A2 Virtual Tutoring and Test Prep LLC

How much time does it really take to prepare for the SAT test?

Well, that depends on where you are at now. When we meet the first thing I will have you do is take a pre-test for the reading/writing sections and/or the math section depending on your needs. Then we will be able to set up your learning course. Perhaps you are a top notch student and only need to cruise through the top tier of all the practice sets. This will take approximately 16 – 1 hour sessions. Many students who are really cramming work with me twice a week over two and a half to three months to be at their best for the test date. If you are a medium level student you may need to do some re-learning of core content before we are able to work through the upper level practice sets. This will take more time. For example, it takes approximately 3.5 months (1 hour/week) to work through all the core content for the SAT Math. If you also want to be a top scoring student you will then need to add on rigorous standardized test practice, which will take another 16 sessions.

The ideal time frame for preparing with a tutor for the SAT test, depends on two things – how much content you need to re-learn prior to rigorous standardized test practice, and how frequently you are able to meet with your tutor. If you are able to meet twice a week it may work to focus your test prep within one semester. If you are able to meet once a week I encourage you to start with your tutor at the beginning of the school year, if not the summer before. This will give you ample time to get through any re-learning as well as give you the added bonus of preparing for the P-SAT which is administered in the fall and can impact scholarship opportunities as well. Feel free to contact me via the website contact page if you have any further questions about the SAT preparation process!