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Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.
– Henry Ford

Get the most out of your LTP Small Group SAT Test Prep experience.

Please thoroughly read the information below.

Schedule and Scheduling

Register Online

Complete registration form.
You will enter student availability for class, but it is not a guarantee of actual class times.
Your registration fee of $250 will be credited toward the course tuition.
After registering, everyone should have received an e-mail (from info@loudountestprep.com) with further details about the program, including asking your student to schedule his/her in-person diagnostic test. Sometimes this e-mail is flagged as Junk/Spam/Promotions. To avoid this, please add info@loudountestprep.com to your Contacts. Contact us if you did not receive it.

Student Takes In-Person Diagnostic Test

Diagnostic test results help LTP place your student in a class with individuals of similar ability levels. More here.
We attempt to schedule these across two separate days per your availability selections.
We can use recent SAT scores, but those scores are for placement. Your student will still have to complete the in-person diagnostic test before class starts as we review the results during the first week.
Scores are available immediately via your student’s Online Score Tracker (OST) dashboard.
Note: If your student has testing accommodations (IEP, ADA) of extended time through College Board, while we are able to accommodate additional time, we are unable to accommodate the following: braille, large print text, screen reading technology, or scribes (oral dictation) at this time.

LTP Email & Payment Schedule

The Wednesday before class starts, you will receive an email with final class timings and additional logistics.
Please check your student’s schedule carefully for the correct timings.
Full payment is auto-billed shortly before classes begin using the credit card used on registration.
Once full payment is received, it is nonrefundable. No schedule changes will be accommodated after full payment has been received. Please refer to Payment and Refunds here.

Schedule Changes

If you have any changes to your student’s availability chosen on the registration form, you must fill out our SAT Class Availability Update form by the registration deadline. You can find it here. We will accommodate you if we can.

Change Deadline

The class schedule is based on what you selected during the registration process, along with diagnostic test results and several other factors. Any changes to your original selections must be received by 5pm on the Sunday that is one week before the start of the first class.

Change Fees

Any schedule changes AFTER the schedule has been sent will be subject to a $200 rescheduling fee IF we are able to accommodate them, so please ensure you have filled out the correct availability for your student. Please see information on payments and refunds here.

Logistics

Technology Platforms

We use several different technology platforms in our programs: Online Score Tracker (OST) for all of our online testing; LearnDash for SAT videos and quizzes; our website Parent/Student Portal; and others. Should your student encounter any issues with any of these platforms, please let their tutor know. They will seek swift resolution to any problems.

Missing Class & Make-Up Classes

A major component of our success is the way in which we group students. This makes missing class and scheduling make-up classes very challenging for us. Online make-up classes will be available every Friday. Please read our Class Make-Up Policy here.

Publicity

Occasionally, LTP posts images and videos of our classes and students on LTP’s social media accounts. You hereby authorize LTP to capture and post images and videos of your student on LTP’s social media accounts. You may email LTP and ask us to remove any images or videos from LTP’s social media account at any time. Further, your credit card or debit card authorization is also verifiable consent that you are the student’s parent or legal guardian.

Students Must Do Homework

Please ensure your student completes their homework for class and brings in all of their work. Do not assist your student with their homework – we need to understand where they are struggling.

In fairness to those who have completed their homework, students who come to class unprepared will be asked to finish the homework in a different room. We will not provide makeup classes for missed homework. If your student misses a week of class, they need to ensure they ask their tutor for the homework for the next class.

Homework Time

Students should expect 4-5 hours of homework per week.

While we publish a homework schedule, we reserve the right to edit it as the class progresses to better adapt it to the needs of individual groups of students.

After the midterm, homework includes full-length SATs that ideally are completed in one sitting. If that’s an issue, your student can speak to their instructor for alternative accommodations.

Come Prepared for Class

Please ensure your student brings their LTP BINDER, pencils, and laptop for each class.

Be on Time

Please ensure that you drop-off and pick-up your student on time. To keep everyone safe, do not stop in the middle of the road. Parents/students are solely responsible for managing travel arrangements.

Students Only

To keep a fun and interactive environment for students, parents may not remain in the building during class or testing.

Cancellations by LTP

In the case of inclement weather (e.g. snow storms) and emergencies, this policy may be waived. LTP may consider, but is not obligated to grant, fee waivers for emergencies and such decision shall be at LTP’s sole determination. We will, however, do our best to conduct our classes/sessions virtually when possible to maintain schedules.

