SAT Prep Genius Course

Duration: Half-semester course offered in summer, fall, and spring (8 weeks).
Tuition: $296 for HSLDA Members / $329 for non-members, priced significantly lower than other test prep courses.

Description: SAT Prep Genius explores the question types found on college entrance exams, and helps students recognize obvious clues and find correct answers. These exams are primarily logic tests, which seek to confuse students and prevent them from moving quickly through the questions. SAT Prep Genius helps students identify the logical patterns found within the questions, which allows students to solve them efficiently and without stress. Students learn clever acronyms and other innovative memory devices to help them remember the strategies. As consistent practice is key for mastering this test-taking method, students retain access to SAT Prep Genius for 180 days after the course concludes. 

Sign up for SAT^® Prep Genius and other courses

Watch a sample clip of an Academy live class session.

Live Online Class Session Schedule

Early Fall: August 19, 2024–October 11, 2024

Early Spring: January 6th, 2025–February 28th, 2025

Late Spring: March 3, 2025–May 2, 2025*

*Note: This class skips the week of Easter.

Drop Policy: For any drop requests submitted by the 15th calendar day of the course, the registrant will receive a $175 refund. No tuition refunds will be offered after the 15th calendar day of the course. There is no registration fee for the 2022-23 academic year.

Sign up for SAT^® Prep Genius and other courses

Frequently Asked Questions

Open All | Close All

• How much practice do I need to improve my SAT score?

  The more time you spend practicing the strategies you learn in SAT^® Prep Genius, the more likely you are to improve your SAT^® score.

  We recommend that students take SAT^® Prep Genius early in their high school career. To allow for maximum practice, students should take SAT^® Prep Genius up to a year before taking the PSAT/NMSQT^®, SAT^®, or ACT. Practice is absolutely necessary for a successful test score.

• Students will learn

  • How to master the reading section by learning what content to look for, what information is superfluous, and finding exactly what they need to read 

  • How to master the math section by learning rhymes to quickly solve problems, answer each question without a calculator and feel concept even if a question contains an unknown concept 

  • How to master the writing section by learning which questions focus on grammar, style, and analysis 

• How much homework is in SAT Prep Genius?

  We estimate that the course workload will take 5–7 hours per week. During a typical week in this course, students will complete the following coursework:

  • A pre-recorded lecture video introducing concepts
  • 60–90 minutes of live class instruction
  • 20–30 pages of reading
  • Varying numbers of practice problems, depending on how much practice students would like to have before the test.

  Students complete a variety of homework exercises to help them learn the testing method. 

• What books will I use in SAT Prep Genius?

  The official SAT^® Prep Genius booklist is available now. In the official booklist, you will find information about the editions, book descriptions, and ISBN numbers.

• Prerequisites

  Students should be able to read at a high school level. 

• What is a Live Online Class Session in SAT Prep Genius?

  In every HSLDA Academy course, students meet weekly with their instructor and classmates in an online classroom for additional teaching, discussion, Q&A, or group activities. The class sessions are interactive and are conducted using a web meeting software with video, audio, chat, and application sharing capabilities.

  Scheduled, real-time sessions in the online classroom are not the only form of instruction available in a HSLDA Online Academy course, but are offered in addition to lectures or other instructional materials that students are able to access online at their convenience.

  When they register, students will need to select a particular class section and live class meeting time. Additional class sections may be added to the schedule at a later point in the course registration period. Registered students will be notified of any changes to the live session schedule.

• What if I have a schedule conflict with the listed SAT Prep Genius class time?

  All live class sessions are recorded for later viewing. While it is recommended that students attend each live class session, students can make arrangements to watch the recordings and receive full participation credit.

  Students should contact their instructor at the start of their course to inform the instructor of any foreseen schedule conflicts.