Strategy-first test prep
One subscription · SAT + ACT + PSAT included
Lotus Test Prep teaches the cognitive skills that separate high scorers on the SAT, ACT, and PSAT. All three exams are included in every plan — start with one, switch anytime your goals change.
Digital SAT
200+ point score improvement framework
One subscription covers SAT, ACT, and PSAT
ACT
Pacing strategies for the 4+ composite lift
One subscription covers SAT, ACT, and PSAT
Digital PSAT / NMSQT
National Merit Selection Index projection
One subscription covers SAT, ACT, and PSAT
The StrategyFirst Difference
Whether you're chasing a 1600 on the SAT, a 36 on the ACT, or National Merit on the PSAT, the underlying skills are the same — trap recognition, elimination discipline, reasoning under time pressure. Every Lotus plan covers all three so your strategy work carries across exams.
Across passage deconstruction, answer elimination, decision execution, time management, and emotional regulation.
Every wrong answer gets a label — Almost Right, Extreme, Out of Scope, Verbose Option — plus a named defense.
Not just '% correct by subject.' Track trap susceptibility, pacing, elimination, reasoning integrity, and confidence calibration.
What students are saying
“I'd been stuck around 1450 for three practice tests. The trap susceptibility chart showed me I was falling for Almost-Right answers more than half the time. Two weeks of drilling that one pattern took me to 1530.”
Maya R.
Lotus SAT student
1450 → 1530
“Coach Lotus doesn't just tell you the right answer — it walks you back through why you talked yourself into the wrong one. That changed how I read every question after.”
Jordan T.
Lotus ACT student
30 → 34 composite
“I used Lotus for PSAT prep over the summer and hit the National Merit cutoff. The same study plan rolled straight into my SAT track in the fall — same skills, same coach, no re-learning.”
Priya S.
Lotus PSAT → SAT student
PSAT 1490 · SAT 1540
The short version of what visitors ask before signing up.
Most prep is volume play: more questions, smarter routing. Lotus is depth play. Every wrong answer gets a Cognitive Autopsy — we name the specific trap that caught you (one of ten), point to the strategy skill that prevents it, and track your trap susceptibility across sessions. You don't just practice more; you practice the right thing.
Yes. Every Lotus plan (including the free tier) gives you access to SAT, ACT, and PSAT. Same engine, same trap taxonomy, same Coach Lotus. Switch exams anytime from the sidebar — your progress on each exam stays saved.
Coach Lotus draws on the specific question you're stuck on, the trap you just fell for, your personal weak spots from prior sessions, and the strategy skill that applies — so the coaching is grounded in your actual patterns, not generic advice. If a response ever drifts off SAT/ACT/PSAT topics, we replace it with a standard refusal before you see it. Details on our [safety page](/safety).
Five layers: strict instructions the coach reads every time, an input check before the coach reads your message, an output check before you see the response, a private audit log of every exchange, and a flag button on every coach message. See /safety for the full plain-language policy.
Onboarding takes about two minutes. Tell us your target date and target score; Lotus generates a phased study plan that gets more aggressive as test day approaches. Your first practice session establishes your baseline; the plan adjusts from there.
Lotus was built by Dr. Mickey Bansal, a physician with a background in healthcare informatics. The same rigor used to track clinical outcomes — five-dimensional analytics, evidence-grounded interventions, calibrated confidence — is applied to test prep. Strategy-first, data-grounded, no marketing fluff.
Yes. Follow your generated study plan, complete the scheduled full-length tests, and if you don't see a 200+ point SAT lift (or equivalent on ACT/PSAT), we refund your subscription. Conditions on the pricing page.
10 questions per day across any exam (SAT/ACT/PSAT), tutor mode, basic explanations, and answer tracking. No card required. Most students start here and upgrade once they want Cognitive Autopsy on every wrong answer.
Start free on any track. Your plan covers SAT, ACT, and PSAT — switch whenever the season or your goals change.
Or see all plans on the pricing page.