Alliance Tutoring & Coaching

Alliance Tutoring & Coaching specializes in assisting teenagers and young adults who have strayed away from their academic path and are in need of additional support and guidance to give them the edge they need to succeed. We are a collection of experienced educators with elite educational backgrounds who help these young people regain their path through a uniquely holistic approach, combining customized executive function and academic support to ease inner tensions and refocus their lives.

SAT, ACT, GRE, ISSE/SSAT, PSAT, TOEFL, IB, IELTS and AP Exams

Advanced Exam Prep

Alliance Tutoring guarantees targeted results with its proprietary "Diagnose, Drill and Deliver" method. The initial algorithmic analysis of a student's aptitudes produces a course designed specifically to suit their needs.

Alliance Specializes in Fighting Attrition

A unique organizational mission, Alliance Tutoring fights the 40% attrition rate at American Colleges and Universities. They get teens and young adults into schools and work to keep them there until they graduate.

OUR SERVICES

Our tutoring services provide personalized, one-on-one instruction to help students succeed in their academic pursuits. Our experienced ivy-league tutors are dedicated to helping students understand complex material and improve their study skills. We offer a wide range of services, including homework help, test preparation, and subject-specific instruction. Some of our services include:

Elementary & Middle School Tutoring

Alliance Tutoring offers specialized services to Elementary and Middle School Students:

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High School Tutoring

Alliance Tutors provides the following tutoring and coaching services to high school students:

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College Tutoring

Alliance Tutoring offers the following coaching and tutoring services for college students:

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Advanced Test Preparation

Alliance Tutoring offers college application and standardized testing prep that includes:

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Executive Function

Help Your Child Succeed with an Executive Function Coach

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MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY

At Alliance Tutoring, we aim to instruct students in the method most conducive to their success. Our services offer unique flexibility to ease academic and test-taking strains. You can choose any or a combination of the below methods to best suit your student needs.

Local

In-person Tutoring & Coaching Service

Remote

On-demand remote tutoring

In-Home

In-home Tutoring & Coaching service

Virtual Reality

360 degree immersive learning environment

OUR ONLINE COURSES

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How to Get Your Kids Into College & Keep Them There: A Guide to College Admissions and Retention in a Post-Covid World Kindle Edition

A progressive and thoughtful look at the pathways and best practices needed to successful help kids get (and stay) in college during the uncertain post-pandemic times.

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FOUNDER

ALEXANDER W. MERRILL

Alex has taught English, coached, and dorm-parented for nearly 20 years at Dartmouth College, The King School, Kingswood-Oxford, Philips Andover and The Taft School. Author of How to Get Your Kids Into College & Keep Them There, he is an expert at college application and retention. He has tutored hundreds of adolescent teens and young adults from middle school through college level on all spectrums, behaviorally and academically. He attended Philips Exeter Academy and received an undergrad degree from Kenyon College and a Masters Degree from Dartmouth College. He lives in Farmington, CT with his three rug rats and wife, Alexa.

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Alliance Tutoring

Alliance Tutoring specializes in assisting students from adolescence to young adulthood who find themselves in the space between: between schools, between high school and college, or between life paths. We also focus on those who have departed from their academic and/or life tracks, whether due to trauma, learning disability, perfectionism, health, or any of the other myriad issues that derail the young.