Test Prep
Better Scores Start With SAT Prep
Our students’ SAT scores rise 3x more than the industry average, often by more than 100 points per section, with a customized learning plan built around each student.
Ingredients for Success
How it works
Step 1
Diagnostic
Our approach is built on 15+ years of research and experience supporting students. A free, full-length diagnostic exam and proven test-taking methods, not guesswork, show us exactly where your student stands and what will raise their score.
Step 2
Customized plans
Every student gets a plan built around their diagnostic results, test dates, and goals, focused on the content and strategies with the most room for improvement.
Step 3
One-on-one instruction
Your student works directly with an experienced instructor who makes real-time adjustments as they go. We start by understanding your student, then adjust to how they learn best.
What to Expect
- Free diagnostic assessment to identify strengths and gaps
- One-on-one tutoring sessions in Wellesley or Concord
- Practice materials and full-length practice tests
- Progress updates for families throughout the program
Boosts scores on every section
Our specially trained faculty understand the differences between the SAT and the ACT. We’ll evaluate your student’s free diagnostic and help you decide which test is the better fit, or whether to take both. On the SAT, we focus on the precise areas where a student needs to improve across reading, writing, and math, helping them:
- Build vocabulary and boost memory
- Decode historical and literary documents to answer text-specific questions
- Read a passage accurately and analyze its argument
- Discover time-saving tips and techniques
- Understand the application of math principles and decipher tricky word problems
- Use the built-in graphing calculator to save time on math problems
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Track record
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FAQ
My student learns differently. Can you help?
Yes. Our faculty are trained to adjust lessons to each student’s learning profile, and every plan is built around how your child learns best. Our instructors are specifically trained to support students with ADHD, anxiety and other learning challenges. If organization, focus, or time management are part of what holds your student back, we’ll incorporate our executive function coaching into your student’s session.
Are sessions in person or online?
Most sessions are one-on-one, in person at our Wellesley and Concord learning centers, but we can also offer virtual sessions.
How many sessions will my student need?
It depends on where your student is starting and where they want to land. The diagnostic gives us the answer, and we’ll give you a straightforward recommendation before you commit to anything.
How do you prepare students for the SAT?
Every plan starts with a full-length diagnostic and is built around the individual student, then adjusts as practice-test results come in. We work backward from your student’s test dates and college list, teaching both the content (grammar rules, math concepts, reading strategies) and the test-taking strategy that turns that knowledge into points. From there, we carefully monitor progress through error analysis; we look closely at every missed question to see whether it came from a content gap, a careless error, timing, or a misread, and that review shapes the next session.
What does the SAT look like now?
The SAT is fully digital. Students test on a laptop or tablet in the College Board’s Bluebook app, at a test center, in a little over two hours. There are two sections, Reading & Writing and Math, and each is split into two modules: how a student does on the first module in a section sets how challenging the second one is. Reading passages are short, with a single question each, a graphing calculator is built in for every math question, and scores run from 400 to 1600.
Should my student take the SAT or the ACT?
Colleges accept either. A free diagnostic shows which test plays more to your student’s strengths, or whether it makes sense to prep for both. See our ACT prep page for how the two tests differ.
When should my student start SAT prep?
Many families begin in the spring of sophomore year or the summer before junior year, which leaves room for a diagnostic, steady preparation, and more than one test date. A shorter timeline can still work well; we’ll build the plan around the test dates you’re aiming for.
How much can my student expect to improve?
On average, our students see SAT scores rise more than 200 points, about 3x the industry average, though results vary by student and starting point.