Calm by test day.
SAT, ACT and K-12 tutoring in Seattle and online. A free 20-minute diagnostic gives you a score range, an hours estimate and a plan back from the test date.
Score outlook
Sample: a junior, SAT on Mar 6
1240to1320
Starting range on a 400 to 1600 scale. Goal 1350. Plan: Standard 24, two hours a week, from Dec 7.
- Jan 11Reading2 hrs
- Jan 18Math2 hrs
- Jan 25Math2 hrs
- Feb 1Reading2 hrs
- Feb 8Practice test2 hrs
- Feb 15Math2 hrsRegister by Feb 19
- Feb 22Practice test2 hrs
- Mar 1Test day1 hr
Most families call us in October, worried. We answer with numbers: where your teen stands, what the gap takes, and the Saturday to start.
Twenty minutes, then a plan
Eight questions in the style of the digital SAT: four reading and writing, four math. The report gives a starting range, the package we'd pick, and every week from the first session back from a real 2026-27 test date.
Nothing is saved unless you book a consult, and the booking is for a parent to fill in.
How the range is worked outSet up the test
Four reading and writing questions, then four math, in the style of the digital SAT. You'll get a starting range, an hours estimate and a plan back from your test date.
- Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word?
- Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- If 3x + 7 = 25, what is the value of 6x − 4?
- A tutoring center charges a one-time $40 registration fee plus $95 for each hour of tutoring. Which equation gives the total cost C, in dollars, for h hours?
- A ferry route carried 1,200 passengers on Monday and 1,500 on Tuesday. By what percent did the number of passengers increase?
- The function f is defined by f(x) = x² − 6x + 5. What is the minimum value of f(x)?
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Planned backward
Here is a 24-hour plan for the Mar 6, 2027 SAT at two hours a week, read like a forecast: one square per week, three full practice tests, and a taper week before the test. Registration closes Feb 19, marked where it falls.
Plan your own dateStart the week of Monday, December 7, 2026
- Dec 7Start2 hrs
- Dec 14Math2 hrs
- Dec 21Reading2 hrs
- Dec 28Math2 hrs
- Jan 4Practice test2 hrs
- Jan 11Reading2 hrs
- Jan 18Math2 hrs
- Jan 25Math2 hrs
- Feb 1Reading2 hrs
- Feb 8Practice test2 hrs
- Feb 15Math2 hrsRegister by Feb 19
- Feb 22Practice test2 hrs
- Mar 1Test day1 hr
MathReading and writingFull practice testTaper week
1580
Priya Raman's SAT. Every Brightside test-prep tutor scored in the 99th percentile on the test they teach, and the score is on their page.
What you can count on
Same night
A progress note after every session: what was covered, what clicked, one thing to try at home.
$0
For hours you don't use. Refunded at the package rate.
Priya Raman started Brightside in 2016, after six years of tutoring math through Seattle's grey afternoons. The families who did best weren't the ones with the most hours. They were the ones who could see the plan. So every family gets three things: a diagnostic with real numbers, a plan written backward from the test date, and a note after every session saying what was covered and what's next. We teach in a second-floor room on North 45th Street in Wallingford, and online for families across Washington. Tutors are hired on a scored subject test and a recorded teaching demo, and every one passes a fingerprint background check before meeting a student. We don't promise scores. We promise you'll always know where things stand. Book a 30-minute consult with Priya.
Every price, on the page
Three test-prep packages, all with proctored practice tests on Saturday mornings. Academic tutoring is $85 a session for grades 3 to 8 and $95 for grades 9 to 12.
Full pricing and policies| Feature | Focused 12 | Standard 24 | Extended 36 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of 1:1 tutoring | 12 | 24 | 36 |
| Price | $1,260 | $2,400 | $3,420 |
| Per hour | $105 | $100 | $95 |
| Proctored full practice tests | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Progress note after every session | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Parent check-in call | After 6 hours | Every 8 hours | Every 8 hours |
| Plan rewritten after each practice test | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Three monthly payments, no fee | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Questions parents ask
FormatOnline or in person?
Both. In person at our second-floor room on North 45th Street in Wallingford, or online on Zoom with a shared whiteboard. Most test-prep families mix the two: sessions online on weeknights, practice tests in person on Saturday mornings.
Which testSAT or ACT?
Take the diagnostic as SAT first. If the reading questions felt rushed but the math felt fine, the ACT's pace usually suits less well, and the SAT is the better bet. If your teen likes moving quickly and wants science in the mix, the ACT can fit. We'll say which we'd pick at the consult.
TimingWhen should we start?
Work backward from the test date: a 24-hour plan at two hours a week needs about 13 weeks. For the March 6 SAT that means starting in early December. The planner on the SAT and ACT page does the arithmetic for any date.
GuaranteesDo you guarantee a score?
No. A guarantee would be a promise about your teen's result, and no honest tutor can make it. What we do promise: a written plan, a progress note after every session, every practice-test score shared with you, and a refund of any hours you don't use.
ChangesWhat if we need to reschedule?
Move any session up to 24 hours ahead at no cost, as often as you need. Inside 24 hours the session counts, once per package we waive it. Unused package hours are refunded at the package rate.
PrivacyWhat do you keep about my child?
Diagnostic answers stay in your browser unless you book. Consult details are deleted after 12 months if you don't enroll; student records are deleted 24 months after the last session. We never sell data, and we share progress with a school only with your written permission. Parents fill in every form.
Talk to a tutor this week
A free 30-minute consult, online or in Wallingford. You'll leave with a straight answer on SAT or ACT and how many hours it takes.