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7+ yrs Average teaching experience · Full-time star teachers, no mid-course teacher changes
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Mr. He
Head of Math & Physics Curriculum R&D Physics prodigy from the USTC Gifted Youth Class
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Graduated from the School of the Gifted Young at the University of Science and Technology of China (Atomic & Molecular Physics), with a math competition background. 12 years of teaching and nearly 10,000 hours of instruction, having trained thousands of AP / IB / A-Level students to high and perfect scores in math and physics.

Subjects Taught

AP / IB / A-Level Math & Physics; AMC8/10/12, AIME, Physics Bowl, BPhO

Track Record

AP Math & Physics 5-rate above 93%; 100+ AMC10/12 students coached into the global top 5%, AIME qualification rate above 90%; his top Physics Bowl student ranked global Top 5 and #1 in China.

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Mr. Gao
Gold-medal math competition coach Silver medal, China Mathematical Olympiad
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B.S., Tsinghua University; M.S., Tongji University. First prize in the National High School Math League and silver medal at the China Mathematical Olympiad (Winter Camp); author of AMC teaching materials.

Subjects Taught

AP Calculus AB/BC, AP Statistics, IB / A-Level / IGCSE Math; AMC10/12, AIME, BMO

Track Record

AP Calculus perfect-score rate above 90%, AP Statistics 5-rate 89%, IB Math 7-rate 87%; 80+ AMC students advanced to AIME, 4 AIME students scored 13+; a two-student BMO class earned one gold and one silver.

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Mr. Fang
Head of Standardized Tests Diagnostic SAT / ACT specialist
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M.A. in English Education, University College London (UCL); 10+ years of teaching experience and 10,000+ hours of instruction, with 1,000+ students taught and an all-positive review record throughout his career.

Subjects Taught

SAT Reading / Writing & Language, ACT Reading, TOEFL, IELTS; AP Psychology, AP Human Geography

Track Record

Dozens of perfect-scoring SAT / ACT Reading students and nearly 60 SAT Reading 380+ scorers; AP Psychology and Human Geography perfect-score rates near 90%, including 5 perfect AP Psychology scorers from a single group-class cycle.

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Mr. Hou
All-round humanities teacher King of perfect scores in U.S. & World History
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M.A. in Interpretation, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies; 8 years of teaching experience and 8,000+ hours of instruction; core member of Rocket Academy's ace teacher team. Has earned perfect scores on 7 real SAT2 U.S. History exams, with an exceptionally precise grasp of history exam scope and question patterns.

Subjects Taught

AP U.S. History, AP World History, AP European History

Track Record

A true "perfect-score harvester" in U.S. / World History. 2020 AP U.S. History perfect-score rate 93.7% (13 of 15 students scored 5); AP World History perfect-score rate near 89%; AP European History perfect-score rate 88%, including one student raised from 3 to a perfect 5 in 10 hours of 1-on-1.

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Nick Gong
All-round CS & math star teacher M.S. Aeronautics, HKUST
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M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; B.S. in Computational Mathematics, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (joint program with Queen Mary University of London). Second prizes in the national math/physics/chemistry competition and the Lanqiao Cup programming competition (Beijing); solid programming foundation.

Subjects Taught

AP CSA/CSP, IB / A-Level / IGCSE Computer Science & Math; USACO / CCC / ACSL computing competitions; TMUA / MAT / ESAT Oxbridge admissions tests

Track Record

1,500 teaching hours per year, with a 90%+ score-improvement rate in computer science across international curricula; helped many students into the Ivy League, Cambridge, and Oxford; in the 2024–2025 USACO season, 1 Platinum, 5 Gold, 9 Silver, with 11 students passing their division with perfect scores.

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Mr. Wan
All-round math ace B.S., Sun Yat-sen University · Teaches fully in English
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B.S., Sun Yat-sen University, with extensive experience coaching math for international curricula and competitions. Teaches fully in English; IELTS 7.5, CATTI Level 3 translation certificate.

Subjects Taught

AP Precalculus / Calculus AB/BC / Statistics, IB / A-Level / IGCSE Math; AMC / UKMT / Australian AMC; SAT Math

Track Record

Score-improvement rate above 95% across AP / IB / A-Level / IGCSE Math; all 5 students in one AP Calculus systematic course scored perfect 5s on the real exam; IB Math 7-rate above 87%; dozens of AMC10/12 students in the global top 5%, AIME qualification rate above 88%; dozens of perfect SAT Math section scores.

