Work
Katie's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

I am a graduate student living in New York and have been tutoring and teaching test prep classes for the past several years. I love working with students to help them gain confidence and understanding in subjects that have been giving them trouble, and I strive to make learning the most positive and...

Education

Fordham University

Master of Social Work, Social Work

Barnard College

Bachelor in Arts, Theater Literature, History, and Criticism

Test Scores
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Ella

Bachelor of Science, Physics
Ella's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Finite Mathematics
Education

Bethel University

Bachelor of Science, Physics

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1540
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

Jaya

Bachelors, Genetics & French
Jaya's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Statistics
Middle School Math

I am currently a senior at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and I am double majoring in Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development and French. I am pre-med, so I do hope to go to medical school next year and am currently in the process of applying. I graduated from Hinsdale Central High School...

Education

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Bachelors, Genetics & French

Test Scores
SAT
1530
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

Rohit

Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Economics
Rohit's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

Rohit reads critically for a living — coaching debate requires dissecting arguments in dense source material every week. On the ACT Reading section, he teaches students to map each passage's structure in the first 90 seconds so they can answer inference and purpose questions without re-reading entir...

Education

University of Minnesota

Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Economics

Test Scores
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Harry

Current Undergrad Student, Economics
Harry's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
ACT English
ACT Math

Most students lose points on ACT Reading not because they can't comprehend the passages but because they spend too long re-reading. Harry teaches a passage-mapping technique — annotating structure and argument on the first read — that cuts down on backtracking and keeps answers grounded in textual e...

Education

Carleton College

Current Undergrad Student, Economics

Test Scores
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Audrey

Master in Public Health, Epidemiology
Audrey's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

I am an incoming Epidemiology and Global Health Master of Public Health student at the University of Minnesota. I received my undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Grinnell College in 2020 and also have extensive coursework in philosophy, biology, chemistry, and physics. I worked as a calculus tu...

Education

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Master in Public Health, Epidemiology

Grinnell College

Bachelor in Arts, Mathematics

Test Scores
ACT
34

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Marika

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Marika's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math

Reading dense scientific passages under a time crunch is something Marika does in her veterinary program every day, and the ACT Reading section demands that same skill. She teaches students to identify the question type first — main idea, inference, detail, vocabulary-in-context — and then read stra...

Education

University of Wisconsin Madison

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Sciences

Test Scores
SAT
1500
ACT
32

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Abbey

Current Undergrad, English, Journalism
Abbey's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

Five years of teaching and tutoring language arts means Abbey has watched students make the same ACT Reading mistakes in real time — rushing through prose fiction passages, second-guessing inference questions, losing minutes to re-reading instead of strategically scanning. Her English and Journalism...

Education

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Current Undergrad, English, Journalism

Test Scores
SAT
1560
ACT
33

Certified Tutor

7+ years

Emily

Current Undergrad Student, Biomedical Engineering
Emily's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Statistics

The ACT Reading section gives students just 35 minutes to process four dense passages across prose fiction, social science, humanities, and natural science. Emily breaks down each passage type differently — teaching students when to skim for structure versus when to read closely for tone — so they s...

Education

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Current Undergrad Student, Biomedical Engineering

Test Scores
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

9+ years

David

Bachelor in Arts, Public Policy Analysis
David's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Statistics

I am a rising senior at Pomona College, a small liberal arts college in California, majoring in Public Policy Analysis with a concentration in Economics and a minor in Mathematics. Born and raised just outside of Minneapolis, I am excited to be tutoring in the area. I've studied a variety of topics ...

Education

Pomona College

Bachelor in Arts, Public Policy Analysis

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1540
ACT
36

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