Class 1 · Founding Cohort · 8 seats
The 6-Week Digital SAT Strategy Class
Twenty hours of live instruction over six weeks, in a cohort of eight, built around a test-taking system instead of another round of content review. The last session is the night before the October 3 test.
Instructor: Justin Messina
30 minutes on Zoom. Bring your questions.
“My kid has straight A’s and the score won’t move.”
That is the sentence parents say most often, and it is not a contradiction.
Grades and this test measure different things. The SAT is built from a finite set of question types, designed traps, and predictable ways students lose points. A student can do everything school asks of them and never once be taught the structure this test is actually measuring.
Once your student can see that structure, the score moves.
What this class teaches
Three things, across six weeks.
The concepts. The math and the language the test requires. Content gaps are real, and this class closes them. No student is ever told they already know enough.
The system. How the test is built and how to attack it. Question types, designed traps, elimination, timing, and how the adaptive second module works.
The performance. What happens under pressure. Blanking, second-guessing, recovering mid-test. Plenty of students know the material and still lose points to nerves. Here that is part of the curriculum, not a footnote at the end.
How the six weeks build
Week one. See the whole test.
How the test is built, how the scoring works, and how each module flows. Your student sets a target number tied to the schools they are aiming for. The first tools go home that same night.
Week two. Learn to read the questions.
Every question type on the test, how to recognize each one on sight, and the approach that goes with it. Everything else rests on this skill.
Week three. Build the foundation.
The fundamentals that carry the most weight. These are the concepts that show up on every single test, in Reading and Writing and in Math.
Week four. Widen the ground.
The remaining content areas, layered on top of the foundation. By the end of this week your student has touched every topic on the test.
Week five. Make it stick.
Back over the same ground, deeper this time, with full-length practice under real test-day conditions. This is where preparation turns into a score.
Week six. Walk in ready.
Pacing, test-day decisions, and the mental game. The final session is the night before the test. No new material that night, just clarity going into the morning.
What your student gets
A one-on-one session with the instructor before the class begins. Every student meets individually first, so their situation is understood before session one. Nobody starts as a face in a group.
20 hours of live instruction across 12 sessions on Zoom, in a cohort capped at 8 students.
The SAT Engine. A practice environment built to match test-day conditions. Every rep your student does happens in there, so they get good with the tools at the same time they are getting good with the concepts. By test day the software is invisible and all of their attention is on the questions. Every attempt is scored by topic as well, so practice aims at the exact places where points are being lost.
Two full-length practice tests during the six weeks, with review.
Course materials before day one. Students who want a head start can take one.
PDF workbooks and one-page study sheets for every content area.
Direct access to the instructor between sessions.
The schedule
Tuesdays, 7:00 to 8:30pm ET
August 25 · September 1 · September 8 · September 15 · September 22 · September 29
Saturdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm ET
August 29 · September 5 · September 12 · September 19 · September 26
Friday, October 2, 6:30 to 7:30pm ET
The night before the test.
Test day is Saturday, October 3, 2026.
Registration closes Sunday, August 23.
Your instructor
Justin Messina
I created SAT Learning, and I am teaching this class myself.
I hold a master’s in Systems Engineering from the University of Rhode Island, and I have coached people one-on-one for over ten years. The way I work is the same in both. Take something complicated, break it into its parts, find the gaps that actually matter, and build around them.
That is what I did with this test. I looked for where it repeats, where it traps students, and where the points actually get lost. What you see on this page is the result, taught live.
I keep the cohort at eight because I have to be able to see every student’s individual errors. That is not a marketing number. It is the size at which this works.
“He's brilliant and strategic on how to take the test properly and how to solve them quickly. Very professional, kind, and understanding, unlike my previous tutor who wasn't available and rude to me.”
Tai N.
“Justin is a great tutor. He is patient and his explanations are easy to understand for our son. We have been very happy with him.”
Christian B.
“Easy to follow and desire to help.”
Santiago A.
Who this class is for
Students with a real number in hand, from an official test or a full practice test, who want to move that number deliberately.
Students who want strategy and tools rather than another round of content review.
Students willing to do the work between sessions. Every version of this requires it.
Families who want a defined program with a defined end, not open-ended hourly tutoring.
Who this class is not for
Students who need one or two specific content gaps patched. That is a tutor's job, and you will hear that on the call.
Anyone looking for supervised study time rather than a program.
Students who will not practice on their own between sessions.
Families choosing on price.
Founding Class 1 price
$597 $995
20 hours · 12 sessions · 8 seats · one-on-one session included
$197 holds your seat. The remaining $400 is due Sunday, August 23, when registration closes.
Two-session guarantee. A full refund any time before session three, no conditions.
8 seats, and that is the cap. Small is the point. The instructor has to be able to see every student's individual errors.
The founding trade. This first cohort is priced below list. In exchange we ask for an honest testimonial at the end and permission to share the score result.
30 minutes on Zoom. If it is not the right fit for your student, we will tell you.
Questions parents ask
Does my student need to have taken the SAT already?
A real score helps, either an official test or a full practice test. If they have not taken one yet, book the call anyway and we will talk about where to start.
What if my student misses a session?
Let us know ahead of time and we will work it out. With eight students, that is possible.
Is this Math, or Reading and Writing?
Both, across all six weeks.
What happens on the call?
Thirty minutes on Zoom with Justin. He will ask about your student's situation and their target, answer anything you want to ask, and tell you honestly whether this class is the right fit. There is no diagnostic or homework before the call. That comes after, once you have real information to decide with.
What if we have more questions after the call?
Please don't hesitate to reach out. Just reply to any email you get from us.