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Emily, a sophomore from Arlington, Virginia, found Aristotle while trying to raise her ACT score. Local tutors were expensive, the free trial felt low-risk, and she signed up "on a whim."

The surprise wasn’t just that Aristotle could help with ACT math. It was that she didn’t have to present her confusion in a polished manner.

"When you're talking to Aristotle, you can say, wait, I just don't get that, in your own vocabulary, in whichever way feels best," Emily said.

In a classroom, asking a math question can come with a tiny etiquette obstacle course. With Aristotle, she could skip the translation layer.

"I didn't waste time thinking how to phrase a question," she said.

ABCs of ACTs

Emily used Aristotle religiously, logging over 10 hours of tutoring before her test day.

"I pretty consistently used it like one hour a day for ACT prep," she said.

"At first it was teaching me new strategies," Emily said. Over time, they started to "train the stuff I already knew."

One of Emily’s favorite updates was being able to see her progress on the ACT curriculum.

"I logged on one day and could see exactly where I was in each single subsection of the ACT math," she said.

One less lonely student

Emily had tried studying on Khan Academy, but solo online learning didn’t give her the back-and-forth she wanted.

"If I don't have someone teaching me, it's much harder for me," she said.

Aristotle gave her a way to interrupt, go deeper, or admit the explanation hadn’t landed.

"It's a little hard to ask questions or make sure you understand or go into a deep dive on one thing you don't understand," she said of studying alone. "I don't think it would have been nearly as effective."

ACT today, IB tomorrow, Aristotle forever

Emily is Colombian American, speaks three languages, loves history, and is leaning toward studying medicine in college. This summer, she’s heading to an astrophysics program at Colby College. Differential calculus is part of the prep, so Aristotle has become part of the prep as well.

Next year, she starts the IB program and expects to bring Aristotle into "math, chemistry, and physics."

Wherever Emily goes next, she’ll be supported by the "tutor that I can use anytime, anywhere. It can help teach you anything."

Grace, a rising junior from Fairfax, Virginia, went looking for a tutor when she started struggling with math and chemistry. When her mom heard about Aristotle, the tutor who could adapt its teaching style to her preferences, she was very curious to try it out.

What stood out first was Aristotle's demeanor.

"It's just really patient and it breaks it down easily for me," Grace said.

A marathon month

In just one month, Grace did over 30 tutoring sessions with Aristotle. She used Aristotle to work directly from her class materials. If her notes are confusing, she doesn’t have to describe the entire lesson from memory. She only needs to upload them and point to the part that isn’t clicking.

"When I upload my notes, I can say, oh, I don't understand this section, and it'll explain in different ways that my teacher doesn't usually explain," she said. "If I don't get it the first time, I'll ask it to explain again, and it can adapt to my needs."

That flexibility also helps with homework. "Sometimes I don't have an answer key," Grace said. "So it's also really helpful for that."

The focused friend

Grace is happiest when the help stays attached to the actual question. Aristotle lets her work through the specific problem, then ask for more practice only if she wants it.

"When I ask for help on a specific question, we work through it," she said. "And if I need extra practice, I can ask and it'll provide that."

That makes Aristotle feel less like a lecturer and more like a peer sitting next to the assignment, calmly keeping the thread.

Judgment-free zone

Grace plays flute, sings, and is learning guitar. Next year, Grace's academic setlist gets heavier, as she takes on physics, pre-calculus, and SAT prep.

Those are exactly the places where she expects Aristotle to help, because the vibe matters as much as the explanation.

"It's better than a human tutor because it's very patient," Grace said, "and you don't feel like you're being judged at all."

Arjun, an incoming sophomore from the Bay Area, met Aristotle through an inside source.

"I first saw Aristotle from my cousin," Arjun said. "One day he came by to visit and was like, oh, you wanna check this out?"

Since then, Aristotle has become an integral part of how he studies chemistry. But not your regular high school chemistry—U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Chemistry.

"Whenever I read the book or do practice problems and I'm confused, that's mainly what I use it for," he said. As of August, Arjun has completed 114 tutoring sessions with Aristotle.

