Master-level ACT & SAT Tutoring Services
An Individualized Approach
With over 5,000 hours of experience in ACT, SAT, and math tutoring, I have refined my explanations of the content and strategies from each section of these standardized tests. One-on-one tutoring with ACT & SAT Mastery teaches your student everything they will need to know about college entrance exams, including insider strategies that cannot be found through other test prep services. Over the years, I have had the privilege of working with a range of students who start across the scoring spectrum, including students with learning differences such as ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, and autism. No two students are the same, so my tutoring approach is adaptable to every student. I offer in-person sessions in the greater Denver area and online sessions for students across the U.S.
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My reviews can be seen below as well as on my Google business page.
Reviews
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"Before I say anything else, Lane improved my score from a 17 to a 30 on the ACT within a few months. He helped my older brother get a perfect math score on the SAT! Lane is just outstanding. As a student who hates this kind of work, he made it an enjoyable experience. He still pushed me and held me accountable, but it was never too much. Not to mention his great communication. If you are looking for an ACT tutor that isn’t an absolute bore, Lane is the man. I don’t think I would’ve been able do it without his help. I suggested him to all my friends who absolutely love him too!"
Brooks V, July 2023
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"I started working with Lane after unfortunately wasting 5 months studying with another tutor and seeing no score improvement, and my only regret is not starting with Lane sooner. Almost immediately, I started seeing score improvements on practice tests. My lowest scores on an ACT test were a 20 composite, 19 math, 18 science, 23 English, and 20 reading. Those scores put me well below even the 60th percentile… yikes. After much dedication and studying though, Lane was able to help me achieve an outstanding super score of a 30 composite, 35 English, 25 math, 27 science, and 31 reading. I now meet all of the college readiness benchmarks and fall above the 90th percentile for the majority of my scores. I cannot express how much Lane helped me in the few months I worked with him, please don’t hesitate to start your student with him, you won’t regret it."
Georgia A, September 2024
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"Lane is an excellent tutor for ACT prep! My son is generally a poor standardized text taker and his pre-ACT score was disappointing and not at all representative of his ability. With a little over 2 months of prep, which included once/week 2-hr tutoring sessions over Zoom (only 1-hr the last few weeks) and a full practice test on my son’s own time each week, he raised his score a full 8 points! He was even regularly achieving scores 2 points higher than that on practice tests, so should he decide to test again, there is easily more room to improve. Lane is a great communicator with scheduling each week and is totally reliable. I can’t recommend him highly enough."
Jennifer W, August 2024
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"Lane did a terrific job coaching/mentoring/preparing our son for the ACT. The results exceeded our expectations. The biggest improvements were in the sections that weren't initially his strengths like Reading (21 to 31). Overall he ended up with a 32 super score which is a 6 point improvement over his first test score of 26. To get the best results, there's a fair amount of homework (1 full test a week). However, if you do the work then the strategies Lane teaches for test pacing, problem solving, and overall test taking really start generating results. Our son enjoyed working with him and liked his personality, and I appreciated him updating me as a parent on progress as we went. I highly recommend Lane to anyone looking to improve their ACT or SAT score."
Kevin C, April 2024
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"Working with Lane was easy and comfortable. It balanced the hard and focused nature of test taking with engaging instruction on useful patterns and strategies for the test. My scores jumped in every category, and I could tell that Lane really knew the test inside and out. I went from a 25 on practice sciences to a 32 on my official ACT, 30 on English to 35, and 29 on reading to a 34. I finished my ACT with a composite 33 and am super excited to have a score that I am confident with going into college admissions. My time spent with Lane was great, and the practice test structure he used targeted my weaknesses and developed my skills for questions that I commonly missed. We got along great, and Lane is a super nice guy that I would recommend for other people my age (17) because it felt at times like we were just hanging out while staying super productive."
Graham G, March 2023
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"Lane worked with my son June through October on a weekly basis. Every session was fully prepared for and fully utilized. My son's scores went up dramatically. In English he started at a 26 and ended with a 34. For math, he started with a 21 and ended with a 27. His science started at a 24 and ended with a 30. And for his composite score, he started at a 26 and ended with a 32! Due to his ACT score, my son received scholarship dollars that returned an exponential return on what we paid. If I had it to do over again, I wouldn't change a thing."
Guy C, April 2024
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"We had an incredible experience working with Lane! Our daughter’s composite score went up five points after only five sessions with Lane. He is extremely knowledgeable and very personable and really wants his students to be successful. I would recommend him to anyone!"
Kelly G, July 2024
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"My son had Lane as an ACT tutor and he was exceptional. He was great to work with. Always prompt. My son even used him for extra tutoring in some areas. My son started with a 22 composite ACT and ended with a 29! This increase was after 3 months which was amazing! His first English practice test was a 21. He ended with a 31! For math he started with a 21 and ended with a 27. On reading he started with a 23 and ended with a 30. Overall we were incredibly pleased with his progress in such a short amount of time. I recommend Lane to everyone looking for a tutor!"
