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Start with the city's free official materials. Below is a list of paid tutors and courses collected by parents.

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The source is a parent group's list (March 2026). Neither the group's moderators nor we have checked these providers. We recommend nobody and receive no payment. Check prices yourself.

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Exam or goal
SHSATSAT / ACTISEE / SSATHunterBard HSECEssay and interviewLaGuardia, portfolioTACHSRegentsAPGeneral coursework
Format
OnlineIn personGroupOne-on-oneBootcamp
Type
CompanyPrivate tutor

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  • Bee Tutored

    Company
    SHSATIn personOnlineBootcampGroupOne-on-one

    Area: Brooklyn (145 7th Avenue)

    In-person and online programs: SHSAT Boot Camp, small groups and one-on-one sessions.

    Ask about discount codes

    beetutored.com

  • 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.

    swiftbrain.co/contact

  • Antoine Education (Ed Antoine)

    Company
    SHSATGroupBootcamp

    Area: Brooklyn (456 5th Ave)

    SHSAT diagnostic test, spring and fall classes, summer intensives.

    www.antoineeducation.com

  • 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.

  • The Tutorverse

    Company
    SHSATISEE / SSATGroupIn personOnline

    Summer clinics on SHSAT content, workshops reviewing practice tests, small SHSAT and ISEE groups for 7th graders, in person or online.

    www.TheTutorverse.com

  • Metropolitan Ivy Tutoring (David Siegel)

    Private tutor
    SHSATOne-on-oneGroup

    NYS-licensed teacher (15+ years), Columbia graduate (MA in education), has prepared students for the SHSAT for many years. Teaches all private sessions and groups personally; attention to test anxiety.

    metroivy.com/shsat

    Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.

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

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