Marks Education

Anthony Celino is an amazing tutor. Not only did my sons ACT and PSAT scores go WAY up but his grades at school have never been better. My son has been taught so many great test taking tricks. Anthony covered so much information that he hasn’t been taught at school yet so he could really excel on his ACT’s. We can’t thank Marks Education and Anthony enough. He gave us great advice for the night before and the morning of the test too. He was truly there every step of the way and we will be forever grateful.

I am extremely pleased and grateful for Marks Education and their tutors Eddy and Sarah. Both have helped my son not only get his grades up, but they have helped him to get organized, focused and thinking beyond what is due tomorrow. We tried a few other tutoring outfits in the Potomac/​Bethesda area, but none helped him this much and none provided him with the studying tools that will serve him well in college. Last year we struggled (despite having tutors) and it wound up being a rough sophomore year for him. At the start of junior year, we were introduced to Marks Education and I had a lengthy exchange with Nitin Sawhney who got what our needs were and spoke to me about how they could help. Eddy and Sarah are wonderful at providing updates regarding my son’s progress and letting me know where he needs to spend some extra time and where he’s doing well.

I had the pleasure of working with Nitin Sawhney and Nisha Sardella in recent months. I was exploring MBA programs in Dallas, TX, and found one that I really liked. After some due diligence, we discovered that in order for me to apply for the program I wanted, I needed to have my application submitted in ten days, and a GMAT submitted in twenty days. At the time, it seemed like an impossible feat and that I may just need to wait for the 2016 program to start. However, with Nitin’s and Nisha’s help, we found a way.
Nisha had an uphill battle with me in terms of time, but she helped me craft my application essays nonetheless. She provided me the tools necessary to create well-​written, poignant, and unique essays that helped me stand out in the application pool. Mind you, I applied with essentially minutes left on the clock, so as one of the last applicants, I was in the most competitive portion of the applicant class. The stakes were high and she helped me make those essays perfect.
Nitin also had an impossible task ahead of him. I hadn’t taken a standardized test, done a math problem outside of Excel, or even had the thought of the value of pi run through my head once since freshman year of undergrad. I hadn’t been asked to restructure sentences, needed to figure out where a semicolon should be, or really wondered what the author of Passage 1 intended with his argument in paragraph 2. Despite the odds, Nitin helped me succeed. I had a baseline score of 590 on a practice test, which realistically meant closer to a 500 at best on the real test… mainly because I didn’t know that I could not use a calculator and did on the practice test! To get into my program, I needed to bring my score up at least 50 points to be comfortable about getting in. 100 points would be sure to get me in. We worked hard in those three weeks, meeting over Skype for an hour twice per week to review questions and strategies. On test day, I went in hoping that I could somehow score a 590, expecting to fall a little short due to the time constraints Nitin and I faced. I walked out of the test with a 660. I would have never in my wildest dreams thought that possible, but it happened.
I’m currently enrolled in the program I desired, and did so in under three weeks time. It literally would not have been possible without Nitin and Nisha. They are extraordinary teachers and they will find a way to help you learn what you need to know so that you can apply it and succeed. They are remarkable. Find out for yourself.