Erin A, October 2022
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"Lane was an incredible tutor. On English, I started at a 28 and ended with a 33. On math, I started with a 24 and ended with a 29. I started science at a 24 and ended with a 32! And my reading scores were consistently high. From the PreACT to my first ACT I went from a 28 to a composite 33. Lane was absolutely key in my success on the test and I could not be more thankful. Without him and his expertise, I would not be as set up as I am going into the college admissions season. Thank you Lane!"
Sam R, April 2024
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"Lane has helped me tremendously: I started with a 24 on English, a 25 on math, and a 27 on reading, and now I’m scoring 32-33s on all of them. Thanks to Lane, I’m now shooting for a 34+ superscore to help me get into a college of my dreams. Just one thing to remember is to take notes and reread them multiple times to solidify the strategies."
Talin S, October 2023
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"I cannot recommend Lane enough. He provided ACT prep for our junior and helped her increase her practice test scores significantly. She achieved a 35 composite score in her first test sitting and is now attending her dream school. We plan to use Lane's services again with our current sophomore and feel confident that our son will be equally as prepared to reach his potential with Lane's help."
Corey B, February 2023
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"Before I started working with Lane, I had a 26 on the ACT. After working with him, I now have a 32. Lane is extremely knowledgeable and has a genuine desire for his students to succeed. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute working with him."
Ethan R, August 2023
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"We had a wonderful experience with Lane. Lane worked directly with our daughter and her work with Lane resulted in a significantly higher test score. English score started at a 17, and on her most recent practice she has gotten 2 28s and a 35 on English. For math, she started with an 18. She has gotten 28s on math on 3 of her last 4 practice tests! Reading started at a 23, and on her second to last practice test, she earned a 30. For science, she started at a 21 and has achieved a 32 on the second most recent practice test. Lane worked with my daughter to stay on schedule and was able to encourage her to do the practice work and instill confidence. It just worked."
Shannon B, August 2023
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"Lane was super helpful with the whole ACT process. After struggling with another tutoring company, he helped me boost my score by 6 points overall and by 13 points on my English section!"
Owen W, July 2023
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"The most difficult part of the ACT is how uncomfortable you feel when you take it. You can put hours of work into ACT prep and take as many practice tests as you can before you throw your pencil at the wall, but then it feels like it all goes out the door as soon as you take the real test. I didn’t feel this way after working with Lane, though; not only did my math and science scores increase, but my overall confidence in taking the test significantly improved. I retained what we went over in our sessions, and that came in clutch for me. I went into ACT prep with Lane with a composite score of 27; I walked out of it with a 32. Most significantly, I started with a math score of 18 and got it up to a 27, a nine point improvement. I am not a math person at all, but working with Lane made me realize that math problems on the ACT are almost never as hard as they appear. I strongly recommend working with Lane to improve not only your content expertise but also your confidence when it comes to test-taking in general!"
Doc S, December 2022
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"Lane provided substantial academic support to our high school junior, tutored him in math and provided ACT prep for him. Our son’s grades drastically improved and he was finally able to get a solid grade in math his junior year. As far as ACT prep goes, we can’t emphasize enough the dramatic improvement in scores. Our son’s English score went 25 to 31; his Science went from a 28 to a 33; and his Reading went from a 28 to a whopping 35! Lane was proactive and an excellent communicator. Our family can’t say enough good things about him."
Angie G, November 2022
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“Lane is easily one of the best and free-going educators I've met, and having a friend as a tutor is more helpful than one would think. On my first ACT I ended up getting a 28, and just the next try later I got a 33! Exceptional guy, exceptional establishment.”
Dennis G, April 2022
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"Lane was so fun and easy to work with. He was able to help me with every aspect of the ACT. On the multiple practice tests I did, my scores on each section increased. On English, I started at a 25 and am now at a 33/34. On math, I started at a 28 and have achieved 34s and 35s on recent practice tests. On reading, I started at a 21 and have landed 33s on about 5 practice tests now. And for science, I started at a 24 and have achieved multiple 31s now. Overall, I am extremely glad I did these tutoring sessions, and I believe they were very beneficial to increasing my scores on the real test."
Nate N, August 2023
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"I worked with Lane and from the beginning my ACT score has gone up 10 points. His method of teaching worked well for me and I consistently improved throughout my time with him. Not only the ACT, but Lane would also ask if I was doing well in my classes and offered to tutor me for specific classes if needed. Although I never took him up on this offer, it made me feel valued that he was thinking of other ways to support me. Overall, I would strongly recommend Lane for other students because he was kind, helpful, and knowledgeable about the material."
Garrison E, November 2020
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"Lane is extremely patient, thorough and knowledgeable about teaching students with learning disabilities. My son and I could tell that Lane sincerely cared. He was very professional and found a way to connect with my son that really helped him on taking his ACT. My son made a huge improvement on his ACT score with about 6 weeks of consistent tutoring and admitted to me that Lane's tutoring made the difference for him (because he grumbled about doing tutoring all along the process!). Then Lane was very good with ensuring we continued with additional tutoring to review that last test in order to prepare for his next test date for additional score improvement."
