241 East 86th Street
Suites 2A, 2B, and 2C
New York, NY 10028
Phone: 212.744.8800
Email: newyork@advantagetesting.com
Arun Alagappan, President & Founder Sarah Bernbach, Associate Director Michelle Chasin, Associate Director Patrick Connolly, Associate Director David Riessen, Associate Director John Roberts, Associate Director
Advantage Testing of New York has delivered outstanding educational services to the New York City scholastic community for more than 35 years. Launched by Arun Alagappan in 1986, Advantage Testing of New York has helped thousands of students from New York City independent and public schools to achieve their academic and professional goals.
Advantage Testing of New York maintains tutoring and administrative offices on the Upper East Side. We also have tutors who travel to students’ homes in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Students in other boroughs should speak with a program consultant to discuss tutoring options.
Working in concert with educators, counselors, and learning specialists, we develop individually tailored programs that are designed to complement a student’s schoolwork and achieve a consistent strategy for success. We offer tutoring for New York’s independent and selective public high school admissions exams, including the SSAT, the ISEE, and the SHSAT.
Each year, our tutors help Prep for Prep students prepare for standardized college admissions exams. We have also tutored classes of students enrolled in Harlem Village Academies and Eleanor Roosevelt High School, among others.
Tutors in New York
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE; Academic Math through Multivariable Calculus, Writing Instruction
J.D. from Harvard Law School.
B.A., magna cum laude, in Philosophy from Princeton.
Phi Beta Kappa; Outstanding Teaching of Harvard Undergraduates Award; Honorary Pi Eta Kappa Fellow; Former Student Volunteers Council Board Member; Former Director of the Jamesburg Correctional Institute for Boys Tutorial Program; Former Harvard International Law Journal Editor; Trustee on the Board of Prep for Prep; Leadership Council Member of LEDA.
Founder and President of Advantage Testing and the Advantage Testing Foundation.
Tutor of: AP Art History, Academic Spanish
Ph.D. in Art History from Stanford University.
B.A. in Art History from Havana University.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT; and more
M.B.A. in Finance from New York University, Stern School of Business.
M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs.
B.A. in History from Columbia University.
Money Marketers Thesis Award.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE; SHSAT, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition and more
B.A., magna cum laude, in Classics from Harvard University.
National Greek Exam Blue Ribbon.
Associate Director of Advantage Testing, New York.
Tutor of: AP Spanish Literature and Culture, AP Spanish Language and Culture, IB Spanish AB Initio, IB Spanish B SL, Academic Spanish Language and Literature
M.A. in Latin American Literature from Columbia University.
B.A. in Sociology from Boston College.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, GRE, MCAT, SSAT, ISEE, Back-to-School Program; and more
B.A., cum laude, in History and Science from Harvard University.
John Harvard Scholar; Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Award for Academic Achievement of the Highest Distinction.
Tutor of: College Admissions Counseling, Interview Training
M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University Teachers College.
M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University Teachers College.
B.A. in Psychology from University of Pennsylvania.
Program Director of Advantage Testing's Interview Program.
Assistant Director of Advantage Testing's College Counseling Program.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT, SSAT, ISEE; and more
M.A. in Literature and Writing from the Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College.
B.A., cum laude, in English from Princeton University.
Tutor of: SAT; Academic English, Academic American Literature, Writing Instruction
M.F.A. in Writing from Columbia University.
B.A. in English from Harvard University.
Phi Beta Kappa; John Harvard Scholarship for Academic Achievement of Highest Distinction; Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Scholar Award for Academic Achievement of Highest Distinction; Faculty-Awarded Merit Scholarship for Writing; Phillips Exeter Academy Valedictorian.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, SSAT, ISEE; and more
M.P.A. from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
B.A. in Religion from Barnard College.
Associate Director of Advantage Testing, New York.
Tutor of: Application Consulting
Ph.D. in Architectural and Urban History from the City University of New York Graduate Center.
B.A. in Art History from Oberlin College.
Teaches at Columbia University in the Urban Design Program; Joint Appointment at Columbia’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT; Academic Statistics, Academic High School and College Level Mathematics
M.A.T. in Secondary Math Education from Rice University.
B.S. in Civil Engineering from Villanova University.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE; Academic Biology, Writing Instruction
M.S. (in progress) in Neuroscience and Education at Teachers College, Columbia.
B.A., magna cum laude, in Neuroscience from Dartmouth College.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, GRE, MCAT, SSAT, ISEE; and more
M.A. in Education from Saint Peter’s College.
B.A. in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Harvard University.
