Test Prep
SAT Reading & Writing, ACT English & Reading, and GRE Verbal/AWA test prep focused on official baselines, targeted practice, pacing, and review.
Most students do not need more random practice. They need to know where the points are leaking, why those mistakes keep happening, and what to do differently next time. My test prep work focuses on SAT Reading & Writing, ACT English and Reading, and GRE Verbal/AWA — targeting official baselines, targeted practice, pacing, and review. We use timed practice, item-by-item review, strategy work, writing feedback, and score tracking to make the preparation specific.
Find the patterns behind the score
We start with an official baseline or recent official practice test. Then we review the misses carefully: timing, question type, content gaps, careless errors, reading habits, writing habits, and strategy choices. The point is to understand what is actually costing points before we build the plan.
Practice what will move the score
Sessions are weekly, one-on-one, and built around the official baseline. We focus on the skills and strategies most likely to move the SAT Reading & Writing, ACT English and Reading, or GRE Verbal/AWA score: reading comprehension, grammar and usage, passage strategy, timing, vocabulary, argument tracking, analytical writing, and error patterns. Students leave each session with clear homework and a reason for doing it.
Make the score hold under timed conditions
As the test date approaches, we move into timed sections, full practice tests, writing practice where relevant, and review cycles. We are looking for a score range the student can reproduce under real test-day conditions.
How an Engagement Works
Diagnose
We start with the student's test, target score, timeline, and recent practice data.
Plan
We build a prep plan around the student's gaps, schedule, and test date.
Work
Weekly sessions focus on targeted practice, item review, strategy, writing feedback where relevant, homework, and score tracking.
Apply
Timed sections, full practice tests, and writing practice where relevant show whether the score is becoming steady enough for test day.
From the people I work with
“Bryan is organized and systematic, and he draws on a deep bank of practice material to help my daughter make substantial progress on her SAT scores. As a parent, I especially appreciate the summary he sends after each session.”— Hemant · ParentWyzant
“I used Bryan for both my son and my daughter, very different learners. Both hit the scores I hoped for. He's professional and an excellent teacher.”— Mac · ParentWyzant
“I worked with Bryan 1–2 days a week over the summer and my ACT score jumped 5 points. Standardized tests have never been easy for me, but Bryan has the patience to bring out the best.”— Sam · StudentWyzant
The lesson series behind the prep
Every engagement draws on a skill-based lesson series built for each test. Each series teaches one transferable skill per lesson — instruction, a worked model, practice, and review steps. The complete Lesson 1 materials are free with email signup; full series materials are included with eligible 1:1 support or available standalone ($59–$79 per series).
ACT English Lesson Series
Lesson 1 materials, free in full: How to read an ACT English question.
ACT Reading Lesson Series
Lesson 1 materials, free in full: The three-question passage map.
SAT Reading & Writing Lesson Series
Lesson 1 materials, free in full: Read the text before the choices.
GRE Verbal Lesson Series
Lesson 1 materials, free in full: How to read a GRE Verbal question.
GRE Analytical Writing Lesson Series
Lesson 1 materials, free in full: Reading the task — Issue vs Argument.
We build the lesson series from real data
Every plan starts with an in-house diagnostic to baseline the score and surface the patterns behind missed questions. From there, ongoing data from the Learning Log keeps the work focused on the skills actually moving the score — so the lesson series is tailored to the student, not one-size-fits-all.
Example shown: ACT Reading. The diagnostic and report reflect each student\'s own test.