Why We Built Columbia Tutoring

In Missouri, one ACT score can be the difference between a mountain of student debt and thousands in free scholarship money. And for most students, Math is the section that makes or breaks that score.

I learned that firsthand. I had a solid 3.8 GPA, but I wasn’t getting scholarship offers. I took an ACT prep class at school—and like a lot of students, it didn’t help. The worksheets were generic, the advice was vague, and my weak spots stayed completely hidden. My first official ACT score? A 24 in math.

So I started from scratch. I watched how top scorers actually prepared—real tests, targeted review, and systems that focused only on what moved scores. I copied what worked and built a method that finally gave me clarity. My math score jumped from a 24 to a 35 just six weeks of focused studying.

We took the framework that worked for us and fine-tuned it to help other students avoid the guesswork we went through. This summer, we’ve turned it into something real: a focused, step-by-step system built specifically for ACT Math—something we wish we’d had when we were starting out.

None of us were born prodigies; we just learned how the test thinks. Now we’re passing that know‑how forward, one student at a time—so the ACT feels less like a gatekeeper and more like the key to whatever comes next.

Meet The Team

Sebastian

Founder & ACT Parent Liaison

  • 35 ACT Math Score
  • Computer Science Major
  • From Saint Louis

Zach

ACT Math Tutor

  • 36 ACT Math Score
  • Math Major
  • From Saint Louis

Nathan

ACT Math Tutor

  • 27 ACT Math Score
  • Math Education Major
  • From Saint Louis

Reese

ACT Math Tutor

  • 34 ACT Math Score
  • Mechanical Engineering Major
  • From Saint Louis

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