1-Week
ACT Boot
Camps
1-Week
ACT Boot
Camps
Prepare for Fall 2021 Test Dates
These camps are week-long intensive introductory courses, designed for students who are just starting out, or who are looking for extra practice in a more structured environment. They run Monday through Friday from 9am-2:30pm. Read more to view the 2021 Summer Schedule.
Prepare for Fall 2021 Test Dates
These camps are week-long intensive introductory courses, designed for students who are just starting out, or who are looking for extra practice in a more structured environment. They run Monday through Friday from 9am-2:30pm. Read more to view the 2021 Summer Schedule.
SAT Tutoring: Individual Sessions
Our individual tutoring sessions are completely personalized and tailored to match the needs of the student. Before the first lesson, we highly recommend that students complete a Diagnostic SAT. Contact us via phone or the form above to schedule your test.
The recommended time to complete the full scope of the SAT tutoring course is 16 weekly sessions, which run for one hour each. However, you can choose how many, the frequency, the date and time of each session to suit your schedule and your SAT improvement goals. With 16 tutoring sessions, we guarantee an increase of at least 160 points for students who complete all of their homework.
With each tutoring session, students will gain access to robust resources, to provide an intense and highly effective course of study. Strong emphasis is placed on leading students through a large number of real past test forms as well as specially formulated exercises and teaching materials.
As tutors determine their teaching locations, please review their profiles below or within the booking options to choose someone who is right for you!
Meet the Team
Matt Joseph, PhD
Hourly Rate: $460/hr
Call or Email to Book
Available for Intake Lessons
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:
Sun/Mon/Tues/Thurs/Friday
Onsite in Chestnut Hill:
Wednesdays
Dr. Matthew Joseph, a licensed school psychologist, has been tutoring for the SATs for over 25 years. His educational background includes an M.F.A. in creative writing from Cornell University, where he was awarded a fellowship upon his acceptance. He subsequently won an additional scholarship based on his ongoing academic excellence, and completed his doctoral dissertation, which examines the efficacy of various approaches of SAT coaching.
For this dissertation, he not only conducted extensive research regarding the effectiveness of SAT coaching, but also utilized his many years of coaching experience to analyze tens of thousands of SAT problems for the purpose of devising basic and easy-to-use solution skills to make taking the SAT a much more manageable task.
Hourly Rate: $460/hr
Call or Email to Book
Available for Intake Lessons
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:
Sun/Mon/Tues/Thurs/Friday
Onsite in Chestnut Hill:
Wednesdays
Matt Hamm
Hourly Rate: $240/hr
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual: Sun-Friday
Additional evening hours via Zoom available. Learn more through our front desk.
Matt Hamm earned his BA in History and BBA in Finance and Business Economics from the University of Notre Dame and his JD from the New York University School of Law.
From the SAT and AP exams through the LSAT and three different state bar exams, Matt has gained skills and strategies that he’s excited to share with his students.
He’s been a practicing lawyer for more than a decade, and prior to that, tutored student-athletes and taught prep classes to prepare students for both the SAT and the LSAT.
Hourly Rate: $240
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:
Sun-Friday
Additional evening hours via Zoom available. Learn more through our front desk.
Scott Seiderman
Hourly Rate: $240/hr
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual: Sun/Mon/Tues/Thus
Scott has an extensive background in test prep including working for the Princeton Review as a premier tutor for the SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT. He has been teaching preparation for standardized tests for the last ten years and has also run several high school programs designed to help students in school and assist them in the college selection and admissions process. Scott has an MBA from University of Southern California and has worked in both management and business strategy consulting. After working in the corporate world, Scott realized that teaching is his true passion and has been doing that ever since. In addition to test prep, he also teaches scuba-diving and yoga.
Scott’s central tenet in teaching test prep is that the biggest score increases come from students’ seeing the repetitive nature of the test, learning how to recognize every question type on the test, and having a clear and systematic method to quickly and efficiently answer each question type. He believes that given this framework, along with a lot of hard work… sprinkled with some good humor, every student can gain large score increases.
Hourly Rate: $240
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual: Sun/Mon/Tues/Thus
RJ Blazejewski
Hourly Rate: $240
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual: Sun/Mon/Wed/Thurs
RJ is the most experienced tutor on staff and specializes in helping students with high scores in both math and critical reading sections.
RJ graduated with honors from Miami of Ohio with a degree in business. She began her career as a campaign staff worker for several political candidates with the intention of going to law school. As a result of her strong performance as an LSAT preparation student, she was asked to become an instructor. Through this she became involved in test preparation and loved the work, while simultaneously becoming dissatisfied with politics.
She is now an icon here at MJ Test Prep as one of the most beloved tutors because of her kindness and good humor. RJ, despite her youthful energy, has been tutoring for over fifteen years.
Hourly Rate: $240
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual: Sun/Mon/Wed/Thurs
Jack Thorell
Hourly Rate: $240
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Chestnut HIll:
Mon/Wed/Sat
Onsite in Bryn Mawr:
Sun/Tues/Thurs
Jack graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Symbolic Systems, a multidisciplinary program drawing from Computer Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Linguistics, and Statistics, with a concentration in Cognitive Science and a minor in Theater and Performance Studies.
