The Best SAT Writing Tutors in Somerville, MA

Hi! I'm Steve, and I've spent over 15 years working with students and adults in areas ranging from test preparation to application essays, personal statements, and grant proposals. I received a PhD in archaeology in London, tutored the SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT for well established firms including Kaplan and Summit, and I...See Steve's full profile

Hello, my name is Ian. I am a current undergraduate student at Harvard University, and I have experience tutoring people from ages 14-18. I specialize in Mathematics and Physics at the AP/IB level, and I have helped many students achieve SAT scores in the 1400+ range with many perfect scores in the math section. I have a...See Ian's full profile

I have tutored students individually and taught classes to prepare them for college entrance exams, including SAT and PSAT, for over 15 years, both privately and for the Princeton Review. I truly enjoy and have been fortunate to have helped each student gain confidence in taking the SAT, improve their...See Ellen's full profile

I have also taught writing-focused seminars at Harvard University and worked with students one-on-one to improve their writing skills. I look forward to helping you improve your SAT writing score!See Sophia K's full profile

I am a full-time English teacher at Boston Latin School and am available to work after school hours and on weekends to help you with homework, projects, or essays for any subject, as well as college essay development and test prep. I have extensive tutoring experience with elementary, middle, and high school students,...See Yilmaz's full profile

I've studied the new essay in-depth and have taught a class locally. I find that very few schools are teaching students to write rhetorical essays, and that the big prep companies' classes are teaching a formula that doesn't exactly work. How could one formula work for essays on any possible topic written in a variety of...See Abby's full profile

Questions on improving sentences, improving paragraphs, and identifying sentence errors, in addition to a 50-minute hand-written essay, comprise the English section of the SAT. The questions in this section deal with a limited set of grammatical rules, which are easily taught, as well as the vocabulary and...See Ariana's full profile

Hello! I'm Lucy, an senior majoring in Economics with coursework in multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and statistics. Throughout my educational journey, I've experienced firsthand how challenging it can be to grasp complex material, especially when you feel like you're missing something foundational. That’s why I...See Lucy's full profile

I spent a year tutoring one-on-one at a community college helping students write essays on history and philosophy. I worked full-time as an English teacher for a summer program in Brockton, MA where I taught 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade classes with as many as 20 students. I scored 750/800 on the reading and writing...See Gabriel's full profile

Hello! | Hola! - As a licensed English teacher with over seven years of classroom, curriculum experience, and 15 years of Writing and Professional Editing experience, I’m passionate about helping students grow as readers, writers, and confident communicators. I hold an MFA in Creative Writing, Professional Editing, and...See Jacqlyn's full profile

I earned perfect scores on the math and writing portions of the SAT, and I have helped dozens of students greatly improve their scores, sometimes by hundreds of points.See Daniel's full profile

I am an undergraduate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Physics, with a broad academic foundation that lets me tutor across many subjects. I earned a perfect 36 on every section of the ACT (English, reading, math, and science) and a 1580 on the SAT, and I...See Leena's full profile

I am an MIT grad with 2 doctorate degrees, and over 10 years of experience tutoring: physics, chemistry, biology, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, precalculus, calculus, biochemistry, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, cell biology, and genetics. Currently, I work full-time as a Research Scientist at...See Robert's full profile

My name is Savan P. I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2023 where I studied Bioengineering, Computer Science, and Economics in the Jerome Fisher Management and Technology Dual Degree program. I am happy to help with any math, science, or business class (middle school, high school, or college). At UPenn, I...See Savan's full profile

I graduated Cum Laude in May 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Washington and Lee University; having attended a liberal arts school, I also excelled in many humanities classes. Personally, I received a 2300 on my SAT in 2011. When tutoring students for the SAT Writing Section, I work with them to...See Stephanie's full profile

Some quick background info: I'm a theoretical physicist, specializing in string theory and black holes. I am currently taking a break from academia to ostensibly write a book, which is easier said than done (shocking, right?). I was most recently a research fellow at Harvard (and MIT and then Peking University in...See Eric's full profile

I have a BA in philosophy, and do well on standardized test. As an undergraduate I did a lot of writing, and was published in the school's journal. I read abundantly on my own, and enjoy helping students to develop as writers.See Peter's full profile

I have many years of experience tutoring the SAT.See Ajay's full profile

I have significant experience and excellent results tutoring this subject area.See Sascha's full profile

I am in my 11th full year of teaching ESL. I taught three years abroad (in Italy) at private language centers and in the public school system, and since 2018 I have been teaching English at an international student centers in and around Boston. Currently, I teach four days a week at a private school for adult...See Thomas's full profile

I am a student at Harvard College, a 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, and an award-winning writer, photographer, filmmaker, and theatre artist, and an incoming bulge-bracket investment banker. I am a graduate of the prestigious Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, CA, and am currently concentrating in...See Ian's full profile

I have been professionally tutoring for the SAT since 2010, am a former SAT English and Math private instructor and classroom teacher for The Princeton Review, and am a Massachusetts licensed teacher. The SAT Writing section tests a student’s command of grammar, sentence structure, standard English conventions,...See Leo's full profile

I'm creative, thoughtful, and patient, with over 30 years' experience in early childhood, elementary, and adult education. I earned a Master of Arts degree in Applied Linguistics at UMass Boston in 2015 and a certificate in "ESL math pedagogy". My undergraduate studies included nutrition and life sciences, African...See Dianne's full profile

I am well acquainted with the strategies that help boost a student's score on the Writing section.See Andrew's full profile

With 15+ years and thousands of hours tutoring students across greater Boston and Washington, DC, I've helped nearly 1,000 students achieve their academic goals—guiding many to perfect or near-perfect scores on the SAT, ACT, ISEE, SSAT, and other high-stakes exams, often with significant gains in just a few months....See M. Reza's full profile