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Stratus Prep is so different from any other test prep or admissions firm. Everyone, from the tutors to the office staff, cares so much about your success. From the first time I called to ask about GMAT Tutoring, everyone was so insightful and accommodating. Just knowing they were behind me 100% made me want to do better, and I did!
I was doing great with Quant, but my Verbal score kept pulling me down. My Stratus Prep tutor pinpointed exactly which question type I wasn’t getting, and he literally spent hours with me helping me through practice problems and explaining until I really understood everything. I ended up with a 780!!
I understood all the concepts but made careless mistakes and struggle with timing. My tutor taught me incredibly useful problem-solving techniques that saved me time while dramatically increasing my accuracy. Hello 710!
I bought a few GMAT books but they were confusing (sometimes even inaccurate), and I was never motivated to study. My Stratus Prep tutor explained concepts so I could understand them, and he assigned me lots of homework to keep me on track. It worked! I never thought I would break 700, but I got a 720!!
I live in Charlotte, but I came all the way to NYC just to do private tutoring with Shawn (Stratus Prep’s founder). My buddy from college who lives in New York swears by Shawn’s methods, and she said I had to use him to prep for the GMAT! It has been worth the travel and every dime!

Our GMAT Instructors

Jim Kernan Education Miami University, B.S. in Finance (OH) - 2003, Duke University MBA - 2008
GMAT Score: 770 Professional Experience: Navigant Consulting - (2003 - 2006) - Litigation Consultant
Barclays Capital - (2008-2010) - FX Structured Derivatives Sales
 Areas of Expertise: I Specialize in both word problems and data sufficiency in Quant and sentence correction in Verbal.
Greatest Accomplishments with Clients
  • Numerous 150+ point improvements and 700+ scores from students
  • Maximum of 210 point improvement from one student
Fun Facts
  • Working on a social music start-up
  • Traveled to 4 continents
  • Attended the slam dunk contest where Michael Jordan dunked from the foul line.
Daniel Coogan Education Bowdoin College, B.A. 2005
Majors: Philosophy, German
Minor: Ancient Greek
Honors
Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar, 2005
Old Broad Bay Prize for Reading German, 2005
Fulbright Scholarship 2005-2006 New York University School of Law, J.D. Expected 2012
Journal of Law and Business, Staff Editor GMAT Score: 760 Areas of Expertise: GMAT Quantitative section
Greatest Accomplishments with Clients
  • In fewer than 10 tutoring hours I got a GMAT client from below the 40th percentile in quantitative to above the 70th percentile in quantitative, even though the client had done extensive preparation (including taking the class of a competitor) before beginning to work with me.
Fun Facts
  • I do the New York Times crossword puzzle every day.
  • I lived in Germany for 1 1/2 years and am fluent in German.
  • I hope to one day study and play organized tournaments of various card games, including Gin Rummy and contract bridge.