World Class Private Tutoring
One-on-One Tutoring, Group Classes, and Ivy Admissions Strategy
My new book, Invitation to the Ivies, is now available here.
Vohra Method SAT & PSAT Group Classes: 1500+ SAT Score Guaranteed.
How the guarantee works: You complete the required SAT training. The training time varies based on your starting level, but 6-18 months is the usual range (assuming that you attend 2 class sessions per week). However, there is no upper or lower limit for how long the program will take any individual student.
Then, you take an official SAT. If your score is below 1500, you get up to one additional year of group class SAT training for free.
The pricing varies somewhat based on the type of packages you buy. You can see the current packages at www.VohraMethod/group.
Your initial consultation is free. Also, your first class session is free, so you can see what serious, rigorous, long-term SAT training looks like.
Privacy: We share no information of any kind with any third party.
The first step: schedule your free consultation at vohramethod.com/contact.
Most SAT classes focus on silly gimmicks and workarounds, like “plug-in,” “back-solve,” and process-of-elimination. Vohra Method classes are the opposite. Here, you learn direct solutions to the hardest problems. You train with the toughest SAT problems. In fact, our classes also incorporate a few advanced questions from the GRE, GMAT, and LSAT!
These aren’t 6 week prep courses. They are year-long, intensive training programs in which students meet for 4 hours per week. They are designed for the most ambitious students looking for the highest possible scores. In fact, my group classes have an SAT score guarantee of 1500+ (33+ ACT). The guarantee is that if you complete the required training but don’t get a 1500+ score, you get an additional year of group class training for free.
Our group classes have tutoring in their DNA. They are highly individualized, allowing us to target each individual student’s needs. For example, if a student struggles with fractions, that student works on fractions without affecting any other student.
We teach only direct, efficient solutions to the hardest questions. Students learn to solve hard math questions with algebra, not by guessing numbers. They learn to answer reading questions through textual analysis, not process of elimination. They master grammar rules and fundamentals and use them to decode the toughest grammar questions.
Other Subjects
In addition to SAT/ACT/PSAT group classes, I also offer “get-ahead” and “preview” classes in many other subjects, including algebra, calculus, biology, chemistry, and physics. These classes are done in advance. So if you’re taking Physics in September, you would do the physics training from June-August (or earlier).
It’s similar to an Asian “cram school,” but with heavy individualization and much less stress.
The most popular group classes, aside from SAT classes, are the AP Integrated Humanities classes. In these classes, you prepare for 8 AP Exams with a single course.
Below are some fun cartoons that show the difference between intensively individualized Vohra Method classes and “regular” classes:
About Me
I’ve had a passion for tutoring since I was about 10 years old, helping my classmates understand math problems. Today, I’m even more passionate about tutoring.
I had my first tutoring internship when I was 13, and by the time I was 22, tutoring was my full time job. I’ve helped students with nearly every type of course and standardized test.
I understand the mindset of highly competitive students. In high school, I was a National Merit Finalist, with the highest SAT and PSAT scores in my graduating class (790 M, 790 V). I also got scores of 5 on ten different AP exams. For six of those exams, I didn’t even take the corresponding AP course, and instead relied on intensive independent study.
I learned algebra in a few weeks and skipped a grade in math. I took my first college course at age 13. After I graduated from Brown University with a B.Sc. in Math (at the normal age), I earned perfect scores on both the GRE and the GMAT, finishing each test will well over an hour to spare. I also even passed two actuarial exams in the same week long testing period.
But I also know what it feels like to struggle. For years, I struggled with public speaking and interviews. I eventually overcame that hurdle, and now help students with public speaking, college interviews, and job interviews. In fact, I’ve even struggled with math; when I was getting my math degree from Brown, the classes eventually got so hard that I was bewildered more often than not. I can empathize completely with students who have no idea what’s happening in their math classes, and I can help guide them to real understanding and mastery.
I’ve also found other ways to share my passion for education. My first book, The Equation for Excellence, was published in the U.S. and China, and even featured on Channel 9 (CBS) News. My most recent book, Invitation to the Ivies, has been featured on major morning shows, national news shows, education blogs, radio shows, and various news aggregators including Yahoo! News. I’ve spoken around the country about education, including at conventions run by (friendly) competitors.
