Las Vegas, Nevada – September 1, 2026 – Prep Expert, the education company founded by perfect SAT scorer Dr. Shaan Patel and backed by Mark Cuban, has crossed the milestone of helping more than 100,000 students improve their SAT and ACT scores, pursue admission to top universities, and compete for college scholarships.
The milestone represents a significant expansion from Prep Expert’s beginnings as a test preparation company founded around Patel’s own experience with the SAT. After initially earning an average SAT score, Patel spent hundreds of hours preparing for the exam and ultimately improved his score by 640 points to earn a perfect score. His performance helped him receive admission to top universities and more than $500,000 in college scholarship offers.
Patel later developed his test preparation strategies into the company that became Prep Expert. The business gained national attention in 2016 when Patel appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank and secured a $250,000 investment from Mark Cuban in exchange for a 20% equity stake.
Since then, Prep Expert has expanded its reach nationally through live online SAT and ACT courses, private tutoring, and college admissions consulting. The company says its students have now earned more than $100 million in college scholarships in addition to reaching the 100,000-student milestone.
“Helping more than 100,000 students is an incredible milestone for Prep Expert because this company started with my own experience struggling with standardized tests,” said Dr. Shaan Patel, Founder and CEO of Prep Expert. “I know firsthand how much the right preparation can change a student’s opportunities. Our goal is to give more students the strategies and support they need to improve their scores, strengthen their college applications, and pursue meaningful scholarship opportunities.”
Prep Expert’s test preparation model emphasizes live instruction from high-performing instructors. According to the company, its SAT and ACT instructors have scored within the top 1% on the exams they teach. Prep Expert currently offers a 200-point SAT score improvement guarantee and a four-point ACT score improvement guarantee, subject to its program requirements.
The company has also increasingly connected test preparation with the broader financial challenge of attending college. Prep Expert reports that its students have collectively earned more than $100 million in scholarships, with individual student outcomes highlighted by the company including six-figure scholarship offers and full-tuition awards.
Reaching more than 100,000 students gives Prep Expert a new benchmark as it continues expanding beyond its original test preparation courses. In addition to SAT and ACT preparation, the company now provides one-on-one academic tutoring and college admissions consulting designed to help students navigate academics, applications, and scholarship opportunities.
For Patel, the milestone also reflects the growth of a company built from the same process it now teaches students: using preparation and improved test performance to create additional educational opportunities.
About Prep Expert
Prep Expert is a Las Vegas-based education company founded by Dr. Shaan Patel, a perfect SAT scorer who improved his own SAT score by 640 points and received more than $500,000 in college scholarship offers. Patel secured a $250,000 investment from Mark Cuban on ABC’s Shark Tank in 2016. Prep Expert has since helped more than 100,000 students improve their SAT and ACT scores, pursue admission to top universities, and earn more than $100 million in college scholarships. The company offers live online SAT and ACT courses, private tutoring, and college admissions consulting.
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