I love this place. Since our son started at Huntington Learning Center, he has improved…read moretremendously. He went from being in danger of getting held back to mostly all As on his report card! At first, he almost had to be dragged to the center but after a few weeks he ended up loving going to his sessions every time. He built back his math/English and, most importantly, his confidence. He is actually now excited by a lot of his school work because of the help from Huntington. Their teachers really know how to win kids over, even hard cases like my little one! Thank you again for everything!

This is the best tutoring team around. Our schedule as a family has been a total mess and they were…read morealways so accommodating and professional. Most importantly, their tutors are amazing and they helped me figure out what each of my 3 kids really needed. My last child just put her early application into her dream school - fingers crossed!

I wish I had signed up my kids sooner!…read more My kids love Mathnasium! Isn't that weird? They're spending the summer (2-3 times a week) at a math center and they LOVE going. While we travel we've done the virtual classes as well and they're just as successful. The system they've designed to motivate and reward kids - really works. The teachers are patient and supportive. My kids routinely say, "They explained it and in just five minutes I actually got it! In school we did this for weeks and it made no sense." For our family, Mathnasium is a significant investment and I absolutely wouldn't be able to continue with a program that my kids weren't enjoy and that wasn't showing results. So far they are motivated and thriving. Satish, the center director, is very present and easy to communicate with. Teachers are well trained and easy to work with. Class sign up process is great. All the work is done in center so there's no more homework for the parents to manage.

Mathnasium of Commack is the place to go if your child struggles with math. My son had two month…read morewith Mathnasium of Commack to prepare for his re-take of the Geometry regents he had failed. Jen and David worked hard with my son and had lots of patience with him. Their approach to teaching math makes kids feel comfortable and actually excited to go there. I can not say enough great things about them and all the other tutors there. I also want to thank Satish and Ken for always accommodating us. You have no idea how much we appreciate everything you have done for us. My son certainly was happy when passed the Geometry regents. He had 14 points more than on the previous regent which brought him nicely over what he needed to pass!

I sent my younger brother to LI Prep a few weeks ago for SAT Prep and after two months of help, his…read morescores showed substantial improvement. The coordinators of the center are very helpful and friendly and were very accomodating with our scheduling. The tutors were very helpful and kept me updated on my brothers progress whenever asked. I would definitely recommend this center over others in the area, their prices are great and the help was awesome.

Brian is both a phenomenal tutor and a phenomenal person. His approach to tutoring his students is…read moreunique in that he does not drill into quantitative or grammar heavy rules, forcing you to learn difficult math and complex sentence structure, but rather relies on testing strategies that are become intuitive as you work with him. I was able to hit my target GMAT Score after several months of working with Brian because I could be strategic and pliable on complex questions, number pick and look for patterns when required, and even make educated guesses in a matter of seconds to narrow down especially hard problems into a 50/50 shot. In addition to his fantastic study approach, Brian is just a good guy. Wow no one enjoys studying, Brian would make every session entertaining, keeping me motivated and eager to continue the work. I always felt as though he was just invested in my personal process as I was myself. While I'm incredibly happy with the results from using Reason Test Prep as a tutor, I'll genuinely miss my weekly sessions. Could not recommend Reason Test Prep any more!!!!

If you're reading this, you're likely deciding on choosing a GMAT tutor. Fair warning: I am going…read moreto heap praise on Brian Prestia. So much so that you might doubt the authenticity of this review. If you have any doubts about Brian, the GMAT, my story--anything--I encourage you to message me. I am the kind of person that the GMAT chews up and spits out. I am not a great test taker. I'm not even a good test taker. At best, throughout academia, my success has been equal parts hard work and luck. Beyond that, to say that "I'm not good at math" is akin to saying "the US hasn't had the best response to Covid"--it doesn't even begin to detail how bad the situation actually is. When I took a cold GMAT in February of this year, I got a 630: Q39, V35. I took a ManhattanPrep class, which didn't really help much, but by April, I understood a) how the GMAT worked and b) if I wanted to score above 700, I'd have to invest considerable time and resources. In that light, I found Brian on Yelp and we had our first meeting in early April. Outright, if you went to school in the American school system, Brian is very likely the best tutor for you. There are courses out there, like TTP and Magoosh, that walk you through every nook and cranny of the GMAT quant section algebraically. I know because I tried both courses. Unless you went to school in India, China, or are naturally outstanding at algebra, it is wholly unnecessary to re-learn and master algebra for the GMAT. It's also, I can imagine, incredibly time consuming (at least moreso than the 3-4 months I spent studying). The GMAT is a reasoning test, not a math test, and it rewards people who understand how to play the game. Brian shows you how the game works, what the GMAT is looking for, and most importantly, provides structure and sense to an otherwise unstructured, frustrating process. Brian is immensely patient, and he's adept at sensing where weak spots are. His approach to verbal is smarter and easier-applied than every other approach I've seen in other courses. If I could have created a GMAT tutor in a lab, it would come out looking a lot like Brian. I studied like a crazy person, and each session with Brian helped crystalize my learning. In my last few practice tests leading up to the real thing, I was consistently scoring Q50. That's a sentence I never thought I would type. Q50 is reserved for robots and weird kids with social issues that smell like cheerios and go to math camp. Or so I thought. Come test day, I got a Q49, V40: 730. A 100 point increase. Again, I don't believe I'd be typing that sentence if I hadn't worked with Brian. What's crazy is that I'm taking it again, because I know I can score higher than that. The GMAT has been my life over the past few months. I've read so many threads and posts from GMAT takers that would benefit from Brian's approach. If you can put in the work, and you have the time and resources to do so, Brian is the best option out there.

My daughter is "crazy for math" now and thats all thanks to Richard and his team at Smithtown…read moreMathnasium. Richard has an extraordinary way of making math fun and my daughter cant wait and is genuinely excited about her math session every time. He makes the "FUN" of math contagious to his entire team. All the tutors bring a level of excellence and it's obvious they are all dedicated to not just teaching math, but fostering a deep understanding and love for the subject. Furthermore, Rich and his team take the time to understand each student, their quirks (such as needing things to be in rainbow order), their strengths and weaknesses, and foster the student as a whole. Their ability to break down complex math problems, and explain things calmly and patiently is astounding. This personalized approach has created such a sense of confidence in her abilities, making her feel supported and empowered to tackle even the most challenging problems. I've been witness to my daughter and other kids with a math frown, literally turned upside down! Rich has an excellent ability to be on the students level to explain things, to bring them out of a funk or "I can't do this" attitude and its remarkable seeing such a big smile on her face every time she succeeds. On top of all this, the entire Mathnasium is kept clean and sanitary right down to disinfecting the pencils! I could not ask for more, and highly recommend Smithtown Mathnasium.