ISEE, Sci High, SAT Tutors

Brendan Mernin

Brendan, who graduated from Columbia University and completed graduate work at the University of Chicago, has over the past fifteen years helped thousands of students raise their test scores. His credits include numerous appearances at Stuyvesant High School, where he offered the rapt junior class his words of wisdom about the SAT, SAT II, and PSAT, as well as training many new tutors for the company for which he works. Dedicated to his private students, Brendan is truly the maestro of test prep.

Specialties:

6th - 12th Grade Admissions Testing: ISEE and SSAT (for private school), Sci High Exam (for Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech)

College Admissions Testing: SAT, PSAT, SAT II Writing, SAT II Math IC and Math IIC, SAT II Literature, SAT II American History

Fee: $400 per hour

Area: Manhattan, Brooklyn

Jonathan Arak

Jonathan, a graduate of Hunter College High School and Oberlin College, is the author of the most informative book available on getting into Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech. A tutor for ten years, Jonathan is admired by his students and colleagues for his dynamic demeanor and strong command of his material.

Specialties:

6th - 12th Grade Admissions Testing: ISEE and SSAT (for private school), Sci High Exam (for Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech), Hunter Test (for Hunter College High School)

College Admissions Testing: SAT, PSAT, SAT II Writing, SAT II Math IC and Math IIC, SAT II American History

Foreign Students: TOEFL

Fee: $400 per hour

Area: Manhattan, Bronx

Justin Sloss

Justin has taught and tutored since 1992 and worked in management for his company where he developed and oversaw the recruiting program currently used to hire all his company's teachers and tutors. He prides himself on making an instant connection with each new student and on carefully building a tutoring program to fit that student's score expectation, schedule, work ethic and personality. A sports enthusiast, he hits cleanup and plays centerfield for his company's corporate league softball team and keeps his teammates laughing before, during and after games.

College Admissions Testing: SAT, SAT Subject Tests (Math 1 and 2, and Literature), ISEE, SSAT, SHSAT and academic math

Fee: $400 per hour

Area: Manhattan

James Matthews

James, who graduated from Wesleyan University, has tutored for twelve years. His extensive test prep experience includes a stint teaching in Korea. When he's not helping students raise their scores, James has assisted in the creation of well respected test prep materials

6th - 12th Grade Admissions Testing: ISEE and SSAT (for private school), Sci High Exam (for Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech)

College Admissions Testing: SAT, PSAT, SAT II Writing, SAT II Math IC and Math IIC

Fee: $250 per hour

Area: Manhattan

Jennyfer Bagnall

Jennyfer, a graduate of New York University, has tutored since 1994. She has made significant contributions to the development of ISEE and SSAT course and retail books, including the #1 book on the the SSAT and ISEE.

6th - 12th Grade Admissions Testing: ISEE and SSAT (for private school), Sci High Exam (for Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech), Hunter Test (for Hunter College High School) , COOP (The Cooperative Admissions Examination Program for Catholic Schools).

College Admissions Testing: SAT, PSAT, SAT II Math IC, SAT II Literature, SAT II American History

Fee: $250 per hour

Area: Manhattan

John Moscatiello

John, who graduated cum laude from New York University, is an experienced SAT teacher and tutor. By using his extensive high school AP credits, John completed his degree from NYU in 3 years, consistently maintaining his position on the Dean’s List, as well as earning a place on the National Dean’s List. He is fluent in both Spanish and German. He intends to pursue a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies.

6th - 12th Grade Admissions Testing and Academics : ISEE and SSAT (for private school), SHSAT (for Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech), Math, English Literature, English Writing, Spanish

College Admissions Testing: SAT, PSAT, SAT II Math IC, SAT II Spanish , AP English, AP Spanish

Fee: $250 per hour

Area: Manhattan

Jennifer Spitzer

Jennifer, who graduated from Wesleyan University, is also a fully certified New York State public school teacher. Jennifer worked as a tutor throughout her high school and college career and enjoys a readership with The Paris Review, a New York-based literary magazine. Having completed a comparative Senior Thesis on Elizabethan Drama and The Sopranos, Jennifer intends to pursue a Masters degree in literature.

6th - 12th Grade Admissions Testing and Academics: SmartStart (a comprehensive skill-building program for students in grades 7-10, a good precursor to more formal SAT/PSAT/ACT preparation), academic essay writing, English Literature and Spanish.

