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BA University of Miami
1+ Years Tutoring
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Laveda
BA Northeastern University
6+ Years Tutoring

Cell and molecular biology coursework means Laveda spends her semesters at Northeastern doing quantitative analysis — calculating concentrations, interpreting experimental data, and working through the kind of ratio and proportion logic that the SAT Math section leans on heavily. Her 1560 SAT score came partly from treating the math section's word problems like lab scenarios: identify the variables, set up the relationship, then solve cleanly without second-guessing. Rated 4.9 by students.

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Fayad
BA University
6+ Years Tutoring

Getting the easy SAT Math questions right isn't the challenge — it's finishing the medium and hard ones without running out of time or making careless errors under pressure. Fayad, who earned a 1500 SAT composite, drills the specific algebra and data-analysis concepts that appear most frequently and teaches shortcuts for problems designed to waste time when solved the textbook way.

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Robert
BA CUNY Hunter College
6+ Years Tutoring

Scoring 1530 on the SAT wasn't just about knowing math — it was about knowing the test. Robert has graded and reviewed dozens of full-length practice exams, so he understands exactly which question patterns repeat and where students lose points on careless errors in topics like linear functions, quadratics, and ratio problems. He teaches a systematic approach to pacing that turns time pressure into a non-issue.

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Catherine
BA University
1+ Years Tutoring

Cooper Union's engineering program is notoriously math-intensive, and Catherine came out of it with a 1500 SAT and the kind of algebraic fluency that makes the section's geometry and trigonometry questions — areas many tutors gloss over — feel like second nature. She zeroes in on the calculator-allowed section's longer multi-step problems, teaching students to sketch diagrams and organize given information before calculating so they don't lose points to misread setups. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Olga
Current Undergrad, English CUNY Brooklyn College
9+ Years Tutoring

The SAT Math section leans heavily on algebra and problem-solving in context — two areas where Olga's 1560 SAT and her science-heavy BAMD coursework at Brooklyn College give her a practical edge, since she's constantly translating real-world scenarios into mathematical setups. She zeroes in on the geometry and trigonometry questions that many verbal-leaning students neglect, building quick visual strategies for angle relationships and circle problems that save time on test day.

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Cristino
BA New York University
1+ Years Tutoring

I am excited to tutor because I know what it feels like to get stuck and I'm happy to help people who encounter challenges in their studies. Though frustrating, there's something really valuable about these moments when you're not quite getting it. It means that by proceeding slowly and practicing a new concept or strategy you'll learn a new skill that will stick with you even more because it took some work to master. My focus in teaching is in French and, more broadly, language arts. I studied French Literature at New York University because of my passion for literature, creativity, and expression. Learning a new language opens up more than just a new literary world but also lets you tap into another set of human experiences, expression, emotion, history. I think the greatest reward in teaching French and language arts is helping a student connect with a text and gain access to someone else's experience, what someone else thought important enough to write down, and then how this connection can help reframe the reader's thinking - deepening, challenging, or shifting the ways our own thought. Apart from the study and appreciation of literature, learning a language at a linguistic level is invaluable. It promotes human connection, openness of thought, and pushes one's own capacity and diversity of self-expression.

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Christopher
BA CUNY Brooklyn College
9+ Years Tutoring

Scoring 1510 on the SAT, Christopher developed specific strategies for the Math section's trickiest question types — the ones that bury straightforward algebra inside wordy setups or data tables. He teaches students to identify what the College Board is actually testing in each problem, which cuts through the noise and saves critical time. Rated approaches include back-solving, strategic plugging in, and recognizing disguised quadratics.

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Matthew
BA CUNY Hunter College
5+ Years Tutoring

I'm Matthew, and I'm here to help you or your student appreciate and understand math or physics. I have plenty of tutoring experience, ranging from tutoring at the local library to working in a UNESCO-recognized organization to help students in foreign countries learn English. Whether you're looking to make HW a bit easier or you need more in-depth discussion of core topics, I'd love the opportunity to help you out!

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Mimi
MS Harvard University • BA Dartmouth College
6+ Years Tutoring

I am an interdisciplinary educator with an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. My background is primarily in integrated arts learning and museum education and I specialize in visual arts, history and art history, and object-based learning. In all subjects, I take a creative, inquiry-based and learner-centered approach, designing opportunities for each unique individual to meet their learning goals.

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Nina
MS Columbia University • BA Northwestern University
10+ Years Tutoring

Scoring 1550 on the SAT herself, Nina knows the specific traps the math section sets — misleading answer choices on quadratic problems, tricky unit conversions, and data-interpretation questions designed to punish rushing. She teaches students a systematic approach to each question type so that pacing and accuracy improve together. Her statistics training also gives her an edge on the data-analysis questions that many tutors treat as an afterthought.

