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Certified Tutor
10+ years
Aaron
A 1530 SAT scorer who tinkers with cars and old electronics for fun, Aaron brings that same diagnostic mindset to test prep — isolating exactly where points are being lost and building targeted strategies for each section. He's particularly sharp on the math side, where his mechanical engineering ba...
The University of Texas at Dallas
Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering
Duke University
Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering

Certified Tutor
5+ years
Claude's UNC Chapel Hill coursework and substitute teaching experience gave him a practical sense of where students actually get stuck on the SAT — particularly the pacing traps in the Math section and the evidence-pairing questions in Reading that punish students who rely on intuition over method. ...
University
Bachelor's
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Simon's 1590 SAT sits in the 99th percentile, but what makes him effective as a prep tutor is the breadth behind it — dual degrees in International Relations and Environmental Studies mean he genuinely engages with both the quantitative and evidence-based reading sides of the exam. He teaches studen...
Yale University
Bachelors
Certified Tutor
17+ years
Duke medical school sharpened Tammy's ability to process dense, technical reading under pressure — exactly the skill that drives scores up on the SAT's Evidence-Based Reading section. She pairs that with a biochemistry background that keeps the math side tight, especially on data analysis and multi-...
Rice University
Bachelor in Arts
Certified Tutor
8+ years
Economics and Computer Science at UNC Chapel Hill means Rashmi lives in data interpretation and logical reasoning daily — exactly the skills that drive the SAT Math section's trickiest multi-step and word-problem questions. She scored a 1580 on the SAT and uses that experience to teach students how ...
University
Bachelor's
Certified Tutor
8+ years
Three semesters as a lead TA in anatomy and physiology built Dimitry's habit of explaining dense material in structured, digestible steps — a skill that translates directly to coaching students through the SAT's trickiest multi-step math problems and data-interpretation questions. His pre-med course...
University
Bachelor's
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Sonja
Scoring a 1550 on the SAT herself, Sonja knows the test inside and out — from pacing strategies on the reading passages to catching the grammar traps the College Board loves to recycle in the Writing section. Her special education training gives her a unique edge: she builds individualized prep plan...
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Master of Arts Teaching, Special Education
Williams College
Bachelor in Arts, Environmental Science
Certified Tutor
8+ years
Jordan
A 1510 SAT scorer with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech, Jordan brings serious analytical firepower to every section of the test — from dissecting Reading passage arguments to optimizing Math pacing on no-calculator questions. His engineering training means he teaches students to ap...
Harvey Mudd College
Bachelor of Science, Engineering, General
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Scoring a 1550 on the SAT gave Sophia a detailed map of how the test actually works — from the evidence-based reading passages that trip up strong readers to the no-calculator math questions that reward algebraic fluency over brute computation. As a National Merit Scholar and UNC Chapel Hill pre-med...
University
Bachelor's
Certified Tutor
9+ years
A 1590 SAT scorer, Jeremy breaks the test down into repeatable processes — identifying trap answers in Evidence-Based Reading, applying grammar rules systematically in Writing, and recognizing which math concepts the College Board recycles across tests. His background spans both STEM and humanities ...
University
Bachelor's
Certified Tutor
8+ years
Tristan
Studying linguistics at William & Mary means Tristan doesn't just know the SAT's grammar and rhetoric rules — he understands *why* English works the way it does, which makes the Writing and Language section's trickiest questions feel predictable. His 1590 SAT score and dual focus on French and lingu...
University
Bachelor's
Certified Tutor
5+ years
Abir
Having just navigated the SAT as a recent test-taker, Abir knows exactly which question types eat up time and which algebra and data-analysis patterns repeat across every math section — knowledge that's still fresh from his own 1560 composite. His biochemistry coursework reinforces the analytical re...
University of North Carolina System Office
Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
Certified Tutor
Doing brain tumor research at Duke Medical Center before heading to medical school, Callie brings the same analytical precision to SAT prep that she applies to scientific data — particularly on the math sections, where she teaches students to translate word problems into solvable equations quickly a...
Duke University
Bachelors
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Jonathan
Jonathan scored a 1500 on the SAT while still deep in AP coursework, so the strategies he teaches reflect what actually works under real test-day pressure — especially on the math section, where translating word problems into algebra quickly is half the battle. He breaks down the Reading and Writing...
Vanderbilt University
Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Zhong
Zhong's 1590 SAT score came out of a sociology major's toolkit — close reading of dense research, argument analysis, and comfort with data — which means he teaches the exam as an integrated reasoning test rather than a collection of disconnected sections. He walks students through how to read SAT pa...
Duke University
Bachelor in Arts, Sociology
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