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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Official pages of the NYC Department of Education.
SHSAT (specialized high schools)
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General admissions
Paid tutors and courses
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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.
Christopher O'Sullivan (Calculate with Chris)
Private tutorSAT / ACTGeneral courseworkLicensed math and special ed teacher (8 years in NYC schools). Tutoring for grades 5-12: middle school math, Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2/Trig, Calculus, SAT/ACT math.
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.
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.
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.
Kayla Kirk Tutoring
Private tutorGeneral courseworkOnlineOne-on-oneArea: online
One-on-one tutoring and college counseling, all sessions remote by video.
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
Rare Education (Raoul Adrian Roberts)
Private tutorGeneral courseworkProfessional tutor since 1999, more than 2,000 students in NY, NJ, CT, MD and TX.
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
Gianna Caramanica
Private tutorGeneral courseworkTutor; also executive function coaching and high school admissions consulting.
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
Neo Monese
Private tutorGeneral courseworkOnlineOne-on-oneArea: online
Math and science tutor (Algebra I-II, Geometry, Calculus, chemistry, physics, Earth Science, Living Environment); private one-hour sessions over Zoom in packages.
Packages: 4 sessions/month $500, 8 for $1,000, 12 for $1,500; free 30-minute consultation
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.