Patti W, December 2020
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"I had a great experience with ACT & SAT Mastery! I started with an overall score of 29 and got to a 33 within a few months. Furthermore, my scores in math and science started in the mid-20's and went up to 30 (math) and 31 (science). I was also able to jump my english and reading scores from 30's to 35's! Lane was very easy to work with and helped me tremendously in achieving my ACT goals."
Maya T, January 2024
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“In a short period of time Lane increased our sons English ACT score by 11 points. His communication to parents & student alike was always timely & thorough. Lane’s energy & confidence in his students is contagious. After each test we received a phone call inquiring on the results & cheering our son on. 10+ stars"
Katie A, December 2021
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"Absolutely loved having 1 on 1 sessions with my tutor Lane (who is totally awesome). He really helped me focus in on the sections and questions where I was struggling. We work on learning important knowledge as well as strategies specific to me which helped me approach those questions where I would normally struggle. Having this support and practice before taking the SAT really helped me feel comfortable and confident, and led me to achieve a score even higher than the highest goal me and Lane had set originally!!"
Luke G, January 2021
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“Lane made what seemed to be a grueling process into something I looked forward to weekly. Two hour sessions flew by with Lane and in the end, my score improved greatly! I ended up surpassing my goal and left my ACT feeling fully confident. I did in person and online sessions and both ended up being very effective. If you are lucky enough to get Lane as a tutor, this experience will be well worth it!”
Sammie A, November 2021
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"Lane is great - nice, easy to work with, great with teens and super responsive! He’s knowledgable about the material & test taking tips and really helped my daughter build her confidence & feel prepared. And it worked - 34 on her first take!"
Laura S, January 2024
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"Lane was simply outstanding. Our son connected well with Lane due to his efficient and effective style of instruction as well as his ability to get to know our son during breaks in test prep sessions. Our son grew to respect Lane not only as an instructor but as a mentor, learning from Lane’s college and post-college experiences. Lane also seamlessly transitioned to remote instruction for our son during the pandemic and counseled him through the test cancellation/re-registration process. Thanks to Lane, our son was able to meet his test score goal and more confidently apply to his “reach” schools. We are very grateful!"
Mark E, November 2020
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"We are so glad a friend referred us to Lane. He gets along well with our daughter and she feels comfortable asking him questions. He is patient and explains concepts clearly to her until she fully understands. Ava feels confident going into a test. On the ACT, her English score increased from 18 to 32! The reading section went up 5 points, science went up 6 points and her composite score went up 7 points. Thank you Lane!"
Kim L, December 2022
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"I used lane as an ACT tutor and he was amazing! He helped me raise my score tremendously. He was extremely helpful on every section but especially with the math and science. He is great at fully explaining everything in a way you can understand. I would completely recommend him to anyone looking for a great tutor!"
Bret H, June 2022
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“My junior daughter worked with Lane on ACT prep during the fall of junior year. We were very pleased with the result! Lane was very easy to work with. My daughter was busy with work, school, sports and volunteering. She and Lane found a good time to meet and worked well together. Lane has a great way of explaining things. Her score was excellent. She may want to try to superscore and do some more prep with Lane. But if she decides not to that’s fine. Overall I would highly recommend Lane!”
Karen M, January 2022
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"Lane is an intelligent, thoughtful and insightful instructor. His ability to articulate and engage is exemplary. With his instructions, guidance and assistance, my son scored 34 on the ACT. Highly recommended!"
Frank O, November 2021
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"Lane was great to work with for our son and helped him jump up 3 points on the ACT from one test to the next. Cool guy and not a “nerdy” tutor. Relatable to our social and athletic son. We will be back for our younger kids when the time comes."
Rachel L, May 2021
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"I had a wonderful experience with ACT & SAT Mastery. After working with Lane my score went from a 26 to a 33 super score. Each session was engaging and the tactics he taught me led to a lot of improvement. Because of the score he helped me achieve, I have a better shot at scholarships and admittance into a variety of colleges."
Ella G, November 2023
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"We used Lane to prep my daughter for her SAT. Lane was very professional and he helped my daughter improve her score from her PSAT. In addition, Lane recognized that she would do better on the ACT so she took that test also - and he was right that she did much better on the ACT. I would recommend Lane to anyone."
Caryl W, May 2021
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"Lane has been amazing. He was able to make a meaningful connection with our son and helped motivate him to work hard. Lane was strategic about how best to prep for the test and was sensitive about keeping the tutoring time efficient and engaging. We are very pleased to see good results with my son’s ACT score significantly higher than where he started. Thank you!"
Nancy K, February 2021
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"I had a great experience working with Lane to improve my ACT score, which he helped me increase to a 34. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to improve their score as well."
Malachai O, November 2021
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"Lane is an outstanding tutor. We absolutely got an outstanding return on investment as my son got a perfect math score. Thank you Lane!"
Danielle V, March 2021
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"Lane has helped my daughter gain 10 points on her ACT exam. He’s amazing!"
Karey H, June 2022
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"Lane was an amazing tutor for our son. His ACT test almost doubled from the beginning to the end. I highly recommend Lane for tutoring."
Kim K, September 2023
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