Hello! 
My name is Adam Piacente, teaching professional and founder of Marin SAT Prep, an educational service that specializes in preparing students for College and High School admissions exams.
Combining long experience in instructional course design with a comprehensive analysis of the tests, I have developed highly effective test prep courses that have significantly improved the scores of students at every level of ability.
And your scores will improve too!
Since 2006, we have tutored some of the highest scoring students in the Bay Area, but you don’t have to be a top scorer to see the benefits of our test prep programs. Students at every level of ability typically enjoy out-sized improvement over previous scores, while those who struggle with test anxiety or learning issues often benefit most from our services.
Content
Focused review of all subjects with emphasis on improving weak areas.
Strategy
Powerful strategies and time management plans to ensure success on test day!
Performance
Effective techniques to improve focus, combat fatigue, and reduce stress.
Support
Expert guidance throughout the admissions testing process.
Marin SAT Prep tutors are all friendly, experienced, and knowledgeable professionals.
We each take a personal interest in helping each of our students succeed and always strive to create a positive and supportive learning environment that promotes understanding and builds confidence.
Adam Piacente
Founder of Marin SAT Prep, Adam is a retired attorney who designed and taught some of the very first law school courses in online legal research. He is the author of a number of textbooks on the subject as well as author and co-publisher, with Lexis Publishing, of the official launch guide for the lexis.com legal research service.
After deciding to transition from law, Adam took a position as a private tutor and soon began developing new and more effective methods for teaching the tests that proved so successful, Adam started his own education company.
Adam is the author of the comprehensive SAT guide, SAT Unlocked, and the forthcoming ACT Unlocked. He also writes about the tests at SAT Tutor’s Blog.
Adam is available to speak with your group about admissions testing. Please contact us for more details.
Barry Fishman
Barry has over twenty years tutoring the SAT, ACT, SAT II’s, SSAT, ISEE and HSPT. He holds a Masters in Education from Northeastern University. A veteran high school teacher, Barry also tutors a broad range of AP courses in English, U.S. History, World History, European History, Environmental Science, Biology, and Math including Calculus.
“I just wanted to recognize what a wonderful job Barry Fishman did tutoring our son for his recent ACT prep. Barry was professional and an excellent communicator. He was clear on the expectations, very thorough, and encouraging with (our son) on how to best approach this exam.”
Hayley Bubb
Hayley tutors ACT, SAT, and Math II Subject tests. She graduated cum laude from Barnard College at Columbia University with a B.A. in Anthropology and a minor in Physics. In her free time, Hayley enjoys hiking, playing music, and writing short stories. Hayley also assists in development of Marin SAT Prep’s guides for both the ACT and the Revised SAT.
“Both my daughter and (another student) thought Hayley did a great job tutoring them, was extremely knowledgeable and thorough, and were quite pleased with the scores they’ve received on their SATs (much improved over the expectation based on PSATs.) So we felt like the tutoring was very worthwhile, and appreciated her expertise and enjoyable personal style!”
Cheramie Leo
Cheramie tutors the ACT, SAT, and SSAT. She holds a B.A. in Literature and an M.A. in Creative Writing. When not tutoring, Cheramie teaches at Dominican University, where she was recently named Teacher of the Year. Cheramie also assists in development of Marin SAT Prep’s guides for both the ACT and the Revised SAT.
“I want to let you know that our son did VERY well on the SATs last month. These were a great improvement over his already good PSAT scores. Thank you so much, Cheramie! You did an amazing job preparing him.”
Welcome to our Test Prep Center!
A state-of-the-art facility conveniently located at the Montecito Plaza Office Center in San Rafael (upstairs from Trader Joe’s).
Providing clasroom seating for up to 30 students AND study rooms for private tutoring!
Let’s talk about your scores!
For your free, no obligation phone consultation, please call:
(415) 578-5760
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