Online Tutoring, Test Prep & College Admissions Counseling Nationwide

In our experience yes, and for many students better. Sessions run on Zoom with a shared digital whiteboard, so the tutor and student write on the same problem simultaneously, and the student can review the annotated work afterward. Online also removes travel time, which usually means more consistent scheduling and fewer cancelled sessions.

All 50. We have dedicated pages for twenty states plus our in-person metro hubs, and we work with families everywhere else through the same online program, with in-person sessions depending on instructor availability. If your state does not have its own page yet, get in touch and we will put together a plan.

Yes, in our home markets and three dedicated hubs: Fairfield County Connecticut, New York City, Westchester, Northern New Jersey, the Philadelphia Main Line, the Washington DC metro area and the Chicago North Shore, with in-person sessions elsewhere depending on instructor availability. Every one of those has its own page with local detail.

It depends, and it matters more than most families realize. Illinois and North Carolina administer the ACT to every junior. Connecticut and Michigan administer the SAT. Florida requires districts to give the SAT, ACT or CLT to all eleventh graders. Georgia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington and California have no statewide program. Each state page covers the current rules.

Students average a 250 point SAT gain and 5 to 7 point ACT gains. We set the target from the diagnostic and the college list rather than from a generic promise.

Routinely. We schedule around the student’s local time, and our tutors work across US time zones as well as with international families. Consistency of tutor matters more than convenience of hour, so we match first and schedule second.

Most students start in the spring of sophomore year or the summer before junior year, which leaves room for a diagnostic, a full prep cycle, and two or three real test dates before applications. Students in states with a school-day test should start earlier so that free administration lands after preparation, not before it.

Yes. Our instructors are trained in ADHD, CAPD, dyslexia and executive function support, and we handle College Board and ACT accommodations requests for you, including extended time, breaks and separate settings. We also coordinate with a school’s existing IEP or 504 team so the prep plan matches the supports already in place.

For the class of 2027, announced in September 2026, New Jersey has the highest at a 223 Selection Index, tied with Washington, DC and US students abroad, followed by Massachusetts, Virginia and Washington at 221, and California, Connecticut and New York at 220. Minnesota and Tennessee were the lowest of the twenty states we cover at 214. The Selection Index runs from 48 to 228 and is calculated from the PSAT/NMSQT taken in October of junior year. Because cutoffs are set per state against a fixed national number of Semifinalists, the same score qualifies comfortably in one state and misses in another, which is why a family relocating between junior and senior year can see their odds change without their score moving.

Almost entirely because of participation, not student ability. Michigan averaged 953 with 100% of graduates tested and Minnesota averaged 1210 with 3% tested. Michigan does not have weaker students; it tests everyone, including students with no college plans, while Minnesota is reporting a small, self-selected, college-bound group. Any comparison of raw state averages that ignores participation is misleading. Illinois at 961 with 99% participation and Colorado at 987 with 90% are the same phenomenon.

Among the states we cover, Illinois, North Carolina and Arizona administer the ACT to all eleventh graders. Connecticut, Colorado and Michigan administer the SAT. Florida requires every district to give the SAT, ACT or CLT. Tennessee requires one and makes it a graduation requirement. Ohio and Minnesota leave the choice to districts, and Minnesota funds it only for students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Texas funds one attempt through HB 3. Virginia divisions must offer a school-day SAT from 2026-27 under HB 410. Georgia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington and California have no statewide program.

It depends on the whole list, not the flagship. The University of California is test-free and will not look at a score even if you send one, and Washington State is test-blind. UNC requires a score only from applicants below a 2.8 GPA. But UT Austin and UT Knoxville have both reinstated requirements, the University System of Georgia restored testing at seven institutions for Fall 2026, and Yale requires testing in some form. Selective private universities and out-of-state publics are where scores still carry the most weight, and merit aid at national universities frequently turns on one. We plan submission school by school rather than as a single decision.