Maple Hill High School Valedictorian; National Merit Scholar.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE, SSAT, ISEE; and more
M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
B.A. in Pure Mathematics from Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music.
B.M. in Piano Performance from Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music.
Former Ph.D. Fellow in Music at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives for Advantage Testing.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT, SSAT, ISEE; and more
B.A. in English Literature and Philosophy from Georgetown University.
Studied Philosophy at King’s College London.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Assistant Director for International Programs and Director of Advantage Testing of the United Kingdom.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, SSAT, ISEE; and more
M.S.W., Hunter College School of Social Work.
B.A., cum laude, in Government and Economics from Harvard University.
Co-founder and Former Executive Director of Creative Arts Workshops for Kids; Adjunct Lecturer at Hunter College School of Social Work.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE; AP Art History, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition and more
M.F.A. in Painting from Hunter College.
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Studio Art from Brandeis University.
B.A., cum laude, in Studio Art and Art History from Dartmouth College.
Adelbert Ames Award for Excellence in Fine Arts.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE; Academic Physics, Academic Elementary School Math, Academic Algebra and more
M.M. from Juilliard School.
B.A., cum laude, in Physics from Harvard University.
Harvard National Scholar; Magna cum laude Graduate of Horace Mann School; Joseph Chase Mathematics Award.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT, SSAT, ISEE; and more
B.A., magna cum laude, in Music from Harvard University.
Dean’s List; Harvard College Scholarship for Academic Distinction; Robert C. Byrd Scholar; Arthur Smithies Prize; National Merit Finalist; AP Scholar with Honors; Harvard Book Award.
Head of Advantage Testing’s GMAT and GRE Programs.
Director of Advantage Testing of Westport, Advantage Testing of Philadelphia, Advantage Testing of Charlotte, Advantage Testing of Denver, and Advantage Testing of New Orleans.
Tutor of: AP European History, AP US History, AP World History, Academic Social Studies, Academic European History, Academic US History, Academic World History
B.A., magna cum laude, in History from Harvard University.
Harvard College Scholarship for Academic Distinction; David McCord Prize; Quincy House Scroll; US State Department Arts Envoy Grants.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE; AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, Academic Math and more
B.A. in Political Philosophy from Princeton University.
National Merit Finalist; AP Scholar with Distinction; Ross School Board of Trustees Leadership Award.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT; AP Statistics, Academic Pre-Algebra, Academic Algebra I and II and more
M.A., with high distinction, in International Relations and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
B.A., magna cum laude, in Political Science and Economics from Johns Hopkins University.
Attended Ethical Culture Fieldston School.
Tutor of: USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2 CK, USMLE Step 2 CS, USMLE Step 3, Selected Specialty Medical Board Examinations, Academic Medicine, Academic Psycholinguistics, Academic Psychology, Medical School Admissions Counseling
M.D. from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
M.Phil. in Cognitive Neuropsychology from George Washington University.
B.A. in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Johns Hopkins University.
Columbian College Women’s Scholarship; National Institutes of Health Training Award; Board-certified Emergency Medical Physician.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE; SHSAT, Academic Elementary Math, Academic Algebra and more
J.D. from New York University School of Law.
M.S. in Elementary Education from Bank Street College Graduate School.
B.A., with honors, in English from Haverford College.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE; Academic High School English, Writing Instruction
A.B., cum laude, in English from Princeton University.
Certificate in Visual Arts from Princeton University; Mary John Goree Creative Writing Scholarship; Alex Adam ‘07 Award; Former cameraman and researcher for National Geographic Studios.
Tutor of: USMLE
M.D. from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
B.A. in Applied Mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis.
Internal Medicine Resident Physician at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT; AP United States History, Academic Elementary School Math, Academic Algebra and more
M.A. in Education from Hunter College.
B.A. in History from Brown University.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, SSAT, ISEE, Back-to-School Program; and more
M.F.A. in Fiction from Hunter College.
M.A. in Studio Art & Art Criticism from New York University.
B.A., cum laude, in History from Columbia University.
Dean’s List; Gallatin School Valedictorian; New Visions Fund for Teachers Award; Grace Paley Fiction Fellowship; Center for Fiction Fellowship; Jerome Foundation Travel & Study Award to West Africa.
Tutor of: AP French Language and Culture, Academic Middle School and High School French
M.A. in French from Columbia University.
B.A., summa cum laude, in French and Women’s Studies from Stony Brook University.
Tutor of: MCAT; AP Biology, Academic Biology, Academic Genetics and more
M.D./Ph.D. (in progress) from Stony Brook University.
B.S. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from Yale University.
B.A. in History from Yale University.
