The Ivy TrackThe Ivy Track
One-on-one SAT & college counseling

Get on track
to your dream score

Our free Skills Diagnostic maps every missed question to a real skill and its timing. Then we build a Target Strategy Roadmap around your student — and rebuild it every week from actual results.

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150+points or a 1500, or we work free
1550+every tutor's SAT, or a 35+ ACT
T20& BS/MD admits
Score trendDiagnostic → Test day
1260↑ +280 pts
15501475140013251250DiagnosticWeek 4Week 8Test

The same dashboard students and parents watch all the way to test day.

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What we offer

Two ways we work with your family

Every session is one-on-one with a tutor or counselor who recently lived this process themselves. Choose the path that fits where your student is now.

Track one

SAT Tutoring

One-on-one prep built from a real Skills Diagnostic and rebuilt every week from your student's actual results.

  • A free Skills Diagnostic mapped to every skill
  • A Target Strategy Roadmap rebuilt from each week's scores
  • A 150+ point gain or a 1500, or we keep working for free
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Track two

College Counseling

A clear roadmap through a confusing process, from a blank page all the way to a finished application.

  • Essays from a blank page with our Essay Launchpad Blueprint
  • A balanced list built by our College Match Engine
  • A dedicated BS/MD and BS/DO medical track
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How SAT tutoring works

A clear path from first test to test day

No fixed syllabus and no guesswork. Every step is built around what your student actually needs next.

Skills Diagnostic1290
CorrectIncorrectMissed
Reading & Writing660
•Inferences•Transitions
Math630
•Advanced Math•Geometry & Trigonometry
Timing dataModule 2 pacing: −4:10 · slowest on Nonlinear functions
Skills Diagnostic

More than a practice test: our free Skills Diagnostic maps every missed question to a specific technical skill across sections, units, and topics — then overlays precise timing data to uncover the hidden bottlenecks holding the score back.

How we compare

Why families choose a personalized track

Free tools and big-box courses have their place. Here is where working one-on-one is genuinely different.

Us
What matters
Khan AcademyFree self-study
KaplanGroup course
The Ivy TrackPersonalized 1-on-1
Structured lessons and study material
Official-style practice questions
A score-improvement guarantee
True one-on-one instruction
A roadmap built from your own Skills Diagnostic
Rebuilt every week from your results
Essays brainstormed from a blank page
Recent 1550+ SAT / 35+ ACT and T20 mentors

Khan Academy and Kaplan are trademarks of their respective owners. Comparison reflects their standard SAT offerings.

“The explanations were a little too easy for me. It would show me how to do something, but not really how to prepare for the test itself.”

Monica A. (Student)
ACT 27 to 30 in 2 weeks with us
The student dashboard

A look inside the student dashboard

The SAT dashboard your student logs into every week — and the same view parents can follow, from the question bank to the score trend.

Question Bank3,000+ questions
Search questions…
ReadingAlgebraMedium
EasyLinear equations in one variable
MediumCentral ideas & details
HardNonlinear functions

Thousands of official-style questions, each tagged by domain, skill, and difficulty, so every practice set targets the exact areas your student is working on right now.

The team

Meet your tutors and counselors

Recent, lived experience. Every tutor scored 1550+ on the SAT or a 35+ on the ACT, and every counselor was admitted to a T20 university and/or a combined medical program — across different specialties, so your student is matched with the counselor who fits their direction.

Drithi Raipet, Tutor

Drithi Raipet

Tutor

Scored 35 on the ACT, with 36s in English and Reading, and nearly three years of tutoring experience.

35 ACT, 3 years tutoring
Parth Patel, Founder

Parth Patel

Founder

Has guided dozens of students to 200+ point score gains. Specializes in SAT and ACT prep and in T20, Ivy and BS/MD applications.

36 ACT, T20, Ivy, BS/MD
Rohit Lobo, Counselor & Tutor

Rohit Lobo

Counselor & Tutor

Coca-Cola Scholar. Acceptances include Duke, Brown and Johns Hopkins, full rides to Vanderbilt, Rice and UVA, and six BS/MD programs. Specializes in BS/MD, scholarships and nonprofit work.

