Small-Group Coaching
Weekly live coaching, full session recordings, and steady SPS/PSE revision for students balancing tournaments, extracurriculars, travel, and exam prep.
Students work on the exact admissions artifacts that matter: how they tell their SPS story, how they explain PSE reasoning, and how they perform under timed pressure.
Lead TJ Prep Instructor & Co-Founder
Neil leads TJTestPrep's SPS/PSE feedback standards and live coaching curriculum, bringing together TJHSST student leadership, analytical training, and the pattern recognition that comes from reviewing more than 83,000 SPS and PSE responses. The course is built around the same standard: make each answer more specific, more defensible, and easier for an admissions reader to understand.
Students work on the actual TJ admissions artifacts: SPS responses, PSE reasoning, timed practice, and the revision habits that make each submission sharper. Open any card for prompt types, modules, checklists, examples, and red flags.
Specific stories, sharper reflection, cleaner final responses.
Show the model, assumptions, and reasoning before the answer.
Build pacing, stamina, and review habits before exam day.
Understand what readers value and choose the strongest response.
Same curriculum, different schedules. Seat counts update from registration availability.
Winter has the highest demand; please plan ahead if your family needs a specific time.
August 3-14 · tuition $2,695 if enrolled by June 30
August-October · tuition $3,095
October-January · tuition $3,195
One accountable structure for the entire TJ process: SPS writing, PSE reasoning, timed practice, revision, and support through exam day.
Students come prepared, work through SPS and PSE decisions live, and leave with the next assignment.
Feedback is based on the actual responses students submit, so vague stories, weak structure, and unsupported reasoning get caught early.
Proctored exams and workshops make timing, stamina, and test-day execution part of the weekly rhythm.
Students have the prompt library, lessons, examples, recordings, solutions, and Q&A support when they are doing the work at home.
Instead of managing separate editors, practice tests, reminders, and last-minute advice, families get one accountable weekly plan.
Receive full access to our self-paced digital resources the moment you register, start preparing before day one.
Benefit from personalized attention in classes capped at just 8 students: your questions always get answered.
Submit any response, anytime and receive thorough, line-by-line feedback, no limits, no caps. Your growth matters more to us than arbitrary quotas.
Weekly live sessions with elite TJHSST alumni, plus workshops, practice exams, and continued support all the way through exam day.
Experience real test conditions with ten fully proctored practice exams + detailed performance analytics. (Up from 4 exams)
Sharpen your skills and test-taking strategies in five comprehensive workshops designed to build confidence under pressure.
Get priority help whenever you need it through our dedicated Q&A forum and email. We're your partners through the entire process.
If you aren't admitted the first time, we provide free editing support for your sophomore application. (Terms and conditions apply)
Compare Self-Paced and Small Group Coaching side-by-side to find the perfect fit for your student.
Compare ProgramsPractical answers for parents deciding whether live coaching is the right fit.
Students use Google Classroom for weekly assignments, examples, recordings, and feedback. Live Zoom sessions are working meetings: students discuss strategy, review real drafts or PSE work, and leave knowing what must improve before the next submission.
Most weeks require about 4-7 hours outside the live session. The program is best for students who will submit work consistently; the value comes from the weekly revision cycle, not passive attendance.
Instructional sections are capped at 8 students. That keeps feedback personal while still giving students a useful peer group to compare approaches, arguments, and revision choices. Larger optional workshops may include students from multiple sections.
An unavoidable conflict is not a problem. Students have extracurriculars, tournaments, travel, and school events that cannot always move, so we post a full weekly session recording in Google Classroom. Students can watch the class, keep submitting work, and follow up with questions afterward. The live section helps most when students attend consistently, but missing an occasional session should not derail the course.
No. Each session covers the same curriculum, so families choose one. Summer is the fastest way to build the plan before school starts, Fall gives a steady weekly rhythm during school, and Winter is closest to the exam and usually has the highest demand.
It can be, but most students benefit most in 8th grade, when their activities, stories, and application materials are more developed. A strong 7th grader can take the course if they are ready for the workload; otherwise, self-paced prep or 1:1 advising is often the better first step.
The underlying curriculum is similar. Self-paced is a strong fit for independent students who will follow through on their own. Small Group Coaching is for families who want live instruction, weekly deadlines, line-by-line feedback, and a clear outside cadence through the application season.
