Results

Standardized Test Prep Results

Our team of professionals is committed to working full time to meet a student’s academic needs. We understand the importance of staying up to date with the latest educational trends. Families trust us to guide them through the educational journey, and we have a proven track record of success to share. Check it out below.

SAT Score Improvements

The chart shows our average SAT score improvements for the Classes of 2019 to 2024. Score improvement is calculated from an initial baseline score to a final official score as reported by the student. All baseline tests administered by Marks Education are official SATs released by the College Board.

ACT Score Improvements

The chart shows our average ACT score improvements for the Classes of 2019 to 2024. Score improvement is calculated from an initial baseline score to a final official score as reported by the student. All baseline tests are official ACTs released by ACT.

Average Improvement of Incoming Scores

The table shows score improvements from all students from the classes of 2022 to 2024 who tutored with us for six or more sessions. Score improvement is calculated from an initial baseline score to a final official score as reported by the student.

For example, a student whose 11th grade PSAT score was a combined 1150 (out of 1520) improved an average of 186 points to 1336 (out of 1600). A student who had a baseline ACT score of 27 (out of 36), on average improved 5 points for a final score of 32.

Academic Tutoring

We have relied on Marks Ed academic tutoring in a variety of subjects including chemistry, calculus, and grammar and writing. School is demanding and moves quickly. The academic tutors at Marks Education are outstanding — knowledgeable and skilled in the subject matter, patient, encouraging, and warm. With support from Marks Education, both my children excelled in school, felt supported, and were calmer, and more confident.

Working with Christy VanOverbeke has been an absolute game-changer for my daughters. Christy’s expertise and approachable teaching style made even the most challenging concepts feel manageable. Thanks to her guidance, my daughters not only improved their grades but also developed a deeper understanding of the subject setting them up for success for future courses. Christy is a true gem, and I can’t recommend her services enough!

Sarah’s teaching approach is helping my daughter significantly as she is showing continuous improvement in her writing, confidence, and thirst for learning.

Marks Education has been key to our children’s academic success. The academic tutors are terrific – highly qualified, dedicated and well suited to working one-on-one with students immersed in competitive programs. Whether calculus or physics, our children benefited immediately and, more importantly, became better, more thorough learners which has served them well in college and beyond.

Our relationship with Marks Education’s academic tutoring has spanned two family members, two high schools, multiple subjects, and even extended into being a bit of an advanced college “helpline” from time to time. The tutors – Dan in particular – have a unique ability to not only handle very advanced coursework, but to create passion for the subject and learning in general as part of the process.

College Acceptance List

Allegheny College
American University of Paris (France)
American University*
Amherst College*
Appalachian State University
Arizona State University – Downtown Phoenix
Arizona State University – Tempe
Auburn University
Austin College
Ava Maria University

Babson College
Bard College
Barnard College*
Bates College*
Baylor University
Bocconi University (Italy)
Boston College*
Boston University*
Bowdoin College*
Brandeis University
Brown University*
Bryn Mawr College*
Bucknell University*
Butler University

California Polytechnic State University
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Carleton College*
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University*
Chapman University
Christopher Newport University
City University of London (UK)*
Clark University
Clemson University*
Colby College*
Colgate University
College of Charleston*
College of the Holy Cross
College of William and Mary*
College of Wooster
Colorado College*
Colorado School of Mines
Columbia University*
Connecticut College*
Cornell University*

Dartmouth College*
Davidson College*
Denison University
Dickinson College*
Drexel University
Duke University*

Eckerd College
Elon University*
Emerson College
Emory University*

Fairfield University
Florida Southern College
Fordham University*
Franklin and Marshall College
Furman University

George Mason University
George Washington University*
Georgetown University*
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gettysburg College*
Grinnell College*
Guilford College

Hamilton College*
Hampden-Sydney College
Harvard University*
Haverford College
High Point University
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hope College

Illinois Wesleyan University
Imperial College London (UK)*
Indiana University Bloomington
Ithaca College

James Madison University*
Johns Hopkins University*
Juniata College

Kenyon College*
King’s College London (UK)*

Lafayette College*
Lake Forest College
Lehigh University
Lewis and Clark College*
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University*
Loyola University Maryland
Loyola University New Orleans
Lynn University

Macalester College
Marist College
Marquette University
Marymount Manhattan College
Marymount University
McDaniel College
McGill University (Canada)*
Mercer University
Merican University of Paris (France)
Miami University
Miami University (OH)
Miami University, Oxford
Michigan State University
Middlebury College*

New York University
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University*
Northwestern University*

Oberlin College
Occidental College
Ohio State University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Old Dominion University
Oxford College of Emory University

Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State University – University Park*
Pepperdine University
Pitzer College*
Princeton University*
Providence College
Purdue University – West Lafayette
Purdue University*

Queen Mary University of London (UK)*
Quinnipiac University

Radford University
Reed College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhodes College
Rice University*
Richard Bland College of William & Mary
Rochester Institute of Technology
Roger Williams University
Rollins College
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Royal Holloway University of London (UK)*
Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Rutgers University, Newark

Saint Anselm College
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Saint Joseph’s University
Saint Louis University
Saint Michael’s College
San Diego State University
Santa Clara University*
Sarah Lawrence College*
Scripps College*
Sewanee – The University of the South*
Skidmore College
Southern Methodist University*
St. John’s University NY
St. Lawrence College
St. Lawrence University
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
St. Olaf College
Stanford University*
State University of New York at Binghamton
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stony Brook University
Suffolk University
SUNY – Stony Brook University
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University*

Temple University
Texas Christian University*
The American University of Paris (France)
The Catholic University of America
The Ohio State University
Trinity College*
Tufts University*
Tulane University*

Union College
United States Military Academy
University College London (UK)
University of Aberdeen (UK)
University of Alabama
University of Arizona
University of Bath (UK)
University of Birmingham (UK)*
University of Bristol (U.K.)
University of California, Berkeley*
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles*
University of California, San Diego*
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz*
University of Chicago*
University of Colorado, Boulder*
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Edinburgh (UK)
University of Georgia
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Kansas
University of Maine
University of Manchester (UK)
University of Mary Washington
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Maryland, College Park*
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Miami
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor*
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
University of Mississippi
University of New Hampshire
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill*
University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania*
University of Pittsburgh
University of Reading (UK)*
University of Redlands
University of Rhode Island
University of Richmond*
University of Rochester*
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California*
University of St Andrews (UK)*
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Texas at Austin
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Vermont
University of Virginia*
University of Warwick (UK)
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Ursinus College

Vanderbilt University*
Vassar College*
Villanova University*
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University*

Wake Forest University*
Washington and Lee University*
Washington University in St. Louis*
Wellesley College*
Wesleyan University*
Williams College*
Worcester Polytechnic Institute*

Yale University*

* a student has attended

Transfer Acceptance List

Barnard College
Claremont McKenna College
College of William & Mary
Cornell University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
New York University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Scripps College
Stevens Institute of Technology
Tufts University
Tulane University
University of Chicago
University of Maryland, College Park
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Pennsylvania
University of Richmond
University of St Andrews (UK)
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech)

Graduate/Professional Admissions

I am SO grateful for all your help over this past year and really can’t thank you enough for supporting and pushing me to be the best applicant I could be. It’s been incredible to have you by my side through all of it. The process of applying to medical school is daunting and challenging but having someone there to help navigate through it was invaluable! I couldn’t be more excited to take on this new adventure!!

I have worked with Nisha Sardella at Marks Education on numerous graduate school and fellowship applications over five years and have been extremely pleased with her services. I know that both the general brainstorming of topics and also the line-by-line consideration of my personal statements elevated my applications to a higher level. I was admitted first to the postbaccalaureate program at Bryn Mawr, and later to the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, where I was named a Zuckerman Fellow. I owe my admissions successes in large part to Nisha at Marks Education, for helping me to present my best self through my applications.

Nisha’s guidance throughout the law school process was absolutely invaluable for me from the initial stage of establishing a list of schools through deciding between multiple amazing offers. I went through the law school application process while working full time in New York City, and Nisha routinely went above and beyond to work around my busy professional schedule. From early morning phone calls to lightning-fast email responses, Nisha helped to make the process as smooth and as manageable as I could have hoped for.

Having the benefit of Nisha’s vast knowledge of individual law schools and the overall process not only made me feel that I was putting together the best applications possible, but also that I would ultimately end up at the law school that was right for me. Nisha helped me tailor a game plan specifically geared towards illuminating my strengths on each application, and I was thrilled with the offers I received as a result of following through with that plan.

Marks Education has been assisting families with educational services for over 20 years. Our team of professionals continually monitors changes in admissions processes, tests, and curricula so that we can continue to support families in the best way possible.

Results

Standardized Test Prep Results

SAT Score Improvements

ACT Score Improvements

Average Improvement of Incoming Scores

Academic Tutoring

College Acceptance List

Transfer Acceptance List

Graduate/Professional Admissions

Marks Education has been assisting families with educational services for over 20 years. Our team of professionals continually monitors changes in admissions processes, tests, and curricula so that we can continue to support families in the best way possible.

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