1600 SAT, Coca-Cola Scholar, BS/MD
Anne Gu, Counselor & Tutor

Anne Gu

Counselor & Tutor

Penn State BS/MD student. Acceptances include Penn, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Emory. Specializes in Ivy, pre-med and BS/MD applications.

1600 SAT, Ivy, BS/MD
Barghav Balasubramanian, Counselor & Tutor

Barghav Balasubramanian

Counselor & Tutor

Acceptances include UCLA, UC San Diego and Penn State BS/MD. Specializes in UC applications, pre-med and BS/MD.

1600 SAT, UC Specialist, BS/MD
Ronak Pathak, Counselor & Tutor

Ronak Pathak

Counselor & Tutor

Penn State BS/MD student with a perfect 1600 on the SAT. Acceptances include Penn, Brown, Johns Hopkins (Hodson Scholar), Williams, Amherst, a full ride to Rutgers, and three BS/MD programs. Specializes in Ivy, pre-med and BS/MD applications.

1600 SAT, Ivy, BS/MD
Results

Progress from real students

Every number here comes from a real student's own diagnostic and practice test history.

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average gain, 20+ hours
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scores our students reach
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point guarantee
Susannah Campbell
Parent — SAT prep, counselling next
From a parent
“Sessions with IvyTrackPrep are worth it beyond measure.”

Wendy Z. — Levi's mother

Posted publicly on Facebook, recommending us to other parents. Shown exactly as she wrote it.

Facebook comment from Wendy Zalles: I highly recommend Parth, IvyTrackPrep founder. The guidance my son Levi is receiving from Parth is stellar. Parth and Levi quickly engaged and my son has been extremely focused and motivated in applying for 10+ colleges (plus several scholarships). Sessions with IvyTrackPrep are worth it beyond measure. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions.

“With the prep book I couldn't hold myself accountable. With Parth I'm getting to all the sessions, getting the homework in on time — it's definitely helping and I feel that I'm improving.”

Rory B. (Student)
1420+160 pts
Before 126020 sessionsAfter 1420

“Parth is a really good tutor. He figured out exactly what I was struggling with and helped me improve significantly.”

Vijay V. (Student)
1450+90 pts
Before 13608 sessionsAfter 1450

“Parth helped me understand how to attack the SAT and get used to how the questions and modules were formatted. His explanations and demonstrations were great.”

Muhammad H. (Student)
1520+260 pts
Before 126040 sessionsAfter 1520

“You're very clear and concise. Not once did you give me an instruction that was confusing.”

Levi Z. (Student)
Secondary Education Major
College counselingActivities quantified

“This saved me so much time, and the end product was extremely polished.”

Miles F. (Student)
Pre-Medicine Major
Essay counselingPolished essay

“It's clear how well you know this process. Triya could really use your help.”

Triya P.'s parent
1560+250 pts
Before 131018 sessions · 9 weeksAfter 1560

“With the prep book I couldn't hold myself accountable. With Parth I'm getting to all the sessions, getting the homework in on time — it's definitely helping and I feel that I'm improving.”

Rory B. (Student)
1420+160 pts
Before 126020 sessionsAfter 1420

“Parth is a really good tutor. He figured out exactly what I was struggling with and helped me improve significantly.”

Vijay V. (Student)
1450+90 pts
Before 13608 sessionsAfter 1450

“Parth helped me understand how to attack the SAT and get used to how the questions and modules were formatted. His explanations and demonstrations were great.”

Muhammad H. (Student)
1520+260 pts
Before 126040 sessionsAfter 1520

“You're very clear and concise. Not once did you give me an instruction that was confusing.”

Levi Z. (Student)
Secondary Education Major
College counselingActivities quantified

“This saved me so much time, and the end product was extremely polished.”

Miles F. (Student)
Pre-Medicine Major
Essay counselingPolished essay

“It's clear how well you know this process. Triya could really use your help.”

