SAT · International students
SAT tutoring for students at international schools outside the US.
One tutor, one student, on Zoom, after school your time. I've taught for twenty years; the SAT is the part of a US application I can move the most in a term.
What a session is
Sixty to ninety minutes on Zoom, one to one, billed by the hour. We start with a diagnostic test. From that, Homework Forge (my SAT practice app, and the reason many of my students' scores have moved as far as they have) ranks the topics that will move your child's score the most, and that is what we work on together. Between sessions your child practices in the app, which keeps narrowing in on the weak spots, so the next session starts where the last one left off. I keep you in the loop along the way.
The plan
Some students start a year or two out, some have a test date in ten weeks. The rhythm fits the student: usually one session a week, with a full practice test every few weeks so you always know where things stand.
When
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
- 13:00 – 19:00
- London, Dublin, Lisbon
- 14:00 – 20:00
- Paris, Geneva, Berlin
- 15:00 – 21:00
- Istanbul, Riyadh, Doha, Nairobi
- 16:00 – 22:00
- Dubai, Abu Dhabi
From early November to mid-March, the last two rows move one hour later (Dubai 17:00–23:00): the US changes its clocks and those countries don't. Europe's rows run an hour earlier for a week in late October and two weeks in March, when Europe and the US change clocks on different dates.
I've worked with students all over the world, from France, Italy and Monaco to Bahrain and Taiwan. The hours above fall after school in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In Canada and South America they don't, so write to me and we'll see what fits. Anywhere else, ask.
Results
1440 → 1550
K.K., first official sitting to retake
950 → 1150
J.L., first practice test to official
Before you book
Write to me with your child's school, and the test date and a recent score if you have them. I'll reply with two or three times, in your time zone, for a free twenty-minute call.
+1 267 929 0526, during the hours above (8:00–14:00 New York time)
Questions
Where do international students take the Digital SAT?
At international test centers, usually inside international schools, on the same dates as students in the US (eight a year: August, September, October, November, December, March, May and June; not every center runs every date). Seats fill early in the big cities; we plan the date first and work backwards.
How many sessions does it take?
It depends on where your child starts and when the test is. Most students do one session a week; some start two years out, some ten weeks out. The diagnostic tells us.
How do we start?
Write to me through the contact page with your child's school, and the test date and a recent score if you have them. I'll reply with two or three times, in your time zone, for a free twenty-minute call.