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Benjamin
Linguistics training at the graduate level gives Benjamin an unusual advantage on the SAT's Writing and Language section — he doesn't just know the grammar rules, he can explain *why* English works the way it does, turning tricky syntax and rhetoric questions into predictable patterns. His 1560 SAT ...
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master of Arts, Linguistics

Certified Tutor
8+ years
Saad
Scoring a 1550 on the SAT gave Saad a firsthand understanding of the pacing strategies and question patterns that separate a good score from a great one. He breaks the exam into manageable pieces — tackling evidence-based reading passages with elimination techniques and drilling the grammar rules th...
Mercy College
Bachelor of Science, Finance
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Stella scored a 1460 on the SAT and closes every session with targeted quizzing — rapid-fire grammar rule identification, evidence-based reading questions, or no-calculator math drills — so students leave knowing exactly what stuck and what needs another pass. That built-in retrieval practice is why...
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Bachelor's
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Luke's English degree and graduate work in close textual analysis give him a natural advantage on the SAT's Evidence-Based Reading and Writing sections, where he teaches students to trace argument structure and spot the grammar rules the test recycles most often. His 1480 SAT score backs up a prep a...
Yale University
Masters, New Testament
Davidson College
Bachelors, English
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Joseph
Scoring a 1450 on the SAT gave Joseph firsthand insight into the pacing and question design that trip students up — especially the evidence-based reading passages where wrong answers are designed to look convincing. His dual background in psychology and creative writing means he can break down both ...
CUNY Brooklyn College
Bachelors, Psychology & Creative Writing
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Mimi
A 1560 SAT scorer with a Master's in Education from Harvard, Mimi brings a structured yet creative approach to test prep — particularly the evidence-based reading passages, where her art history and literary analysis background makes dissecting complex texts second nature. She teaches students to id...
Harvard University
Masters in Education, Education
Dartmouth College
B.A.
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Nina
Nina's biostatistics training at Columbia and Northwestern means the SAT Math section — especially data analysis, scatterplot interpretation, and multi-step algebra — plays directly to her strengths. She scored a 1550 and knows how to teach the quantitative reasoning patterns that separate a good ma...
Columbia University
Masters in biostatistics
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences (focus in neurobiology)
Columbia University in the City of New York
Current Grad Student, Biostatistics
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Joey
What separates a 1500+ SAT score from a 1300 often isn't knowledge — it's knowing how the test tries to trick you. Joey scored a 1570 and built his prep approach around identifying those traps, particularly the algebra and data-analysis questions on the Math section where careful reading matters as ...
Columbia University in the City of New York
Bachelor in Arts, Theater Arts
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Violet
Phillips Exeter's Harkness method trained Violet to pull apart complex problems collaboratively — a habit she now applies to SAT prep, where she teaches students specific tricks for pacing the math sections and spotting grammar patterns in Writing and Language. Her math degree from Brown and 1550 SA...
Brown University (transferring from the University of St Andrews)
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
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Miranda
Years of writing and peer-editing philosophy and religion papers at Pomona gave Miranda a precise feel for argument structure and rhetorical traps — exactly what the SAT's Reading and Writing sections test under time pressure. She pairs that verbal strength with a 1560 SAT score and hands-on experie...
Pomona College
Bachelor in Arts, Religious Studies
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Sherry
Studying both psychology and linguistics at the University of Chicago gave Sherry an unusual double lens for the SAT — the linguistics side sharpens her teaching of grammar rules, sentence structure, and rhetoric on the Writing & Language section, while the psychology side informs how she coaches st...
University of Chicago
Bachelor's degree in psychology and linguistics
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Dennis
Dennis's finance and statistics coursework at NYU means the SAT Math section plays to his strengths — he teaches students to spot the underlying algebra and data-analysis patterns that repeat across every practice test, turning unfamiliar-looking problems into familiar setups. His 1550 SAT score bac...
New York University
Bachelor of Science, Finance and Statistics
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Sharan
Planning is where Sharan's SAT prep starts — she maps out exactly which question types a student is losing points on, then builds a week-by-week practice schedule targeting those gaps first. Her premed coursework at Cornell keeps her math and data-analysis skills sharp for the quantitative sections,...
Cornell University
Bachelor of Science, Human Biology
Certified Tutor
13+ years
Rachel earned a perfect 1600 on the SAT, which means she didn't just master each section — she learned exactly where the test tries to create doubt and how to shut it down. Her unusually broad teaching range across math, science, English, and writing lets her coach the full exam without switching ge...
University
Bachelor's
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Jamie
Medical school at Jefferson demands the same skill set the SAT rewards — fast, accurate reading under pressure and clean quantitative reasoning — and Jamie teaches both sides of the exam with that intensity. Having scored a 1550, he knows exactly where the test tries to create confusion, especially ...
PENN. STATE University
Bachelor of Science, Pre Medical Medical Program
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Jefferson University
Doctor of Medicine, MD Program
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