The keyboard has had enough

Arjun can use other AI tools, but Aristotle has one advantage that matters a lot when your brain is actively thinking: it listens.

"The good thing about Aristotle is you can talk to it," he said. "Typing is kind of exhausting. With Aristotle... I can orally just speak whatever I want."

Hola, mi nombre es Aristotle

For Spanish, Arjun uses Aristotle as a live practice partner.

"I have Spanish oral exams, and they're really painful to study for," he said. “\[Aristotle\] can just ask me questions and I can respond orally... a really efficient way of studying."

The heart of the appeal for Arjun is that chemistry needs explanation and Spanish needs speaking. Aristotle can do both without turning study sessions into typing assignments.

From chemistry to code

Arjun also notices the visual side of Aristotle. He likes the subject maps, the whiteboard, and moments when Aristotle can make a concept more interactive, especially with graphs and simulations.

Outside of school, he’s building a wooden patio on a farm for his Eagle Scout project. Next year, he’s building something more abstract: a preparation system for AP Computer Science A.

"I didn't really take the Java supplement course," he said, "so I think Aristotle will be a really big help."

"Math has always been a pretty hard subject for me, and I find myself in times where it just doesn't click," explained Zoe, a rising sophomore from San Francisco. Her school introduced her to Aristotle in an email the week before finals, and she signed up right away. "I really thought it was a cool idea, so I applied."

Finals week was exactly the kind of moment where that mattered. Zoe struggles with test anxiety, and geometry was the class where she needed help fast. "I think that's the only reason I passed my geo final, honestly. It really helped me with the Pythagorean theorem."

Ten minutes at a time

During finals week, Zoe reached for Aristotle in short bursts, whenever her studying stalled. "Anytime I was doing my note card and I didn't really understand a concept, I'd just hop on for a 10 minute session, and it just explained the concept to me."

She also learned to steer the session toward how she learns best. A visual learner, she would ask Aristotle to "add diagrams and pictures," and explain things visually. "Even through my first week of using it, I was seeing so much improvement."

A study session that talks

What kept Zoe coming back was the conversation. "I really like talking back to it, because it reminds me of one on one tutoring where I just bounce ideas off of it." She describes Aristotle as "a really helpful tool that's super innovative."

Without it, she said, her studying would have looked very different. "I feel like I'd be struggling, and just trying to watch YouTube videos about the whole overview of the unit."

Still thinking about learning

As she starts sophomore year, Zoe plans to keep Aristotle close. "I'm taking Spanish Honors, so I'd definitely be using it for Spanish just to keep up my fluency. And then I'm taking Algebra 2 and Pre Calc, so it’s going to be really helpful for concepts and just daily learning."

That curiosity goes beyond Aristotle. "I always find it really fascinating how other people learn," she says, "and education is something I'm thinking about going into."

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Emily, a sophomore from Arlington, Virginia, found Aristotle while trying to raise her ACT score. Local tutors were expensive, the free trial felt low-risk, and she signed up "on a whim."

The surprise wasn’t just that Aristotle could help with ACT math. It was that she didn’t have to present her confusion in a polished manner.

"When you're talking to Aristotle, you can say, wait, I just don't get that, in your own vocabulary, in whichever way feels best," Emily said.

In a classroom, asking a math question can come with a tiny etiquette obstacle course. With Aristotle, she could skip the translation layer.

"I didn't waste time thinking how to phrase a question," she said.

ABCs of ACTs

Emily used Aristotle religiously, logging over 10 hours of tutoring before her test day.

"I pretty consistently used it like one hour a day for ACT prep," she said.

"At first it was teaching me new strategies," Emily said. Over time, they started to "train the stuff I already knew."

One of Emily’s favorite updates was being able to see her progress on the ACT curriculum.

"I logged on one day and could see exactly where I was in each single subsection of the ACT math," she said.

One less lonely student

Emily had tried studying on Khan Academy, but solo online learning didn’t give her the back-and-forth she wanted.

"If I don't have someone teaching me, it's much harder for me," she said.

Aristotle gave her a way to interrupt, go deeper, or admit the explanation hadn’t landed.

