I am currently a resident physician at Northwestern Hospital.

Every ACT Reading passage type — prose fiction, social science, humanities, natural science — rewards a slightly different reading strategy, and most students lose points by treating them all the same. Juliette's literature and history background gives her a natural advantage in teaching students how to adjust their approach depending on whether they're tracking a narrative arc or extracting an argument. She scored a 35 composite and is rated 5.0 by students.

I am here to help with pre-med coursework, MCAT prep, and many other classes. I am frequently available for online tutoring.

Speed is the real challenge on ACT Reading: four passages in 35 minutes leaves almost no room for re-reading. Spencer teaches a passage-prioritization strategy that starts with each student's strongest genre — whether that's natural science, prose fiction, or social science — to lock in easy points before tackling tougher material. His 35 ACT composite backs up the approach.

I'm currently a Masters student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. I also have a Bachelor's degree in Physics from Haverford College.

Between a 35 ACT composite and a political science curriculum at Penn that assigns mountains of competing policy briefs and legal arguments weekly, Cindy has built a habit of reading for structure — finding the claim, tracking the evidence, and flagging where the author's language shifts from fact to opinion. She applies that directly to ACT Reading, especially on social science and humanities passages where wrong answers often swap a single qualifier to change the author's meaning. Rated 5.0 by students.

Most ACT Reading mistakes happen not because students misunderstand the passage but because they misread the question — confusing "the author suggests" with "the passage states" or missing a qualifier like "primarily." William teaches a close-reading method rooted in his Yale linguistics coursework, training students to decode exactly what each question is asking before hunting for evidence. His own 35 ACT composite came from that same disciplined approach.

Sidharth's 35 ACT composite came partly from treating Reading passages like code — scanning for structure and logic before getting lost in details. He teaches students to identify how answer choices are constructed, spotting the subtle word swaps and scope shifts that make wrong answers look right. His literature and essay editing background means he's equally comfortable coaching the prose fiction passages that trip up more analytically-minded students.

I am a recent graduate of Drexel University, in which I obtained a BS in Biological Sciences with a concentration in organismal physiology. During my college years, I was a peer tutor who would help struggling classmates in many math and science subjects. I also served as a merit badge counselor in my Boy Scout troop, teaching scouts (ages 12-17) in subjects such as First Aid and Emergency Preparedness. These experiences inspired me to continue this passion, striving to make learning a fun, insightful, and a lifelong process while helping students learn in the easiest and most effective way possible. My favorite subject to teach is math, specifically the SAT/ACT math sections. As someone who values education and intellectual curiosity, I hope to impose this same philosophy on my students. In my 7+ months working with Varsity Tutors, I have found profound satisfaction in helping students to the top of their class and increasing their test scores. I am a very flexible tutor willing to work around students' schedules.

Most ACT Reading mistakes happen not because students misunderstand the passage but because they misread the question — confusing "the author suggests" with "the passage states" leads to choosing inference answers on detail questions and vice versa. Zachary drills this distinction until it becomes automatic, teaching students to categorize each question before returning to the text. He holds a 5.0 client rating and scored a 33 composite.

Speed is the biggest obstacle on ACT Reading — four dense passages in 35 minutes leaves almost no room for re-reading. Sarah teaches a passage-mapping technique that lets students locate answers without scanning the entire text again, targeting the kinds of inference and evidence questions that trip up even strong readers. Her background in literature and creative writing sharpens her ability to unpack how authors build arguments and use tone.

Four years in classrooms — teaching social studies, math, and English to grades 7 through 12 — means Jean has watched students misread passages in predictably different ways depending on whether they're facing a prose fiction narrative or a social science argument. She uses that cross-disciplinary lens to teach passage-specific strategies, like how to track a narrator's shifting attitude in literary passages versus how to isolate a researcher's central claim in science ones. Her 34 ACT composite confirms she's put these strategies to work under real testing conditions.

I am currently a rising Junior at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and minoring in Science, Technology, and Society. From early on, the intellectual development of others has been very important to me. In high school, I developed my school's first summer tutoring program to ensure that students retained information and were prepared for the upcoming year. I am most passionate about tutoring Political Science, History, and Math, with significant experience in helping students in each of these subject areas. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and playing the bass.

Speed is the real challenge on ACT Reading — four passages in 35 minutes leaves almost no room for re-reading. Ade teaches an active-annotation method that captures each paragraph's purpose on the first pass, so students can answer inference and main-idea questions without hunting back through the text. His 34 ACT composite came in part from mastering exactly this kind of time management.

