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  • A Step Ahead Tutoring Services

    Company
    SAT / ACTSHSATRegentsGeneral courseworkOne-on-oneIn personOnline

    Area: NYC / Nassau County; online (USA)

    One-on-one tutoring from 3rd grade through college, prep for SAT, ACT, SHSAT, GED and Regents, college counseling, essay editing, workshops. In-person sessions in NYC and Nassau County and online across the US.

    Says it focuses on working-class families

  • Lemon Tree Learning

    Company
    ISEE / SSATSHSATSAT / ACTAPGeneral courseworkIn personOne-on-one

    Area: NYC (greater metropolitan area)

    In-person one-on-one sessions. Prep for ISEE/SSAT, SHSAT, SAT/ACT, LSAT, GRE, GMAT, NY State ELA and math tests, and AP.

  • Brownstone Tutors

    Company
    SAT / ACTAPISEE / SSATSHSATHunterGeneral coursework

    Company founded in 2007. Prep for SAT/ACT, AP, ISEE/SSAT, SHSAT, Hunter; subject tutoring, admissions counseling, executive function.

  • Academic Breakthrough Coaching (Ramona Adelle Cadogan)

    Company
    SAT / ACTISEE / SSATSHSATTACHSGeneral courseworkOnlineIn person

    A team of educators, sessions remote and in person, subjects and tests from preK to PhD. Prep for TASC, SAT, SSAT, ISEE, SHSAT, TACHS, ACT, CHSEE, GRE, GMAT, MCAT, DAT, OAT.

    Free consultation and recommendations on request

  • A S Test Prep and Tutoring (Anna Gazumyan-Silverman)

    Company
    ISEE / SSATSHSATSAT / ACTAPGeneral courseworkOne-on-one

    Founder of ASTest, Inc., 17+ years of experience. Prep for ISEE, SSAT, SHSAT, HSPT, ACT, SAT, PSAT, MCAT CARS, GRE, GMAT; colleagues cover AP, executive function and subject sessions.

    The BCA test is mentioned in the source text without explanation and has no tag; HSPT is outside the tag list

  • Ascension Educational Services (Alycia Kelley)

    Company
    ISEE / SSATSAT / ACTGeneral coursework

    Tutors with Ivy League degrees, prep for ISEE, SSAT, SAT, ACT, and consulting on admission to NYC private schools.

  • Ivy Tutors Network

    Company
    SHSATSAT / ACTISEE / SSATAPGeneral coursework

    An individual approach based on a diagnostic. SHSAT, SAT, ACT, ISEE, AP, college admissions consulting, subject tutoring.

  • Swift Brain (Brian Swift)

    Company
    SHSATISEE / SSATTACHSRegentsSAT / ACTEssay and interviewGeneral courseworkGroupOne-on-one

    Founded in 2010. Diagnostic, groups formed by results, weekly in-house practice tests at the center with scanned answer sheets and review of weak topics; then group or one-on-one work. Tests: SHSAT, ISEE, SSAT, HSPT, TACHS, Regents, SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE.

  • STEMCore

    Company
    SAT / ACTGeneral courseworkOne-on-one

    One-on-one tutoring for high school and college students: math, science (algebra through calculus, physics, chemistry, biology, statistics) and SAT. The founder is a third-year medical student at Binghamton University.

    Free consultation; flexible schedule, including weekends

  • Next Level Learning Center

    Company
    SHSATISEE / SSATTACHSRegentsSAT / ACTGeneral courseworkOne-on-oneOnline

    Area: NYC

    An independent company in NYC (25 years), one-on-one online sessions: SHSAT/ISEE/TACHS, Regents, executive function, ACT/SAT, admissions. Parents receive a report after every session.

    Free 30-minute phone consultation

  • ExamIQ Tutoring

    Company
    SHSATSAT / ACTGeneral courseworkGroupOne-on-oneIn personOnline

    Area: Brooklyn (1800 West 6th Street)

    SHSAT, SAT, ELA, math and science; groups and one-on-one, in person and online. Authors of more than 5 SHSAT books, with materials for each group.

  • Borough Prep

    Company
    SAT / ACTGeneral courseworkOnline

    Area: online

    Online tutoring from graduates of top colleges: from elementary math to SAT, sciences and arts.

  • City Smarts

    Company
    SHSATSAT / ACTGeneral coursework

    Academic tutoring, prep for SHSAT, SAT, ACT and admissions consulting; works with parents, teachers and specialists.

  • Now Test Prep

    Company
    ISEE / SSATSAT / ACTGeneral coursework

    Personalized prep for all standardized tests: from school state tests to ISEE/SSAT, SAT/ACT, GMAT/GRE; application consulting.

Parent group list, updated 2026-03. Descriptions are translated from the list.

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