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Sarah

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Sarah

Bachelor in Arts, Neuroscience
Sarah's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
Math 3

The ACT Science section is less about knowing chemistry or biology and more about interpreting graphs, tables, and conflicting experimental viewpoints under time pressure. Sarah scored a 35 ACT composite and treats this section as a data-literacy exercise, teaching students to identify variables and...

Education

Columbia University in the City of New York

Bachelor in Arts, Neuroscience

Test Scores
ACT
35
Richard

Certified Tutor

Richard

Bachelor in Arts, Government
Richard's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Linear Algebra

Most students panic when they see ACT Science passages full of unfamiliar terminology, but the section is really a data-interpretation exercise. Richard teaches students to ignore jargon, read graphs first, and identify conflicting variables before touching the questions — a systematic method that t...

Education

Harvard University

Bachelor in Arts, Government

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

14+ years

William

Bachelor in Arts, English
William's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Geometry
Calculus

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

Education

Boston University

Bachelor in Arts, English

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600
ACT
34

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Vivian

Bachelor in Arts
Vivian's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
PSAT Writing Skills
SAT Mathematics

The ACT Science section is really a data interpretation exam disguised in lab coats, and Vivian teaches it that way — breaking down graphs, tables, and conflicting viewpoints without assuming any specialized science knowledge. Her perfect 36 composite came from mastering exactly this kind of strateg...

Education

Yale University

Bachelor in Arts

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1530
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Justin

Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Mathematics
Justin's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Multivariable Calculus

I am an aspiring applied mathematician, with particular interest in image processing and climate science. I graduated in May 2017 from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor's in physics and mathematics, and am beginning a PhD program in September 2017 at the University of Chicago in Com...

Education

Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor's in Physics and Mathematics

University of Chicago

Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Mathematics

Test Scores
SAT
1560
ACT
33

Certified Tutor

Liz

Masters, Special Education: Mild to Moderate Disabilities 5-12
Liz's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

Most students panic when they see the ACT Science section, but it's really a test of graph interpretation, data comparison, and experimental design reasoning — not science knowledge. Liz teaches students to isolate variables in tables, read conflicting viewpoints passages like arguments rather than ...

Education

Simmons College

Masters, Special Education: Mild to Moderate Disabilities 5-12

Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor of Arts in History (minors in Humanities and Anthropology)

Test Scores
ACT
34

Certified Tutor

Dana

Bachelor in Arts, Public Policy and American Institutions
Dana's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Algebra 3/4
Middle School Math
Geometry

Most students overthink the ACT Science section because they assume it requires deep content knowledge — it doesn't. Dana treats it as a data interpretation exercise, teaching students to read graphs, compare experimental setups, and identify conflicting viewpoints without getting lost in unfamiliar...

Education

Brown University

Bachelor in Arts, Public Policy and American Institutions

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1450
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Sharan

Bachelor of Science, Human Biology
Sharan's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
AP Calculus BC
Calculus
Algebra

The ACT Science section barely tests science knowledge — it tests whether you can read a graph, compare two experimental setups, and draw a conclusion under time pressure. Sharan's 36 composite and her premed science background at Cornell mean she can teach both the data-interpretation shortcuts the...

Education

Cornell University

Bachelor of Science, Human Biology

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1540
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

13+ years

Yocheved

Bachelor's
Yocheved's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
ACT English
ACT Math

The ACT Science section is really a data-interpretation exam disguised as biology and chemistry. Yocheved teaches students to ignore the jargon, zero in on graphs and tables, and identify the one variable each question actually cares about — an approach grounded in her own 34 composite score experie...

Education

University

Bachelor's

Test Scores
ACT
34

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Solange

Bachelor in Arts (Sociology & Women's Studies)
Solange's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
ACT Writing
Public Speaking

I'm Solange - a recent graduate from Harvard where I studied Sociology & Women's Studies. I've been tutoring for eight years now, and have worked with a wide range of ages and in a wide range of subjects. Some of my specialties are college prep/test taking II worked in the admissions office on campu...

Education

Harvard University

Bachelor in Arts (Sociology & Women's Studies)

Test Scores
ACT
34

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Charles

Masters, Biochemistry
Charles's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math

I am currently interviewing for medical school for matriculation in August 2017.

Education

University of Cambridge

Masters, Biochemistry

Amherst College

Bachelors, Neuroscience

Test Scores
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Aaron

Bachelor in Arts, Biochemistry
Aaron's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Middle School Math
Calculus

Treat the ACT Science section like a data-interpretation exercise, not a science exam — that's the approach Aaron takes after earning a 36 composite. His biochemistry background at Columbia means he can quickly explain the underlying science when it does matter, but he spends most of the time teachi...

Education

Columbia University in the City of New York

Bachelor in Arts, Biochemistry

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1570
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

Robert

Bachelor's
Robert's other Tutor Subjects
Trigonometry
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math

Most of ACT Science isn't really science — it's data interpretation disguised as biology, chemistry, and physics. Robert treats the section like a reading exercise, teaching students to pull trends from graphs, compare experimental setups, and ignore the jargon that's designed to slow them down. His...

Education

University

Bachelor's

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1550
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Nicholas

Masters, French Linguistics and Pedagogy
Nicholas's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
PSAT Writing Skills
SAT Subject Test in French with Listening

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.

Education

Middlebury College

Masters, French Linguistics and Pedagogy

University of Pennsylvania

Bachelors in Linguistics and Deaf Studies

Test Scores
SAT
1570
ACT
33

Certified Tutor

Michelle

Bachelor in Arts
Michelle's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
PSAT Writing Skills

Michelle's 35 ACT composite came from treating the Science section as a speed-reading exercise — identifying what each figure measures, matching it to the question, and moving on before the passage's technical language becomes a distraction. Her Religious Studies background actually reinforced this ...

Education

Yale University

Bachelor in Arts

Test Scores
ACT
35

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