City Smarts - New York

chetna B.

Brett and his team offer a superb and comprehensive tutoring and college advising service for a terrific price point. Sophia was our child’s tutor for several subjects over a few years. Sophia not only provided excellent subject matter expertise but also supported our child’s ADHD with executive functioning tips to accelerate learning. Brett advised our child on the college app process and he provided just the right amount of “push” while still allowing for autonomy. Our child ended up getting into a competitive reach school that was recommended by Brett. We may have not considered this school had it not been for Brett’s recommendation and gentle nudge. This is the school chosen by our child for college so to say Brett was instrumental is an understatement.

We are really going to miss the peace of mind that both Sophia and Brett provided to us as parents. They allowed us to take a back seat and not have to be the “nag”. Our only wish is that we could send them to college with our child. Give City Smarts a try. You will not be disappointed.

Barbarajean K.

City Smarts is wonderful! We were new residents and my child needed to apply to a public high school the summer before 9th grade. Danielle helped lay out all the possible options for us, given the super-compressed timeline and desire for a strong arts program. Now my child is halfway through sophomore year at a dream school. I know great tutoring help is available as classes become more challenging. Thank you City Smarts for all you did. My child loves school!

Julie R.

We have used City Smarts with both of our children, who have very different personalities and learning styles. All of the City Smarts tutors were excellent -- not just in their expertise and knowledge of the tests, but in connecting with our kids on many levels -- including emotionally and academically. City Smarts takes great care in pairing the right tutor with your child. These tutors were somehow able to inspire our kids to study and do practice tests, on top of an already-demanding school workload. With City Smarts' help, our kids never lost sight of the fact that these tests are just one tool among many in the high school application process. Their whole approach is level-headed and holistic, and they managed to reduce the stress and insanity that the NYC school-search can engender.

Separate from their tutoring services, I also recommend their individual consulting in your search for the best schools (private and/or public) for your child. It's not cheap but we found it was money well-spent. They take a real interest in learning about your child and figuring out what will best serve him/her/them. We've sent many friends to City Smarts and they've all been so impressed with their tutors and their kids have all gone on to great schools where they're thriving. We highly recommend City Smarts!

Bridget M.

We have worked closely with the City Smarts team with both of our children over the past 4 years, the support we have received has been invaluable. Danielle and Brett give honest and practical advice (about both HS and college) and our children were well-matched with fantasic testing tutors that improved their skills, scores, and confidence. I have been consistently impressed with their big-picture approach that incorporates a thorough understanding of the high school through college years. They communicate well with teens and parents and have been a joy to work with.

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Thanks to City Smarts my two sons, who are In 8th (Brooklyn Dreams Charter School) and 9th (Beacon High School) grades, are building academic confidence. It’s always a struggle to get them involved; homework, extra curricular activities, reading, etc, but somehow they are never hesitant to work with City Smarts.

We highly recommend this service to every student and parent who wishes to uplift their scholar’s knowledge and attitude towards their professional potential. City Smarts teaches accountability, respect and awareness.

Lauren B.

We have had a great experience with City Smarts preparing our daughter for the SHSAT and another daughter for aspects of the Hunter exam. We have worked with two tutors at City Smarts so far. Each had unique skill sets and both offered balanced support to our daughters, always allowing them to think for themselves and remaining attentive to their stress levels. I appreciate City Smarts' approach to considering what works best for each child and prioritizing their emotional well-being. Danielle has been a valuable resource in considering public middle and high school options as well. We will continue to work with City Smarts for any tutoring needs that come up for our daughters and continue to recommend them to friends.

Vin H.

City Smarts was fantastic to work with for our daughter's SHSAT prep. We were more than happy with tutor Safah's work and support for our daughter since we started. She is an amazing tutor and human being. We especially appreciated her beautiful message of encouragement right before the test. Our daughter expressed how Safah would consistently point out 'how' she may have made certain errors rather than just showing her how to do things correctly, and we find that empowering. Overall, our daughter feels like she did well and found the tutoring extremely helpful.
Regardless of the test outcome, we think the world of Safah and City Smarts.

Robin S.

We've used many tutoring services over the years and City Smarts is by far the most flexible, invested and capable firm we found. They worked with us to support our son with a variety of tutoring including work habits/organization and ACT prep. They worked around his athletics schedule and always supported him wherever he was in the process. As a result, our son achieved an ACT score that earned him a significant scholarship at his chosen college. I have never in my life seen such a huge ROI! I can't recommend them highly enough.