Meet Our Tutors
Kaplan Premier's tutors are the foundation of our service.
Having graduated our rigorous training and development program,
they all share the same level of excellence: near-perfect scores
(in the 95th percentile or above), previous instructional
experience, and—most importantly—the ability to create an
interactive one-on-one learning environment based on the
individual needs of each student.
Here are just a few of the tutors who work with Kaplan Premier
students in the New York area. At the onset of any tutoring
program, your Academic Coordinator will conduct our Tutor
Matching Interview to find the best possible tutor for
your child.
Janak S.
Janak has been a tutor with Kaplan Premier since April of 2003. He specializes in SAT and SAT 2 mathematics, as well as ACT mathematics and science reasoning. Janak's background in teaching and tutoring boats many enviable accomplishments. He has taught or tutored both in his native India as well as several colleges and technical schools in the Northern New Jersey area. He holds both a Bachelor and a Masters degree in electronics as well as first class distinction in many industry-standard certifications. Janak is meticulous, and energetic. His ability to establish a working rapport with both students and parents has led him to help many of his students achieve perfect scores on the SAT math section. Many of Janak's students have earned acceptance into prestigious, top tiered universities such as Cornell, Columbia, Syracuse, and Rutgers to name a few. Janak's greatest asset is his tremendous capacity for hard work and his selfless dedication to his students.
Ben M.
After serving as the Director of Logistics for a major corporation for several years, Ben successfully made the transition to tutoring for Kaplan in February 2005. In his capacity as an SAT verbal tutor, Ben specializes in helping students reach their target goals. Ben is detailed, patient, and thorough in his approach to tutoring. He has consistently been able help students achieve 150-200 point increases, if not a perfect score in the verbal section of the SAT. As long as the student is willing to do the work, Ben will help them to achieve the goals they have set for themselves. Ben is also a substitute teacher in the Montvale area school system, and has experience with helping students classified with learning disabilities perform successfully on the SAT. In his spare time, Ben enjoys reading and solving crossword puzzles, which surely contributes to his outstanding talents as a verbal tutor and instructor.
Nicole M.
Intelligent, amiable, and energetic are all words that can aptly describe the qualities that make Nicole an incredible tutor. Nicole is a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology with a degree in Civil Engineering. Nicole describes herself as "Perpetually positive, empathetic, and flexible." Fully aware that the modern student involved in standardized test preparation has many commitments to juggle all at once, Nicole goes out of her way to accommodate even the most hectic schedule. She places a high priority on putting herself in a student's shoes in order to truly understand what a student's difficulties are. Students respond to her pleasant demeanor as well as her ability to help them reach their scoring goals. Nicole is wholeheartedly committed to helping her students succeed while setting their minds at ease during what can sometimes be the busiest time of their lives. Nicole specializes in all of the major standardized tests including: ISEE/SSAT, SAT/ACT, MATH SUBJECT TESTS I & II, and the LITERATURE SUBJECT TEST.