The 2024 SAT change and the 2025 ACT change significantly impact how we select which test a student should take. Let me guide you through the testing process from start to finish. I’ll explain why taking a full practice test of each is – at best – a waste of time and frequently results in students making the wrong choice.

The first step is usually a detailed phone conversation with TYB’s Founder, Jay Lipman, to discuss your family’s needs.

Next, we schedule a Family Consultation. This initial Family Consultation is an integral part of our process and involves the student and at least one parent. During this session I’ll get to know the student’s testing and academic history. We discuss goals and develop a personalized program that the student can use to start moving toward those goals right away.

Discussion during the Family Consultation often centers on making an initial determination about which test the student will take and when to take it.

Tutoring sessions following the Family Consultation can be scheduled as frequently as desired, at a convenient time for the student.

Regardless of when we plan to start tutoring, the Family Consultation typically takes place between spring of Sophomore year and September of Junior year. By mid-September I am usually fully booked through the February ACT and March SAT.