A 75-minute one-on-one session
Live on Zoom with Dave Walker. Scheduling calendar available immediately upon purchase.
Walker Prep
Est. 2014
Est. 2014
The
Diagnostic
Review
Seventy-Five Minutes · One-on-One
A method, not tricks.
WalkerPrep
The recommended starting point
A one-on-one analysis of a student’s performance on the SAT Reading & Writing section. Includes a written diagnostic and concrete roadmap for closing the gap to the target score.
01Overview
The Diagnostic Review is appropriate for students at all levels of preparation.
In this 75-minute session, Dave Walker will guide your student through the missed Reading & Writing questions from an official SAT practice test. After the session, you’ll receive a precise written account of where and why points are being lost, an honest assessment of the feasibility of achieving the target score within your student’s timeline, and a concrete roadmap for what it would take to close the gap.
02What's included
A session, a diagnostic, and a roadmap.
A pre-session review of missed questions
Prior to the meeting, Dave will review your student’s missed questions from the Reading & Writing section of an official SAT practice test.
A written diagnostic within 24 hours
Dave will share key observations and detail where your student’s specific strengths and weaknesses lie.
A preparation roadmap
Prioritized question types, a realistic improvement estimate for the intended test date, and a recommended path with practice-test checkpoints.
03How it works
From booking to a roadmap, in three steps.
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Reserve and complete the intake
Immediately after purchase, you'll receive access to Dave's scheduling calendar, detailed intake instructions, a few questions about target score and test date, and a form for submitting the list of missed questions.
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II.
Meet with Dave
During the session, Dave will work through each missed question with your student using the Socratic method that anchors all Walker Prep instruction — surfacing the specific strategic and conceptual gaps behind the misses.
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III.
Receive the diagnostic & roadmap
Within 24 hours after the session, Dave will send a written diagnostic and preparation roadmap: strengths and weaknesses, target score feasibility, question types to prioritize, and a suggested preparation path.
From the families
“The results speak for themselves — my son's SAT Reading & Writing score went from a 700 to 770. I wholeheartedly recommend Dave's services. Don't hesitate; he is the key to unlocking true understanding of SAT questions.”
Ana
Dave is the perfect tutor if you want someone who will walk you through the exact steps you need to tackle all the questions on SAT Verbal.
David600 → 740
We were very happy to find Dave as a mentor for our daughter. The score improvement was beyond our expectations. We have tried several others, but Dave is unique.
Haritha670 → 750
Dave's focus is on removing all subjectivity from SAT Reading and treating it as a factual science — an exact way to solve each question.
Kanan730 → 770 · 1570
Reserve
Where serious preparation begins.
A 75-minute session, a written diagnostic, and a roadmap to the target score — the recommended starting point for most families.
$225Fee applied to any package booked within 30 days.