Postgraduate Research Associate in the Yale Immunobiology Department; Yale Daily News Write; Principal Tuba of the Yale Symphony Orchestra; President of the Scarsdale High School Academic and Music Honor Societies; National Merit Scholar.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE, SSAT, ISEE; and more
J.D. from Columbia Law School.
B.A. in Political Science from Yale College.
Partner at Eversheds Sutherland; former associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore; James Kent Scholar; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; former Managing Editor of the Columbia Law Review.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT, SSAT, ISEE; and more
B.S., cum laude, in French from Georgetown.
Studied Literature at University of Paris, Sorbonne.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE, Creative Writing Workshop; Academic English, Academic Literature, Application Consulting and more
M.F.A. from Columbia University.
B.A. in Philosophy from Vassar College.
Hertog Research Fellow; Columbia University Departmental Fellowship.
Director of Communications of Advantage Testing and the Advantage Testing Foundation.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE; PSAT, AP Calculus, AP Computer Science and more
B.A. in Linguistics from Harvard University.
AP Scholar with Distinction; National Merit Scholarship Finalist; U.S. Presidential Scholar Semi-Finalist.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, GRE, MCAT; AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics (all courses) and more
B.A., cum laude, in Anthropology from Harvard College.
Postbaccalaureate Studies at Columbia University.
John Harvard Honorary Scholarship; Detur Book Prize; ALEX Award for Academic Excellence from National Alliance for Excellence; John L. Miller Great Neck North High School Valedictorian; USA Today All-Academic First Team; National Merit Scholar; AP Scholar.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE; AP Calculus (AB and BC), AP Statistics, AP Physics B and more
M.A. in Teaching from Bard College.
B.A., with honors, in Mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE; Academic Biology, Writing Instruction
M.T.S. in the History of Christianity from Harvard Divinity School.
B.A. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University.
Priscilla Glickman ’92 Memorial Prize Winner; National Merit Scholar; AP Scholar with Distinction.
Tutor of: Bar Exam; Law School Instruction
J.D. from Georgetown University School of Law.
B.A. in History from SUNY Albany.
Multistate Bar Exam Top 3%; Former Assistant Director of Admissions at New York Law School.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE; AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States History and more
Ph.D. (in progress) in Philosophy from The New School.
M.Div. in Philosophy from Princeton Seminary.
B.A., with Honors, in Philosophy from Southern Methodist University.
National Merit Finalist.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT; AP Physics (all courses), AP Calculus AB/BC, AP Computer Science A and more
Ph.D. in Physics from Columbia University.
M.Phil. in Physics from Columbia University.
M.A. in Physics from Columbia University.
B.A. in Applied Physics from Columbia University.
Writer and Host of “PBS Space Time.”
Tutor of: Academic Elementary School English, Academic Middle School English, Academic High School English, Academic High School Literature, Academic College Literature, Interview Training, Application Essays, Writing Instruction
B.A. in English from Yale University.
Reporter at The New York Times.
Tutor of: AP French Language and Culture, AP Italian Language and Culture, AP Latin, IB Latin or Classical Greek, IB French ab initio, Academic French, Academic Italian, Academic Latin
Ph.D. in Medieval Literature from Columbia University.
M.Phil., with distinction, in Italian Literature from Columbia University.
M.A., with distinction, in Italian Literature from Columbia University.
M.A., summa cum laude, in Classics from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart.
Simultaneous Interpreter and Translator for the Italian Embassy in Washington, the Consulate General of Italy, the Italian Mission to the United Nations, the Italian Trade Commission, and the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce in New York.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, SSAT, ISEE, Back-to-School Program, Creative Writing Workshop; and more
M.F.A. in Film Production from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
B.A., cum laude, in English and Theatre from Princeton University.
Allan Downer Thesis Prize; John B. Lynch Scholar; Tisch School of Arts Dean's Award; Warner Bros. Post-Production Award.
Tutor of: Bar Exam, LSAT, GRE, SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE; and more
J.D. from Harvard Law School.
M.B.A. (in progress) from the USC Marshall School of Business.
B.A., magna cum laude, in Philosophy, Political Science, and Psychology from California State University, Fullerton.
Horatio Alger Association National Scholar; UCLA Law Fellow Award; Cal State University Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement.; Harvard Latino Law, Policy, and Business Conference Co-Chair.
Associate Director of TRIALS.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE; Academic Middle School English, Academic High School English
J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
B.A., magna cum laude, in Psychology from Brown University.
Associate Director of Advantage Testing, New York.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE, SSAT, ISEE, Academic Writing Program; and more
Ph.D. in English from New York University.
