Expert in-person & online — academic tutoring & test prep
Typically +2–3 ISEE stanines or +150 SAT points.
I'm Nico. I'm based in Studio City, ten minutes from Harvard-Westlake's Coldwater Canyon campus, and over the past 13 years, I've taught hundreds of students across Los Angeles — in-home in Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Valley Village, North Hollywood and Toluca Lake — and online worldwide. I take a limited number of families each season.
Now booking Fall '26
Intake log
Four calls I get every week.
“My child's grades slipped this semester, and they've lost their confidence.”
Conceptual gap“The ISEE is a few months away and my child hasn't started studying.”
Timeline“Homework has turned into a nightly fight.”
Study system“My kid is normally bright, but their test scores don't show it.”
Test strategyAt Clear Concepts, we target the root cause of academic struggle: conceptual gaps.
Reviews
“He was extremely patient and really made me feel confident… helped me get an A in a class I previously had a C in.”
“All his fear vanished when he started getting tutored by Nicolas… from Beverly Hills High all the way through UC Irvine.”
Meet Nico
I started tutoring as a freshman in high school, helping my friends succeed in math. While completing my major in English and minor in physics at UC Santa Barbara, I tutored peers in the drop-in tutoring room in math and physics.
After arriving in LA in 2013 and tutoring with other companies for a few years, I founded Clear Concepts in 2015. When my first student got into USC, I understood the real job: the score matters, but the confidence lasts a lifetime. Thirteen years in, that hasn't changed.
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Getting started
A free 20-minute conversation about your student, including their goals, schedule, and learning style.
A full timed practice test or a look at recent schoolwork so we know the real starting point before anyone commits to anything.
A personalized plan we build together to ensure success for your student.
What we offer
every card is its own page — tap what you need ↓
Test prep
Academic tutoring
Serving LA's top schools
I've tutored students from LA's top schools: Windward, Harvard-Westlake, Crossroads, Brentwood, Archer, Loyola and more. Thirteen years tutoring families from these schools means I know each school's math curriculum, its English teachers' grading habits, and its admissions calendar. Each school below has its own page.
H-W is a 10-minute drive from my desk ↓After practice, after dinner at a time when your student can actually focus. Most of my families book evening slots, and working parents don't have to leave the office early to make it happen.