“Kevin was a wonderful tutor for my son. Real nice personable guy, always on time for his lessons.  He helped my son with several H.S. Entrance exams, including TACHS,  SHSAT, &. COOP [Cooperative Admission Program for Catholic High Schools]. So far he has been accepted into every school he applied for,  with a full scholarship… Read more “Full Scholarship”

“I did a few Skype sessions with Kevin to help my daughter prepare for the Hunter High School entrance exam. He was very flexible, a great listener, very patient and really knew his stuff. It was great working with him.”

“In September, my daughter was studying for the TACHS exam (Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools).  I was worried about how well she would do on her vocabulary, so I contacted Kevin.  He was very friendly and worked with my daughter on vocabulary and reading as well as the other sections of the test.  She took the TACHS in November, and she did extremely well.  She was offered admission to every school and even was offered a scholarship. I would definitely recommend Kevin and Write Start Prep.”

“My daughter… was struggling a bit with reading comprehension. We reached out to Mr. Cooney. He is an exceptional tutor, always punctual, reliable and very clear in his teaching methods. He patiently went over the different strategies to use. My daughter scored very well and was able to get into Stuyvesant, which is her dream school… If you are looking for a good tutor, Mr. Cooney is a very good choice. I highly recommend him.”

“Kevin is not just focused on academics but on the life long skills for success. He takes care and initiative to give her practice worksheets for her personal time that help develop her thinking and test taking skills – which she will use forever. Kevin is kind, understanding and the ultimate professional. His respectful nature is certainly something any student will recognize, appreciate and emulate. I could not recommend him more!”

“Quick at strategizing ideas and helping in forming excellent essays, Kevin expands bunched-up words into broad insights through his questions and advice. He is very quick to notice grammatical errors and bends his own time to help! The best tutor ever.”

“Kevin worked with my son to write his college essays to several Ivy League colleges. Kevin was extremely supportive, understanding, flexible and knew how to help my son get all his essays done with a high quality writing style. Kevin is the best and I am extremely thankful to him for his help!”

“We were looking for the right person to effectively tutor our basketball players, we wanted someone who was experienced in helping students prepare for the SAT exam and improve on previous scores. Kevin was definitely the right choice for us. He is very professional and well organized… This year our players achieved very high scores on the SAT exam. Kevin is great to work with, and we look forward to continuing to work with him in the future. Highly recommended.”

“Kevin did a great job helping our students prepare for the TOEFL and SAT Exams. His expert guidance really helped their analytical reading and writing. Kevin is a dedicated, responsible and thoughtful tutor–all my students enjoy his classes very much!  Highly recommend.”

“Kevin helped my nephew edit his Personal Insight Essays for applying to UC schools. His editing suggestions really improved the essays. He supported my nephew through multiple drafts. His suggestions were extremely thoughtful and thorough.
Thanks in part to his help, my nephew was accepted into UC Berkeley and UCLA. Highly recommended!”

“The key is to find the right person, and for us that person was Kevin. He connected very well with my son, listened patiently and proposed suggestions. Once the conversation started, ideas began to flow and pretty soon he had decent amount of material for the college app. The college app process is not over yet, but I thought I would thank Kevin and share our experience with him. Overall Kevin is a terrific guy and we are glad we connected with him.”

“Kevin helped us tremendously with our daughter’s college essay… Somehow Kevin cracked the code. She was extremely happy with his input and with the way her essay turned out, which gave her confidence to complete the application process. She wound up getting into most of the schools she applied to, and she’s headed to Bennington College in the fall. Thanks Kevin!!”

“Kevin was very encouraging at our sessions…. Each practice test, I improved and felt more confident. I looked forward to each meeting because I knew my effort was worth it. I’m very thankful to Kevin, and I’m happy with my SAT score!”

“Kevin is a great tutor! He continues to help my daughter improve her ACT readiness. He has identified and is working through the areas that she needs the most support. He comes prepared and is very patient. My daughter is comfortable with Kevin and feels like he is really helping her.”

“Kevin is one of the best tutors I have had.  He helped me come up with a “formula” for the essay…  Also he helped me figure out the timing that was right for me.  During our tutoring sessions… he helped me understand why I got each question wrong and how to prevent it from repeating.  He helped me boost my score so much (about 4 points on the English section).  He has an obvious passion for teaching and is a truly genuine person.”

“This fall, my daughter raised her score on the ACT by 3 points and on the SAT by 300. She is now in a great position to get into her top choice schools. Thanks, Dr. Cooney!”

“If you are looking for a tutor to improve your SAT score, look no further because Kevin Cooney is the one… Through his persistence, coupled with Kevin’s professional tutoring and specialized test-taking methods, my son took the SAT in June and achieved a score ….which places him at the top 1% nationally of all students who took the SAT and enables him to apply to nearly all top tier schools in the country…”

“She has definitely improved her practice test scores with his help and ended up with the same high score on her official ACT… I was so happy with Kevin’s service, that I again hired him to assist and provide guidance for her college essays. I would highly recommend Kevin…”