College Admissions Testing: SAT

Fee: $150 per hour

Area: Manhattan

Help With College Applications

Fritz Stewart

Fritz, received a B.S. in Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Stanford University; B.A. in Music, Stanford University; M.S. in Computer Science, Stanford University; M.M. in Orchestral Conducting, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Fritz joined The Princeton Review in 1988 and, in addition to teaching and tutoring, has worked with our research and development department for the GMAT and LSAT. He revised the 2005 edition of Cracking the LSAT and is the author of the Cracking the TExES and Cracking the Praxis books. Fritz has experience teaching students with visual and aural impairments, and has also worked with many students whose first language is not English. He is an accomplished violinist, pianist, and singer who also conducts and composes musical theater.

Fee: $400 per hour

Area: Manhattan

Glenn Ribotsky

Glenn, who graduated from NYU with a B.A. in Psychology and M.A. in Counseling, Academic and Vocational Development has been teaching for The Princeton Review since 1993. His career includes adjunct teaching and admissions counseling at New York University and St. John’s University. Glenn has significant training and experience working with learning disabled students. He has contributed to numerous TPR publications. Most prominently, Glenn created the "Roots" sections in the SAT I Verbal Manual. He also edited Cracking the AP Psychology Exam and Cracking the GRE Psychology Exam, and has worked on our manuals for the PSAT, SAT and SAT II (Writing and Math IC). Glenn is a co-founder and chair of the New York Road Race Ombuds Association (NYRROA), the runners' advocacy group.

Fee: $250 per hour

Area: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island

Kathleen Small

Kathleen, who graduated cum laude from Tulane University, is an experienced SAT and ACT teacher and tutor. Before coming to the Princeton Review in 2003, Kathleen coordinated the Reading is Fundamental program in a failing middle school in New Orleans, taught English as a Second Language to Spanish-speaking students in Denver, and acted as a peer tutor and mentor throughout high school. In addition to her work with the Princeton Review, Kathleen is a published poet and a volunteer with the New York International Fringe Festival.

