TESTIMONIALS

“Kevin’s guidance was, undoubtedly, one of the greatest assets I bore with me throughout the college admissions process. His timeliness, patience, communication skills, attention to detail, and open-mindedness were all showcased continuously throughout our meetings. Collectively, he encouraged me to think conscientiously about essay topics, helping me eventually land on the perfect Personal Statement to submit. Moreover, his help with the supplemental essays and materials was indispensable: his demonstrated experience allowed him to smoothly guide me in focusing on the topics necessary and avoiding cliché statements. I would highly recommend Kevin’s support, as it ultimately led me getting into two great programs (one being my ED school – Columbia).”

“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!”

“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!”

“College application season is one of the toughest few months for parents just because it is the most difficult time to have any meaningful conversation with the kids. I feel the school workload + college app rat race brings the worst out of the kids. As parents, it is important to make sure our are kids are not unduly stressed out. Seeking help from someone who has the patience to listen to the kids, understand their view points and nudges them to take nice strides. 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. She wouldn’t let us anywhere near it and she was procrastinating which was creating much panic and unrest in our household. 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!”

“I can’t express my gratitude towards Kevin. He is not only the best in preparing students for SAT or any other English exams but he was of tremendous help in guiding and helping both of my children get into highly recognizable colleges.

He is reliable and a very likeable person and is able to teach with a lot of patience and professionalism. I would recommend him to everyone who needs a great English tutor.”

“Kevin was very encouraging at our sessions. He provided plenty of material, but I never felt overwhelmed. When we reviewed questions, we talked about the wording of the College Board and types of questions. We quickly narrowed in on what I needed to work on, and he was very considerate of how I wanted to spend our time. 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.”

“I just finished studying with Kevin for the ACT; we focused on the ACT essay, reading section, and English section (grammar).  He is one of the best tutors I have had.  He puts so much preparation into the session.  On our first meeting he brought a binder with ACT practice tests.  He continued to do this through the length of our meetings.  In addition, I was having particular problem with punctuation questions on the English section, so Kevin created grammar exercises for me.  Kevin was very prepared and went the extra length in creating writing prompts.  He helped me come up with a “formula” for the essay, which was essential when I was taking the test.  Also he helped me figure out the timing that was right for me.  During our tutoring sessions he really worked through sections of the test with me; 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.”

“My daughter took the SAT and ACT her junior year and did well, but she still needed higher scores for the colleges she was applying to. So, based on a friend’s recommendation, she started working with Dr. Cooney this fall. He turned out to be a very knowledgeable tutor, and helped her become more confident in the math section by giving her strategies for the problems that gave her the most difficulty. And he also helped her improve her score in the English section (her strength). 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.  My son took the March 2015 SAT and scored 2060.  He started working with Kevin in May to improve his SAT score. 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 of 2320, 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.  We are happy to be able to praise Kevin for his invaluable work.”

“I’ve been using Kevin from Write Start Prep for my daughter’s ACT preparation. She has definitely improved her practice test scores with his help and ended up with the same high score on her official ACT. This was an important gauge because there were no surprises. Kevin was very flexible in accommodating my daughter’s busy schedule. 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 and by the way, he was referred by a student that got accepted to UChicago.”