Since graduating, Jack has pursued an interest in early childhood education, which began during coursework and developmental psychology research at Stanford’s Bing Nursery School. In the summer of 2023, Jack worked as a resident assistant with Stanford Summer Session and as a nutritional science researcher and educator at the Stanford Department of Medicine’s Farm to Table Camp.
Additionally, after completing a Symbolic Systems Capstone internship, Jack returned to an analyst position at the financial services company SEI in the fall of 2023.
Hourly Rate: $240
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Chestnut HIll:
Mon/Wed/Sat
Onsite in Bryn Mawr:
Sun/Tues/Thurs
Call or email to book!
Matt Tausch
Hourly Rate: $240
Exclusively in Chestnut Hill
starting 2025
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Chestnut Hill
Sun/Wed/Thurs
Onsite in Bryn Mawr
Tues/Sat
Matt Tausch earned his B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Writing from Johns Hopkins University. He was consistently awarded Dean's list honors for his academic performance. After graduating, he taught English at a small school in northern China. Upon his return to America, Matt worked in the restaurant industry in Washington D.C. He returned to Philadelphia to be closer to family and to enjoy a career in standardized test prep. Matt has spent the last four years devoted to test preparation.
Having grown up in the Philadelphia area, Matt has firsthand experience navigating the highly competitive high school landscape. The expectations colleges now have of applicants have never been higher, and the pressures students feel to perform well on tests can be overwhelming. Matt takes pride in serving as a guiding force through this process and assisting students in gaining knowledge, improving organization, and fostering confidence.
Hourly Rate: $240
Exclusively in Chestnut Hill
starting 2025
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Chestnut Hill:
Sun/Wed/Thurs
Onsite in Bryn Mawr:
Tues/Sat
Andy Snover
2025 Hourly Rate: $310
(2024 Students, please book through the front desk to ensure 2024 rate)
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Chestnut Hill or Virtual:
Sunday - Thursday
Andrew is a graduate of the Schreyer Honors College of Penn State University, where he received his BA in English, with a Creative Writing Emphasis. He also received a Minor in History, assisted by the head start of 21 credits he earned from his success on Advanced Placement tests in high school. Originally from the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Andrew attended Central High School where he excelled at academics and was a National Merit Scholarship Finalist. Whether he’s working with an underprivileged high school student trying to master algebra or an elite NCAA athlete struggling to write a term paper, Andrew’s approach is to show the student that the subject at hand isn’t nearly as hard as it looks once it is unraveled piece by piece. He focuses on building a student’s confidence and is quick to apply positive reinforcement to continually engage and motivate the student.
2025 Hourly Rate: $310
(2024 Students, please book through the front desk to ensure 2024 rate)
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Chestnut Hill or Virtual:
Sunday - Thursday
Anjali Gupta
Hourly Rate: $240
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:
Wed/Thur/Fri/Sat/Sun
Anjali is a talented and dedicated professional with a strong academic foundation and a commitment to education. In 2022, she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics, complemented by a minor in Chemistry. Following her undergraduate studies, Anjali ventured into the field of research and is currently serving as a research coordinator at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.Beyond her professional role, Anjali is deeply passionate about educational mentorship. She is actively involved in supporting students from various academic backgrounds, aiming to ease their transition into challenging college environments. Her expertise is not limited to a single area; she offers comprehensive tutoring for standardized tests like the SAT and ACT.
Hourly Rate: $240
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:
Wed/Thur/Fri/Sat/Sun
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Isabella DeVlieger
Hourly Rate: $240/Hour
Academic Year Schedule
Bryn Mawr: Sun/Mon/Tues
Chestnut Hill: Wed/Thurs/Sat
Isabella holds a B.A. in Human Biology with a minor in Theater and Performance Studies from Stanford University. She has worked with students in a tutoring and mentoring capacity for over five years, and specializes in biology, chemistry, anatomy, and physics. Isabella will be attending medical school next year and has a passion for helping students reach their academic and personal goals.
$240/hour
Bryn Mawr: Sun/Mon/Tues
Chestnut Hill: Wed/Thurs/Sat
JD Mariategui
Hourly Rate: $210
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:
Sun/Mon/Sat
Onsite in Chestnut Hill or Virtual:
Tues/Thurs
JD graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in 2015 with a B.A. in Comparative Literature and Hispanic Studies and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2021. With over seven years of collegiate teaching experience at institutions such as Lehigh University and The University of Chicago, JD has taught a variety of subjects while fostering strong mentorship relationships with his students.
Bringing his passion for education to private tutoring, JD excels at making complex material approachable and relatable. In standardized test preparation, such as for the SAT, he helps students master the test’s structure and core concepts, paving the way for significant score improvements. As a National AP Scholar and AP Scholar with Distinction, JD also provides expert AP exam tutoring, equipping students with the tools they need for academic success.
Hourly Rate: $210
Academic Year Schedule
Onsite in Bryn Mawr or Virtual:
Sun/Mon/Sat
Onsite in Chestnut Hill or Virtual:
Tues/Thurs
