Below is a summary of the results of 80 students who John Zaborskis consistently tutored for the TACHS and/or HSPT in individual and group lessons online. Entering high school in September 2021, they earned over
$2,507,000
in academic scholarships to high schools in
Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Long Island.
This is over $9 million in scholarships for 8th grade students from 2015-2021.
- Regis High School, Manhattan – Regis High School Admissions Profile
- 10 out of 13 students passed the rigorous Regis exam. A full four-year scholarship/acceptance is valued at over $25,000/year = more than $100,000 over four years each
- This is a very conservative estimate as it is arguably the best high school in the country.
- Xavier High School, Manhattan – Xavier High School Admissions Profile
- three Loyola Scholarships of $50,400 in total over four years each
- one half scholarship valued at about $40,400 in total over four years
- two Presidential scholarships worth about $33,000 over four years each
- one Ignatian Scholarship or quarter scholarship worth about $20,200 over four years
- Marymount School of New York, Manhattan – Marymount School of New York Admissions Profile
- one Butler scholarship of about $10,000/year = more than $40,000 over four years
- Notre Dame School, Manhattan
- one scholarship of $7,500/year = more than $30,000 over four years
- Xaverian High School, Brooklyn – Xaverian High School Admissions Profile
- four full four-year scholarships = $16,300/year = more than $65,200 over four years each
- three three-quarter scholarships = more than $48,900 over four years each
- one half scholarship = more than $32,600 over four years
- three one-quarter scholarships = more than $16,300 over four years each
- Fontbonne Hall Academy, Brooklyn – Fontbonne Hall Academy Admissions Profile
- one half scholarship ~ $6,750/year = more than $26,600 over four years
- one scholarship worth $6,000/year = $24,000 over four years
- one scholarship worth $5,500/year = $22,000 over four years
- one scholarship worth $4,500/year = $18,000 over four years
- one scholarship worth $3,250/year = $13,000 over four years
- St. Savior High School, Brooklyn
- one half scholarship of $5,300/year scholarship = more than $21,200 over four years
- St. Edmund’s Preparatory High School, Brooklyn
- one scholarship worth $6,000/year = $24,000 over four years
- one scholarship worth $3,000/year = $12,000 over four years
- one scholarship worth $1,500/year = $6,000 over four years
- Staten Island Academy, Staten Island
- one scholarship worth $5,000/year = $20,000 over four years
- St. Joseph by the Sea High School, Staten Island – St. Joseph by the Sea Admissions Profile
- three full four-year scholarships = $8,400/year = more than $33,600 over four years each
- one scholarship worth $5,250/year = $16,000 over four years
- one scholarship worth $3,250/year = $13,000 over four years
- one scholarship worth $3,000/year = $12,000 over four years
- St. Joseph Hill Academy, Staten Island – Saint Joseph Hill Academy Admissions Profile
- one full four-year scholarship = $9,000/year = more than $36,000 over four years
- Notre Dame Academy, Staten Island
- one scholarship of $3,500/year = more than $14,000 over four years
- Monsignor Farrell High School, Staten Island – Monsignor Farrell Admissions Profile
- two full four-year scholarships ~ $8,750/year = more than $35,000 over four years each
- two half four-year scholarships ~ $4,375/year = more than $17,5000 over four years each
- St. Peter’s Boys High School, Staten Island
- one full scholarship = $9,250/year = more than $37,000 over four years
- two half scholarships = $4,625/year = more than $18,500 over four years
- one partial scholarship of $3,000/year = more than $12,000 over four years
- Moore Catholic High School, Staten Island – Moore Catholic High School Admissions Profile
- one scholarship of $3,250/year = more than $13,000 over four years
- The Mary Louis Academy, Queens – The Mary Louis Academy Admissions Profile
- one scholarship of $4,000/year = more than $16,000 over four years
- Fordham Preparatory School, Bronx – Fordham Prep Admissions Profile
- one scholarship of $1,334/year = more than $4,000 over four years
- Sacred Heart Academy, Long Island
- one scholarship of $5,000/year = more than $20,000 over four years
More information about NYC high schools and exams
Tuition found on the respective school websites or TACHSinfo.com.
Due to Covid, all lessons were online for the past year. Our results show that our online lessons were just as effective as in-person lessons.
This is a sum of over 2.5 million dollars in academic scholarships. Most students made all three high schools on the TACHS and were accepted to at least their first choice. Many were accepted to the Honors and/or Scholars programs to schools such as Convent of the Sacred Heart, Seton Hall Prep, St. Peter’s Prep New Jersey, Bay Ridge Prep, and many of the best schools in the NYC area above.
About 14% of the students in the program earned over $100,000
The average award of all 80 students was over $31,346 in scholarships over four years, which was extremely similar to the previous year when all lessons were in-person. If a student received a scholarship, his or her individual average was $67,776. The median of those students was $26,600.
37 out of the 80 students earned a scholarship over $10,000. This is a little less than half of the students John Zaborskis tutored, or 46%.
19 students earned at least $25,000 in combined scholarships. This is about 1 out of every 4 students.
14 students earned at least $50,000 in combined scholarships. This is slightly less than 1 out of every 5 students.
11 of those students earned at least $100,000 in combined scholarships. This is more than 1 out of every 8 students. Most students who earned over $25,000 earned over $100,000!
Many students earned multiple scholarships. If they took only their largest award, they saved a combined total of over $1,657,400 or over $46,000 on average.
Investing in your student’s education will yield many times the returns over their lifetime, whether it allows them to get a better job, earn more in their career, save time at a task, or solve novel problems that make them and those around them happier. Most of my students have earned many times their (parent’s) return on investment in only 6 months to a year. I teach all lessons in a way that shows how the material will be used in the future. What students learn in 7th grade are the building blocks from which all future math, science, and other material will be built. What they learned in high school admissions lessons will pay dividends throughout their entire lives.
John Zaborskis has helped students earn over $9 million in scholarships.
See our past TACHS and HSPT scholarship results since 2015 here: High School Admissions Scholarship Results
2015 Results – $430,000 in scholarships
2016 Results – $172,500 in scholarships
2017 Results – $1.4 million in scholarships
2018 Results – $1.4 million in scholarships
2019 Results – $1.3 million in scholarships
2020 Results – $1.7 million in scholarships
For our most recent results, see Results of High School Admissions Prep 2023 = $4 million in scholarships. 17 interviews to Regis High School. Our students have had over 59 interviews to Regis and $17 million in scholarships since 2015.
Preparation for the rigorous high school entrance exams in New York such as the Test for Admission to Catholic High Schools and High School Placement Tests has already begun. Contact me to talk about how we can get the best results from your student. 6th and 7th grade is the best time to start, not only because of the impending high school entrance exams but also because grades in school in 7th grade matter heavily for entrance into most high schools. Above all, most topics in algebra, physics, chemistry, math, and calculus rely on concepts learned/mastered around 7th and 8th grade.
About half the students who we prepared from 2018-2021 have earned at least one scholarship. 80 of them earned over $10,000 in scholarships and 20 earned over $100,000 in scholarships.
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