If you’re in the New York Metro Area and want the most immersive, results-driven test preparation experience available anywhere, come see us at our Midtown Manhattan location.
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A True Classroom — Built for You Alone
Our Midtown Manhattan facility is equipped with everything you’d expect from a premium academic environment — classrooms designed for one-on-one, a comfortable lounge, and a café on premises — no rows of desks. No strangers next to you. No one else’s questions are eating into your time.
Whether you sit across from your instructor in our Midtown location or connect through two-way video from anywhere in the world, every session is entirely yours.
Even as test prep across the United States has gone almost entirely online and the in-person experience has all but disappeared, The Best Test Prep remains one of only a handful of companies in New York City still offering true, dedicated, in-person instruction.
Buy Once. Prepare Your Way.
At The Best Test Prep, you get a fully personalized program built around your exam, your goals, and your schedule. How you show up is entirely up to you.
Come to our Midtown Manhattan location. Sit across from your instructor in a focused, distraction-free environment. This is test prep at its most immersive — and for New York students, it's the gold standard.
Prepare from wherever you are: home, a campus library, or anywhere with an internet connection. Sessions are conducted over two-way video, Complete with a marker board and close-up camera angles. A true virtual classroom. The same personalized sessions, the same energy, zero compromise in quality.
Combine both. Come in person when it suits you, and switch to online when life gets in the way. Most of our New York City clients prepare this way, and it works seamlessly, session-by-session, without any additional cost.
The format is your choice — and the price is exactly the same, no matter how you prepare.
Our Exams
Every Major Exam. One Trusted Team.
You’re not competing against average students. You’re competing against the most driven, most prepared applicants in the world.
Top universities have reinstated score requirements. A strong SAT is more important than ever for NYC students targeting Ivy League and elite colleges.
Accepted by every U.S. college. A strong alternative to the SAT — we help you decide which test is the right fit.
Accepted at competitive grad programs at Columbia, NYU, and most top business schools including Columbia Business School and NYU Stern.
The leading MBA admissions exam. Accepted at top NYC programs including Columbia Business School and NYU Stern. Scored 205–805.
The gold standard for law school admissions. Accepted at every ABA-accredited law school including Columbia Law, NYU Law, and Fordham Law.
Admission to NYC's elite private schools and specialized public high schools — Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech.
Stop Procrastinating. Raise Your Score.
New York City does not reward hesitation. Every week you wait is a week your competition gets ahead. The right preparation — with the right instructor — changes everything.
Choose your exam and get started today:
SHSAT / ISEE / SSAT | SAT / ACT | GRE | GMAT | LSAT
| GRE Test Section | # of Questions | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Analytical Writing | 1 essay prompt | 30 minutes |
| Verbal Reasoning |
Section 1: 12 questions Section 2: 15 questions |
Section 1: 18 minutes Section 2: 23 minutes |
| Quantitative Reasoning |
Section 1: 12 questions Section 2: 15 questions |
Section 1: 21 minutes Section 2: 26 minutes |
| SAT Test Section | # of Questions | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Reading and Writing |
1st module: 27 questions 2nd module: 27 questions |
1st module: 32 minutes 2nd module: 32 minutes |
| Math |
1st module: 22 questions 2nd module: 22 questions |
1st module: 35 minutes 2nd module: 35 minutes |
| ACT Test Section | # of Questions | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| English | 50 (40 Scored) | 35 minutes |
| Math | 45 (41 Scored) | 50 minutes |
| Reading | 36 (27 Scored) | 40 minutes |
| ACT Test Section | # of Questions | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Science (Optional) | 40 (34 Scored) | 40 minutes |
| Writing (Optional) | 1 Essay | 40 minutes |