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Sherry
BA University of Chicago
10+ Years Tutoring

Psychology and linguistics both demand rigorous data interpretation — Sherry's UChicago coursework in experimental design and statistical analysis maps directly onto the SAT Math section's tables, scatterplots, and percentage questions. Her perfect 1600 SAT means she's mastered every corner of the test, but she zeroes in on the geometry and advanced math problems where students most often misread what's being asked, using her linguist's instinct to untangle the SAT's deliberately tricky phrasing. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Violet
BA Brown University (transferring from the University of St Andrews)
1+ Years Tutoring

Violet's 1550 SAT and her math degree from Brown mean she can diagnose exactly where a student's algebra or data analysis gaps are costing them points on SAT Math. She teaches the handful of non-obvious techniques — backsolving, strategic plugging-in, unit analysis on word problems — that turn 650-range scores into 750+ scores. Her style leans heavily on shortcuts that make the no-calculator section feel less like a time crunch.

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Miranda
BA Pomona College
1+ Years Tutoring

Miranda earned a 1560 SAT composite, which means she tackled the Math section's trickiest territory — passport-to-advanced-math problems involving quadratics, systems, and nonlinear modeling. She teaches students to recognize what each question is actually asking beneath its wording, a skill that turns intimidating multi-step problems into familiar patterns.

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Joey
BA Columbia University in the City of New York
9+ Years Tutoring

Scoring a 1570 on the SAT, Joey knows the Math section inside and out — from the no-calculator questions that test algebraic fluency to the data-analysis problems that reward careful reading. He teaches students to recognize question patterns and avoid common traps, turning timed practice into a strategic exercise rather than a frantic race.

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Dennis
BA New York University
1+ Years Tutoring

Finance and statistics coursework at NYU means Dennis spends his days building models around the same quantitative reasoning the SAT Math section tests — probability, linear relationships, and interpreting data from tables and graphs. His 1550 SAT score came partly from treating the no-calculator questions as logic puzzles rather than computation drills, an approach he now teaches by walking students through how to eliminate answer choices using number properties before ever picking up a pencil.

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Justin
BA Washington University in St. Louis • Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Mathematics University of Chicago
9+ Years Tutoring

A PhD in computational mathematics means Justin doesn't just know SAT Math content — he understands the underlying structure connecting algebra, functions, and geometric reasoning well enough to show students the fastest route through each problem type. His 1560 SAT score came from the same systematic thinking he now teaches: identifying what a question actually requires before committing to a calculation, which is especially effective on the no-calculator section's trickier polynomial and quadratic setups. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Rachel
BA University
13+ Years Tutoring

Scoring well on SAT Math requires recognizing which tool fits each problem before time pressure kicks in — is this a substitution question disguised as a word problem, or a ratio question hiding inside a geometry setup? Rachel earned a 1600 and knows the test's architecture inside and out. She teaches students to categorize problems on sight so they spend their energy solving, not figuring out where to start.

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Vivian
BA Yale University
5+ Years Tutoring

Years of music performance training — sight-reading, pattern recognition, working under pressure — gave Vivian an unusual edge on timed math tests, and her 1530 SAT backs that up. She's especially sharp on the algebra-to-geometry crossover questions where students need to visualize what an equation actually represents, a skill she builds by teaching students to sketch before they solve. Rated 4.9 by students.

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Katherine
BA University of California-Berkeley
15+ Years Tutoring

Katherine scored a 1500 on the SAT and knows the Math section inside out, from the no-calculator portion's emphasis on algebraic manipulation to the calculator section's data-analysis and modeling questions. She digs into the specific concept gaps that cost students points — whether that's systems of equations, quadratic behavior, or tricky word problems involving ratios and percentages. Her approach is to build fluency with the question formats so nothing on test day feels unfamiliar.

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Richard
BA Harvard University
1+ Years Tutoring

Richard scored a 1600 on the SAT and spent a year as a calculus course assistant at Harvard, so the math on this test — from quadratic modeling to data analysis and passport-to-advanced-math questions — sits well within his comfort zone. He breaks down each problem type by identifying what concept the College Board is actually testing beneath the word-problem packaging. That pattern recognition is what turns a 700 into a 780 or higher.

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James
BA Harvard University
1+ Years Tutoring

Scoring a 1570 SAT himself, James knows exactly where the SAT Math section sets its traps — the passport-to-advanced-math questions that bury quadratic relationships in word problems, or the data-analysis questions that test statistical reasoning more than arithmetic. He breaks each problem type into a recognition step and an execution step so students stop second-guessing themselves under time pressure. His calculus and chemistry background means no student's question goes beyond his reach.

