How Sarah went from 1070 to 1360 on the SAT

Sarah started at 1070, and the number wasn't the bigger problem. She had no idea where to begin. The SAT is hundreds of concepts across reading, writing and two math modules, and for a teen starting in the 1000s there's no obvious place to start.

Her mom wanted to help and couldn't. She wasn't an SAT expert, so she did what most parents do and handed Sarah a course and some books, hoping structure would appear on its own. It didn't. Every week without a plan was another week of a capable kid feeling like the goal was out of reach before she'd even started.

So we mapped it before we taught anything. The audit turned a vague, overwhelming 1070 into an ordered list: these exact concepts, in this order, move your score fastest. Suddenly there was a first step, and a second one after it. Working on only the gaps that mattered, Sarah was at 1360 within a few weeks, and kept going.

A 290-point climb, and a kid who went from closing the practice book to knowing exactly what to work on every day.

Sarah’s plan was built around her starting point and her timeline, one target at a time.. which is exactly what the assessment is for.

"Sarah was starting from a 1070 and I was lost on how to help her. The first thing they gave us was a plan.. this concept, then this one.. and for the first time she knew what to do each day. She was at 1360 in a few weeks and still climbing. She finally had direction."Sarah’s mom