For nearly 28 years, MEK Review has supported students attending competitive magnet programs, boarding schools, and rigorous private institutions across New Jersey, New York and beyond. Our Private Tutoring is available in-person and virtually, and it is built around one principle: every school is different, and every student deserves support that reflects that.
The schools we work with.
Competitive Public Magnet Programs
| Bergen County Academies (BCA) |
| Bergen County Technical High Schools (Bergen Tech) |
| Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVSD) |
| Union County Vocational-Technical Schools (UCVTS) |
| Middlesex County Magnet Schools — Edison Academy |
| Middlesex County Magnet Schools — Woodbridge Academy |
| Stuyvesant High School |
| Bronx High School of Science |
Independent and Boarding Schools
| Stanford Online High School |
| Phillips Academy Andover |
| Phillips Exeter Academy |
| Choate Rosemary Hall |
| Deerfield Academy |
| Lawrenceville School |
| Horace Mann School |
| Dwight-Englewood School |
| Marymount School of New York Parochial and Private Day Schools |
| Regis High School |
| Don Bosco Preparatory High School |
| Academy of the Holy Angels |
| Bergen Catholic High School |
The schools listed above represent a portion of the institutions that we have worked with. Over nearly 28 years, MEK Review has tutored students from a wide range of schools across New Jersey, New York and beyond — including public schools, other private schools, and many programs not listed here. Every student, regardless of where they attend, receives the same level of preparation, attention, and commitment.
Why school-specific knowledge matters.
Each school on this list operates its own academic logic. BCA and Bergen Tech carry some of the most demanding internal course sequences in New Jersey, and performance is measured on terms that differ significantly from a typical public school. Stuyvesant and Bronx Science draw from the highest-performing students in New York City, and the pace inside those classrooms reflects that. Phillips Exeter and Phillips Academy Andover use the Harkness method, in which a student’s comprehension is visible in real time — there is no passive participation. Stanford Online High School runs a fully seminar-based curriculum with university-level expectations for written work and discussion. Choate, Deerfield, Lawrenceville, and Horace Mann each carry grading cultures and written standards that require a level of academic preparation most students have not previously encountered. An instructor who does not understand how these environments work cannot provide meaningful support to a student inside them. MEK Review’s instructors know these schools. That knowledge is not incidental — it shapes how every session is structured, what skills are addressed first, and how we measure whether a student is genuinely improving.
What 1:1 tutoring at MEK Review looks like.
Each student is paired with an instructor whose subject expertise and school familiarity match what that student needs. Sessions are available in-person at our Closter and Englewood Cliffs campuses, and virtually for students at boarding schools or with scheduling constraints. Tutoring at MEK Review is not a fixed curriculum applied to every student. It is a continuous, structured process — identifying where a student stands relative to the demands of their actual coursework, closing the gaps that matter most, and building the kind of fluency that holds up under real academic pressure. We understand that students at demanding schools often feel overwhelmed before they can even name why. When that happens, absorbing new material becomes nearly impossible. MEK tutors are trained to recognizethis. Part of every session is creating the space for a student to decompress, ask freely, and re-engage with the work — because a student who feels heard can finally start to listen. From there, the tutor’s role is to bridge the distance between where the student is today and what their class will require tomorrow. With only an hour or so each week to work with, focus is everything. Tutors identify the gaps that are costing the student the most, reinforce the understanding that didn’t fully land in the classroom, and prepare them for what’s coming next — so that each session compounds across the week rather than standing alone. We track comprehension at every session, adjust when something isn’t working, and do not move on until the material has been genuinely internalized. The goal is not to get through the content. The goal is to produce a student who performs with confidence — in the classroom, on assessments, and under the specific expectations of their school.
Schedule an academic consultation.
If your student attends one of the schools listed above — or any school where academic performance matters and additional support would make a real difference — we welcome a conversation.