Fee: $150 per hour

Area: Manhattan and Brooklyn

	Abacus Guide Recommended Tutors

	If you'd like a recommendation from Abacus Guide, our favorite tutors are listed below. We know these tutors - we've worked with them or have heard from their satisfied clientele. They are among the best-known and most respected in New York. If you or your child would like more information about working with one of these top tutors, or other tutors in New York City, Westchester, Long Island, New Jersey, or Connecticut, please email Abacus Guide with this form for a referral. Please note: these tutors are quite sought after, so we recommend that you contact us soon. Help With Standardized Test Scores Brendan Mernin Brendan, who graduated from Columbia University and completed graduate work at the University of Chicago, has over the past fifteen years helped thousands of students raise their test scores. His credits include numerous appearances at Stuyvesant High School, where he offered the rapt junior class his words of wisdom about the SAT, SAT II, and PSAT, as well as training many new tutors for the company for which he works. Dedicated to his private students, Brendan is truly the maestro of test prep. Specialties: 6th - 12th Grade Admissions Testing: ISEE and SSAT (for private school), Sci High Exam (for Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech) College Admissions Testing: SAT, PSAT, SAT II Writing, SAT II Math IC and Math IIC, SAT II Literature, SAT II American History Fee: $400 per hour Area: Manhattan, Brooklyn Jonathan Arak Jonathan, a graduate of Hunter College High School and Oberlin College, is the author of the most informative book available on getting into Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech. A tutor for ten years, Jonathan is admired by his students and colleagues for his dynamic demeanor and strong command of his material. Specialties: 6th - 12th Grade Admissions Testing: ISEE and SSAT (for private school), Sci High Exam (for Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech), Hunter Test (for Hunter College High School) College Admissions Testing: SAT, PSAT, SAT II Writing, SAT II Math IC and Math IIC, SAT II American History Foreign Students: TOEFL Fee: $400 per hour Area: Manhattan, Bronx Justin Sloss Justin has taught and tutored since 1992 and worked in management for his company where he developed and oversaw the recruiting program currently used to hire all his company's teachers and tutors. He prides himself on making an instant connection with each new student and on carefully building a tutoring program to fit that student's score expectation, schedule, work ethic and personality. A sports enthusiast, he hits cleanup and plays centerfield for his company's corporate league softball team and keeps his teammates laughing before, during and after games. College Admissions Testing: SAT, SAT Subject Tests (Math 1 and 2, and Literature), ISEE, SSAT, SHSAT and academic math Fee: $400 per hour Area: Manhattan James Matthews James, who graduated from Wesleyan University, has tutored for twelve years. His extensive test prep experience includes a stint teaching in Korea. When he's not helping students raise their scores, James has assisted in the creation of well respected test prep materials 6th - 12th Grade Admissions Testing: ISEE and SSAT (for private school), Sci High Exam (for Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech) College Admissions Testing: SAT, PSAT, SAT II Writing, SAT II Math IC and Math IIC Fee: $250 per hour Area: Manhattan Jennyfer Bagnall Jennyfer, a graduate of New York University, has tutored since 1994. She has made significant contributions to the development of ISEE and SSAT course and retail books, including the #1 book on the the SSAT and ISEE. 6th - 12th Grade Admissions Testing: ISEE and SSAT (for private school), Sci High Exam (for Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech), Hunter Test (for Hunter College High School) , COOP (The Cooperative Admissions Examination Program for Catholic Schools). College Admissions Testing: SAT, PSAT, SAT II Math IC, SAT II Literature, SAT II American History Fee: $250 per hour Area: Manhattan John Moscatiello John, who graduated cum laude from New York University, is an experienced SAT teacher and tutor. By using his extensive high school AP credits, John completed his degree from NYU in 3 years, consistently maintaining his position on the Dean’s List, as well as earning a place on the National Dean’s List. He is fluent in both Spanish and German. He intends to pursue a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies. 6th - 12th Grade Admissions Testing and Academics : ISEE and SSAT (for private school), SHSAT (for Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech), Math, English Literature, English Writing, Spanish College Admissions Testing: SAT, PSAT, SAT II Math IC, SAT II Spanish , AP English, AP Spanish Fee: $250 per hour Area: Manhattan Jennifer Spitzer Jennifer, who graduated from Wesleyan University, is also a fully certified New York State public school teacher. Jennifer worked as a tutor throughout her high school and college career and enjoys a readership with The Paris Review, a New York-based literary magazine. Having completed a comparative Senior Thesis on Elizabethan Drama and The Sopranos, Jennifer intends to pursue a Masters degree in literature. 6th - 12th Grade Admissions Testing and Academics: SmartStart (a comprehensive skill-building program for students in grades 7-10, a good precursor to more formal SAT/PSAT/ACT preparation), academic essay writing, English Literature and Spanish. College Admissions Testing: SAT Fee: $150 per hour Area: Manhattan Help With College Applications Fritz Stewart Fritz, received a B.S. in Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Stanford University; B.A. in Music, Stanford University; M.S. in Computer Science, Stanford University; M.M. in Orchestral Conducting, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Fritz joined The Princeton Review in 1988 and, in addition to teaching and tutoring, has worked with our research and development department for the GMAT and LSAT. He revised the 2005 edition of Cracking the LSAT and is the author of the Cracking the TExES and Cracking the Praxis books. Fritz has experience teaching students with visual and aural impairments, and has also worked with many students whose first language is not English. He is an accomplished violinist, pianist, and singer who also conducts and composes musical theater. Fee: $400 per hour Area: Manhattan Glenn Ribotsky Glenn, who graduated from NYU with a B.A. in Psychology and M.A. in Counseling, Academic and Vocational Development has been teaching for The Princeton Review since 1993. His career includes adjunct teaching and admissions counseling at New York University and St. John’s University. Glenn has significant training and experience working with learning disabled students. He has contributed to numerous TPR publications. Most prominently, Glenn created the "Roots" sections in the SAT I Verbal Manual. He also edited Cracking the AP Psychology Exam and Cracking the GRE Psychology Exam, and has worked on our manuals for the PSAT, SAT and SAT II (Writing and Math IC). Glenn is a co-founder and chair of the New York Road Race Ombuds Association (NYRROA), the runners' advocacy group. Fee: $250 per hour Area: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island Kathleen Small Kathleen, who graduated cum laude from Tulane University, is an experienced SAT and ACT teacher and tutor. Before coming to the Princeton Review in 2003, Kathleen coordinated the Reading is Fundamental program in a failing middle school in New Orleans, taught English as a Second Language to Spanish-speaking students in Denver, and acted as a peer tutor and mentor throughout high school. In addition to her work with the Princeton Review, Kathleen is a published poet and a volunteer with the New York International Fringe Festival. Fee: $150 per hour Area: Manhattan and Brooklyn If you or your child would like more information about working with one of these top tutors, please call Abacus Guide's Tutoring Hotline at 212-712-2228 or fill out this email form for a referral. Please note: these tutors are quite sought after, so we recommend that you contact us soon. Back Home. Learn about how Abacus Guide Educational Consulting Can Help Your Family Copyright © 2008, Abacus Guide LLC. All rights reserved.