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Dana
BA Brown University
1+ Years Tutoring

I'm a hardworking, compassionate, and patient individual who has been tutoring since high school and helping my little sister with her homework long before. I'll work with every new student individually to recognize his or her strengths and weaknesses to make sure that material is actually being learned, not just memorized.

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Sharan
BA Cornell University
6+ Years Tutoring

Premed coursework at Cornell means Sharan regularly tackles quantitative problems under exam pressure — and she channels that same discipline into SAT Math prep, particularly the data-analysis and algebraic modeling questions where sloppy setup costs more points than weak math skills. Her 1540 SAT confirms she knows how the test actually works, and she teaches students to build a systematic checklist for each problem type so nothing gets skipped when the clock is running. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Christopher
BA Columbia University in the City of New York
10+ Years Tutoring

I'm a graduate of Columbia University with a B.A. in History. I'm passionate about history and English, but I'm a competent math tutor as well. I have received outstanding scores on my SAT and AP tests, and am confident in my ability to pass on these skills to the next generation.

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Delon
BA CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
10+ Years Tutoring

I am in the process of selecting a masters program in education that will begin this summer. I have 2 years experience doing 1 on 1 tutoring and it is very effective compared to classroom teaching because there is only one student to focus on. I look forward to working with you and helping you or your child get better. Always remember, even the best of us need help and support from others to be successful.

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William
BA Boston University
14+ Years Tutoring

I'm not tutoring, I love walking through New York for design inspiration and taking carpentry, metalworking, and illustration classes.

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Jamie
BA PENN. STATE University • Doctor of Medicine, MD Program Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Jefferson University
1+ Years Tutoring

Most SAT Math mistakes aren't about not knowing the content — they're about misreading what a problem is actually asking or choosing the slowest path to the answer. Jamie scored a 1550 and teaches students to decode each question type, whether it's a system of equations buried in a word problem or a statistics question testing median versus mean. His approach is built around timed practice and pattern recognition so students stop leaving easy points on the table.

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Daniel
BA Yeshiva University
1+ Years Tutoring

After earning a 1590 on the SAT, Daniel built a clear playbook for the math section that separates "concept" problems from "strategy" problems — because a student who knows the algebra can still lose points to time pressure or misread graphs. He walks through data-interpretation and word-problem translation techniques that turn careless errors into reliable points.

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Benjamin
MS University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1+ Years Tutoring

I am a graduate of the College of William and Mary 2014 with a B.A. in Linguistics and History. Currently I am a M.A./Ph.D student in Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My current research deals with how language is used and how understanding can change in differing contexts, for example how people define what counts as a lie, and how our brains process emojis. At the University of Illinois, I've taught several linguistics courses, including the popular Linguistics 100 introductory course. I spent a semester abroad in Sevilla, Spain during my undergraduate studies and that remains one of the best experiences of my life.

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Margaret
MS Middlebury College
1+ Years Tutoring

I'm currently an MA student in French at Middlebury College, after graduating with my BA from Barnard College at Columbia University in 2014. Overseas, I spent a year at the Sorbonne-Paris. I'm a passionate, patient tutor of both English and French with four years of experience. In both languages, I focus on grammar skills, essay writing, and standardized test preparation, especially the SAT and SAT II. I most often tutor high school and college students, but have found that young children are also some of my favorite to teach! I have additional experience with ESL students and those with learning disabilities, including dyslexia, ADHD and cognitive impairments. Language arts are a true passion of mine, both academically and professionally. As a bilingual writer for the State Department and two publishing companies, I've learned effective writing skills I love to share with students. I believe that each individual learns differently, so I tailor my teaching strategies to every student's needs. Seeing students overcome challenges and meet their goals is always the highlight of my day. When I'm not tutoring, I'm an avid film photographer and an enthusiastic yoga amateur.

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Eric
Current Undergrad, Computer Science Cornell University
1+ Years Tutoring

Computer science at Cornell means Eric spends most of his time turning abstract problems into precise, step-by-step logic — exactly the skill that separates a good SAT Math score from a perfect one, which he earned with his 1600. He's especially sharp on the no-calculator section's polynomial and function questions, where clean algebraic manipulation beats trial-and-error every time. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Catherine
MS Oxford Graduate School
9+ Years Tutoring

I'm thrilled every time one of my students begins to understand a grammar concept or reads alone, and that enthusiasm for both small victories and language and literature that is yet to be studied is contagious.