Triya P.'s parent
1560+250 pts
Before 131018 sessions · 9 weeksAfter 1560
Parth Patel, Founder of The Ivy Track

Parth Patel, Founder

About

Why I started The Ivy Track

I built The Ivy Track because I had to figure out the college application process — and standardized tests like the SAT and ACT along with it — almost entirely on my own, making plenty of mistakes and losing time along the way.

I want students to have the guidance I never did: a real strategy for long, demanding exams, and a clear blueprint for a holistic application system that is genuinely unintuitive the first time through.

That matters most for students with immigrant parents who, like mine, don't always have a native read on how U.S. undergraduate admissions works, and who could use someone to translate the whole process for the family.

I scored a 36 on the ACT and earned acceptances to Penn, Duke, and a number of other top-20 universities, several BS/MD programs, and multiple full-ride offers. I'm now a student in Penn State's accelerated BS/MD program with Sidney Kimmel Medical College. In the years since, I've walked dozens of students through both the tests and the applications — and the ones who start with a plan don't lose the time I did.

Parth PatelFounder
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See what's possible

Tell us your goal and timeline. We'll show you the jump you're aiming for — no email required.

Where you are now1280
Your target1480
When's your test?
Biggest challenge?
Your goal
+200points
from 1280 to 1480 · 3 months
Ambitious — and very doable with a tight plan.

Because your biggest hurdle is running out of time, we'll drill pacing until you finish every module with time to spare.

Questions

Answers for parents and students

One-on-one over Google Meet. Sessions run 1, 1.5, or 2 hours depending on the plan and pace, and every upcoming session shows up on the student dashboard.

After the free Skills Diagnostic, we set your student's target: 150+ points above their starting score, or a 1500, whichever comes first. The starting score comes from their first full length adaptive practice test on our platform, and the target counts as reached on their best later one, so both ends of the comparison are the same kind of test. If your student attends their sessions, follows the weekly pacing, finishes homework on time, and completes their custom timeline terms but doesn't reach the target, we keep working at no cost until they do. Those sessions are added on once the package you paid for is finished.

Every tutor scored 1550+ on the SAT or a 35+ on the ACT, and every counselor was admitted to a T20 university or BS/MD program, recently enough to know exactly what the process feels like and what actually works today.

An official-style question bank tagged by domain, skill, and difficulty; a score-trend dashboard; adaptive assignments targeting exact skill gaps; and a shared calendar so students and parents always know what is next.

Just text your tutor directly to reschedule. The commitment is simple: every student gets the exact number of sessions they signed up for before their test date.

We work with BS/MD and BS/DO programs. Together these cover the full range of combined medical pathways, including BA/MD and BA/DO tracks.

Students who are deeply passionate about becoming a physician and want to build the strongest possible case for admission into a combined medical program.

Both, and the essay stays the student's own. We brainstorm the content with them from a blank page, help shape the story and the outline, then edit draft after draft until it is polished. We never write the essay for your student — admissions officers can tell, and the voice on the page has to be theirs.

We talk about it honestly and adjust, lightening the load or restructuring sessions rather than penalizing a student for real-life constraints. Plateaus are normal and usually mean we have hit a harder skill that needs more focused rebuilding.

Khan Academy has great free content but no one reviewing your data or holding your student accountable. Kaplan teaches to the middle of a 30-student class on a fixed curriculum. We start with our Skills Diagnostic to isolate exact technical weaknesses, then build a Target Strategy Roadmap that adapts every single week, one-on-one.

Book a free intro call. We'll talk goals, timeline, and fit, then schedule your free Skills Diagnostic. No commitment required.

Yes — ACT prep is newly available alongside SAT. Students sit a free ACT Skills Diagnostic on the same platform, get the same weekly roadmap and question bank, and can sit both diagnostics first if they are not sure which test suits them better.

Ready to get on track?

Book your free strategy session to talk goals, timeline, and fit. Then we'll set up your free Skills Diagnostic. No commitment.

Explore our plans →

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