The SAT is a game.
We'll teach your kid to win it.
Private 1-on-1 SAT tutoring in Boston and online, with a licensed Massachusetts teacher who has helped 500+ students reach their top scores. Only the parts of the test that move your kid's score, taught in a way that makes sense to them.
Ricardo's SAT lessons have 4M+ views on TikTok.
Your kid is smart. But the SAT has them struggling.
Most students struggle to give their SAT studying any structure on their own. You've likely bought a review book that now sits under a pile of laundry, or watched your child stitch together random videos from TikTok and YouTube. Maybe you've tried a group class where your kid was one of twenty.
Maybe they're doing fine in school, honors even, but the SAT feels different. The questions are tricky. The timing is brutal. Students walk out feeling confident, not realizing the test is built with trap answers that feel right but aren't. The score comes back, your child is surprised, and nobody explains what it means for the colleges they care about.
The SAT isn't a measure of how smart your kid is. It's a measure of how well they've been taught the SAT. And most kids have never been taught the SAT at all.
That's the part we fix.
Hi, I'm Ricardo. I've got your kid's back.
I'm a licensed Massachusetts teacher (M.S., Ed.M.) with 13+ years of SAT experience. I started Boston Test Prep because students needed a more personal approach than what was being offered.
I teach the SAT the way I wish someone had taught it to me: one student at a time, with real strategy for the exact question types that trip them up, and zero shame about the parts that are hard. Students leave my sessions knowing why an answer is right, not just that it is.
— Ricardo
How it works
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Find the gaps
Your kid takes a real, timed practice SAT. I review every missed question to find the pattern, then build a week-by-week plan around their test date, target colleges, and the few question types that will move their score most.
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Learn one-on-one
60-minute sessions with me, in person in Boston or on Zoom. Between sessions, short practice sets on their weak spots, usually 30–45 minutes a few times a week.
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Test, track, and get ready
A timed practice test every two weeks so we can see the score move and adjust the plan. Test week, we focus on pacing, calm, and a plan for the first ten minutes.
Real numbers. Real families.
“Ricardo has a formula that results in predictable outcomes. My daughter increased her scores by about 300 points on the practice tests in only a couple months, exactly what Ricardo predicted from the start. She called working with him ‘hitting the jackpot.’”
“After just the first session, he gave me a detailed breakdown of my SAT score, identified the areas I needed to improve, shared targeted question banks, and created a daily study schedule. By using his resources every day for just nine days, my score increased by 200 points.”
“We tried several other test prep tutors. Ricardo was the only one to find what my daughter was missing. He helped her get to the root of her math issues and gave her several different methods to learn what she was lacking.”
“He stayed patient with me when I struggled to understand topics and found new ways to teach me based on my learning style. His ability to adapt to my needs helped me both in my understanding and confidence.”
Programs and prices
Every session is 60 minutes, one-on-one with Ricardo. No junior tutors and no long-term contracts.
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Full programMost chosen · 5% off12 sessions over about 3 months$2,280total
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School Year5% off20 sessions every 1–2 weeks, paced around classes and activities$3,800total
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Sprint8 sessions in the 4–8 weeks before a test$1,600total
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Monthly4 sessions at a time, pay as you go$800per 4 sessions
Every program includes a custom study plan, full-length practice tests, a question library written by teachers (no AI questions), and text access to Ricardo. In-person lessons have a travel fee based on location.
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Questions from parents and students
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