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Nathan
I am currently a student at Rice University studying both History and Neuroscience. Being the oldest of five kids, working with younger students has always been a part of my life. I can tutor a wide variety of subjects, but I specialize in writing, public speaking, and test taking. My goal for every...
Rice University
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9+ years
Brian
I'm a recent graduate of the California Institute of Technology in Economics and Computer Science. I was also accepted at Harvard, Princeton, MIT, and Stanford. I have a broad range of interests spanning science, math, engineering, social science, the humanities, the arts, and athletics (I also play...
University of California-Santa Cruz
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California Institute of Technology
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Peter
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Ohio State
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Syracuse University
Bachelor of Science, Journalism

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Lila
I am currently a rising Senior at Rice University from Alexandria, Virginia. I'm studying Political Science and Latin American Studies with a minor in Politics, Law and Social Thought. After I graduate I hope to go to law school to become an immigration lawyer.
Rice University
Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government

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9+ years
Alexander
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Stony Brook University
Master of Arts, Philosophy
Long Island University-C W Post Campus
Bachelor in Arts, Philosophy

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6+ years
George
I am an upcoming Sophomore studying Finance with a pre-med interest within the Wisconsin School of Business. Please feel comfortable contacting me with any types of questions! I am extremely passionate about using my own personal experience and style to help any type of student excel in a variety of...
University of Wisconsin Madison
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Satvik
I am an incoming college sophomoore studying Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I was one of the top scholars at Carmel High School in Indiana and have various experiences teaching and tutoring through leading the Carmel High School Science Olympiad team to Nationals for t...
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Current Undergrad Student, Aerospace Engineering

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4+ years
I am currently an English, Social Studies, and Spanish I Instructor at a 1:1 school for middle school and high school students with learning differences. I was previously a college advisor for a nonprofit organization that assists college students from low-income backgrounds. I've been tutoring writ...
University of Chicago
Master of Arts
Augustana University
Bachelor in Arts, English

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4+ years
Maxwell
I am an undergraduate student at Yale University. I am working towards a Bachelor of Science in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology along with a certificate of advanced language in Spanish. I currently do research studying changes in stem cells and gene expression during different planari...
Yale University
Bachelor of Science, Molecular Biology

