David Goldstein holds a B.A. in International Relations/ Political Science from Stanford University, and he holds a Masters of Education from Temple University. David worked in corporate America for several years before deciding that his heart was in teaching. Leaving his job as a financial analyst, he taught in the New York city school system, and while there he also worked for one of the large commercial SAT test companies.

He has been teaching the SAT’s, and other standardized tests, for over 8 years and has been with MJ Test Prep for 4 years. He specializes in helping students with scores in the high ranges. Dave additionally teaches the SAT IIs for Math and World History. David recently has been certified as a Yoga instructor so he is quite probably the most serene and spiritually balanced of our group.

Emily Allen has been tutoring students for 10 years.  

While at Haverford College, she tutored local high school students in Calculus, Trigonometry and Algebra, and standardized tests, including the Spanish SAT II and Literature SAT II.
                                 
After Haverford College, Emily started a language services business in Spain, which she continues to grow in Philadelphia. In addition to offering translation services through her company, she designed curriculum and taught English privately and in corporations to high school students and executives while in Spain.

Recently, Emily has excelled in business coursework at The Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania,

Growing up with a mother who worked as a learning specialist and founded a charter school  has given Emily a great deal of insight into children with various processing issues. She has great empathy for students of all levels with obstacles to learning, and this has contributed immeasurably to her success as an instructor.  She enjoys mentoring students through her work at MJtestprep.

She has been with MJ Test Prep as a tutor for the last three years.

Bob Finegan holds a B.A. in English and History from the University of Delaware where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Additionally, he holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Pittsburgh where he was awarded a teaching fellowship. He has been a professor of composition and literature at Drexel University since 1993, and has also taught in the graduate creative writing program at the University of Pennsylvania Writers Conference and at Rosemont College.

Bob’s short stories have been published in The Sun, River Styx, The Antietam Review and other magazines, and he has received a literature fellowship from The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. He has been with MJ Test Prep for the last three years, and besides tutoring for the SAT and SAT II Literature, he specializes in helping students with college essays and with writing skills.

We are delighted to welcome Sarah Heckscher to the staff of MJ TESTPREP. Through Sarah we are able offer a brand new service to you, College Counseling. Sarah has had a long and extremely distinguished career as a prominent guidance counselor in the Philadelphia area. She graduated Cum Laude Harvard/ Radcliffe with a degree in Fine Arts and History. From there she went on to Villanova to get her MA in counseling. Sarah’s work in college admissions includes acting as the Assistant to the Director of Admissions as Harvard/ Radcliff for two years.

Additionally, for 36 years she was the Director of Guidance at a renowned all girls private school. She has served as president of PACAC (Pennsylvania Association of College Admission Counseling), and directed its Summer Institute for new school counselors and admissions officers for 14 years. She has sat on the Executive Board and been the Chair of Publication and Research Committee for NACAC (National Association of College Admission Counseling). She was the Co-Founder of PACIS (Philadelphia Association of Counselors of Independent Schools).

She was the Founder and Director of Blackberry River Retreat-- a retreat for college counselors all over the country. She is a member of the Harvard Club where she has served on the Executive Committee and does interviews for the university. She has been both a member and trustee of The College Board. Finally she is presently President of the Board at the Overbrook School for the Blind. Sarah has a spectacular understanding of the college admissions process based on her long standing commitment to helping her students get into wide range of schools.

Additionally she has a wealth of knowledge regarding the nuances of colleges and what school is the right fit for a particular student. We are thrilled to have such an illustrious educator as part of what we are able to offer to you.

RJ Blazejewski is one of our tutors that specializes in helping students with high scores in both math and critical reading sections. RJ is the most experienced tutor on staff. She can also teach for both Level I and Level II SAT II math. RJ graduated with honors from Miami of Ohio with a degree in business. She began her career as a campaign staff worker for several political candidates with the intention of going to law school.

Fortunately, as a result of her strong performance as a LSAT preparation student, she was asked to become an instructor. Through this she became involved in test preparation, loved the work, while simultaneously becoming dissatisfied with politics. She is now an icon here at MJ Test Prep as one of the most beloved tutors because of her kindness and good humor. RJ, despite her impressive youth, has been tutoring for fifteen years.