Courses

Standardized tests reward strategy as much as knowledge, and strategy can be taught. Each course shows your student how the questions are built, where the traps are, how to pace a section and when to guess, then has them practice it until it's automatic. Start with the free course. The ISEE course is open now; SAT is next.

Upper Level ISEE · $199 through Dec 25, then $399

ISEE Prep

For students applying to grades 9–12. Ten lessons, about three hours of video, plus practice sets for every section. Quantitative and verbal strategy first, then the essay, then drills.

Free · any standardized test

How to Take a Standardized Test

Every standardized test is built the same way, and that's the point. A 10-page guide to pacing, elimination and when to guess, a video walkthrough, and a short quiz. Works for the ISEE, SAT, ACT, GRE and LSAT.

Coming soon

SAT Prep

A 12-hour SAT intensive is in the works, built from real College Board questions and the strategies that took one student from 1380 to 1490. Leave your email and you'll hear first.

Tim Ricchuiti working through a problem with two students at a whiteboard

Who's teaching

Too often, standardized tests are treated as measures of ability: good at them and you're smart, not good at them and maybe you're not cut out for it. I don't believe those are real categories. Students get much better at these tests with the right instruction: instruction that builds understanding, reveals connections, and teaches them to think through unfamiliar problems rather than memorize procedures. I spent ten years teaching test prep for a national company and the years since teaching mathematics in a private school. These courses are that same concept-driven instruction, recorded so your student can benefit from it, too.

10 years teaching national test prep · Private-school teacher · 325,000+ followers across social media

What parents say

“Prepared! That's how my middle schoolers both felt after taking Tim Ricchuiti's ISEE Prep course. The videos are engaging and to the point; every minute packs a punch.”

Lacey Dobrient

Parent

“My daughter applied to one of the most competitive private schools in Dallas and was accepted, thanks to the scores she received on her ISEE.”

Juliette

Parent

“He has a remarkable way of explaining difficult material that makes sense to his students. They were extremely pleased with their test results.”

Kristen Roberts

Parent