My Story
“After graduating from Columbia University, I returned to my hometown as a classroom SAT instructor. There, I taught hundreds of ambitious students while envisioning a better form of test preparation — one that allowed students to achieve their score goals without sacrificing their academic, professional, or personal commitments.
“I tutored for over five years and over 3,000 hours, but I’ll never forget the day that dozens of my students wrote to me to share how my guidance had transformed their lives — not just academically, but also personally. That moment revealed my mission: to help students recognize and harness their own potential in the classroom and beyond.
“Over thousands of classroom hours, I developed my curriculum: diagnostic tests to identify student weaknesses accompanied by lectures and homework that encouraged mastery. Because my sessions are devoted towards efficient instruction rather than supervised exercises, parents and students save thousands of dollars while getting the results they need.
I also imagined a test preparation as a service ‘delivered to your home.’ Leveraging my favorite hobby of cycling in Manhattan, that vision became a reality! I teach at-home sessions in Manhattan (south of 96th street) as well as virtual sessions nationwide.
“I strive each day to prepare students and their families for the incredible gift of higher education because there is nothing greater than seeing a child accomplish more than they thought possible.”
David Clarke,
LionPrep Founder and Instructor
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Contact me.
david@lionprepnyc.com
(484) 437-0308