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Ms. Tang
Perfect-score teacher in Psychology & Statistics M.S. Psychology, University of Hong Kong
Background

B.S. in Psychology, University of British Columbia (UBC); M.S. in Psychology, University of Hong Kong. Years of overseas study experience; teaches fully in English or bilingually; 3,000+ hours of instruction.

Subjects Taught

AP Psychology, AP Statistics, IB / A-Level / IGCSE Psychology; BPO psychology competition

Track Record

AP Psychology perfect-score rate above 87%, AP Statistics 5-rate 89%; A-Level / IGCSE A+ rate above 90%; one IB student reached a perfect 7 after 15 hours of 1-on-1; multiple students advanced from national rounds to global summer programs and won awards.

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Cassie Yao
Proven score-booster for standardized tests M.A. English, SISU · TEM-8 certified
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M.A. in English, Shanghai International Studies University; TEM-8 (China's highest English-major certification); 10 years of frontline teaching experience. Previously taught at several renowned Shanghai institutions, with strong curriculum R&D capabilities.

Subjects Taught

SAT Reading / Writing & Language, IELTS / TOEFL Reading, GRE Reading, TOEFL Junior, IGCSE English, ACT English / Reading

Track Record

SAT score-improvement rate above 98%, with hundreds of 780+ Reading / Writing & Language scorers; language-test improvement rate above 96%, with hundreds of TOEFL 110+ and 80+ IELTS 7.0+ students; raised one student from ACT 32 to 35 in 15 hours of 1-on-1.

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Dylan Yang
Gold-medal chemistry teacher Chemistry, UC Berkeley
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Chemistry major at UC Berkeley, with years of experience teaching chemistry fully in English. First prize in the Zhejiang provincial chemistry competition in high school; TOEFL 110+; deeply familiar with both the U.S. and U.K. chemistry systems.

Subjects Taught

AP / IB / A-Level / IGCSE Chemistry; international chemistry competitions CCC, UKChO, USNCO

Track Record

AP Chemistry 5-rate above 85%; raised one student from a mock 3 to a perfect 5 in 12 hours of 1-on-1; multiple IB Chemistry SL/HL 7 scorers; A-Level improvement rate above 88%; many gold, silver, and bronze medalists in chemistry competitions.

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Mr. Ding
Senior physics teacher Zhejiang University · Perfect Gaokao physics score
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B.S. in Science, Zhejiang University, with a perfect physics score on the Gaokao. 5+ years of international-curriculum teaching experience and 4,000+ hours of instruction; formerly taught at a leading international school; certified teacher.

Subjects Taught

AP / IB / A-Level Physics; international physics competitions (Physics Bowl, BPhO)

Track Record

Perfect-score rate above 90% across international physics curricula; raised one IB Physics student from a mock 4 to a 7 on the final exam in 12 hours of 1-on-1; multiple A-Level A* students; many Physics Bowl and BPhO gold & silver medalists.

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Mr. Liu
Elite math & physics teacher Tongji B.S. · HIT M.S.
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B.S. in Civil Engineering, Tongji University (admitted via first prize in the provincial math competition); M.S., Harbin Institute of Technology. Has long led international-curriculum and math competition teaching and tutoring.

Subjects Taught

AMC10/12, AIME, Math Kangaroo; AP Calculus, IB / A-Level Math, IB Physics, AP Physics 1 / C Mechanics, IGCSE Physics

Track Record

Nearly half of his AMC students earned Honor Roll and advanced to AIME, with AMC12 students scoring 140+; dozens of AP Calculus 5s; straight A+ results in A-Level Math; IB Physics perfect-score rate above 80%, AP Physics above 87%.

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Ms. Shi
AP Language & Composition perfect-score teacher M.A. Simultaneous & Conference Interpretation, Macquarie University
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M.A. in Simultaneous Interpretation & Conference Interpreting, Macquarie University (ranked #1 in the program); B.A. in Education & Japanese, University of Sydney; CELTA-certified English teacher. Taught English / Chinese / Japanese in Australia.

Subjects Taught

AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, IB English, IGCSE English

Track Record

AP Language and Composition 5-rate 85%+, including one student raised from a mock 3 to a perfect 5 in 23 hours of 1-on-1; AP Literature and Composition 5-rate above 85%; IB English A — one student from zero foundation to a perfect score in 20 hours of 1-on-1; IB English B students scoring 7 on the final exam.

