How It Works

A look inside The Prep Lab.

No stock photos of smiling students pointing at whiteboards — this is the actual product. Here's the real dashboard, the real question bank, and the real planner, exactly the way you'd use them.

§ 01 — YOUR HOME BASE

Your Dashboard

One home screen that tells you the truth about your prep.

Your dashboard keeps your goal, your score trend, and your exam calendar in one place — so "how's it going?" has an actual answer.

  • Pick your focus — SAT, ACT, AP, or Academics — from one hub
  • A live countdown to your next real test date keeps prep on the calendar
  • Every score you log builds a progress chart, so improvement is visible, not vibes
  • Weekly stats show what you practiced, your accuracy, and what's still shaky
The Prep Lab
The Prep Lab dashboard with score progress chart
Dashboard · Score progress & exam countdown
§ 02 — PRACTICE

The Question Bank & Quiz

Practice that mirrors the real test — then tells you exactly what to fix.

Build a session in seconds: pick your exam, your subjects, your topics, and your difficulty. Then practice with the same tools you'll have on test day.

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Question bank setup screen with exam, subject, and topic filters
Question Bank · Build your session
  • Filter by subject, topic, skill, and difficulty — or let adaptive mode pick for you
  • Practice mode gives real-time feedback and a full written explanation on every question
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Active practice question with answer choices
Quiz Session · Real-time feedback & explanations
  • Timed sections mimic the real test: 32 minutes, no answer feedback, real pressure
  • Built-in Desmos calculator, the official SAT Math reference sheet, highlighting, notes, answer elimination, and bookmarking

Reading questions use a split-screen passage layout, and every math question has the built-in Desmos calculator and official reference sheet one click away — the same testing experience as the digital SAT.

§ 03 — YOUR PLAN

Study Planner & Academics

The plan builds itself — and it knows your exam is coming.

You shouldn't have to guess what to study tonight. The Prep Lab turns your practice data into a week-by-week schedule, and the academic planner keeps schoolwork from falling through the cracks.

The Prep Lab
Study planner with upcoming exams and weekly plan
Study Planner · Week-by-week exam prep
  • Your practice data becomes a week-by-week plan leading up to your exam date
  • A green dot appears when enough new practice has happened to refresh the plan
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Academic digital planner with assignments, exams, and to-dos
Academics · Digital planner for school
  • The academic planner tracks school assignments, quizzes, and to-dos next to test prep
  • Everything lives in one place — no separate planner apps that never get opened

Also Inside

Everything else in your subscription.

Score Predictor

Difficulty-weighted predictions scaled against official College Board conversion tables.

Practice Exams

Full-length practice exams under real conditions, with a question-by-question review after.

Question History

Every attempt saved — revisit questions you missed and watch your accuracy climb.

Vocab Builder

Flashcards and transition word banks with a known/learning tracker.

College Finder

Reach, target, and likely schools based on where your scores actually stand.

AP Resources Hub

Subject-by-subject AP study guides, lessons, flashcards, and an AP score predictor.

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