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SAT & ACT Prep — Class of 2027

Your score is hiding
inside your mistakes.

Answer 5 questions. See exactly where points are slipping away — and get a study plan built around your specific gaps, not a generic curriculum.

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5-Minute Diagnostic Sampler

Let's see what you actually know.

One question from each section of the SAT/ACT. Answer honestly — the explanations that follow are where the real learning happens.

ReadingQuestion 1 of 5
Skill: Author's Purpose
For decades, climate researchers worked in relative obscurity, publishing findings in journals few policymakers read. Then, in a single summer of record heat, decades of silence gave way to urgent headlines.

The author most likely includes the phrase "decades of silence" (line 12) in order to:

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WritingQuestion 2 of 5
Skill: Sentence Structure
The marathon runner crossed the finish line. She immediately collapsed onto the ground.

Which choice most effectively combines the two sentences at the underlined portion?

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Math (No Calc)Question 3 of 5
Skill: Linear Equations

If 3x + 7 = 22, what is the value of 6x − 4?

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Math (Calc)Question 4 of 5
Skill: Systems of Equations

A store sells notebooks at $3.50 each and pens at $1.25 each. If Jaylen buys a total of 12 items and spends exactly $28.50, how many notebooks did he buy?

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Science ReasoningQuestion 5 of 5
Skill: Experimental Design

A researcher tests whether caffeine improves memory recall. Group A drinks caffeinated coffee; Group B drinks decaf. Both groups take the same memory test. What is the most significant flaw in this experimental design?

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Real Students, Real Scores

They started exactly where you are.

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percentile

Average starting point of Score students — exactly where most juniors are when they first come to us.

National averageScore students
10801320
SAT · 10 weeks
"I'd taken the SAT twice and plateaued at 1080. Score showed me I was losing 60+ points on one specific reading skill — author's purpose questions. Fixed that, and the rest followed."
Priya Raghunathan, Score student from Austin, TX

Priya Raghunathan

Austin, TX · University of Texas (incoming)

+187

avg. SAT points gained

Across students who complete the full 8-week program, starting from any baseline.

National averageScore students
2431
ACT · 8 weeks
"The diagnostic sampler was the first time a prep program actually told me something specific. Not "study more math" but "you're misreading system-of-equations word problems." That's actionable."
Marcus Webb, Score student from Chicago, IL

Marcus Webb

Chicago, IL · Northwestern (incoming)

6.2

avg. ACT points gained

From diagnostic to test day, with 3 targeted study sessions per week.

National averageScore students
11501410
SAT · 12 weeks
"My parents found Score at midnight — literally. They were refreshing the College Board portal after I got my practice test back. Best panic-decision they ever made."
Sofia Delgado-Reyes, Score student from Miami, FL

Sofia Delgado-Reyes

Miami, FL · University of Florida (incoming)

94%

hit their target score

Of students who set a realistic target with their Score coach and complete the program.

National averageScore students
9701240
SAT · 9 weeks
"I walked into my last practice test feeling like I knew the test, not just the material. That mental shift — from anxious to strategic — was worth more than any extra study hour."
James Okonkwo, Score student from Atlanta, GA

James Okonkwo

Atlanta, GA · Georgia Tech (incoming)

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The Score Method

From diagnostic to test day in 8 weeks.

Not a generic curriculum. A map built from your specific mistakes, recalibrated every week.

10801390

Current trajectory

1,080

SAT score — updating as your study map progresses

+0 pointsfrom your diagnostic baseline
Week 1

Diagnostic

Identify your exact skill gaps across all 5 test areas

Target Score

1,080

Week 2–4

Targeted Practice

Drill only the patterns that are costing you points

Target Score

1,180

Week 5–7

Timed Simulations

Build test-day pacing and pressure tolerance

Target Score

1,290

Week 8

Test Day

Walk in like an athlete on home turf

Target Score

1,390

Get Your Score Plan

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Why Score works

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Diagnostic-first: we find your gaps before you study a single page

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Pattern-based: the SAT/ACT repeat ~85% of their question types each year

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Mistake-driven: your wrong answers are the most valuable data we have

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Flexible schedule: 3 sessions/week fits around school, sports, and life

For Parents

"I found Score at midnight, refreshing the College Board portal."

— Maria Chen, parent of Priya (SAT 1080 → 1320)

Free 15-min parent consultation available