Client Testimonials
what real students and parents are saying
“As a parent, we want to know how well our kids are doing during their tutoring session. I appreciate Emily's thorough synopses of her sessions with my son. She is very attentive, patient, and meets students where they are. She identifies strengths and areas for growth. Thank you so much and I look forward to continuing to work with Emily!”
— Pauline, parent of Elijah, ACT prep
“The session was amazing! I loved working with Emily. She was so helpful in the way I can depict certain things in passages and overall, it was an A+ session. Can't wait to work with her again!”
— Brice, SAT prep
“Emily did a fantastic job of guiding us through the college application process with less stress and great results. Between both of them we had 21 college applications to complete, and it was such a relief to have your guidance. We’re so excited about the acceptances we received this month — Dartmouth, NYU, and Duke!”
— Thomas, parent of Ashley and Katie, college applications
“Emily has provided great instruction and incredible feedback following the sessions. She is so thorough and insightful! Thank you!!!”
— Mackenzie, SAT prep
“I love the feedback I get after the classes. It helps me better understand the content that is being covered, as well as knowing where Nicco has opportunities to improve. Nicco also mentioned how he enjoys working with Emily, which is the best feedback one can ask for. Thank you, Emily.”
— Nicole, parent of Nicco, SAT & ACT prep
“Thank you for all that you did to help Michael with his college apps. You were extremely helpful and it was great to have more understanding on what they're looking for in the essays. I would love to give your contact information to other families.”
— Jennifer, parent of Michael, college applications
“Thank you so much for your counseling! You're the best and I have no words to explain my gratitude. I was accepted to USC, UCLA, UCBerkeley, UCI, and UCSD. I got waitlisted at Williams College, Bowdoin College, Barnard College, and Emory University. I just wanted to thank you for your guidance and appreciate the time and effort you dedicated to helping me. You were a major help with all my college applications!”
— Jacolyn, SAT prep and college essay coaching
“AMAZING LOVE HER!!!.”
— Nathalie, SAT prep
Our students have earned college admissions offers and scholarships from:
Princeton University
Dartmouth College
Williams College
UCLA
Pomona College
The University of Chicago
New York University
Emory University
The University of Pennsylvania
Cambridge University
Barnard College
Vanderbilt University
Duke University
Oxford University
UC Berkeley
Amherst College
CalTech
Oberlin College
Vassar College
. . . and other top-tier schools!
“Emily is a great tutor! She is extremely knowledgeable and the sessions with her have been extremely helpful!”
— Tyler, ACT prep
“I wanted to thank you for all your help with Lana’s essays. We couldn’t have done it without you!”
— Melanie, parent of Lana, college applications
“Emily is very helpful and guides you on ways to solve problems on your own. All the feedback is really helpful.”
— Sadie, ACT prep
“Emily has been a great SAT tutor and helped me grow! Thank you so much!”
— Sarah, SAT prep
“I spoke with Christian after your session with him yesterday. He said that your tutoring has helped him so much in such a short period of time, and how to figure out these questions. I can’t thank you enough and look forward to having you teach him for the May SAT. My son seems to enjoy your style of teaching and how he is absorbing the material. You truly have a gift and I’m glad we have an opportunity to work with you.”
— Danielle, parent of Christian, SAT prep
“Zander boosted his SAT math score enough to qualify for admissions! So thank you!”
— Danielle, parent of Zander, SAT prep
“Emily has not only helped Gloria with her PSAT preparation but has also motivated her to studying more overall.”
— Funke, parent of Gloria, PSAT prep
“Emily is very helpful and guides you on ways to solve problems on your own.”
— Sadie, ACT prep
“Great session! I had a little bit of difficulty on the math portion, but Emily helped me through the steps on remembering the steps on how to solve those problems. She is an outstanding teacher — I felt that she helped me look at things from a different perspective to answer questions”
— Tyler, ACT prep
"Alex said he feels like he has learned from Emily! That makes me happy ."
— Angela, parent of Alex, SAT prep and study skills
“Very good!! and helpful.”
— Queen, SAT prep
“Thank you, Emily! I see Sadie motivated in her school work, and I can see Sadie more confident in English.”
— Cindy, parent of Sadie, ACT prep
“Amazing session.”
— Moussa, SAT prep and college applications
Emily works with only a limited number of students at a time.
Unlike other tutoring companies, we never outsource teaching sessions — all tutoring and college essay coaching sessions are only with Emily, an award-winning educator and Princeton graduate.