SAT, ACT, IELTS & TOEFL prep for Gulf students
Most of our students arrive scoring in the 1200s. They leave with a 1500+. Our one-on-one SAT, ACT, IELTS, and TOEFL programmes for students in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman are built around one principle: diagnose first, then build the plan around this student.
Realistic target
1500+260
Plan length
12–16 weeks
Where we'd start: Foundations first: the grammar and algebra IB and American-curriculum schools rarely teach explicitly, then pacing.
Based on typical Himmah Prep trajectories. Your diagnostic on the first session sets the real plan.
01How we run test prep
Session one
Every student starts with a full SAT or ACT under real timing. We grade it ourselves and report back not just the score but the question types missed, where time ran out, and what will actually move the needle.
Weeks 1–12
Most Gulf students hit two specific weak points: English grammar rules and Algebra 2 fluency, neither of which IB or American-curriculum schools teach explicitly. We sequence the plan around the gaps, not a generic curriculum.
Throughout
Test-day stamina is its own skill. Students get a library of 15+ full-length practice tests under the same conditions and timing, and we debrief every one before moving on.
02Three sittings
We aim for three SAT attempts spread across Grade 10 and Grade 11. The first sets a real baseline. The second comes after the diagnostic-driven plan. The third, usually the one schools see, is where most of our students land at 1500+.
Already at 1400+? We push for 1550. Not there yet? We get you there. Either way, you'll know exactly where you stand after the first session, not after a month of guessing.
03The tests
For students at IB or American-curriculum schools, English-proficiency tests are often waived, but not always. We help you figure out which schools require them, then prep cleanly for whichever the family chooses.
Digital SAT, 1600 scale
36 scale
Academic, 9.0 band
iBT, 120 scale
04Where
Every session is live and one-on-one, so students anywhere in the Gulf get the same tutor and the same plan. See how it works in your city, or start with the 8-week Digital SAT bootcamp on your own schedule.
05Questions
Live and one-on-one, online, wherever the student is. Every session is with the same tutor, on the same plan. In-person sessions can be arranged in Jeddah and Riyadh.
Three, spread across Grade 10 and Grade 11. The first sets a baseline, the second comes after the plan, and the third is usually the score schools see.
Then the target is 1550. At that level the work is timing, the hardest Reading & Writing items, and removing careless errors in Math.
Policies vary by school and change yearly. We track them and advise whether to submit a score for each university on the list. A strong score still helps almost everywhere.
Yes. Test prep is one piece of the full programme, which covers strategy, essays, activities, summers, and applications for the US and the UK.
06Free diagnostic
Book a free consultation and we'll schedule the diagnostic. You'll know where the student stands, what the target is, and what the plan looks like, before you commit to anything.
Photograph: Widener Library by Kenneth C. Zirkel, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).
