Hello!
My name is Adam Piacente, teaching professional and founder of Marin SAT Prep, an educational service that specializes in preparing students for college 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.
Founder of Marin SAT Prep, Adam Piacente 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. Adam is available to speak with your group about admissions testing. Please contact us for more details.
Our clients say...
"Just wanted you to know that (my son)
was accepted to Cornell today.
His 34 ACT and 800 Math 2 scores
I am sure played a big role!"
"Yesterday I found out that I got into Stanford.
You were such a big part of the process for me,
and without your help I would never
have done well enough on the tests to make it."
"(My son) did better than
he’s ever done on standardized testing.
He credits you!"
"(My home school student) scored
800 on her SAT 2 Math Subject Test
to go along with her
36 on the ACT!
She will be attending MIT in the Fall!"
"Besides teaching me all the techniques and material,
you always made me feel so confident in my abilities.
Thanks for that!"
"You are the greatest!
(Our daughter’s) higher math score undoubtedly made
a critical difference in her gaining admission to UCLA."
"Your work with (my daughter) really paid off!
She was accepted early decision to Dartmouth!"
"I just got my score!
Woot!"
"I just wanted to let you know how grateful
I am for your guidance and knowledge
you’ve shared with my son.
(He) was able to raise his ACT score
from 28 to 33 after 5 sessions with you.
Thank you so much for helping him to achieve his potential."
"(My son) got a 790 out of 800 on SAT Math.
It was amazing.
Math was what we were zeroed in on for engineering schools
and you did a phenomenal job."
"I’m so happy for and proud of (our niece).
We can’t thank you enough.
You delivered what you promised!"
"(My daughter) absolutely loved working with you.
She said that you were very structured, organized
and your calm mannerism spoke very well to her.
She truly never minded going to see you,
even after a long day at school."
"You’ve vindicated my daughter’s faith in herself,
my faith in her, and my initial judgment that you were
DA MAN.
Amazing improvement due to your counsel!"