Test Prep Courses in Manhattan
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Test Prep Course
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Address
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Type
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Cost*
*[2001]
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Success Rate
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Course Length
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Schedule
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Princeton Review
1-800-273-8439
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Hunter College
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Group
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$749 + $10 shipping fee for books
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Claim
50-55%
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10 sessions;
5 weeks/2 times a week
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 Late Summer
 Fall
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Kaplan
1-800-527-8378
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Manhattan Village
16 Cooper Sq.
NY, NY10003; other locations
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Group (average 12-
18 students);
1-1 tutoring available
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$774 ($749 + $25 shipping fee for books)
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5 of 7 students accepted in 1 of 3 schools
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10 sessions
(3 hrs ea.); 7 class sessions/3 in-class exams
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 Summer
 Fall
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GRF
Richard Geller
(212)864-4085
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Various locations
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Group
(20-25)
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$695
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10 sessions
(3 hrs ea.); once a wk; 6 practice tests; Sat or Sun
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Sept - Nov
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S & S Prep
Bob Silberbush
(914)624-8503
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Wagner JHS; Upper West Side and East Side locations
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Group
20 students ea.
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$485
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80% will make 1 of 3 schools; 50% Bronx Science or Stuyvesant
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Diagnostic exam & summer packet;
10 fall sessions; 3hrs each;Sat or Sun
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 Spring
 Fall
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Huntington Learning Center
Judith Walsh
212-242-8585
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37 Union Sq. West (16-17St)
NY, NY 10003
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Group/
Private
(class size limit to 10)
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$600
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36 hr math enrichment course (must exceed standards in CTB exam and report card
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Summer
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Testing Plus
Naomi Bushman
212-475-7333
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716 Broadway
NY, NY
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Group/
Private
(Class size limit to 10)
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$850
$250
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38 hr course; 14 classes plus 4 practice tests
3 - 2 hr classes & diagnostic test
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 Fall
 Spring
Mini-Course
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NYCBOE
The Math/Science Institute
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Public
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Free
(*only open to selected 6th graders)
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Approx.
53-60%
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18 months [test prep starts in summer of 7th grade]
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Summer of 6th grade thru Fall of 8th grade
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