I am inspired by how chemistry can be used to enable green and renewable energy sources. Chemistry allows us to connect the abstract and strange world of atoms and molecules to everyday applications.

I'm currently changing my major to chemistry at Princeton University. This semester, I am taking classes at the University of Pittsburgh to make this possible. I've taken many advanced courses in math, physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, english, and history. I'd love to help tutor you in ACT prep, math, physics, or chemistry!

The ACT Reading section isn't really about reading — it's about quickly identifying what a passage is doing and finding evidence under time pressure. Noelle scored a 32 ACT composite and treats each passage type (prose fiction, social science, humanities, natural science) as its own mini-strategy, teaching students how to triage questions and avoid the traps built into answer choices. Rated 5.0 by students.

I am a recent graduate of Wagner College who received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with a minor in French. I am currently a RN at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the Pediatric ICU and come with fresh experience in NCLEX/TEAS test prep and clinical fieldwork. I have tutored students in the past with Kumon, in private, and while in university, so I'm very familiar working with students of all ages (children and adults alike), and very excited to begin work with Varsity Tutors! I always make sure to have fun and involve students in lessons so that the subjects are more relatable to students and they can find personal ways to engage with the topics taught. Although I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about French language and culture, particularly francophone tradition, food, and celebration. My trips to France really kept my French knowledge and interests alive.

The ACT Reading section isn't really about reading — it's about locating evidence fast and matching it to answer choices under a tight time constraint. Mary teaches a passage-mapping technique that cuts down on re-reading and trains students to distinguish between what the text actually says and what sounds plausible. She holds a 5.0 rating from the students she's worked with.

Ten years of teaching high school science means Kathleen has watched hundreds of students struggle with the same ACT Reading trap: spending too long absorbing passage content instead of hunting for how the text supports specific answers. She applies her science-teacher instinct for evidence-based reasoning to the reading section, drilling students on how to treat each passage — especially the natural science ones — like a data set where the answer is either supported by the text or it isn't. Her 32 ACT composite and 5.0 student rating back up the approach.

I am very excited to be working with Varsity Tutors. I love being able to work with students in a one-on-one setting; for students to truly grasp difficult concepts, they must be able to discuss the material freely with their teacher, which is rarely possible in a classroom setting. For writing especially, one-on-one tutoring is essential to developing one's skills. As a Varsity Tutor, I hope to not only strengthen students' writing and academic performance, but also make them feel more confident in their ability to learn.

I am currently a graduate student in Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware. I am working on using magnetic and flow fields to create advanced materials by directing the self-assembly process of nanoparticles . I have tutored students in Chemistry, Physics and Math all throughout undergraduate and graduate work. I truly enjoy breaking material down into its core components that allows the students to understand complicated information.

Pre-med coursework means Walaa has spent years speed-reading dense journal articles and extracting the one finding that actually matters — the same skill that separates strong ACT Reading scores from mediocre ones, especially on natural science and social science passages. She teaches students to identify what each paragraph adds to the author's argument so that detail and inference questions become quick lookups instead of panicked re-reads. Her 33 ACT composite and 5.0 student rating back that up.

I am looking to expand that role! I have expertise in multiple different areas, and I am looking forward to getting to share my passion for learning with others!

Reading dense paired passages under time pressure is where most ACT Reading scores stall out. Madeleine, who earned a 33 composite on the ACT, teaches students a strategic reading order — tackling the passage types they're strongest in first — and a method for handling inference questions that keeps them from spiraling between two close answer choices.

I am pursuing a Masters degree to further my scientific education and will be starting medical school in the Fall. Outside of the classroom, I have worked in a reproductive biology lab as well as volunteered in multiple hospital clinics and hope to apply my personal and professional experiences to enhance the academic achievements of my students!

Reading comprehension on the ACT is really about pacing and purpose — knowing whether to skim the humanities passage or read it closely, and recognizing when an answer choice paraphrases the text versus distorts it. Spencer's English degree and classroom teaching give him deep familiarity with the prose, social science, and natural science passage types, and he builds passage-specific strategies rather than one-size-fits-all advice.

