Test prep
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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Evan Andrew
Private tutorRegentsTACHSSAT / ACTISEE / SSATSHSATEssay and interviewGeneral courseworkLicensed special education teacher: homework help and exam prep in ELA and social studies (Regents, TACHS, SAT/ACT, ISEE, SHSAT, HSPT), math through Algebra 1, science, essays.
Special ed experience
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
Jane Greenberg
Private tutorRegentsSHSATSAT / ACTGeneral courseworkOnlineArea: online
Licensed NYC teacher, 20+ years of tutoring. State exams, SHSAT and SAT, online only.
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
Dennis Cronin
Private tutorSHSATSAT / ACTRegentsGeneral courseworkIn personOnlineArea: Brooklyn, Manhattan; online
20+ years of math tutoring for grades 3-12 (from basics to Pre-Calculus), prep for state tests, Regents, SHSAT, SAT, ACT.
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
Abdullah Khan
Private tutorAPSAT / ACTRegentsSHSATISEE / SSATIn personOnlineIn-person and online tutoring in math, chemistry, physics; AP, SAT, ACT, Regents, the math sections of ISEE and SHSAT. CCNY student (physics and math).
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
David Scott Lee (Mr. Lee's Online School)
Private tutorSHSATISEE / SSATSAT / ACTTACHSAPGeneral courseworkOnlineArea: online (New York NY)
Math for America Master Teacher, rated highly effective by NYC DOE. Prep for SHSAT/ISEE/SAT/ACT/TACHS, math up to AP Calculus BC and statistics, math team coach.
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566414749993
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
Kenny Tan Test Prep
Private tutorSHSATISEE / SSATArea: NYC
SHSAT and ISEE tutor, graduate of Stuyvesant and Vanderbilt, author of "The Ultimate Guide to SHSAT Poetry". Claims an average rating of 5.0 from 62+ Google reviews (per the tutor).
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Victoria Tomasulo
Private tutorSHSATSAT / ACTAPEssay and interviewOnlineOne-on-oneArea: online
Former instructor at Bard High School Early College Queens and Queens College. SHSAT (ELA), SAT (English), AP Literature, admissions essays; over Zoom, provides her own materials.
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
Ayden Skye
Private tutorSHSATEssay and interviewSHSAT prep and essay help for selective schools.
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
Greg's Tutoring NYC (Greg Envy)
Private tutorSHSATHunterTACHSISEE / SSATSAT / ACTRegentsEssay and interviewGeneral courseworkMany years of experience: SHSAT, Hunter, TACHS, ISEE, SSAT, HSPT, P/SAT, ACT, state exams, Regents, math teams, essays. Counseling on admission to specialized schools.
Free livestreams on admissions and the SHSAT Handbook
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
Metropolitan Ivy Tutoring (David Siegel)
Private tutorSHSATOne-on-oneGroupNYS-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.
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.