Our UC Berkeley Tutors

Every one of our tutors is a UC Berkeley student. We look for patient people who explain ideas clearly, listen when a student is stuck and make it easy to ask questions.

How we choose them

We interview each tutor ourselves and hand-pick them for their command of their subjects and their ability to teach. Many have tutored before, through Berkeley’s peer tutoring programs, in classrooms or with younger students in their own families. All of them remember clearly what middle and high school asked of them, because it wasn’t long ago.

Why a college student

Students often open up to a tutor who’s only a few years older in a way they don’t with a parent or a teacher. A Berkeley tutor shares how they studied for AP Calculus, handled a busy junior year and adjusted to college. Your student gets a teacher for the hour and, over a semester, a mentor. That kind of mentoring is a big part of why families stay with us.

A match made by a person

When you write to us, someone on our team reads it, talks with you and chooses the tutor. We match on the subject first, then on the kind of person your student would enjoy learning from. If your daughter would like to work with a woman studying science or engineering, tell us, and we’ll arrange it. After the first sessions we check in with you, and if the fit isn’t right, we find another tutor.

A Berkeley team

Cardinal Tutors was founded in 2010 and has helped over 1,000 students achieve their dreams. Our team is at Berkeley, so your tutor knows the area. Read what parents say about our tutors.

Our tutors come to your home in the East Bay towns we serve or meet online, and they work with students at schools across the East Bay. UC Berkeley students who would like to tutor with us can apply to tutor with Cardinal Tutors.

Tell us about your student, the subject and what they’re like, and we’ll introduce a UC Berkeley tutor who fits.