Test Preparation
Test Preparation
Who this is for
Students preparing for a dated exam who are losing points they could already answer: running out of time, spending four minutes on a question worth the same as one taking forty seconds, or meeting a format they have never practiced under a clock.
Also for adults — the ASVAB in particular is often taken by someone years out of a classroom, and the inquiry form has an Adult / Professional level so nobody has to file themselves as a high-school student to ask.
High School & Test Prep — $60/hr online, $90/hr in person. Full pricing →
The four exams
SAT Math
The digital adaptive format, where Module 1 accuracy influences the difficulty mix you see in Module 2.
ACT Math
Broader content and tighter pacing across 45 questions in 50 minutes, including topics most students last saw in sophomore year.
ACT Science
Now optional, and not part of the current Composite. It is a data-reading section far more than a science-knowledge one.
ASVAB
Line scores, the AFQT, and the mechanical and electronics subtests. The one exam here with a prepared curriculum behind it.
How this differs from coursework tutoring
It starts with a diagnostic, not a syllabus. Course tutoring follows the sequence an instructor set. Test prep has no syllabus — so the first job is finding out which of the tested areas are actually costing points, because studying the whole exam evenly is how most preparation time gets wasted.
Pacing is a skill, taught separately. A student who can solve every question and still misses a third of them does not have a content problem. Segmented checkpoints and a decision rule for skipping are practiced deliberately.
The format is part of the content. Knowing that a wrong answer and a blank cost the same, or how an adaptive module routes, changes what the right strategy is — independently of whether you know the mathematics.
Progress is measured against a scored section. A grade arrives when a teacher returns it; a practice section can be scored the same afternoon, which makes it possible to check whether the last three sessions actually moved anything.
Which material we work from
Official material, for the SAT and ACT. Released tests from the College Board and ACT are the only source whose difficulty and question style are guaranteed to match the exam, and third-party imitations mislead in both directions — they inflate a score with easy questions or destroy confidence with questions the real exam would never ask.
The ASVAB is the exception, and the only one. It has a single published blueprint that is the same for every candidate, which is why it is the one subject on this site with a prebuilt curriculum behind it. For the SAT and ACT there is no packet waiting on a shelf: sessions are built around your own diagnostic results and official practice sections.
Who this is not a fit for
- SAT or ACT English, Reading, and Writing. I teach the quantitative sections and the ACT Science reasoning, not the verbal ones.
- Anyone looking for leaked, recalled, or live exam questions. Those do not exist here and asking for them ends the conversation.
- Anyone wanting a guaranteed score. Preparation changes the odds; nobody can honestly promise a number.
- Graduate admissions exams — the GRE, GMAT, MCAT and LSAT are not offered.
Common questions
How far ahead of the test date should we start?
Far enough to sit at least one full scored section, fix what it exposes, and then sit another. A single session the week before an exam can still be worth it for pacing and triage, but it cannot repair a content gap.
SAT or ACT — which should I take?
Sit a timed section of each and compare. The honest answer depends on whether you do better with the ACT's broader content under tighter time or the SAT's narrower content and adaptive routing, and that is measurable rather than guessable.
Do you have practice tests you provide?
For the ASVAB, yes — that is the one exam with a prepared curriculum. For the SAT and ACT we work from the official released material, which you can access free from the College Board and ACT, and I build the sessions around what your results actually show.
Is test prep priced differently?
It sits in the same tier as high-school coursework. The pricing page states every rate on the site in one place.
Tell me the exam and the date
Send your test date and any scores you already have. We will start with a free 15-minute call to work out where the points are actually going.
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