About Academia Tutors

Meet your tutors

We've gone through the college application process ourselves, and guided countless students through it since. Elite institutions look for a spike, a standout narrative that makes an applicant memorable, and every session works toward shaping that story.

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Alina Hassan

Co-Founder · STEM Tutoring & Essay Counseling

University of Chicago graduate, B.S. in Computer Science. Algorithms, statistics, discrete math, differential equations.

Data analytics intern at the Chicago Housing Authority. AI/ML intern at a Y Combinator startup. Co-founded a data-driven harm reduction initiative behind a citywide Narcan strategy. Rigorous STEM training and writing structured to be understood shape every session she teaches.

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Maham Hassan

Math Tutor

Bryn Mawr College graduate, with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and economics and a master's degree in statistics.

Teaches algebra through advanced math topics using an evidence based approach that starts with where each student is and builds them toward the level they need to reach.

Portrait of Ariba Hassan, science tutor at Academia Tutors

Ariba Hassan

Science Tutor

Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in chemistry.

Five years of tutoring experience, specializing in chemistry from general concepts through AP and exam prep.

Where we studied

University of Chicago & Bryn Mawr College

University of Chicago campus in autumn
University of Chicago
Bryn Mawr College campus with blossoming trees
Bryn Mawr College

Why we tutor

We've both been on the other side of a hard problem set at 11pm. No shortcuts, just sitting with you until it clicks.

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