I am on the pre-med track planning to apply next year. I have a genuine passion for helping others, whether that be in my future career as a doctor or tutoring! During my years at Oberlin, I was a general chemistry laboratory teaching assistant, as well as a tutor for Bioorganic chemistry. I was inspired to help other students from my own experiences with teaching assistants. Oberlin has a unique program for many of the hard science courses called OWLS in which teaching assistants hold small sessions for extra help or test review. Attending OWLS was one of the best decisions I made for my academic career at Oberlin. Even when I understood the material well, OWLS was a great opportunity to review with classmates, teaching assistants and to get extra practice. I have always been someone who loves studying with peers, because I find talking through the material with others is a great way to ensure you really understand everything. From my experiences, my tutoring style is typically one that is student-focused in order to pinpoint specific gaps in content knowledge or reasoning, rather than lecturing on the material. I really enjoy taking a hands-on approach, whether that be walking through diagrams, creating concept maps or writing out lists, mnemonics or practice questions. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most interested in science, writing and middle school math! I also am extremely passionate about study skills, time management and organization! While school is definitely a huge part of my life, I also enjoy working out, painting and spending time outside. I look forward to working with you!

I'm Jonathan Yushuvayev (Don't worry about pronouncing that correctly)! I really love math and science, almost as much as I love TUTORING math and science. Please don't be hesitant to contact me -Jonathan

I am a first-year medical student attending Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. I am originally from the Chicago suburbs and graduated from the University of Michigan in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in Biomolecular Science. During 2020-2021, I remained in Ann Arbor for a year, working as a research technician to gain experience and strengthen my future application. For 2021-2022, I returned home to Chicago and worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago for a year before beginning medical school in July 2022.

The ACT Reading section isn't really about reading — it's about efficiently locating evidence and eliminating wrong answers under time pressure. Sean scored a 32 ACT composite and teaches a systematic approach to the passage types (prose fiction, social science, humanities, natural science) that keeps students from getting stuck rereading. Rated 5.0 by students, he breaks each question down by what it's actually asking.

Most ACT Reading mistakes come from time pressure, not comprehension — students understand passages but can't consistently answer 40 questions in 35 minutes. Elliot teaches a triage strategy: how to identify question types, when to skim versus close-read, and how to eliminate answer choices that paraphrase the passage just enough to seem right. Rated 5.0 by students.

Most ACT Reading struggles come down to time, not comprehension — four passages in 35 minutes leaves almost no room for re-reading. Danielle scored a 36 composite and teaches an active-reading method that captures main idea and tone on the first pass, so students spend their time answering rather than searching. She's especially effective at demystifying the paired-passage and natural science sections that tend to slow students down.

I am in my second year at MIT studying mathematics, and I am currently doing a research project in Spectral Graph Theory. I have been a tutor since my junior year in high school, and I enjoy teaching all levels of math; everything from pre-algebra through calculus and linear algebra! I focus primarily on making sure that the definitions and processes given in class make intuitive sense, so that math can begin to feel like second nature.

Chemical engineering coursework means years of reading dense technical papers and extracting exactly the information that matters — a habit Olivia carries into ACT Reading prep, especially on the natural science and social science passages where students tend to get buried in detail. She teaches a first-pass strategy: skim for the author's argument structure, then use that map to answer inference and purpose questions without rereading entire paragraphs. Her 34 ACT composite and 4.9 student rating back up the method.

Neuroscience coursework means Mary spends her days reading primary research papers packed with competing hypotheses and dense methodology sections — exactly the kind of rapid comprehension the ACT Reading section's natural science and social science passages demand. With a 35 ACT composite and a 4.8 student rating, she teaches students to isolate an author's main argument before diving into questions, so they stop wasting time re-reading and start treating each passage as a structured claim they can pick apart efficiently.

Reading comprehension on the ACT is a speed game — four passages in 35 minutes leaves almost no room for re-reading. Naomi teaches a passage-mapping technique that captures the argument structure on the first read, so students can answer inference and detail questions without hunting through paragraphs. Her own 35 composite reflects how well that strategy performs under real test conditions.

I am a rising sophomore studying civil engineering at Cornell University. I enjoy tutoring math (algebra-calculus 3), high school and college physics, Spanish, and writing. I have experience tutoring throughout high school, where I was the head of a peer-tutoring program. I have continued tutoring in college as well.

Reading scientific papers for her materials science career taught Jennifer to extract an author's argument quickly — a skill that maps directly onto ACT Reading's tight 35-minute window. She teaches students a passage-mapping technique that prioritizes locating evidence over rereading, turning each set of questions into a targeted search rather than a memory test.

The ACT Reading section isn't really about reading — it's about quickly identifying what a passage argues and where specific evidence lives. Zora scored a 35 ACT composite and has spent most of her tutoring career on reading and writing test prep for high schoolers, so she knows exactly how to teach the difference between "best answer" and "close answer" on inference and main idea questions.