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Mr. He
Perfect-score economics teacher Full-scholarship admit, Saint Louis University
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Admitted to Saint Louis University (Finance) on a full scholarship; Honor Society member; teaches fully in English. Years of international-curriculum teaching experience; well-versed in each exam board's format and able to tailor study plans for every student.

Subjects Taught

AP Micro / Macroeconomics, AP Calculus, AP Precalculus, A-Level Economics, IB Economics

Track Record

AP Micro/Macro Economics perfect-score rate near 90%; nearly all of his A-Level Economics students earned A or A*; IB Economics improvement rate 88%, including one student from zero foundation to a perfect score in 15 hours of 1-on-1; AP Calculus perfect-score rate above 90%.

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Catherine Zhang
Battle-tested TOEFL teacher English Translation, SISU · M.A., Duke University
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B.A. in English Translation, Shanghai International Studies University (admitted from Zhengzhou Foreign Language School via recommendation); M.A., Duke University, with study and TA experience in Duke's APSI program. 5 years of TOEFL teaching experience; knows every TPO set and selects materials with precision.

Subjects Taught

TOEFL Listening / Reading / Speaking / Writing, IELTS Reading / Writing, SAT Reading / Writing & Language, ACT English / Reading

Track Record

An 8-hour TOEFL Listening bootcamp took one student to 28 on the first attempt; average improvement rate above 91% in Writing and Speaking; SAT students gained 70+ points on average in Reading & Writing with an improvement rate above 95%, plus dozens of perfect SAT Reading/Writing scores; raised one student from ACT 32 to 35 in 15 hours of 1-on-1.

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Spring Yang
Star AP English teacher M.A. International Language Education, HKUST
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M.A. in International Language Education, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; B.A. in Translation, University of International Business and Economics. 10 years of frontline international-curriculum teaching and 10,000+ hours of instruction; formerly head of TOEFL Listening R&D and teacher training at a leading test-prep institution; zero negative reviews.

Subjects Taught

AP English Language and Composition, AP World History

Track Record

Dozens of AP Language 5 scorers; raised one student from a mock 4 to a 5 on the real exam in 10 hours of 1-on-1; 4 perfect AP Language scorers from a single group-class cycle; AP World History 5-rate above 86%, with multiple perfect scorers every year.

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Mr. Xu
Distinguished math & physics teacher Math competition coaching expert
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B.S. in Mathematics, East China Normal University; 10+ years of teaching experience with deep research into math pedagogy; 100% score-delivery rate in 1-on-1, zero complaints — one of the most parent-praised teachers.

Subjects Taught

AP Calculus AB/BC, AP Precalculus, A-Level / IGCSE / IB Math, AMC 8/10, ACT Math / Science, SAT Math

Track Record

AP Calculus AB/BC 5-rates both above 90%; IB Math 7-rate above 90%; A-Level Math A-or-above rate above 91%; 20+ AMC10 award winners; 20+ perfect SAT Math scorers, including one student who reached a perfect SAT Math section and a 1550+ total after 8 hours of 1-on-1.

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Mr. Zhang
Renowned AP / IB teacher Frontline teacher of Environmental Science & Human Geography
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11 years of international-curriculum teaching experience and 11,000+ hours of instruction. Dual M.S. in Science Education and Environmental Science, SUNY Buffalo State; B.A., Capital Normal University.

Subjects Taught

AP Environmental Science, AP Human Geography, A-Level Geography, IGCSE Geography, IB Environmental Systems & Societies, IB Geography

Track Record

AP Environmental Science 5-rate 84%, AP Human Geography 5-rate 88%; overall IB score-improvement success rate 95%, with a 7-rate of 78% among Environmental Science students over the past three years; multiple IB Geography 7 scorers (including 5 HL perfect scores).

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Joanna
Humanities & social sciences scholar-mentor M.Ed., University of Delaware
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10 years of experience in the U.S.; B.A. in History and M.Ed., University of Delaware. 5+ years of frontline teaching experience; served three years as an AP exam reader, with insider knowledge of the syllabus and scoring points.

Subjects Taught

AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP Comparative Government and Politics; IB Politics

Track Record

AP U.S. Government and Politics 5-rate above 90%, AP Comparative Government and Politics 5-rate 93%; raised one student from a mock 3 to a real-exam 5 in 10 hours; took a Beijing 10th-grader from zero foundation to a perfect score in 25 hours.

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Mr. Yang (Economics)
Economics course expert Officially certified NEC coach
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Dual M.S. in Economics and Finance, Purdue University; CFA Level III charterholder; 8,000+ hours of teaching experience. Deeply focused on economics and business competitions; officially certified NEC coach who teaches to each student's strengths.

