AP Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Calculus. Live, 1-on-1, online.

We find exactly where the points went.

Then we get them back, one test at a time, all the way to May.

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AP Chemistry Unit 3 Test: Intermolecular Forces and Properties Name A. R. Period 4 Score / 100 4.Calculate the mass of NaCl needed to make 250. mLof a 0.150 M NaCl solution. Show your work.(3 points) mass = 2.19 g no setup shown 1/3 9.H2O boils at 100 °C, but H2S boils at −60 °C.Explain the difference in terms of intermolecular forces.(4 points) H2O has hydrogen bonding, so it boils at a higher temperature. because? compare it to H2S 1/4 12.Rank CH4, CH3OH and C2H5OH from lowest to highestboiling point. Justify your ranking.(3 points) blank. ran out of time? 0/3 71 29 points lost. You knew 14 of them.

Where did the points go?

“He gets 100% grades on all homework… and then he gets to the tests and tanks.”A mom, on a parent forum

We've graded a lot of tests like that. It's almost never the effort. And it's usually not what they know.

Here's a sample test, marked the way we mark every one.

Q4

The right answer. No work shown.

On AP-style tests, the setup earns points, not just the number at the end. This right answer earned almost nothing. So did one more like it.

−5 points
Q9

The right idea. No “because.”

The question asked for an explanation. The answer named the idea and stopped. The reasoning is where the points were.

−3 points
Q12

Left blank.

Not because it was hard. The clock ran out, here and on the next question.

−6 points
The total

29 points lost. 14 of them on chemistry this student already knew.

This test could have been an 85. That isn't a knowledge problem. It's a points problem. And points can be trained.

Within 24 hours

Then the parent gets this page.

Where the points went, by question number, and the two or three skills costing them. Not “study more.” The work that wasn't shown, the “because” that was missing, the clock.

And next

A dated plan for the next test.

What to practice this week, and what to leave alone because it's already solid.

Start free: the 24-Hour Gap Map

A page like that, about your own kid's last test. Here's how it works.

  1. 1

    Send us a photo of the last graded test.

    No test at home? Tell us in one line what happened. That's enough to start.

  2. 2

    Your kid does a 45-minute diagnostic with a live AP tutor.

    A short timed set from the unit just tested. They hold the pen the whole time, and the first thing they hear is what they already do right.

  3. 3

    Later that day, a short call, just with you.

    We walk you through what we found. And, if you want to hear it, what we'd do about it and the price.

  4. 4

    Within 24 hours, the page is yours.

    Where the points went, the score the test could have been, a dated plan for the next test, and the marked test with every point explained. You keep it either way.

It's free because we won't tutor a gap we haven't measured. And you should judge us before you pay us.

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Most help re-teaches the subject. We go after the points.

Why the usual help doesn't move the test
  • Once-a-week tutoring never sees the graded test.
  • Videos and worksheets have no clock and no grader.
  • Office hours re-teach what your kid already knows.

The Next-Test Method

  1. 1

    Grade the actual test the way the College Board grades it.

    Point by point, with the why written next to each one.

  2. 2

    Name the two or three skills leaking points.

    Not “study more.” The work that wasn't shown. The “because” that was missing. The clock.

  3. 3

    Train them on the clock, every week.

    Two private sessions on your kid's own class. Timed practice sets, graded by the next day.

  4. 4

    Show you, every Sunday.

    Five lines on your phone. You're never guessing whether it's working.

How a week on the Track works

Then, if you want it: the A-to-5 Track.

An A on the transcript. A 4 or 5 in May.

This is not cheap. Here's what $697 a month buys, one week at a time.

Mon today
Private session50 minutes with the same AP tutor, on your kid's own class.
Night Room9–⁠10pm ET
Tue today
Graded and backMonday's written answers, point by point, by the next day.
Night Room9–⁠10pm ET
Wed today
Timed practiceA short set on the clock, built from the Gap Map.
Night Room9–⁠10pm ET
Thu today
Private sessionTimed and exam-style, on the clock.
Night Room9–⁠10pm ET
Fri today
Graded and backEvery written answer marked, with the why next to each point.
Night Room9–⁠10pm ET
Sat today
Stuck LineA photo of the problem on WhatsApp. Back comes a short walkthrough or a step-by-step guide.
Night Room9–⁠10pm ET
Sun today
Five lines on your phoneThe week, the trend, one win, one thing we're watching, and what's next.
Day offFor everyone.
  • Your fixed slot: Mon/Thu, Tue/Fri or Wed/Sat. Never once a week.
  • A short mock 72 hours before every classroom test.
  • Full mock exams in December and March, with a projected AP score.
  • One person, your Family Success Manager, for everything that isn't the teaching.
$697a month per subject.
Month to month.
The $697 rate is for the remaining 6 slots for fall.