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Aaron
BA Columbia University in the City of New York
5+ Years Tutoring

Aaron scored a 1570 SAT and brings particular strength to the Math section's trickiest territory: the no-calculator questions that test conceptual fluency with quadratics, systems, and rational expressions. He teaches students to identify what each problem is really asking — a skill that turns confusing multi-step questions into straightforward algebra.

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Robert
BA University
1+ Years Tutoring

Robert treats the SAT Math section as a pattern-recognition game — after scoring 1550, he mapped out which question types (quadratic setups, coordinate geometry, systems of equations) appear most predictably and built a decision tree for attacking each one under time pressure. He's especially useful for students who already know the underlying math but keep losing points to misreads and second-guessing on test day. Rated 4.8 by students.

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Nicholas
MS Middlebury College • BA University of Pennsylvania
10+ Years Tutoring

I'm a recent graduate from the University of Pennsylvania who studied Linguistics and Deaf Studies. I eventually hope to work towards breaking down barriers between the Deaf and hearing worlds and encouraging greater focus on reforming Deaf education practices.

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Mariya
BA University of Chicago
6+ Years Tutoring

I am a very patient tutor who tries to understand exactly where the student is struggling and how they can improve. Outside of the classroom, you can often find me baking or drawing!

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Sabira
BA Johns Hopkins University
5+ Years Tutoring

Scoring 1510 on the SAT, Sabira knows the math section inside out — from the no-calculator questions testing algebraic fluency to the data-analysis problems that reward careful graph reading. She breaks down each question type by identifying what concept the College Board is actually testing, which cuts through the trap answers that cost students easy points.

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Kevin
MS New York University • BA New York University
1+ Years Tutoring

Scoring a 1570 SAT composite, Kevin knows the math section inside out and teaches students to spot the fastest path through each problem rather than defaulting to brute-force algebra. His approach is methodical: identify the concept being tested, eliminate traps in the answer choices, and manage time across the no-calculator and calculator sections.

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Garrett
BA University of Pennsylvania
14+ Years Tutoring
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Frequently Asked Questions

Score improvement depends on your starting point and commitment level, but most students see meaningful gains within 8-12 weeks of consistent tutoring. Students who work with tutors typically improve by 50-100+ points, though some see larger jumps if they're addressing fundamental skill gaps. The key is identifying exactly which topics are holding you back—whether that's algebra, geometry, or test-taking strategy—and targeting those areas systematically.

Pacing is one of the most common challenges students face, and it's very fixable with the right strategy. A tutor can help you identify which question types consistently slow you down, teach you when to skip strategically versus push through, and build speed through timed practice on specific problem sets. The goal isn't to rush—it's to develop confidence so you can work efficiently without second-guessing yourself on easier questions.

The best way is to take a full-length practice test under timed conditions, then analyze your wrong answers by category—algebra, advanced math, problem-solving, geometry, and trigonometry. Varsity Tutors connects you with tutors who can review your results and identify patterns: Are you missing conceptual questions or making careless errors? Running out of time? Once you know your weak spots, you can prioritize them in your study plan rather than reviewing everything equally.

Test anxiety often comes from feeling unprepared or uncertain about how to approach questions. Working with a tutor builds genuine confidence by helping you understand concepts deeply, practice under realistic test conditions, and develop strategies for staying calm when you encounter a tough problem. Regular timed practice sessions also desensitize you to the pressure, so test day feels like something you've already done many times before.

Most students benefit from taking 3-5 full-length practice tests spaced throughout their prep timeline, with at least one every 2-3 weeks. This gives you enough data to spot patterns in your mistakes without burning out. Between full tests, focus on targeted practice with specific problem sets. A tutor can help you use each practice test strategically—not just as a score check, but as a diagnostic tool to guide what you study next.

SAT Math includes multiple-choice questions, student-produced responses (grid-in), and questions embedded in reading passages. Each format requires slightly different strategies. A tutor can walk you through the nuances of each type, show you common tricks test makers use, and help you practice until the format itself becomes invisible—so you're only thinking about the math, not the question structure. This targeted approach is much more efficient than trying to learn all formats at once.

Look for tutors with strong math backgrounds, proven success helping students improve SAT scores, and familiarity with the current SAT format and question types. Ideally, they should have experience identifying common misconceptions and explaining concepts in multiple ways—not everyone learns the same way. Varsity Tutors connects you with experienced tutors for students in Staten Island who specialize in test prep and can show you their track record with SAT Math students.

Most students benefit from 2-4 months of focused prep, dedicating 5-8 hours per week to studying. If you're starting with significant gaps in foundational skills, you might need more time. Working with a tutor helps you use your study time more efficiently—you're not guessing what to review, and you can adjust your timeline based on actual progress. Many students in Staten Island start tutoring 3-4 months before their test date to balance prep with their regular coursework.

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