Reading comprehension on the OAT isn't casual reading — it demands extracting specific claims from dense scientific and humanities passages under strict time constraints. Abrahim approaches each passage type with a different annotation strategy, teaching students to identify the author's argument and locate supporting details without rereading entire paragraphs.

A neuroscience and biotechnology background means Rithi already reads the kind of dense, jargon-heavy scientific prose that fills OAT Reading Comprehension passages — research papers, clinical reviews, grant abstracts — so she can zero in on teaching the actual test skill: pulling an author's argument apart under time pressure. She walks students through a paragraph-tagging method that identifies each section's purpose on a single read, so they can jump straight to the right evidence when answering detail and inference questions without doubling back.

Arianna's neuroscience training at Dartmouth means she's spent years pulling apart the same kind of dense, terminology-laden research writing that fills OAT Reading Comprehension passages — so the content never slows her down. She zeroes in on the test mechanics instead: teaching students to tag each paragraph's function during a single pass and match question stems to specific textual evidence without burning time on full rereads. Rated 4.8 by students.

I'm a 2016 graduate of Pepperdine University with my Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry. Currently I'm preparing to apply to optometry school; I hope to be accepted for the 2018-19 academic year. During my time in college, I was involved as a teaching assistant for General Chemistry I and II laboratory, as a tutor for General Chemistry I, as a member of the Regents Scholar Student Board, and as a "small group" leader through multiple organizations. I am a member of the sorority Pi Beta Phi and held the positions of Historian, Senior Transition Leader, and member of the Leadership and Nominating Committee during my undergraduate years. As far as tutoring goes, I offer my services to students of all ages and in numerous subjects. I particularly enjoy tutoring the STEM subjects. I also thoroughly enjoy working with female STEM students, which allows me to serve as a role model and to offer additional encouragement for my female students to not lose interest in STEM subjects. A large part of my tutoring style focuses on logical thinking for how to tackle new and difficult problems using previous knoledge and educated hypotheses; I have found that my students find both success and a boost in confidence using my methodology. Aside from my academic interests, I love cooking and baking, my cat, photography, and National Parks.

Richard's ACT prep experience — particularly coaching students through the Reading and English sections — built a transferable toolkit for timed passage analysis that applies directly to OAT Reading Comprehension. He teaches students to convert each paragraph into a one-line purpose note during their first pass, then use those notes as a map to answer detail and inference questions without scrolling back through the text.

A creative writing and Spanish double major, Alexandra has trained herself to read closely across genres and languages — a skill that transfers directly to breaking apart the dense, jargon-heavy passages on the OAT Reading Comprehension section. She teaches students to treat each passage like a piece of rhetoric: identify the author's purpose in the opening lines, mark where the argument pivots, and answer questions using textual evidence instead of memory. Rated 4.9 by students.

Between a human biology degree at UCSD and medical school at UCF, Kevin has spent years digesting the exact kind of dense scientific prose that fills OAT Reading Comprehension passages — research abstracts, clinical reviews, and textbook chapters packed with terminology. He teaches students to stop reading passively and start mapping each paragraph's role so they can answer inference and detail questions without burning time on full rereads. Rated 4.9 by students.

The OAT Reading Comprehension section throws dense scientific and humanities passages at students under tight time pressure. Sam has spent years parsing complex research papers in biochemistry and molecular biology, and he teaches the same active-reading strategies he uses daily — skimming for passage architecture first, then returning to answer specific questions without rereading entire paragraphs.

I'm not tutoring or buried in my textbooks, you will either find me rock climbing at the Triangle Rock Club, playing Ultimate Frisbee, working on my car, or enjoying the great outdoors (beaches, mountains, forests--you name it, I love it). On rainy weekends I enjoy tinkering with computers and old electronics, playing Pokemon, or picking at my guitar.

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.

I am a recent graduate from a masters program in biostatistics at Columbia University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences, with a focus in neurobiology at Northwestern University. In August, I will be starting a doctoral program in biostatistics at NYU. I was a teaching assistant at Columbia University in my department and also have tutored graduate students and undergraduates privately as well. My primary areas of tutoring are math and statistics coursework in addition to math sections on standardized tests such as the GRE and GMAT. I am very passionate about helping students feel more confident and excited about math. In my spare time, I enjoy running, playing piano, and spending time with friends and family.

I am a graduate of Wesleyan University, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with High Honors. With eight years of experience working in education, I've tutored students in math, science, history, and English, as well as helped students prepare for standardized tests. I've guided adults towards passing the US Citizenship Exam and taught English in India, where I lived for six months. Whenever I work with a student I personalize the lessons to fit their particular learning style, since I know every student is unique and having the right fit can make all the difference in making learning fun and effective. My strengths are tutoring the social sciences and humanities, as well as making math and standardized tests approachable to students that normally don't like those subjects. In my spare time I like traveling, spending time in the outdoors (climbing & backpacking), meditation, and playing soccer. Next fall I will be beginning my PhD in Education at Harvard University.