As a parent, I am grateful for my son's positive results, which
I attribute to the support he received from Drew. Most NYC high
school students have very busy lives and I really appreciated
Drew's flexibility and understanding. From the outset, Drew
impressed me with his confidence and his methods. He knows
how to match his work to the personalities and study-styles of
many different kids.
Marci W.
Drew Valins did a wonderful job in tutoring my son. Thoughtful
in his approach, he quickly took my son's measure and found a
way to connect with him, as well as make my son comfortable
with the work they were doing. Apart from Drew's aptitude for
teaching, I most appreciated his insightful appreciation of my
son's needs, and his willingness to tailor his lessons to those
needs. Drew is highly professional, intelligent, and witty. He
made the process of preparing for the ISEE far more pleasant
and productive than we had anticipated.
Michal H.
My daughter was very responsive to Drew. He took the time
to understand her learning style and then used that to get his
points across. Drew made a point of getting to know my daughter
interpersonally before he began teaching, and always maintained
that relationship, which he used to keep up her motivation to work.
Drew was firm but friendly. He definitely wanted to get certain points
across to my daughter and was very professional and efficient in
doing so. The result of their work together was an overall 200 point
increase on the math and reading sections.
Amy B.
Thanks in large part to my tutoring with Satellite, I got a full
merit scholarship at UNC-Chapel Hill. Given the state of the economy,
it could not have worked out any better than this!
Vera P. (score increased from 2080 to 2340)
Not only was working with Drew extremely fruitful in terms of pure
numbers, but it was also fun and helped me look at critical reading
in new ways that I still use in college. He understands that the test
is important, but his instruction is useful way beyond the SAT.
Without a doubt, Drew completely changed the way I looked at the
SAT and made me feel way more confident than I did after taking
a prep class. I was able to get into schools I never even thought
I could apply to beforehand. The numbers speak for themselves:
Drew helped me raise my scores to ridiculous heights!
Ryan A. (Improved 320 points)
Drew made me feel comfortable, while still exuding a knowledge
of the test and an assuredness that I would improve and do well.
James E. (2120 to 2260, +140 points. Williams)
Drew was able to immediately understand where I was making my
mistakes and he continuously tried to help me improve them even
when I was unsure. He gave me a lot of strategies that helped me
understand how the SAT makers think so that I didn't fall into a trap.
Finally, when I told him I was unsure of a topic he gave me as much
practice as possible so that I could master that as well. Overall
without Drew as a tutor, I honestly don't believe I would have gotten
into the college I wanted and I would not have achieved the SAT
score I wanted.
Vickie K. (Improved 460 points. Barnard)
Drew was an integral part of my test taking success. He not only
helped me learn new material that would be covered on the ACT,
but also explained useful test taking techniques. Drew was extremely
engaging and was able to make my learning experience as fun as a
standardized test could possibly be!
Whitney B. (Dartmouth ‘14)