M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School.
B.A. in English and Religion from Oberlin College.
Former Board Chair and Current Board Member of LEDA.
Director of Advantage Testing of the United Kingdom and Associate Director of Advantage Testing, New York.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT; AP Music Theory, Academic Algebra, Academic Geometry and more
M.M. in Piano Performance from Yale School of Music.
B.A., summa cum laude, in Music from Yale College.
Phi Beta Kappa; Alumni Association Prize from the Yale School of Music; Ithaca College Choral Composition Contest.
Tutor of: MCAT, SSAT, ISEE; Academic Biology, Academic Chemistry, Academic Physics and more
M.D. (in progress) from Columbia University.
B.A., magna cum laude, in Neuroscience and Music from Amherst College.
Tutor of: MCAT; AP Biology, AP Chemistry, IB Biology and more
B.A., magna cum laude, in History and Science from Harvard University.
Phi Beta Kappa; John Harvard Scholarship; Rona Jaffe/ Radcliffe College Prize for Creative Writing; Detur Prize; Fitzgerald Foundation Award for Outstanding Woman; Stuyvesant High School Valedictorian.
Director of Advantage Testing’s MCAT Program.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE; SHSAT, Hunter College High School Entrance Exam, TACHS and more
M.Ed. and M.A. (in progress) in School Counseling at Columbia University, Teachers College.
B.A. in African-American Studies from Yale University.
Graduate of Hunter College High School.
Tutor of: Academic Math, Academic Organic Chemistry
A.B., cum laude, in Chemistry from Harvard College.
M.A. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE, Bar Exam; AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics 1 and more
J.D. from University of California School of Law.
B.A. in Rhetoric from University of California, Berkeley.
Former Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County; Perennial Judge of the American Bar Association Moot Court Competition; Published in the New York Law Journal.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT, SSAT, ISEE; and more
Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University.
M.Ed. in Alternative Education from Harvard University.
B.M. from New England Conservatory of Music.
Published author in The New Republic and The Boston Exchange.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, Back-to-School Program; AP Biology, AP Chemistry, IB Biology and more
B.A., magna cum laude, in History of Science from Harvard University.
Harvard College Scholarship for Academic Distinction; National Merit Scholar; AP Scholar with Distinction; Co-Director of Harvard Habitat for Humanity.
Head of Advantage Testing's High School Biology and Chemistry Programs.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, SSAT, ISEE; and more
B.A. in Government from Harvard University.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE, SSAT, Academic Writing Program; and more
Ph.D. in Theatre from Columbia University.
M.Phil. in Theatre from Columbia University.
M.F.A. in Theatre from Columbia University.
M.A. in Theatre from Columbia University.
B.A., magna cum laude, in English and Theatre from Bryn Mawr College.
Marjorie Hope Nicolson Fellow; Mellon Summer Research Fellow; Shubert Presidential Scholarship; Kaye Theater Award; Columbia University Travel Award.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, MCAT; AP Chemistry, AP Physics (all courses), AP Environmental Science and more
Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Columbia University.
M.A. in Science Education from Columbia University.
B.S. in Physics from Yale University.
Former International Academic Partnership Residential Science Workshop Designer and Director.
Tutor of: SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, SSAT, ISEE, LSAT Class; and more
A.B., summa cum laude, in Government from Bowdoin College.
Phi Beta Kappa; Michael Francis Micciche III Memorial Award; Philip Henry Brown First Prize in Extemporaneous Composition; Hilmer Oehlmann Jr. Award.
Tutor of: MCAT; AP Chemistry, Academic Elementary School Math, Academic Algebra and more
Ph.D. in Neurobiology from Harvard Medical School.
M.A.L.S. in Science from Wesleyan University.
B.S. in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry and Environmental Biology from Yale College.
Yale Club of New Haven Scholar; Most Promising Project Award, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Visiting Scientist on the Israel Family Foundation for Science at Phillips Academy Andover; Amity Club of New Haven Scholar.
Tutor of: MCAT; Academic Biology, Academic Physics
M.D./Ph.D. (in progress) from Yale School of Medicine.
B.S. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University.
National Merit Scholar; AP Scholar; Former All-American Scholar-Athlete; Recipient of Research Fellowships at the Yale School of Medicine, the Charité Universitätsmedizin, the Cambridge Research Institute, and the UCL Cancer Institute.
Tutor of: SSAT, ISEE; AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Academic Biology and more
M.D. (in progress) at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Yale.
National AP Scholar; National Merit Semifinalist; Scholar-Athlete Honors all four years at Yale.