"It's a little hard to ask questions or make sure you understand or go into a deep dive on one thing you don't understand," she said of studying alone. "I don't think it would have been nearly as effective."

ACT today, IB tomorrow, Aristotle forever

Emily is Colombian American, speaks three languages, loves history, and is leaning toward studying medicine in college. This summer, she’s heading to an astrophysics program at Colby College. Differential calculus is part of the prep, so Aristotle has become part of the prep as well.

Next year, she starts the IB program and expects to bring Aristotle into "math, chemistry, and physics."

Wherever Emily goes next, she’ll be supported by the "tutor that I can use anytime, anywhere. It can help teach you anything."

Grace, a rising junior from Fairfax, Virginia, went looking for a tutor when she started struggling with math and chemistry. When her mom heard about Aristotle, the tutor who could adapt its teaching style to her preferences, she was very curious to try it out.

What stood out first was Aristotle's demeanor.

"It's just really patient and it breaks it down easily for me," Grace said.

A marathon month

In just one month, Grace did over 30 tutoring sessions with Aristotle. She used Aristotle to work directly from her class materials. If her notes are confusing, she doesn’t have to describe the entire lesson from memory. She only needs to upload them and point to the part that isn’t clicking.

"When I upload my notes, I can say, oh, I don't understand this section, and it'll explain in different ways that my teacher doesn't usually explain," she said. "If I don't get it the first time, I'll ask it to explain again, and it can adapt to my needs."

That flexibility also helps with homework. "Sometimes I don't have an answer key," Grace said. "So it's also really helpful for that."

The focused friend

Grace is happiest when the help stays attached to the actual question. Aristotle lets her work through the specific problem, then ask for more practice only if she wants it.

"When I ask for help on a specific question, we work through it," she said. "And if I need extra practice, I can ask and it'll provide that."

That makes Aristotle feel less like a lecturer and more like a peer sitting next to the assignment, calmly keeping the thread.

Judgment-free zone

Grace plays flute, sings, and is learning guitar. Next year, Grace's academic setlist gets heavier, as she takes on physics, pre-calculus, and SAT prep.

Those are exactly the places where she expects Aristotle to help, because the vibe matters as much as the explanation.

"It's better than a human tutor because it's very patient," Grace said, "and you don't feel like you're being judged at all."

Arjun, an incoming sophomore from the Bay Area, met Aristotle through an inside source.

"I first saw Aristotle from my cousin," Arjun said. "One day he came by to visit and was like, oh, you wanna check this out?"

Since then, Aristotle has become an integral part of how he studies chemistry. But not your regular high school chemistry—U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Chemistry.

"Whenever I read the book or do practice problems and I'm confused, that's mainly what I use it for," he said. As of August, Arjun has completed 114 tutoring sessions with Aristotle.

The keyboard has had enough

Arjun can use other AI tools, but Aristotle has one advantage that matters a lot when your brain is actively thinking: it listens.

"The good thing about Aristotle is you can talk to it," he said. "Typing is kind of exhausting. With Aristotle... I can orally just speak whatever I want."

Hola, mi nombre es Aristotle

For Spanish, Arjun uses Aristotle as a live practice partner.

"I have Spanish oral exams, and they're really painful to study for," he said. “\[Aristotle\] can just ask me questions and I can respond orally... a really efficient way of studying."

The heart of the appeal for Arjun is that chemistry needs explanation and Spanish needs speaking. Aristotle can do both without turning study sessions into typing assignments.

From chemistry to code

Arjun also notices the visual side of Aristotle. He likes the subject maps, the whiteboard, and moments when Aristotle can make a concept more interactive, especially with graphs and simulations.

Outside of school, he’s building a wooden patio on a farm for his Eagle Scout project. Next year, he’s building something more abstract: a preparation system for AP Computer Science A.

"I didn't really take the Java supplement course," he said, "so I think Aristotle will be a really big help."

"Math has always been a pretty hard subject for me, and I find myself in times where it just doesn't click," explained Zoe, a rising sophomore from San Francisco. Her school introduced her to Aristotle in an email the week before finals, and she signed up right away. "I really thought it was a cool idea, so I applied."

