Four live hours
One-on-one with their tutor over Google Meet, built around their own score report. Run as one block, two two-hour sessions, or three evening sessions of ninety, ninety and sixty minutes for test-week requests.
The SAT/PSAT Crash Course
Four hours, one-on-one, for a student whose test is one to three weeks away. Built around their own practice score report, with the Sightline platform and a direct line to their tutor from the first session until test day.
Get started
Tell us the test date, the latest practice score and the target in the form.
Who it is for
A student with a test date coming up who does not need a full tutoring package, or does not have time for one. They may have been studying for months or not at all. Either way, the question with a few weeks left is what is worth doing with them, and that has a specific answer: the rules that raise scores fastest, a pacing method, and the student's own weakest areas, in that order.
If the test is further out than three or four weeks, the crash course is usually the wrong purchase, and we will say so on the call. Regular tutoring starts with the same practice test and two free sessions, and has room to move more than a crash course can.
What makes it different
- Built around the student's own score report, not a generic syllabus.
- One-on-one with a tutor, not a classroom or a video course.
- Covers every skill on the test, in a set order on a set clock, so nothing gets skipped.
- It does not end when the session does. Questions go straight to your tutor until test day.
- Practice questions are original and written in the exact digital SAT format.
What the four hours cover
Every part of the digital test, in a set order with timed checkpoints. Grammar comes first because those rules raise scores fastest. After that, time shifts toward the weakest areas on the student's score report.
How the test works
The two modules per section, how Module 1 decides the difficulty of Module 2, the time per question, and a two-pass pacing method the student uses for the rest of the course.
Reading and Writing, every College Board skill
Punctuation. Grammar: agreement, verb form and tense, modifiers. Transitions. Rhetorical synthesis, the notes questions. Words in context. Text structure and purpose. Cross-text connections. Central ideas. Textual and quantitative evidence. Inferences.
Math
The built-in Desmos calculator, when to use it and when not to, with the student working in Desmos alongside the tutor. Then algebra, advanced math, problem solving and data analysis, and geometry and trigonometry.
A test-day plan
The night before, the pacing checkpoints for each module, and what to do at the break. Written down, so it is there on the morning.
What the student gets
A direct line until test day
The student or a parent can email or text their tutor with any question between the last session and the test: a problem they are stuck on, a pacing worry, nerves. Your tutor replies as soon as possible, usually the same day, and can set up a short call at no extra charge when that is easier, based on availability. Nobody is on their own between the last session and test day.
The platform until test day
The same platform our regular students use. A lesson for every skill on the test, in Reading and Writing and in Math, each with a one-page cheat sheet. Worked examples and drills for every topic, with answers and explanations. A Desmos guide with exact keystrokes. Pointers to the free official practice: the College Board Question Bank filters, the Bluebook tests, Khan Academy.
A follow-up after scores
Once the scores come out, a follow-up with the family on what to work on next, whether that is with us or on their own.
Questions
When should we book?
The best fit is one to three weeks before the test, which leaves room to spread the four hours out and to use the direct line between sessions. It can run in the final week. Tell us the test date in the form and we will come back with times that work before it.
Can the four hours be split up?
Yes. One four-hour block, two two-hour sessions, or three evening sessions of ninety, ninety and sixty minutes for test-week requests. We will suggest a split based on the date and the student's schedule.
What do we send beforehand?
The score report from the student's latest Bluebook practice test. If there is no recent one, the student takes a free official practice test in Bluebook before the first session, at home, in one sitting. Either way, no session time goes to a diagnostic. All four hours are teaching.
How is this different from regular tutoring?
Regular tutoring starts with two free sessions and runs for weeks, with time to work on the things that move slowly, such as reading habits and rules learned wrong. The crash course is four hours against a fixed date, covering every skill on the test in a set order, with time weighted toward the weakest areas on the score report. It is the right purchase when there is not time for the other one.
Can we reach the tutor before the test?
Yes. From the first session until test day, the student or a parent can email or text their tutor with any question: a problem they are stuck on, a pacing worry, nerves. Your tutor replies as soon as possible, usually the same day, and can set up a short call at no extra charge when a question is easier to talk through, based on availability.
Is it for the PSAT too?
Yes. The PSAT/NMSQT uses the same digital format, the same skills and the same Bluebook app, so the course is the same. The one difference is the ceiling of the score scale, which does not change what is taught.
What does it cost?
The crash course has its own rate, paid before the first session. We quote it on the intro call rather than publishing it. There is no card on file, no deposit and no contract.
Book against the date
Send us the test date, the student's latest practice score and the target. We will come back with times before the test and a short call to answer anything, including the cost.
Or write to varun@sightlineprep.com.