Test prep

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  • StepPrep Tutoring

    Company
    SHSATOnlineOne-on-one

    Area: online

    One-on-one online SHSAT prep with Jed Levin (20+ years in education). Starts with a short practice mini-exam.

    Free 30-minute trial session; booking through Calendly

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Kweller Prep (Frances Kweller)

    Company
    General courseworkGroupOnlineIn person

    Area: Manhattan; Queens (Forest Hills)

    Prep for admission to middle school, high school, college and graduate school. Groups of up to 10, Zoom and in person.

    Specific exams are not named in the source text

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • All Angles Tutoring

    Company
    General courseworkOnlineOne-on-one

    Area: online

    A tutoring agency for all subjects from K to 12th grade, individual plan, sessions over Zoom.

    Free 30-minute introductory session over Zoom

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

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