Finals week was exactly the kind of moment where that mattered. Zoe struggles with test anxiety, and geometry was the class where she needed help fast. "I think that's the only reason I passed my geo final, honestly. It really helped me with the Pythagorean theorem."

Ten minutes at a time

During finals week, Zoe reached for Aristotle in short bursts, whenever her studying stalled. "Anytime I was doing my note card and I didn't really understand a concept, I'd just hop on for a 10 minute session, and it just explained the concept to me."

She also learned to steer the session toward how she learns best. A visual learner, she would ask Aristotle to "add diagrams and pictures," and explain things visually. "Even through my first week of using it, I was seeing so much improvement."

A study session that talks

What kept Zoe coming back was the conversation. "I really like talking back to it, because it reminds me of one on one tutoring where I just bounce ideas off of it." She describes Aristotle as "a really helpful tool that's super innovative."

Without it, she said, her studying would have looked very different. "I feel like I'd be struggling, and just trying to watch YouTube videos about the whole overview of the unit."

Still thinking about learning

As she starts sophomore year, Zoe plans to keep Aristotle close. "I'm taking Spanish Honors, so I'd definitely be using it for Spanish just to keep up my fluency. And then I'm taking Algebra 2 and Pre Calc, so it’s going to be really helpful for concepts and just daily learning."

That curiosity goes beyond Aristotle. "I always find it really fascinating how other people learn," she says, "and education is something I'm thinking about going into."

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Emily, a sophomore from Arlington, Virginia, found Aristotle while trying to raise her ACT score. Local tutors were expensive, the free trial felt low-risk, and she signed up "on a whim."

The surprise wasn’t just that Aristotle could help with ACT math. It was that she didn’t have to present her confusion in a polished manner.

"When you're talking to Aristotle, you can say, wait, I just don't get that, in your own vocabulary, in whichever way feels best," Emily said.

In a classroom, asking a math question can come with a tiny etiquette obstacle course. With Aristotle, she could skip the translation layer.

"I didn't waste time thinking how to phrase a question," she said.

ABCs of ACTs

Emily used Aristotle religiously, logging over 10 hours of tutoring before her test day.

"I pretty consistently used it like one hour a day for ACT prep," she said.

"At first it was teaching me new strategies," Emily said. Over time, they started to "train the stuff I already knew."

One of Emily’s favorite updates was being able to see her progress on the ACT curriculum.

"I logged on one day and could see exactly where I was in each single subsection of the ACT math," she said.

One less lonely student

Emily had tried studying on Khan Academy, but solo online learning didn’t give her the back-and-forth she wanted.

"If I don't have someone teaching me, it's much harder for me," she said.

Aristotle gave her a way to interrupt, go deeper, or admit the explanation hadn’t landed.

"It's a little hard to ask questions or make sure you understand or go into a deep dive on one thing you don't understand," she said of studying alone. "I don't think it would have been nearly as effective."

ACT today, IB tomorrow, Aristotle forever

Emily is Colombian American, speaks three languages, loves history, and is leaning toward studying medicine in college. This summer, she’s heading to an astrophysics program at Colby College. Differential calculus is part of the prep, so Aristotle has become part of the prep as well.

Next year, she starts the IB program and expects to bring Aristotle into "math, chemistry, and physics."

Wherever Emily goes next, she’ll be supported by the "tutor that I can use anytime, anywhere. It can help teach you anything."

Grace, a rising junior from Fairfax, Virginia, went looking for a tutor when she started struggling with math and chemistry. When her mom heard about Aristotle, the tutor who could adapt its teaching style to her preferences, she was very curious to try it out.

What stood out first was Aristotle's demeanor.

"It's just really patient and it breaks it down easily for me," Grace said.

A marathon month

In just one month, Grace did over 30 tutoring sessions with Aristotle. She used Aristotle to work directly from her class materials. If her notes are confusing, she doesn’t have to describe the entire lesson from memory. She only needs to upload them and point to the part that isn’t clicking.

"When I upload my notes, I can say, oh, I don't understand this section, and it'll explain in different ways that my teacher doesn't usually explain," she said. "If I don't get it the first time, I'll ask it to explain again, and it can adapt to my needs."

