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25 Years of Chicago Families Trusting Academic Approach

Chicago's One-on-One Tutoring & Test Prep.

Personalized ACT/SAT and PreACT 9 prep, Selective Enrollment strategy, and academic tutoring — built around your student, taught by Chicago’s own tutors, in-person across the city or virtual.

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25

Years in Chicago

1:1

Tutoring support

11

Selective Enrollment schools

2

In-person or virtual

WHAT WE DO

Four ways we get Chicago students where they're going.

One-on-One Tutoring

Personalized academic support in every subject, built around how your student actually learns.

ACT / SAT Prep

Score-focused coaching from tutors who know these tests inside and out, including the new Enhanced ACT.

PreACT 9 & Selective Enrollment

The CPS Selective Enrollment process decoded: PreACT 9 prep, tier strategy, application timelines.

AP & Academic Tutoring

Subject-level tutoring and AP exam prep to keep grades strong all year, not just at test time.

TEST DAY, HANDLED

We prepare Chicago students for the exam that decides Selective Enrollment.

BUILT FOR THIS CITY

We know CPS because we're from here.

Selective Enrollment isn’t generic test prep — it’s a Chicago-specific process with its own timeline, tiers, and point system. Our tutors work this process every year.

PreACT 9 Secure — Wednesday, October 7, 2026

CPS/Charter students test in school. Non-CPS families need to register for their own test date — we’ll help you plan around it.

Selective Enrollment schools we prep for

All 11 Chicago Selective Enrollment high schools:

Payton · Northside · Whitney Young · Lane Tech · Jones College Prep · Brooks · Hancock · Lindblom · King · Westinghouse · South Shore

HOW IT STARTS

Three steps to a plan built around your student.

Free consult call

A Chicago-based director talks through your student’s goals, timeline, and where they’re starting from.

A plan built for them

We match your student with the right tutor and build a plan around their schedule and target schools.

1-on-1 sessions begin

In-person across Chicago or virtual from anywhere — always one tutor, one student, every session.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

“Our tutor didn't just prep for the test — she understood exactly what our Selective Enrollment strategy needed to be, and walked us through the whole process like she'd done it a hundred times.”

— Lincoln Park Parent, Academic Approach Family

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Let's get your student a plan that actually fits.

25 years of Chicago families trusting us with what matters most. Your first consult is free.

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That tells us you’re serious about your student’s future.

So are we. Let’s stop circling and start a real conversation.

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