Subjects Taught

AP / IB / A-Level (AS, A2) Economics, AP Statistics, NEC, IEO

Track Record

AP Micro/Macro Economics 5-rate 92%+, IB Economics perfect-score rate 90%+, A-Level Economics A-or-above rate 91%; 6 perfect AP Statistics scorers from a single group-class cycle; NEC / IEO preliminary pass rate 91%+; coached students to individual gold and team silver at the NEC China Finals.

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Mr. Yang (Computer Science)
CS scholar-teacher Ph.D., USTC (autonomous driving)
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Ph.D., University of Science and Technology of China (autonomous driving); M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State University. 8 years of international-curriculum tutoring experience; formerly a software development engineer at several renowned multinationals — strong in both theory and practice.

Subjects Taught

AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles, Python programming

Track Record

2024 AP Computer Science A 5-rate 91%, with every student in one group-class cycle scoring a perfect 5 and an overall improvement rate of 99%; AP Computer Science Principles 5-rate above 82%, including one student to a perfect 5 in 10 hours of 1-on-1.

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Ms. Qian
Perfect-score Economics & Math teacher M.A. Economics, University of Pennsylvania
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M.A. in Behavioral Economics, University of Pennsylvania, with Wharton coursework in finance, accounting, and statistics; B.S. from the University of San Francisco School of Management; awarded Beta Gamma Sigma — the highest honor for international students at U.S. business schools. Offers bilingual 1-on-1 online lessons.

Subjects Taught

AP Micro / Macroeconomics, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, A-Level Economics, IB Economics, NEC / IEO economics & business competitions

Track Record

AP Microeconomics 5-rate above 90%, Macroeconomics 92.3%; took a zero-foundation student to a perfect 5 in AP Microeconomics in 17 1-on-1 sessions; IB Economics perfect-score rate 87%; one student to A-Level Economics A* in 18 hours of 1-on-1; NEC national-round advancement rate above 90%; her IEO student won individual gold, ranked #2 nationally.

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Dimple Xu
Perfect-score Biology & Psychology teacher UIUC double major: Molecular & Cellular Biology + Psychology
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B.S., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), double major in Molecular & Cellular Biology and Psychology, with multiple published research papers; GRE score in the 98th percentile; 2,000+ hours of instruction; native-level English.

Subjects Taught

AP Biology, AP Psychology, ACT Science, IGCSE Biology, IB Biology and Biology IA

Track Record

AP Psychology 5-rate above 90%, AP Biology above 88%, with many students raised from mock 2–3 to a real-exam 5; IGCSE Biology A rate above 86%; IB Biology 7-rate above 85%, including 3 perfect scorers from a single systematic course cycle.

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Mr. Yin
Math scholar-mentor M.S., University College London (UCL)
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M.S. in Finance, UCL; B.A., Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, top 10% of major with perfect grades in multiple math courses; 677 on the Sichuan science-track Gaokao (top ~300 provincially); IELTS 8.0; certified high-school math teacher; 2,000+ hours of instruction.

Subjects Taught

AP Calculus / Statistics / Precalculus, IB Math (MYP / DP), A-Level / IGCSE Math, AMC8/10/12, SAT Math

Track Record

AP Calculus 5-rate 90%+, including one student raised from 3 to a perfect 5 in 20 hours of 1-on-1; IB AA HL 6–7 rate 90%; A-Level Math A/A* rate 80%+; coached students to AMC10 top 5% and AMC12 global top 10%, with multiple AIME students scoring 10+.

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Mr. Li
Star chemistry teacher Ace coach for international chemistry competitions
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M.S. in Food Science, Lincoln University (New Zealand); M.S. in Medicinal Chemistry, Jinan University; 7+ years of international-curriculum teaching experience across group classes and 1-on-1; widely praised by parents, with a 0 negative reviews record.

Subjects Taught

AP Chemistry, IB Chemistry, IGCSE / A-Level Chemistry, UKChO, USNCO and other chemistry competitions

Track Record

Student score-improvement rate 91%, AP Chemistry 5-rate ~87%, including a zero-foundation student to a 5 in 20 hours; IB Chemistry perfect-score rate 81%; A-Level/IGCSE Chemistry A+ rate above 90%; one UKChO group-class cycle produced 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze, and a 23-hour 1-on-1 student won UKChO gold; one USNCO cohort produced 3 students in the China region top 10%, all winning gold.

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