Prep Expert is the admissions test prep company that you’ve probably heard of because of Shark Tank. The founder, Shaan Patel, was able to study his way into a perfect SAT score, a success achieved by only 0.02% of test takers. He has since completed an MBA at Yale and an MD from USC. Initially teaching every course himself, Dr. Patel can now only be your instructor if you take the self-paced, pre-recorded SAT and ACT courses.
Prep Expert instructors are carefully vetted and are 99th percentile instructors. When you enroll in a course, you are able to view your instructor beforehand and look at his/her credentials as well. Their courses come with a variety of score guarantees, depending on the course you enroll in. These guarantees range from a higher score to a 200-point SAT increase (4-point ACT increase). The live-online virtual classroom options for the SAT and ACT prep are as follows: 6-week Flagship, 3-week Fast-Track, Weekend Review. Their only self-paced SAT and ACT course is a 30-hour video course taught by Shaan Patel. Their in-person class locations are limited, check the listing for physical classroom locations.
