“It's way more patient than an actual person”

Chloe, a rising junior from Carmel, was already working on SAT prep when Aristotle joined the rotation. Her school invited students to try it, and Chloe figured it sounded interesting enough to test.

Aristotle became the thing she could open between in-person tutoring sessions, right when an old SAT math question decided to be difficult.

"I've primarily used it for SAT prep," she said. "I'll go through some old tests and do the math section, and any questions I get wrong or need help explaining, I'll give to Aristotle to help me sort it out."

Feed it the confusing ones

Chloe's workflow is refreshingly simple: learn, practice, collect the questions that don’t behave, then bring them to Aristotle.

At first, she used it for broader concept review. Over time, she got more tactical.

"At the beginning I used it more generally to explain certain concepts," she said. Later, she would do practice tests and then "give Aristotle all my questions."

When it’s not clicking

"It's way more patient than an actual person," she said, "which is really nice when you're just learning something or if you're really struggling and things just aren't connecting."

Aristotle’s patience has been especially helpful for review, the unglamorous but necessary part of SAT prep.

"It's really good at coming back and reviewing old subjects or things you're a little hazy on," she said.

Aristotle’s composure extends beyond its tutoring style: "I think he's a very calm voice."

An Aristotle-less life

Without Aristotle, Chloe’s learning would be limited to her infrequent and costly in-person tutoring sessions.

"I would most likely have to spend a lot more time with my private tutor and save things for the day when I meet with him," she said. "Or I'll spend a lot more time just trying to figure it out on my own, which takes longer."

Next, Chloe is planning on using Aristotle for AP Spanish Language, AP Calculus AB, and even writing feedback.