PhD Neuroscience Scholar |98th Percentile GRE| digital SAT Specialist

Zachary B.

I am currently a PhD-track student in behavioral neuroscience with a background in neurobiology and a master’s degree in neuroscience. Over the past five years, I have worked as both a tutor and teaching assistant, helping students across high school and early college STEM courses. A large portion of my recent work has focused on the digital SAT, where I have logged several hundred hours of tutoring and developed a clear understanding of the test’s structure, recurring question types, and the strategies students need to perform well.

My approach to tutoring is built on clarity, efficiency, and pattern recognition. I do not want students to memorize steps they cannot reproduce under pressure. I want them to understand how to think through problems in a way that holds up on test day. That is especially important for the SAT, where strong performance depends not only on content knowledge, but also on decision-making, pacing, and recognizing what a question is really asking. I usually begin by identifying where a student is losing points, then use targeted practice with SAT-style questions and full-length exams to strengthen those areas.

I have worked with students at many different levels, from those who need to build core understanding to those pushing for top scores. My goal in each session is to make difficult material more straightforward and to give students tools they can use on their own. Whether I am tutoring SAT math, AP Biology, or general STEM coursework, I focus on helping students move from confusion to confidence as efficiently as possible.