Do I need the SAT if I have WAEC?

Many universities abroad consider WAEC for subject knowledge and the SAT as a standardised measure for admissions and scholarships. Some are test-optional. Check each university's current policy before deciding.

What score should I aim for?

It depends on the universities on your list. Rather than a single number, build a list of target schools and look up the middle range of scores they admit; then set a target above that range for scholarship purposes.

Do you teach the paper SAT?

No. The SAT is now digital and taken on the Bluebook app. The course prepares you for that format, including the adaptive module structure and the built-in calculator.

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Digital SAT preparation

The admissions test most US universities, and a growing number of Canadian and European ones, consider alongside your WAEC results.

Who takes it from Nigeria: Nigerian secondary-school students and recent graduates applying to undergraduate programmes abroad, especially in the United States, and to scholarships that ask for a standardised score. Scores are also used by some Nigerian private universities.

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₦150,000
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₦45,000
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The exam

How Digital SAT is structured

About two hours and a quarter in total, taken on a computer through the Bluebook app at an approved test centre. Each section has two modules, and the second module adapts to how you did on the first.

Reading and Writing

Short passages, each with one question, covering craft and structure, information and ideas, expression of ideas and standard English conventions.

Math

Algebra, advanced math, problem solving and data analysis, and geometry and trigonometry. A built-in calculator is available throughout.

Scoring

Each section is scored from 200 to 800, for a total between 400 and 1600. Scores do not formally expire, but universities set their own rules on how recent a score must be.

Exam boards revise their formats and scoring from time to time. The outline here is a general description for planning your preparation; always confirm the current structure, dates and fees on the official site before you register. Official site: College Board

Syllabus

9 modules, from diagnostic to mock weeks

The same modules in the cohort and the self-paced course. Every practice item is original and reviewed by a person before it is published.

- The Digital SAT format
- Setting up Bluebook
- Full-length diagnostic
- Reading your score report
- Words in context
- Text structure and purpose
- Cross-text connections
- Literary and scientific passages
- Timed drill and review
- Central ideas and details
- Command of evidence: textual
- Command of evidence: quantitative
- Inferences
- Timed drill and review
- Rhetorical synthesis from notes
- Transitions
- Sentence boundaries and punctuation
- Subject–verb and pronoun agreement
- Verb forms, modifiers and parallelism
- Timed drill and review
- Linear equations and inequalities
- Linear functions in context
- Systems of linear equations
- Linear inequalities and absolute value
- Timed drill and review
- Quadratic equations and functions
- Polynomials and rational expressions
- Exponential functions
- Radical and rational equations
- Nonlinear systems and equivalent expressions
- Timed drill and review
- Ratios, rates and percentages
- Statistics and data displays
- Probability and two-way tables
- Area, volume and circles
- Triangles and trigonometry
- Timed drill and review
- Adaptive pacing and flagging
- Practice test one
- Reviewing practice test one
- Practice test two
- Test-day logistics and the final week
- How the certification exam works

Two ways to take it

Live cohort or self-paced

Live cohort

₦150,000 full tuition · 8 weeks

Scheduled live classes, recorded to your dashboard
Marked writing and scored speaking mocks
Admission-based; scholarships available

The first cohort is being scheduled. Applications open on this page.

Self-paced

₦45,000 one-time payment

The same syllabus as recorded lessons and practice sets
Start today, pause any time, lifetime access
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One-to-one SAT tutoring

Mentors on the Mindgrid marketplace tagged "SAT tutoring" can work through your weakest question types with you. Sessions are 30, 60 or 90 minutes at the mentor's own rate, booked separately from the course.

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Before you enrol

SAT questions

The SAT is offered at approved test centres in Lagos, Abuja and other cities on international test dates set by the College Board. Centres and dates change, so check the official site and register there well before the deadline.

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Digital SAT preparation

How Digital SAT is structured

9 modules, from diagnostic to mock weeks

1Orientation and Diagnostic (Bluebook)How the adaptive Digital SAT works, what the 400–1600 scale rewards, and a full-length timed diagnostic in the Bluebook app so the rest of the course targets your actual gaps.

2Reading and Writing: Craft and StructureWords in context, text structure and purpose, and cross-text connections — the questions that test how carefully you read a short passage rather than how much you can remember.

3Reading and Writing: Information and IdeasCentral ideas, details, command of evidence (textual and quantitative) and inferences — the domain where reading data tables and graphs now counts as reading.

4Reading and Writing: Expression of Ideas and Standard English ConventionsRhetorical synthesis and transitions on one side; boundaries, agreement, verb forms and punctuation on the other. Roughly a third of the section, and the most learnable third.

5Math: AlgebraLinear equations, inequalities, functions and systems — about a third of the Math section, and the foundation every other domain builds on.

6Math: Advanced MathQuadratics, polynomials, exponential and radical equations, and nonlinear systems — the domain that separates the 600s from the 700s on the Math section.

7Math: Problem Solving and Data Analysis; Geometry and TrigonometryRatios, percentages, statistics and probability from data displays, then area, volume, circles, triangles and right-triangle trigonometry — the two smaller domains that are heavy on careful reading.

8Bluebook Digital-Test Strategy and Mock WeeksTwo full-length practice tests in the Bluebook app, a review of every weak domain, and the strategy specific to an adaptive digital test: pacing per module, flagging, the calculator, and test-day logistics.

9Certification ExamThe final certification exam. Pass it (70% or more) to earn your Certificate of Completion.