Verified Outcomes
Real students. Real numbers.
Every result on this page comes from a score report, a spreadsheet, or a parent's or student's own written words. Students appear by initials wherever families haven't given permission to use names.
Score Outcomes
4th → 98th percentile
385 diagnostic to 695 official in eight weeks. — C.S.
1440 → 1550
First official sitting to May retake — then admits to Keio and Nagoya, two of Japan’s top-10 universities. — K.K.
9th → ~43rd percentile
415 to 555 official (+140) — then admitted to both top-choice programs, ESCP and INSEAD. — K.A.
1160 → 1250
+90 points, mock to official. — E.K.
675 (96th percentile)
“Really happy with that! I feel like we worked really well together.” — M.L.
635 official
Highest of three sittings. — H.D.
585 official
Up 50 from his first practice exam. — J.A.
1370
“I couldn’t have done it without your help!” — G.R.
1300
“I got a 1300! I’m very happy with it!” — A.S.
5
“Thank you again for all of your help; I couldn’t have done it without you.” — L.S.
69th percentile verbal
“Thank you so much for all your hard work.” — Parent of B.P.
Both Regents exams passed
“That is no small achievement given where she started.” — School Social Worker
Admissions
Schools my students were admitted to, with the acceptance in their own words on file.
The Numbers, Told Straight
In July 2026 I analyzed every student in my tracking system who took at least two SAT or PSAT-scale tests while working with me.
14 / 15
students improved
+50
median gain (points)
~5 mo
typical span between tests
Students who used my practice platform more heavily gained more — the heavier-usage half had a median gain of +100 versus +40 for the lighter half.
What this doesn't prove: it's fifteen students, not a controlled study. Everyone also got live tutoring — tutoring time was actually the strongest correlate of gains, so I can't cleanly separate the platform's effect from mine. Most baselines were cold diagnostics (which read low), and simply retaking the SAT typically adds 30–60 points from familiarity alone. The trend is encouraging and consistently positive across every measure — but I'd rather you know exactly what the numbers can and can't say.
In Schools & Programs
Progress High School, Bushwick (NYC DOE) — 2006–2011
As a full-time math teacher, my students passed the Regents at a 70% rate in 2008 and 2009 — against a 50% school-wide rate — including two classes at 100%. Sixty to a hundred students a semester, most of them economically disadvantaged.
Wadleigh Scholars Program, Harlem — 2012–2017
SSAT prep for a pipeline program placing Harlem students in independent schools. In the 2016 cohort, all six students improved in seven weeks — the top gain went from the 3rd to the 45th percentile. In 2022, one student went from the 27th percentile to the 82nd on an official October sitting. Scholars from these cohorts went on to Westminster, Salisbury, and Westtown.
Comp Sci High, the Bronx — 2026
Weekly small-group tutoring for English-language learners, February through June. One student passed both of her Regents exams — "no small achievement given where she started," in the school social worker's words.
In Their Words
“I just wanted to let you know that I got in early decision to Emory. I cannot thank you enough for all your help with the ACT and Essay.”
“Just wanted to let you know I got into Brown! Thank you so much for all the help — all the long nights writing essays and everything.”
“Fantastic news to share! [H] was accepted to Columbia! Thank you so much for your help. He couldn’t have done it without you!”
“Thanks to everything you taught me about how to stay calm, cool and collected, I was able to stay focused and pulled through. I start at Syracuse’s School of Architecture in late August and am so beyond excited, thank you for everything!”
“I got into both ESCP and INSEAD. Thank you for your tremendous help with the GMAT prep.”
“As [K] told you, he scored a 1550 on the SAT that he just took May 4! We are so happy for him and want to sincerely thank you for helping [K] get prepared in a short period of time.”
“You are THE BEST tutor I have ever had. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for all that you have taught me.”
“I think you know your help and guidance the last few years has been invaluable. Thank you so very much for your hard work and dedication!”
“Not only was his main essay fantastic, Andres also did a phenomenal job working with [S] on his supplemental essays. He found in Andres the mentor that he always hoped to find.”
“I think the general feeling is that this is the best system he’s come to so far for success in academics. Seems like an amazing partnership to me!”
“Andrés is wonderful. He and [F] had their first session today and Andrés checked in with me, as we had agreed. I am feeling very optimistic.”
“The summer was so crucial, restoring not just his confidence but his sense that actually these classes are really interesting and motivating.”
“Your patience, empathy, and consistency truly made a difference. Angie passed both Regents exams. That is no small achievement given where she started.”
“Thank you so much for all your hard work — she went up to 69th percentile in verbal.”