That flexibility also helps with homework. "Sometimes I don't have an answer key," Grace said. "So it's also really helpful for that."

The focused friend

Grace is happiest when the help stays attached to the actual question. Aristotle lets her work through the specific problem, then ask for more practice only if she wants it.

"When I ask for help on a specific question, we work through it," she said. "And if I need extra practice, I can ask and it'll provide that."

That makes Aristotle feel less like a lecturer and more like a peer sitting next to the assignment, calmly keeping the thread.

Judgment-free zone

Grace plays flute, sings, and is learning guitar. Next year, Grace's academic setlist gets heavier, as she takes on physics, pre-calculus, and SAT prep.

Those are exactly the places where she expects Aristotle to help, because the vibe matters as much as the explanation.

"It's better than a human tutor because it's very patient," Grace said, "and you don't feel like you're being judged at all."

Arjun, an incoming sophomore from the Bay Area, met Aristotle through an inside source.

"I first saw Aristotle from my cousin," Arjun said. "One day he came by to visit and was like, oh, you wanna check this out?"

Since then, Aristotle has become an integral part of how he studies chemistry. But not your regular high school chemistry—U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Chemistry.

"Whenever I read the book or do practice problems and I'm confused, that's mainly what I use it for," he said. As of August, Arjun has completed 114 tutoring sessions with Aristotle.

The keyboard has had enough

Arjun can use other AI tools, but Aristotle has one advantage that matters a lot when your brain is actively thinking: it listens.

"The good thing about Aristotle is you can talk to it," he said. "Typing is kind of exhausting. With Aristotle... I can orally just speak whatever I want."

Hola, mi nombre es Aristotle

For Spanish, Arjun uses Aristotle as a live practice partner.

"I have Spanish oral exams, and they're really painful to study for," he said. “\[Aristotle\] can just ask me questions and I can respond orally... a really efficient way of studying."

The heart of the appeal for Arjun is that chemistry needs explanation and Spanish needs speaking. Aristotle can do both without turning study sessions into typing assignments.

From chemistry to code

Arjun also notices the visual side of Aristotle. He likes the subject maps, the whiteboard, and moments when Aristotle can make a concept more interactive, especially with graphs and simulations.

Outside of school, he’s building a wooden patio on a farm for his Eagle Scout project. Next year, he’s building something more abstract: a preparation system for AP Computer Science A.

"I didn't really take the Java supplement course," he said, "so I think Aristotle will be a really big help."

"Math has always been a pretty hard subject for me, and I find myself in times where it just doesn't click," explained Zoe, a rising sophomore from San Francisco. Her school introduced her to Aristotle in an email the week before finals, and she signed up right away. "I really thought it was a cool idea, so I applied."

Finals week was exactly the kind of moment where that mattered. Zoe struggles with test anxiety, and geometry was the class where she needed help fast. "I think that's the only reason I passed my geo final, honestly. It really helped me with the Pythagorean theorem."

Ten minutes at a time

During finals week, Zoe reached for Aristotle in short bursts, whenever her studying stalled. "Anytime I was doing my note card and I didn't really understand a concept, I'd just hop on for a 10 minute session, and it just explained the concept to me."

She also learned to steer the session toward how she learns best. A visual learner, she would ask Aristotle to "add diagrams and pictures," and explain things visually. "Even through my first week of using it, I was seeing so much improvement."

A study session that talks

What kept Zoe coming back was the conversation. "I really like talking back to it, because it reminds me of one on one tutoring where I just bounce ideas off of it." She describes Aristotle as "a really helpful tool that's super innovative."

Without it, she said, her studying would have looked very different. "I feel like I'd be struggling, and just trying to watch YouTube videos about the whole overview of the unit."

Still thinking about learning

As she starts sophomore year, Zoe plans to keep Aristotle close. "I'm taking Spanish Honors, so I'd definitely be using it for Spanish just to keep up my fluency. And then I'm taking Algebra 2 and Pre Calc, so it’s going to be really helpful for concepts and just daily learning."

That curiosity goes beyond Aristotle. "I always find it really fascinating how other people learn," she says, "and education is something I'm thinking about going into."

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