A little bit about us

Star Prep Tutors focuses on providing students with a unique and efficient learning experience

A Little Bit About US

Meet Our Founders

Vivek Khanna

Vik has over 20 years of teaching experience with one of the top test preparation companies in the world. He has helped students achieve their goals not only on the SAT but also the ACT, MCAT, and TSIA examinations. Vik has also tutored students in a variety of Advanced Placement subjects including AP Chemistry, AP Physics, and AP Calculus AB and BC. In addition to this he has guided over fifty students through the writing and editing of their college admissions essays as well as assisting in the organization and implementation of their college applications. In his spare time Vik enjoys reading political biographies, in particular those focusing on the Cold War and world leaders of this time period. This seems to prove his friends’ assertions that he is a well read, but still absolute, dork.

Finn Horsley

Finn has over eight years of teaching experience, and worked for the Princeton Review for several years as an SAT instructor while studying economics and finance at the London School of Economics and Babson College. Finn has himself scored in the 99th percentile on the SAT and has both co authored and written practice problems for Star Prep Tutors. Among his many accomplishments, Finn is also an international chess competitor and a collegiate All-American skier.

Francisco Larrea

Francisco has over five years of combined teaching experience between academic tutoring and SAT instruction. Trained as a chemical and biomolecular engineer at UIUC, Francisco excels in math, physics, and chemistry. In addition to his SAT tutoring experience, Francisco has helped high school and college students grasp complex topics like AP Calculus, Organic Chemistry, and Classical Mechanics. Moreover, Francisco has been a key contributor to Star Prep Tutor’s educational materials, helping develop lessons, tests, and questions. Outside the classroom, Francisco is passionate about astrophysics and cosmology, enjoys working on coding projects, and loves hiking.

Meet Our Founders

Vivek Khanna
Vik has over 20 years of teaching experience with one of the top test preparation companies in the world. He has helped students achieve their goals not only on the SAT but also the ACT, MCAT, and TSIA examinations. Vik has also tutored students in a variety of Advanced Placement subjects including AP Chemistry, AP Physics, and AP Calculus AB and BC. In addition to this he has guided over fifty students through the writing and editing of their college admissions essays as well as assisting in the organization and implementation of their college applications. In his spare time Vik enjoys reading political biographies, in particular those focusing on the Cold War and world leaders of this time period. This seems to prove his friends’ assertions that he is a well read, but still absolute, dork.
Finn Horsley
Finn has over eight years of teaching experience, and worked for the Princeton Review for several years as an SAT instructor while studying economics and finance at the London School of Economics and Babson College. Finn has himself scored in the 99th percentile on the SAT and has both co authored and written practice problems for Star Prep Tutors. Among his many accomplishments, Finn is also an international chess competitor and a collegiate All-American skier.
Francisco Larrea
Francisco has over five years of combined teaching experience between academic tutoring and SAT instruction. Trained as a chemical and biomolecular engineer at UIUC, Francisco excels in math, physics, and chemistry. In addition to his SAT tutoring experience, Francisco has helped high school and college students grasp complex topics like AP Calculus, Organic Chemistry, and Classical Mechanics. Moreover, Francisco has been a key contributor to Star Prep Tutor’s educational materials, helping develop lessons, tests, and questions. Outside the classroom, Francisco is passionate about astrophysics and cosmology, enjoys working on coding projects, and loves hiking.

"I find that teaching and the students keep life going, and I would never accept any position in which somebody has invented a happy situation for me where I don't have to teach."

- Richard Feynman

What Makes Us Different

Our mission is to offer personalized attention in test preparation that large test prep companies can’t offer.
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Major test preparation companies stress a “by the book” approach that often emphasized structure over learning and doesn't allow instructors to adjust to the individual needs of students.

In founding Star Prep Tutors, we put the student first and decided on class sizes that are far less than half the size of major test prep companies. As much as we recognize that stacking classes can inflate profits, we won’t accept sacrificing the student experience and accordingly refuse to do so.

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Major test preparation companies consistently stray away from using real SAT and College Board questions despite the College Board openly publishing thousands of questions.

While formulating your own questions can be valuable as extra practice (something we also do at Star Prep Tutors), ignoring real SAT material in your preparation is just irresponsible. Because of this, Star Prep Tutors uses a hybrid approach which uses proprietary questions as extra practice but effectively utilizes and analyzes real SAT problems.

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We've left out the fluff. We only teach what is relevant to a student getting questions right. That's why our course teaches more in less time.

Multinational test prep companies do this to seem more “experienced” or “knowledgeable,” but in fact waste limited student time and mental energy learning content that does not increase their score. At Star Prep Tutors, we take a “test first” approach and only focus on what our students will need to achieve their potential.

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