College Admissions: A Guide to Tutors, Test Prep and College Advisors

Preparation for SAT's and ACT's, tutoring for academic subjects and applying to college are key concerns of college-bound students and their parents. Over the years we have received many inquiries from friends and acquaintances about finding the right tutor, test preparation program and college advisor. In order to help you locate local resources, we reached out to a few providers to learn more about what they offer. Here's information from those that responded, as well as a listing of others in our area.

Collegistics provides students and their families with a caring, highly-informed, and personalized college application experience. Drawing on our collective expertise and resources, we guide and support students on their individual journeys to college. Our unique, multilayered team approach ensures unparalleled counseling in all matters relating to the college process. Frequent meetings and communications establish a warm rapport that facilitates the exchange of ideas in a collaborative and comfortable environment. Serving a select number of students each year, our practice delivers strategic and data-driven guidance as we craft a plan tailored to the needs of each applicant. Collegistics provides an individualized framework to manage and streamline the many facets of the application process. We help reduce stress, allowing students to put forth their best work. At Collegistics, every partner is fully familiar with each student's current profile assuring unmatched depth of coverage, backup, and virtual 24/7 accessibility. Good advising makes a difference. Good advising helps students reach their goals. Visit our website at www.collegistics.com to learn more. Collegistics can be reached at [email protected] or 914-282-3820.

JCC Academic Center programs are designed to help high school and middle school students reach their greatest academic potential. We offer a full range of test prep, college admissions, and academic enhancement programs including PSAT/SAT Prep, ACT Prep, SAT Subject Test Prep, Regents Prep, Writing Skills, College Essay Application Workshops, Time/Paper Management and Speed Reading classes. All instructors are expert in their field and offer private tutor quality and results at a fraction of the cost. Classes are small, allowing for individualized attention and are led by dynamic, experienced instructors. In addition, special lectures focused on the college admissions process are offered. "Inside the Admissions Office" (October 2013) brings deans and directors of a number of colleges together for a panel discussion and insight into the process; "The Ins and Outs of Applying to College" (April 28, 2013), is an admissions discussion with Jacques Steinberg, best-selling author of The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College and creator of the New York Times college admissions blog, The Choice, and Steven Singer, former Director of College Counseling at a top independent school and faculty, Harvard Summer Institute for College Admissions. For information on all JCC Academic Center programs visit www.jccmw.org, or contact Lisa Itzkowitz, Director, JCC Academic Center, 914-472-3300, x275, [email protected], JCC Academic Center, 999 Wilmot Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583, 914-472-3300, x275

Lee Ciancio (Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, cum laude) offers private one-on-one tutoring in the SAT and ACT, specializing in reading and writing. He teaches SAT test preparation at EF International Academy, a private boarding school located in Tarrytown, where he is solely responsible for program development and course curriculum. Unlike the major tutoring chains which adopt a one-size-fits-all approach and spend virtually all their time teaching strategies, tips, and tricks, he focuses on developing underlying skills and is able to tailor sessions very specifically to each student. This approach has met with great success. Stellar references from families throughout Westchester, Rockland, and Bergen counties are available upon request. Please call for a consultation at 845.596.5323.

Princeton Review: Whether prepping for college or graduate school, all standardized tests (in theory, at least) provide colleges with one common criterion that can be used to compare all applicants. Balancing work from the school you're already in, plus sports, clubs and everything else in life is hard enough. Why not make test prep easy? From regularly scheduled classes to one-on-one personalized tutoring, The Princeton Review offers a variety of ways to help you get to the school and education you deserve. Learn more at www.PrincetonReview.com or call (888) 759-7737.

Landa Lotta, Spanish tutor available to help your child! Tutor with over 15 years experience teaching all levels of Spanish language. Degree plus years of global business experience in Europe and Latin America. Reasonable rates. Call or email today ~ ¡adelante! 914.588.8977, [email protected]

Teachers-to-Tutors, Inc. offers private in-home tutoring as well as test prep courses in Westchester County. Our goal is to help students reach their full potential by improving study skills, building self-confidence, and raising individual grades and test scores. Our tutors and course instructors are actual teachers, most of whom hold permanent NYS certification in one or more subject areas. Please feel free to check us out online at www.teacherstotutors.com or call us at (845) 268-TEST.

And also consider:

Advantage Testing: One-on-one tutoring: Rigorous long-term Test Preparation: Tutoring with outstanding results. www.advantagetesting.com. 914 921-6700.

Allan Schneider Tutoring: Teaching students to teach themselves. www.allanschneidertutoring.com. 914 261-2986.

Bespoke Education: Working closely with families to craft customized tutoring programs for individual students' needs. www.bespokeeducation.com, 914 231-7309.

Carol Gill Associates: Educational consultants who have been serving families with extraordinary success for over twenty years. www.collegeplus.com, 914 693-8200.

College Advice 101: Jane C. Hoffman, MBA, College Admissions Advisor and Educational Consultant,with proven track record of providing personalized guidance to help students identify, apply and gain admission to the best colleges for them. www.CollegeAdvice-101.com, 914 833-1573

Craig Aronson: Offering SAT Test Prep. Formerly of Princeton SAT Review. www.td.edu/sat.html

Ivy Global: SAT Prep, private academic tutoring, assistance with writing college essays: www.ivyglobal.com, 1-888-588-7955

Kaplan Test Prep: SAT Tutoring for 1:1 support. www.kaptest.com, 1-800 527-8378.

TestTakers: The Smart Choice for Test Preparation. www.ttprep.com., 914 723-4448

Zoffness SAT Prep: to maximize your academic performance on the SAT, www.zoffnesssatprep.com, 914-462-7797

Varsity Tutors: Award winning academic tutoring and test prep. www.varsitytutors.com, 917-215-4373