Our typical ACT/SAT sessions are 1.5 hours long each week and are all one-on-one sessions.  During each session, we review every problem missed with full solutions, give strategies for improving content knowledge and timing, guide students through math software review, show strategy videos, and work with students on pacing with practice passages.

It usually takes 12-14 sessions to fully review all areas for either exam for a first time student (18-21 hours of in-session coverage).  An exact number of sessions is not required since we provide services on a session-by-session basis and you can customize a review, but full coverage is recommended for more sizable gains in each area of the exam.  Students taking either test for an additional test date, may set up a shorter review to aim for additional gains. Students typically gain additional points with each test day they prepare for.

We also show students a variety of specific calculator tips to help solve certain problem types more quickly and save time in the Math areas of each exam.

Outside of every student session, Tania spends time reviewing each student’s work and preparing a personalized lesson plan based on their current progress.   The student’s weekly assignment consists of working on practice work and applying the strategies we covered in the last sessions as well as using an online math program to reach full content coverage in the math area.  Each student’s prep work between sessions is essential for achieving more sizable gains.

 Students should prepare to allocate about 2.5-3.5 hours over their week for the outside of session practice. This work can be split up into 20 to 30 minute units, if needed, to fit more easily into a busy schedule.  Any student who would like to spend more than the suggested time will increase their potential for gains even more. 

At Power Prep Tutors, we are flexible with scheduling student sessions. Students pre-save a weekly time spot for their one-on-one sessions, but we are also able to offer other time options on occasions when a student needs a different day/time for a particular week when we are given a bit of notice. We know students have very busy schedules, and we would like to offer this flexibility for our students.

The session cost includes all tutor time and materials provided in the 1.5 hour session. There is no additional charge for any time spent reviewing student work and preparing each session’s lesson plan. We use this time outside of each session to prepare these items ahead of time in order to maximize the student session coverage within each session.