Question 1

Who's behind Prep Expert?

Accepted Answer

Prep Expert was founded by Dr. Shaan Patel, who had achieved a perfect SAT score studying on his own and wanted to create courses to help others improve their SAT scores.

Question 2

Was Prep Expert on Shark Tank?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Prep Expert was on Shark Tank in January 2016 and got a $250,000 investment from Mark Cuban, in return for 20% of the company. While the other sharks were concerned about Patel's lack of commitment to the business (at this time he was also a student studying to become a doctor), Mark Cuban was attracted by the brains and talent of Patel and brought into the business primarily as an acquihire.

Question 3

How successful is Prep Expert now?

Accepted Answer

Very. In the past few years, Prep Expert has been on a very strong growth curve and has turned into a highly successful business. According to this June 2020 article, Prep Expert had "made $20 million" by this time and has had over 50,000 customers (that would match the $20 million number based on the typical price Prep Expert courses sell for). Prep Expert also lists over 50,000 customers at the time of writing on their about page.

Question 4

Are there any coupon codes for Prep Expert?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Use the coupon code SHARKTANK to get $200 off courses -- a big discount! I've tested this and it works at the time of writing.

Question 5

Are Prep Expert courses good value for what you get?

Accepted Answer

Prep Expert courses cost between $299 for their weekend review courses and up to $1,099 for their 6-Week in-person prep courses. Most people go for their $799 6-Week online prep courses, which should last for 72 hours in total and come to a cost of around $11/hour, which is reasonable (there will of course be many students taking the course with you, so you won't be getting 1-on-1 help).

Question 6

Is Prep Expert entirely online, or do they have classes in real life?

Accepted Answer

The only in-person class offered by Prep Expert is their 6-Week Flagship SAT course (also available online), which can be done in Las Vegas, Nevada or Princeton, New Jersey. All their other courses can only be done online.

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