Communication

General Communication & Parent Meeting

The primary contact for questions is Cali Moorman (cali@loudountestprep.com). If you contact her, please allow her at least 24 hours to respond. Note: We are closed on Fridays.

The Zoom Parent Meeting usually takes place the Friday before the first day of class. Attendance is highly recommended.

Student Feedback

After the midterm review (week 5), we will send out information about your student’s performance as needed via our website Discussion Thread feature. It is your responsibility as a parent or guardian to read, and if necessary, respond to these communiques. Given the size of our programs, we do not conduct formal parent meetings as we need to focus on teaching students.

Check-in with Your Student

By registering for this course, you are making a considerable investment in your student’s future. Please check in with your student frequently regarding homework, mid-terms results, and how they’re feeling about the course. The earlier we are made aware of concerns, the sooner we can address them!

Zoom Meetings Use AI & Transcripts

We use Zoom for most of our meetings.

Please know that we use AI to create a transcript of our Zooms. This helps us with follow-up action items and also serves as a reference for historical purposes.

Miscellaneous

Student Email Address

We will ask your student for their email address and cell phone number (if they have a cell phone) for use in tutor-student communication and for creating your student’s LearnDash account (SAT students only).

We will only use this information for professional reasons and it will not be shared externally.

Learning Differences and/or Accommodations

Over the years we have gathered knowledge about how you can help your student with learning differences and/or accommodations to be successful. Read them here.

About Test Scores

We use a variety of exams during our program. We have created some of them ourselves, and some are from the College Board. They vary meaningfully in difficulty. Please do not be alarmed if your student scores lower on one exam than another. There is a method to our process as we work to strengthen and refine each student’s abilities.

Cheating Policy

One of the most important aspects of our teaching process is the continual feedback loop. This loop is created by giving students homework based on material presented in that class’s instruction.

Our expectation is that the student will complete their homework without the aid of parents, tutors, or other external materials (such as looking up the specific question online to obtain the solution via photo math or any other source).

Why is this important? If the student receives outside help, we cannot accurately assess where the student needs additional help and where they do not. In addition, after years of trial and error, we feel strongly that our teaching methods will produce optimal outcomes in the real test setting.

This may make more sense when considering a coaching metaphor. You hire a coach to teach your child how to hit a baseball. Another person at home teaches your child a different batting technique. Your child then strikes out at the game. The child received conflicting instruction, and was confused when at bat. We do not want this to happen on test day.

You are hiring us to be your student’s test prep coach. Please ensure that you allow us to do our job.

If your student is caught cheating, we reserve the right to remove them from the program without refund.

Registering for the SAT

LTP Does NOT Register Your Student

Registering for the SAT is the sole responsibility of the student and parent.

To register for the SAT, click here.

Not Affiliated with College Board

LTP prepares the student for the SAT, but is not affiliated with the College Board and does NOT register the student for the actual test.

Register Early

All SAT test dates have registration deadlines, and test locations will close once at capacity.

All questions regarding the SAT registration process should be directed to the College Board @ 866-630-9305.

Once You Receive Your Scores

Please Send Your Student’s Scores

Visit our Contact page to submit your student’s scores or have them reach out to their tutors. Check the “Submit Scores” option.

Next Steps

If your student’s scores do not yet meet the requirements of their desired college(s), please review this page.

Payments and Refunds

Small Group SAT Test Prep

At time of registration, a $250 deposit will be collected.
The $250 deposit will be credited toward the total program tuition, provided you do not cancel your registration.
Once the final class schedule is sent, the $250 deposit will become nonrefundable. NO deposit refunds will be issued after this date, even if you transfer to a different program date.
If you cancel prior to the final class schedule being sent, your refund will be processed at the end of the month.
The balance of your tuition will be automatically charged to your credit card on file shortly before to the first class of the program. NO refunds for any portion of your deposit or tuition will be issued following receipt of this payment.
Loudoun Test Prep reserves the right to expel a student at its sole discretion. Reasons for expulsion include, but are not limited to: bullying, cheating, and violent behavior. In the event of expulsion, Loudoun Test Prep will refund the prorated cost of the remaining classes, except in the case of cheating.

NOTE: When filling out your registration form, please be thoughtful when you check your student’s availability options. They play a critical role in our scheduling process, which is designed to take both your student’s availability and diagnostic test results into account.

Our tutor knew that my daughter knew the material, but somehow it wasn’t coming through on the practice tests. He worked backward with her to find the missing link. She began to see success on the practice tests before she took the real SAT. She went into the SAT feeling confident and her score went up 200 points!
Carol T.