SAT prep: a guide for pros
What customers ask, how to win the job, and what to put on your profile.
Offering sat prep
You prepare students for the SAT with strategies, content review and timed practice. Your sessions work best when you start with a diagnostic test, fix the biggest losses first and review every practice test with the student.
What customers ask
- Can you guarantee a score?
- How many practice tests will we do?
- Do you use official practice tests?
- How do you help with timing?
- What should my child bring?
- How long until the test?
How to win the job
- On the first call, ask the student's grade, the test date, the target and any past scores, then say what the diagnostic test will show
- Run a timed diagnostic test in the first session and share the result with the student and parent
- Teach each question type with a strategy the student can use on test day, and show it on a real question
- Put the number of sessions, length, practice test count, materials and cancellation terms in the quote
- Review each wrong answer with the student and log the mistake type
- Send a short note after each session with the section covered and the next practice test date
What to put on your profile
- Your academic background and any scoring or test prep training you have
- The tests and sections you prepare students for, and the levels you teach
- Whether you tutor in person, online or both
- Results you can share with permission, such as score changes a student earned, without promising future results
- A background check listed on your profile, if you have one, when you work with minors
Follow-up that helps the customer
- A practice test schedule for the next four weeks
- A timing session before the next practice test
- A content review session for a gap the practice test showed
- A check-in after the real test to review the next steps
Licenses and permits
No license is usually required to tutor for a standardized test privately. Keep your degree or teaching credentials on your profile, complete a background check if you work with minors, and check with your state or local licensing agency for any rules that apply if you offer test prep through a school or program.
Questions
Do I need a background check to tutor a high school student?
Yes, many parents and programs require one before you work with minors. Keep your check on your profile so families can see it before the first session.
How do I handle a student who wants to skip the practice tests?
Show them the score report from the last practice test and the mistake types it shows. Agree on a practice test date together, and treat it as the main way to measure progress.
What happens when a request does not fit my schedule?
On infinibell you can decline a request for free. You pay only for the leads you accept.
Pro reviewers
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Edit history
- Oct 29, 2026: Drafted by infinibell to our content guidelines.
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