“Hard to know where to begin. Patrick worked with my daughter on her SATS and she jumped by almost 300 points from her PSAT baseline. He personalizes his approach for each student, gets to know their strengths and weaknesses cold, and is able to concentrate study time on areas where improvement is attainable. Goes above and beyond (even sits for the SATs himself to keep up with changes to the exam) and provides support until the desired outcome is achieved. My daughter loved working with him and got in to the reach college of her choice. If you are skeptical about professional test prep or have not gotten the desired results in other places, I strongly endorse giving Patrick and his approach your consideration. There are no miracles in test taking but he has the ability to help each student reach their potential in my view.”
—Howard A., Princeton, NJ
“Patrick tutored my high school Junior for the PSAT and 2 SATs, and his SAT score rose by 160 points, moving him into contention for some of the top universities in the country. Patrick was able to continually motivate my son, kept him focused during each 90-minute private session, and provided the guidance to work on the areas of specific need. He offered algorithms for optimum test-taking skills, and added substantially to my son's knowledge base. The training and discipline added significantly to the SAT scores, and also to the overall approach for studying as we've seen my son's GPA increase along with the SAT scores. Patrick was flexible in scheduling tutoring sessions to meet the needs of the busy high school student (and 2 working parents), and the superior results with my son clearly prove his value.”
— Christine K., Freehold, NJ
Patrick worked patiently with our student over three test administrations (including one botched administration), pushing her to a 400-point improvement in her score. We interviewed other SAT tutors for our high school junior before choosing to go with Patrick. We liked that he works with a curriculum he had developed himself and that he tailors it to the needs of the individual student. After spending some time talking with our student and going over a practice test she had taken, he recommended his thirty-hour package, and we signed up. I was initially nervous about making what seemed like a major commitment, but I shouldn't have been. Patrick is a master of the teaching craft: He's responsive, unfailingly punctual, personable, flexible and - important when dealing with a somewhat shy high school student - funny. Patrick identified our daughter's strengths and weaknesses, taught effective time-management and other test-taking techniques, and showed her how working hard and taking ownership of your goals develop into confidence over time. And that lesson was at least as important as the improvement in her test scores. Highly recommended.
— Richard G., Falls Church, VA
We hired Patrick to work with our twins who are juniors and had taken the SATs before. Both wanted their scores to go up and he was recommended to us by our college counselor. We could not have been happier with his services! He was extremely knowledgeable about the test and taught them key strategies for approaching the questions. He was great with the kids and quickly figured out where to focus his time and work with them. He was flexible with scheduling despite being very busy, and always showed up on time and ready to work. I cannot recommend him highly enough.
— Heather W., Arlington, VA