Karen Hartley

   Karen Hartley has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an MBA and  was a Senior Chemical Engineer at Merck & Co., NJ for seven years. Most recently, I have been a Math Instructor at South Piedmont Community College (SPCC) and a Professional Tutor in PreCalculus, Calculus, Statistics, Chemistry and Physics at SPCC.

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  I have tutored numerous NC and SC students from UNCC, CPCC, SPCC, Marvin Ridge HS, Weddington HS, Ardrey Kell HS, Nations Ford HS, Fort Mill HS, Myers Park HS, Metrolina, Providence Day HS, Country Day HS, Charlotte Christian, Charlotte Latin and Charlotte Catholic in Calculus, Math, Chemistry,  Physics and SAT/ACT Prep. I also tutor International Students in SAT Prep.

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  I have a talent in making difficult subjects understandable for my students and  a proven track record of improving academic performance and standardized test scores. The SAT and ACT Scores that you see are  actual scores achieved by my students in the last year. There are many more outstanding scores from the previous 10 years I've been tutoring students for SAT/ACT. I prepare my students in  the Reading, Writing and Math Sections of SAT and English / Math / Reading / Science of the ACT. 

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​Some notable accomplishments have been Morgan  who was recently accepted into the University of Pennsylvania's Class of 2030 and Hannah who was accepted into Cornell's School of Public Policy Class of 2030 . Ellie was accepted into Notre Dame's class of 2030. Audrey from Colorado was accepted into Princeton's Class of 2029 and Thomas from Texas was accepted into Harvard's class of 2028. Avery from SC with an ACT composite score of 35 won the Johnson Scholarship  to Washington and Lee University in 2023. 

I have had many students come close to a perfect score on SAT and ACT.

Ben from NC scored a 35 composite on the new digital format ACT in September 2025. Carter from SC also achieved a 35 composite ACT on his Dec 2024 ACT. Sasha from NC scored 1530 on October 2025 SAT in her Junior year.  

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 I have helped students score in the top 2% on the SAT and ACT to qualify for National Merit Finalist and Semifinalist, NC Governor's School, NC Math and Science HS and NC/SC college scholarships. Many top athletes  come to me as well to help increase their SAT/ACT scores to gain admittance to top academic schools . These schools include Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, MIT,  Air Force and Naval Academies, West Point, Brown, Notre Dame and Swarthmore. Many of my athletes wish to increase their SAT/ACT scores to gain additional academic scholarship money. Wherever you would like to attend university, I can help you make your future goals a reality. 

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   The tutoring rate for Algebra 1 and 2, Chemistry, Physics, Pre-Calculus and Calculus is $100/hr. My SAT/ACT  Prep rate is $125/hr. All  instruction is individualized to help  students achieve their best results.

   Let Karen use her Engineering, MBA and Math/Science expertise along with 10 years SAT/ACT Prep  experience  to help you achieve success in the pursuit of your academic goals. Text or call Karen at 704-936-7634 to make an appointment. Stop stressing and start achieving. Don't settle for just getting by. Aim for the top.

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