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Mimi

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Mimi

Masters in Education, Education
Mimi's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math

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 su...

Education

Harvard University

Masters in Education, Education

Dartmouth College

B.A.

Test Scores
SAT
1560
Nina

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Nina

Masters in biostatistics
Nina's other Tutor Subjects
Statistics Graduate Level
Statistics
Calculus
Algebra

Scoring 1550 on the SAT herself, Nina knows the specific traps the math section sets — misleading answer choices on quadratic problems, tricky unit conversions, and data-interpretation questions designed to punish rushing. She teaches students a systematic approach to each question type so that paci...

Education

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

Test Scores
SAT
1550

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Joey

Bachelor in Arts, Theater Arts
Joey's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Geometry
Calculus

Scoring a 1570 on the SAT, Joey knows the Math section inside and out — from the no-calculator questions that test algebraic fluency to the data-analysis problems that reward careful reading. He teaches students to recognize question patterns and avoid common traps, turning timed practice into a str...

Education

Columbia University in the City of New York

Bachelor in Arts, Theater Arts

Test Scores
SAT
1570

Certified Tutor

Miranda

Bachelor in Arts, Religious Studies
Miranda's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
PSAT Writing Skills
SSAT- Upper Level

Miranda earned a 1560 SAT composite, which means she tackled the Math section's trickiest territory — passport-to-advanced-math problems involving quadratics, systems, and nonlinear modeling. She teaches students to recognize what each question is actually asking beneath its wording, a skill that tu...

Education

Pomona College

Bachelor in Arts, Religious Studies

Test Scores
SAT
1560

Certified Tutor

Dennis

Bachelor of Science, Finance and Statistics
Dennis's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra 3/4
Statistics

Finance and statistics coursework at NYU means Dennis spends his days building models around the same quantitative reasoning the SAT Math section tests — probability, linear relationships, and interpreting data from tables and graphs. His 1550 SAT score came partly from treating the no-calculator qu...

Education

New York University

Bachelor of Science, Finance and Statistics

Test Scores
SAT
1550

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Sherry

Bachelor's degree in psychology and linguistics
Sherry's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math

Psychology and linguistics both demand rigorous data interpretation — Sherry's UChicago coursework in experimental design and statistical analysis maps directly onto the SAT Math section's tables, scatterplots, and percentage questions. Her perfect 1600 SAT means she's mastered every corner of the t...

Education

University of Chicago

Bachelor's degree in psychology and linguistics

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600

Certified Tutor

Violet

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
Violet's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
College Algebra
Algebra 3/4
Multivariable Calculus

Violet's 1550 SAT and her math degree from Brown mean she can diagnose exactly where a student's algebra or data analysis gaps are costing them points on SAT Math. She teaches the handful of non-obvious techniques — backsolving, strategic plugging-in, unit analysis on word problems — that turn 650-r...

Education

Brown University (transferring from the University of St Andrews)

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics

Test Scores
SAT
1550

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

I'm a hardworking, compassionate, and patient individual who has been tutoring since high school and helping my little sister with her homework long before. I'll work with every new student individually to recognize his or her strengths and weaknesses to make sure that material is actually being lea...

Education

Brown University

Bachelor in Arts, Public Policy and American Institutions

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1450
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

Jamie

Doctor of Medicine, MD Program
Jamie's other Tutor Subjects
10th Grade Writing
Pre-Algebra
Calculus
Algebra

Most SAT Math mistakes aren't about not knowing the content — they're about misreading what a problem is actually asking or choosing the slowest path to the answer. Jamie scored a 1550 and teaches students to decode each question type, whether it's a system of equations buried in a word problem or a...

Education

PENN. STATE University

Bachelor of Science, Pre Medical Medical Program

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Jefferson University

Doctor of Medicine, MD Program

Test Scores
SAT
1550

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

A PhD in computational mathematics means Justin doesn't just know SAT Math content — he understands the underlying structure connecting algebra, functions, and geometric reasoning well enough to show students the fastest route through each problem type. His 1560 SAT score came from the same systemat...

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

13+ years

Rachel

Bachelor's
Rachel's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Arithmetic
Trigonometry
Statistics

Scoring well on SAT Math requires recognizing which tool fits each problem before time pressure kicks in — is this a substitution question disguised as a word problem, or a ratio question hiding inside a geometry setup? Rachel earned a 1600 and knows the test's architecture inside and out. She teach...

Education

University

Bachelor's

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600

Certified Tutor

Richard

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

Richard scored a 1600 on the SAT and spent a year as a calculus course assistant at Harvard, so the math on this test — from quadratic modeling to data analysis and passport-to-advanced-math questions — sits well within his comfort zone. He breaks down each problem type by identifying what concept t...

Education

Harvard University

Bachelor in Arts, Government

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

Daniel

Bachelor in Arts, Math
Daniel's other Tutor Subjects
Trigonometry
Geometry
Calculus
Algebra

After earning a 1590 on the SAT, Daniel built a clear playbook for the math section that separates "concept" problems from "strategy" problems — because a student who knows the algebra can still lose points to time pressure or misread graphs. He walks through data-interpretation and word-problem tra...

Education

Yeshiva University

Bachelor in Arts, Math

Test Scores
SAT
1590

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Delon

Bachelors, Business Adminstration
Delon's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Geometry
Calculus

I am in the process of selecting a masters program in education that will begin this summer. I have 2 years experience doing 1 on 1 tutoring and it is very effective compared to classroom teaching because there is only one student to focus on. I look forward to working with you and helping you or yo...

Education

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Bachelors, Business Adminstration

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600

Certified Tutor

15+ years

Katherine

Bachelor in Arts, Music
Katherine's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math

Katherine scored a 1500 on the SAT and knows the Math section inside out, from the no-calculator portion's emphasis on algebraic manipulation to the calculator section's data-analysis and modeling questions. She digs into the specific concept gaps that cost students points — whether that's systems o...

Education

University of California-Berkeley

Bachelor in Arts, Music

Test Scores
SAT
1500

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