But for me, nothing beats tutoring. There’s nothing quite like helping an individual student start to see patterns, make connections, finally understand a topic that used to terrify them, develop confidence that they never dreamed of having, and fall in love with excellence.
I’ll admit that it’s exciting to be on national TV, talking about Ivy admissions strategy, the SAT, or math. And it’s fun to delve into subtle ideas about education on longer podcasts. But none of that compares to the humbling magic of one-on-one education, in which students discover the greatness within themselves and learn that they can excel on their own terms.
Rates: $300 per hour
Below, I discuss Invitation to the Ivies with Good Day Chicago’s Terrence Lee:
SAT, PSAT & ACT: Private Tutoring
My SAT tutoring program is designed for students who are trying to get into Ivies, other highly competitive colleges, or combined medical programs. The training style is intensive. I examine every cognitive step you do in order to find ways to improve it. It’s a lot like what happens in professional sports, when coaches videotape athletes doing some action, play it back frame by frame, and develop a way to improve it.
My Verbal Training is particularly intensive. In addition to using SAT passages, students train with much harder passages, including passages from the GRE and the LSAT. Students learn to master analytical reading at a level far beyond what an English class at school or a standard SAT prep class allows.
Through this process, your math fundamentals, verbal fundamentals, and creative problem solving skills dramatically improve. This training not only improves your SAT score, but it also improves your performance in school. You get better at math and better at reading. Your grades will also likely improve.
This program is built around the needs and preferences of highly competitive, motivated, and ambitious students. It is designed to achieve perfect scores. Nearly everyone who completes this training gets above 1500, and a few get perfect scores.
This is no ordinary training program. It looks and functions differently from any other SAT training program that I know of.
Perfect Score SAT training can be done in both private tutoring and group classes.
SAT Private Tutoring FAQ
Q: How long does it take?
A: The median is around 25 hours of tutoring or 200 hours of group class. Since both programs are highly individualized, there are students who need less time as well as students who need more time.
Q: Is there a score guarantee?
A: The group class has a 1500+ score guarantee. My tutoring program does not, due to the flexible nature of tutoring. In group classes, there is a universal checklist that every student must complete. In tutoring, the program is completely customized, and the customization continues throughout.
That said, tutoring results are, on average, higher than group class results.
Q: Do I need a minimum starting score?
A: No. Whether your starting score is a 900 or a 1500, this is going to be a major, transformative improvement in your abilities.
Generally, students who start with higher scores need less time to master these skills. But this isn’t always the case. I’ve had students who started with 1400 scores who needed major work to reach the top level. I’ve also had student who started with scores below 1000 who didn’t need as much work as one would expect.
Q: How do I start?
A: Start with a free initial consultation here.
SAT, ACT, & PSAT Training at Vohra Method
Since 2001, I have successfully guided students through three different versions of the SAT, helping students achieve top 1% scores. I work with students of all starting levels.
My approach differs from nearly every other SAT prep course and tutor. I teach direct solutions to the hardest problems, rather than gimmicks and inefficient workarounds. I don’t teach unreliable, guessing-based methods. Instead, I help students master the underlying concepts and skills and learn to confidently, efficiently, and quickly solve the toughest math and verbal problems on the SAT. That involves:
Fixing underlying knowledge gaps.
Teaching efficient problem solving techniques.
Teaching advanced topics and methods not covered in any high school classes, including advanced classes at magnet and private schools.
Not surprisingly, the new, adaptive, digital SAT is my favorite so far. This test relentlessly works to figure out what a student actually knows. It is comparatively impervious to guessing-based approaches and inefficient workarounds. Vohra Method students who master concepts instead of relying on guessing have a huge advantage for this type of test.
I offer private tutoring and intensive group classes for the SAT.
In addition to intensively building problem solving skills, I also provide a wealth of practical test-taking tips to help our students do their absolute best during the exam.
Below, you can see an example of the types of elegant, fast, reliable solutions I teach at Vohra Method:
This short documentary comes from the early days of the Vohra Method group classes. At this time, they were in person. Today, our live, online classes take individualization and engagement to the next level.
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