“Our son developed a very special relationship with Brian. He is a talented and a very special person. He was instrumental to our son’s progress, and ultimately in his nailing the ACT. Brian possesses a unique combination of gifts intellectually and personally. Highest rating possible!!” –– Parent, Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles

“Hello Brian. … I am emailing you before anyone else as I thought you deserved to hear the news first, given that you were such a great help to me during the college essay era. … I was absolutely thrilled to secure a “foot in the door” in a Japanese school, but I have been holding out and waiting to commit until the admission results to be released from Waseda. Well, I shall wait no longer because I just got my successful acceptance email of an unconditional offer to Waseda’s liberal arts school!! My mom and I have been jumping around for 10 minutes now out of excitement—this has been an extremely nervewracking waiting period and I am so happy with the result. I just wanted to share the good news and let you know how thankful I am for all of your help. I really feel that it made a huge difference in my confidence while applying and now in this wonderful outcome!” –– Student, La Salle College Preparatory School, Pasadena, CA

“Hi Brian! I wanted to let you know that I got my scores back and I did very well (thanks to you!). I got a 35 on English and a 36 on reading … 35 composite.  Wow. Thank you so much you are the best teacher I have had, I wish you were my teacher at school. Thank you so much for everything.”  –– Student, Archer School, Los Angeles

“Dear Brian, another round of thanks to you for all your help and support on the applications and essays. Oberlin is is the frontrunner now…”  –– Parent, Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles

“It really felt like you cared about us as people throughout the tutoring process. Thank you so much for all of your help and hard work. ”  –– Students, Colorado Academy, Denver

“Thank you for helping get him out of high school and into college. … He is now a straight A student. Math and Computer Science. Amazing transformation.”  –– Parent, Loyola High School, Los Angeles

“We wanted to let you know he got a 36! Thank you so much for all your help…”  –– Parent, Kent Denver School, Denver

“He got a 1580!  His first practice test was a 1490, and he really wanted to get as close to 1600 as possible, and thanks to Brian he succeeded.  We can’t thank Brian enough for getting him there! Brian did an amazing job as a tutor – not only did he help [our son] improve his score by a ton (when scores are that high, any improvement is amazing, but 90 points is out of this world!), but he made it fun.  … The ability to make studying for the SAT fun is a gift.  As a parent, it was awesome that [our student] did not complain once about having a lesson with Brian – he really enjoyed the lessons.  And, he clearly learned a ton.” — Parent, Steamboat Mountain School, Steamboat Springs, CO

“Thank you so very much for all your support throughout the year. [He] really enjoyed your guidance and friendship. We will be recommending your help to other rising senior families.” – Parent, Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, CA

“Thank YOU Brian … she (and I) had an extraordinary experience working with you. Your guidance and instruction made the experience comfortable and educational. It was actually a pleasure.” – Parent, Archer School, Los Angeles

“The December ACT results are in. I got a 35. … Thank you for all your help this fall!”  –– Student, St. Albans School, Washington, D.C.

“Brian was amazing. One of those special people. Smart, positive and always knew what to say to my son. Really made my son believe in himself.” –-Parent, Venice High School

“Brian did an amazing job with my son.  His strength has always been math; however, as evidenced from the test results he scored higher in English on his SAT. This is directly attributed to Brian’s efforts and excellent method of teaching. We were delighted with Brian and would most definitely consider working with him again and would be happy to recommend him to others.” — Parent, Pacific Palisades High School

“I’m so pumped. … Thank you for everything you have done for me and thank you for believing in me.” — Student, Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles

“I just got my SAT score back and I wanted to let you know that I got a 1550!  Thank you so much for the tips and tricks you gave me, they really helped me out.” — Student, Washington International School, Washington, D.C.

“Your insight and supporting data are so helpful. [Our student] has decided to take his [35] and run! We really appreciate your excellent tutoring and guidance. You had just the right tone for a kid like [ours]. He is happy to move on to focusing on other matters… like lacrosse. Many thanks again!” — Parent, Tower Hill School, Wilmington, Delaware

“Hi, my score came back, and I got a 35 superscore! The February test was a 34!  Thanks so much for all your help! — Student, Medfield High School, Medfield, Massachusetts

“Brian was very professional and patient with our son. Giving him just the right amount of encouragement and homework! Extremely helpful!” — Parent, Loyola High School, Los Angeles

“Hi Brian … i just wanted to let you know i got my act scores back today and i got a 33 on the test, so my superscore now is a 34. i got a 34 on math and 31 on science, and i couldn’t have done it without you! thank you so much for all your help!” — Student, Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

“Thank you so much Brian! I actually just finished taking the test and felt very prepared. Thank you for all of your help; I really appreciate it.” — Student, Archer School 

“I just wanted to say thank you so much for helping me prepare for the SAT. I got my scores back today and I got a 1520! With that, I’ve hit my benchmark of 1500, and I don’t think I’ll need to take it again. … Again, thank you so much! Our window was pretty tight, and I know you had to move me along super fast to get through everything, but clearly your teaching was incredibly helpful. I couldn’t have done it without you.” — Student, Collegiate School, Richmond, Virginia

“Brian – Thank you very much for your time and expertise.  You have been an amazing tutor, and he is feeling ready for his test.” — Parent, Harvard-Westlake School

“Thank you for all your help.  I can hardly believe I started with such a low English score and now I got a 31!” — Student, Pacific Palisades High School

“Very positive and knows his stuff. We are repeat customers.  Brian is a pro … highly recommended!” — Parent, Loyola High School

“Hi Brian – hope this note finds you well. I wanted to tell you some great news.  [Our daughter] took the SATs again in January and got – wait for this – a 780 in reading and an 800 in Writing!!  In no small part due to you.  We are so grateful.” — Parent, Vistamar School

“Thank you for your check-in.  I really appreciate your efficiency, focus and dedication. … Overall I am pleased.  Your feedback certainly allays any doubt or concern on my end.  I am glad you recognize he is a high caliber student.  His college choices reflect his abilities.   Thank you again, Brian.  I love that you were chosen to work with our son.” — Parent, Santa Monica High School