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ACT Tutoring: Individual Sessions

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Our individual tutoring sessions are completely personalized and tailored to match the needs of the student. The recommended time to complete the full scope of the SAT tutoring course is 15 - 18 weekly sessions, which run for one hour each.  However, you can choose how many, the frequency, the date and time of each session to suit your schedule and your SAT improvement goals.​ With 16 tutoring sessions, we guarantee an increase of at least 4 points for students who complete all of their homework. 

With each tutoring session, students will gain access to robust resources, to provide an intense and highly effective course of study. Strong emphasis is placed on leading students through a large number of real past test forms as well as specially formulated exercises and teaching materials.

As tutors determine their teaching locations, please review their profiles below or within the booking options to choose someone who is right for you!

Meet the Team

Matt Joseph, PhD

Hourly Rate: $460

Summer 2024

Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:

Mon/Tu/Wed/Th/Fri

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Dr. Matthew Joseph (MJ)

Dr. Matthew Joseph, a licensed school psychologist, has been tutoring for the SATs for over 25 years. His educational background includes an M.F.A. in creative writing from Cornell University, where he was awarded a fellowship upon his acceptance. He subsequently won an additional scholarship based on his ongoing academic excellence, and completed his doctoral dissertation, which examines the efficacy of various approaches of SAT coaching.

For this dissertation, he not only conducted extensive research regarding the effectiveness of SAT coaching, but also utilized his many years of coaching experience to analyze tens of thousands of SAT problems for the purpose of devising basic and easy-to-use solution skills to make taking the SAT a much more manageable task.

Summer 2024

Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:

Mon/Tu/Wed/Th/Fri

Hourly Rate: $240

Summer 2024:

Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:

Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs

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RJ

RJ is the most experienced tutor on staff and specializes in helping students with high scores in both math and critical reading sections.

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. As a result of her strong performance as an LSAT preparation student, she was asked to become an instructor. Through this she became involved in test preparation and 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 youthful energy, has been tutoring for over fifteen years. 

$240/hour

Summer 2024:

Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:

Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs

Matt Hamm

Hourly Rate: $240

Summer 2024

Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:

Mon/Tu/Wed/Th/Fri

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Matt Hamm

Matt earned his BA in History and BBA in Finance and Business Economics from the University of Notre Dame and his JD from the New York University School of Law.

From the SAT and AP exams through the LSAT and three different state bar exams, Matt has gained skills and strategies that he’s excited to share with his students.

He’s been a practicing lawyer for more than a decade, and prior to that, tutored student-athletes and taught prep classes to prepare students for both the SAT and the LSAT. 

Summer 2024

Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:

Mon/Tu/Wed/Th/Fri

Hourly Rate: $240/hour

Scott Seiderman

Hourly Rate: $240

Summer 2024

Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:

Sun/Mon/Th/Fri

Starting 6/18 Scott will be in Chestnut Hill on Tuesdays

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Scott

Scott has an extensive background in test prep including working for the Princeton Review as a premier tutor for the SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT. He has been teaching preparation for standardized tests for the last ten years and has also run several high school programs designed to help students in school and assist them in the college selection and admissions process. Scott has an MBA from University of Southern California and has worked in both management and business strategy consulting. After working in the corporate world, Scott realized that teaching is his true passion and has been doing that ever since. In addition to test prep, he also teaches scuba-diving and yoga.​

Scott’s central tenet in teaching test prep is that the biggest score increases come from students’ seeing the repetitive nature of the test, learning how to recognize every question type on the test, and having a clear and systematic method to quickly and efficiently answer each question type. He believes that given this framework, along with a lot of hard work… sprinkled with some good humor, every student can gain large score increases.

Summer 2024

Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:

Sun/Mon/Th/Fri

Starting 6/18 Scott will be in Chestnut Hill on Tuesdays

Hourly Rate: $240/hour

Andy Snover

Hourly Rate: $240

Summer 2024: 

Onsite in Chestnut Hill or Virtual

Mon/Tu/Wed/Thurs/Fri

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Andrew

 

Andrew is a graduate of the Schreyer Honors College of Penn State University, where he received his BA in English, with a Creative Writing Emphasis. He also received a Minor in History, assisted by the head start of 21 credits he earned from his success on Advanced Placement tests in high school.  Originally from the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Andrew attended Central High School where he excelled at academics and was a National Merit Scholarship Finalist.  Whether he’s working with an underprivileged high school student trying to master algebra or an elite NCAA athlete struggling to write a term paper, Andrew’s approach is to show the student that the subject at hand isn’t nearly as hard as it looks once it is unraveled piece by piece. He focuses on building a student’s confidence and is quick to apply positive reinforcement to continually engage and motivate the student.

Summer 2024: 

Onsite in Chestnut Hill or Virtual

Mon/Tu/Wed/Thurs/Fri

Hourly Rate: $240/hour

Matt Ryan

Only Available Up to

Sept 2024 ACT

Hourly Rate: $240

Unable to take on new students

Summer 2024: 

Virtual

Tues/Wed

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Matt Ryan

Matt holds a B.A. in English from the College of William and Mary; an M.A. in English Language and Literature from Yale University; and an M.F.A. in Dramatic Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He currently teaches 12th grade AP English at Methacton High School. Matt has tutored for the SAT, the ACT, the AP and subject tests for more than ten years. 

 

Summer 2024: 

Virtual

Tues/Wed

Unable to take on new students

 

Only Available Up to

Sept 2024 ACT

Hourly Rate: $240/hour

Anjali Gupta

Hourly Rate: $240

Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:

Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues

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Anjali Gupta

Anjali Gupta is a talented and dedicated professional with a strong academic foundation and a commitment to education. In 2022, she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics, complemented by a minor in Chemistry. Following her undergraduate studies, Anjali ventured into the field of research and is currently serving as a research coordinator at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

Beyond her professional role, Anjali is deeply passionate about educational mentorship. She is actively involved in supporting students from various academic backgrounds, aiming to ease their transition into challenging college environments. Her expertise is not limited to a single area; she offers comprehensive tutoring for standardized tests like the SAT and ACT. Anjali was a student of MJtestprep preparing for Furthermore, Anjali is skilled in guiding students through the intricacies of academic essay writing, crafting impactful college personal essays, and developing effective study skills.

Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:

Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues

Hourly Rate: $240/hour

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