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6+ years
Theresa
I am a sophomore at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, majoring in music and computational biology. I have always had a passion for teaching, and have experience tutoring students in a wide range of grade levels and subjects throughout my years in middle school, high school, and my freshman ...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science, Computational Biology
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Christopher
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I'm a current student at Johns Hopkins University pursuing a bachelor's in both Neuroscience and Molecular & Cellular Biology. My favorite subjects to tutor are biology, chemistry, psychology, art history, and environmental science on both a high school and Advanced Placement level. Alongside those subjects, I am comfortable teaching middle school and lower level high school math and science, and I offer test preparation for both the SAT and ACT. Outside of academics, I like to train for memory sports, and my current goal is to set a Guinness World Record for memorizing the most decimal places of the irrational number phi. In my previous tutoring experience, I have not only helped teach the subject matter at hand, but I have also guided students on how to improve their study habits in general.
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I am a rising senior at Duke University majoring in Psychology and minoring in English. I first started tutoring when I was 10; I'd explain new words in books to my little sister and help her with cursive, work on times tables with my older brother, and teach the little bit of English I knew to my immigrant parents. I tutored students in my middle school through a counseling program, helped deaf and disabled students develop social and creative skills, and freelance tutored throughout high school, and have tutored Spanish-speaking immigrant families (ages 6-12) in Durham, NC since October 2018. Other teaching experiences include training my dog to go down a slide on command and teaching my 10th-grade precalculus teacher how to hand whistle. Though I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English, Literature, and Writing. I believe reading and writing are not only complex forms of thinking, but avenues for understanding someone else's unique perspective and ways of being in life. I have the most fun helping my students dissect arguments and meaning from texts, especially when it's in Spanish, my native language. When I'm not tutoring, I most likely am listening to music, playing board games with my family, or looking at cat videos online.
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I am a current sophomore at Barnard College studying Biochemistry with a minor in Dance. I have previous tutoring experience in AP Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, for both high school and college age students. My personal teaching philosophy is to lead my sessions with a student-based approach. As a current student myself, I understand the frustrations that we can encounter when working to learn a new subject, and I am committed to working with students to help them learn in the best way for them. Outside of school, I am on the dance team, I pursue neural engineering research, and I am the Assistant VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in my sorority.
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AP Calculus BC Tutor • +36 Subjects
I am qualified to tutor many subjects, my favorite subject by far is math, specifically calculus. Math is a subject almost universally hated, and I believe that is mainly due to the narrow way in which it is taught. I have ADHD, and I often don't understand things the first time they are explained to me, meaning over the years I have had to figure out different ways of looking at information. Oftentimes, all a student needs is for something to be explained in a different way, and I love watching people finally understand a concept. Everyone learns differently, but everyone can learn.
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Laura
Applied Mathematics Tutor • +61 Subjects
I'm natively fluent in Spanish and got a 5 on the AP Spanish and language exam and a 4 on the AP French exam. I am also a College advisor, and I edit college essays and supplements. Please reach out to me about any questions. I'm excited to work with you! Cell: (516) 780-3990
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AP Seminar's multiple-choice section tests reading comprehension and argument analysis across diverse sources, which many students find difficult because the questions require evaluating reasoning quality rather than just finding facts. The free-response section—particularly the Team Multimedia Presentation and Individual Research Report—challenges students because they demand synthesis of multiple sources, clear argumentation, and the ability to anticipate counterarguments. Tutors help students practice identifying logical fallacies, distinguishing between claims and evidence, and structuring arguments that address complexity and nuance rather than oversimplifying issues.
Source evaluation is central to AP Seminar, and many students struggle to move beyond surface-level assessments. A tutor can teach you a systematic approach: examine the author's expertise and potential bias, consider the publication context and audience, identify what evidence the source uses to support claims, and notice what perspectives or counterarguments it omits. Practice analyzing sources from different genres—academic papers, opinion pieces, infographics, videos—since the exam mixes formats. The key is developing a habit of asking "Why might this source present information this way?" rather than accepting arguments at face value.
Strong AP Seminar arguments clearly state a position, support it with specific evidence from credible sources, acknowledge limitations or counterarguments, and explain the reasoning that connects evidence to claims. Weak arguments rely on unsupported assertions, cherry-pick sources that confirm bias, ignore complexity, or fail to explain why evidence matters. Tutors focus on teaching you to construct arguments that demonstrate understanding of the issue's nuance—showing you can hold multiple perspectives in mind while still taking a defensible position. This is what separates a 4 or 5 from lower scores on the free-response sections.
AP Seminar's exam structure requires different pacing strategies: the multiple-choice section (90 minutes for ~40 questions) allows roughly 2 minutes per question, but argument analysis questions often need careful re-reading, so many students benefit from skimming all questions first, then tackling them in order of confidence. The free-response section (100 minutes for 3 questions) demands strategic time allocation—the Team Multimedia Presentation and Individual Research Report each need substantial planning and drafting time, while the Argument Evaluation question is shorter. A tutor can help you develop a personalized timing strategy based on your strengths, practice it repeatedly with full-length tests, and build confidence that you won't run out of time.
The Team Multimedia Presentation requires you to synthesize sources, identify a claim of fact or policy, and explain how multimedia elements strengthen your team's argument—but many students struggle to move beyond describing what their visuals show. Strong responses clearly articulate how each multimedia choice (images, graphs, videos, infographics) provides evidence or emotional resonance that reinforces your argument, and they acknowledge how different audience members might interpret the presentation differently. Tutors help you practice explaining the strategic purpose of multimedia rather than just using it decoratively, and they guide you in anticipating how the presentation would actually land with your intended audience.
A high-scoring Individual Research Report moves beyond summarizing sources to building a clear, evidence-based argument about a real-world issue. Students often struggle with the balance between depth and breadth—you need enough sources to show thorough research, but not so many that you're just listing summaries. Strong reports identify a specific question or claim, use sources strategically to build your case, address counterarguments, and explain why your argument matters. A tutor can help you develop a research strategy that finds credible, diverse sources early, teach you how to synthesize rather than just cite, and guide you in revising drafts to strengthen weak sections before you submit.
AP Seminar expects you to recognize common reasoning errors like ad hominem attacks (attacking the person rather than the argument), straw man arguments (misrepresenting an opponent's position), false dilemmas (presenting only two options when more exist), hasty generalizations, and appeals to emotion or authority without evidence. The exam tests this skill in multiple-choice questions and asks you to evaluate arguments' reasoning quality in free-response sections. Rather than memorizing a long list, a tutor helps you understand the underlying logical structure of each fallacy, practice spotting them in real articles and speeches, and develop the habit of asking "Does this reasoning actually hold up?" when you encounter arguments.
Score improvement depends on your starting point and how consistently you practice. Students who work with a tutor on argument analysis, source evaluation, and free-response structure often see meaningful gains—moving from a 2 to a 3, or a 3 to a 4—within 8-12 weeks of regular practice. The biggest improvements come from understanding what AP Seminar actually rewards: nuanced thinking, evidence-based reasoning, and the ability to handle complexity rather than oversimplifying. A tutor accelerates this by providing targeted feedback on your specific weak areas (perhaps your arguments lack acknowledgment of counterarguments, or your source analysis is surface-level) and helping you practice the skills that matter most before test day.
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