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Prep Expert review

Live online SAT courses founded by perfect scorer Dr. Shaan Patel, with score-improvement guarantees.

By the HearSmart research desk · Updated November 12, 2026

Performance (40%)
8.0
Ease of use (25%)
7.6
Value (35%)
6.6

Prep Expert sells long live online SAT courses with some of the biggest guarantees in the category. The 6-Week Flagship course, its most popular, has 99th-percentile instructors teaching twice a week in 3-hour classes, with exams and homework in between, and includes a 200-Point SAT Score Improvement Guarantee. The 7-Week Founder course is taught by founder Dr. Shaan Patel, an 8-Week Capstone course is also listed, and a Self-Paced Video course and a 12-hour Weekend Review cover other needs. Families can change a live course schedule free before it starts. Prices appear only inside the course finder for each section, so we could not confirm a USD starting price and have marked it pending. Six hours of class per week is a big commitment during the school year.

Who it is for

students who want long live courses with a large points guarantee

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

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Key features

  • 6-Week Flagship course with two 3-hour classes per week
  • 200-Point SAT Score Improvement Guarantee on the Flagship course
  • 7-Week Founder course taught by Dr. Shaan Patel
  • Self-Paced Video SAT course
  • Weekend Review with 6 hours on Saturday and 6 on Sunday

Strengths and weaknesses

  • Strength: Large 200-point guarantee on the Flagship course
  • Strength: Free schedule changes before a live course starts
  • Strength: Courses filter by SAT test date and time zone
  • Weakness: Course prices load only in the course finder, so we could not verify them
  • Weakness: Two 3-hour classes per week is a heavy load
  • Weakness: Founder course depends on one instructor's schedule

Key facts

  • Price: Shown per course in the course finder
  • Flagship format: 6 weeks, two 3-hour classes per week
  • Guarantee: 200 points on the Flagship course
  • Self-paced: Video course available
  • Founder: Dr. Shaan Patel

Where it ranks

Prep Expert is No. 10 in our Best SAT Prep Courses verdict.

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