Experienced tutor in Act prep in Santa Barbara, John offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

John raised my act score at least 4 points and his teaching style is so simple and understandable. A really great guy and friend. :)

he’s a great laugh, but is also really smart which is a great combination for learning. he makes you want to learn & does it with ease. he doesn’t make you feel dumb when you get the answer wrong and he helps you truly comprehend why the answer is the way it is — if that makes sense haha

John is patient and understanding. He was able to adapt and change depending on my areas of struggle and significant improvement was seen in my work after our time together. He is intelligent and caring and a fantastic tutor.

Pretty cool guy. Made tutoring a pleasant experience. We picked out my weaknesses first (reading at 25 whereas all the other subjects were in the 30s) and he recommended books for me to read. I didn’t really like reading before, but once I found novels I enjoyed, I was more driven to analyze passages and sparknotes everything. Overall enriching. It took time but I eventually raised reading to high 30s. We went through one question at a time and discussed the thinking process. Turned out I am bad at thinking but he gave the perspectives I needed and helped me develop better strategies