There is no hourly price.

Next test higher, or we work free.Your kid attends, does the weekly practice and shares the graded test. If the first test after you join isn't higher than the one before, we keep working free until the next test.
14 days to see it from the inside.For any reason, one message gets you a full refund within 48 hours.

Why we can: we grow when parents tell other parents. One unhappy family costs us more than any refund.

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The Night Room: 9–⁠10pm ET, Monday to Saturday.

The hardest homework happens at night. So we staff that hour.

A live AP tutor waits in an open online homework room, 9–⁠10pm ET, Monday to Saturday. Your kid drops in, asks, gets unstuck, and logs off.

No appointment. No extra charge. It comes on top of the two sessions.

The tutor asks questions until your kid finds the step. We never do the homework for them.

Stuck outside the room? Send a photo of the problem on WhatsApp. The same day or the next working day, we send back a short walkthrough or a step-by-step guide for that step. It shows the method; your kid finishes the problem.

Every Sunday, five lines on your phone.

So you're never guessing whether it's working.

  1. This weekWhat we worked on.
  2. The trendOne number that shows the direction.
  3. One winSomething that went right.
  4. WatchingOne thing we're keeping an eye on.
  5. NextWhat's coming, and what we'll do about it.
“The parents can expect accountability and transparency, but leave the details to someone else.”A parent, on a parenting forum

What parents sent us

Real screenshots, names blurred.

91%next classroom test came back higher
+13average points gained on the next test
100%Gap Reports delivered within 24 hours
Screenshot, names blurred. AP Biology: 74 to 86 on the next unit test.
AP Biology · 74 → 86 on the next unit test
Screenshot, names blurred. AP Calculus: “i showed my work on every one this time.”
AP Calculus · “i showed my work on every one this time”
Screenshot, names blurred. AP Physics: the results call, in a dad's words.
AP Physics · the results call, in a dad's words
Screenshot, names blurred. AP Chemistry: five lines on a Sunday night.
AP Chemistry · five lines on a Sunday night
Screenshot, names blurred. AP Chemistry: a comment in a parents' group.
AP Chemistry · a comment in a parents' group
Screenshot, names blurred. AP Physics: the 9pm room, on her own.
AP Physics · the 9pm room, on her own
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Who this is for, and who it isn't

It's for

  • AP Chemistry, Biology, Physics or Calculus students in grades 10–⁠12 whose test grades don't match the effort.
  • A-students whose A may not hold up in May.
  • Parents who want to see the page before a big decision: the next test, the report card, or whether to drop the class.

It isn't for

  • A cram the night before a test.
  • Homework help by the hour. We don't sell hours.
  • Someone to do the homework for them. We never do.
  • A kid who won't do 45 minutes of their own work. The Gap Map is built from it.

If that's you, we'd rather say so here than on the call.

Five questions parents ask first

All the questions, answered

Does online tutoring work for a 16-year-old?

It works when it's 1-on-1, on exam-style problems, with your kid doing the work, and when you can see it. Every session is recorded.

The Gap Map comes first, free, so you can judge the method on your own kid before you pay. Then you have 14 days to see it from the inside.

Who are the tutors?

AP tutors who passed our grading test: their grading has to match the College Board's official scoring guidelines at least 90% of the time.

We sell the standard, not a name.

How fast will we see anything?

The one-page map, within 24 hours of the diagnostic. The first graded written answer, by day 7. The first Sunday report, the first Sunday after the first session.

And the first classroom test after you join carries our guarantee. If your kid attended, did the weekly practice and shared the test, and it isn't higher than the one before, we keep working free until the next test.

What if my kid won't engage?

Most kids engage once they hear what they already do right, and once they're the one holding the pen. The sessions are built that way on purpose.

If your kid isn't engaging by day 7, we tell you first, inside the 14-day refund window.

What does it cost, and is there a contract?

The Gap Map is free. The program is $697 a month per subject, month to month, with no contract: cancel before the next billing date.

If you ask within the first 14 days, you get a full refund.

Before we built this, we read thousands of posts by AP parents. They said the same thing in different words.

A's on the homework. A 68 on the test. And nobody who could tell them why.

So we built an academy around the why.

The next test grades the same gap as the last one.

Get the free 24-Hour Gap Map One page about your kid's last test, within 24 hours. Free. No card. The $697 rate is for the remaining 6 slots for fall.