Notre Dame High School Belmont • SAT · ACT · PSAT
Notre Dame High School Belmont's mission shapes students who approach their work with purpose. The school's college counseling program helps students connect their values and strengths to a college list that fits them, which means Michael's recommendation for a Notre Dame student is always anchored to specific schools, not generic ambition.
The universities Notre Dame students frequently consider. University of San Francisco, Santa Clara University, Notre Dame (Indiana), UC campuses, have different testing expectations. Notre Dame (Indiana) requires test scores. USF and Santa Clara's policies have evolved, current information is on each school's admissions page. The UC system requires scores for merit scholarship consideration.
Notre Dame's humanities-strong curriculum, theology, English, social sciences, tends to produce students with above-average performance on the SAT's evidence-based reading and writing sections. The SAT math sections, particularly the adaptive questions in Module 2, and the ACT's Math and Reading sections at tight timing are where most Notre Dame students have room to gain.
The Mr. Test Prep Method™ and A-Game Access™ work together for Notre Dame students. A-Game Access™ is particularly relevant for students who are mission-driven and carry high personal standards. The gap between those standards and a disappointing test score can feel disproportionately significant. A-Game Access™ builds the composure and performance-state management to perform closer to what a student is capable of, not the floor that anxiety sometimes produces. Michael introduces A-Game Access™ during the free trial session and builds it into every subsequent session.
Preparation timelines vary based on a student’s goals, starting point, and upcoming test dates.
Michael’s free trial session includes a diagnostic and personalized timeline recommendation based on each student’s individual situation — not a generic template.
The diagnostic produces a specific recommendation: which test gives the student the best opportunity, how far their score may be able to go, a recommended training plan, and which upcoming test dates are most strategic.
The Trial Session
The free trial on Zoom includes a diagnostic, direct work with Michael, and a follow-up call with both student and parent. Michael presents a specific recommendation: which test gives the student the best opportunity, how far their score may be able to go, a recommended training plan, and which upcoming test dates are most strategic. No financial commitment until both sides agree.
Every Session
Sessions are two hours long and combine individualized coaching, structured practice, and timed work using official SAT and ACT material. Students stay actively engaged while receiving ongoing guidance and feedback from Michael throughout the session. No homework.
The Guarantee
Students who complete the agreed program and are not satisfied with their results continue at no additional cost after the agreed session cap until they are satisfied or available testing opportunities have been exhausted.
The Mr. Test Prep Method™ builds the execution strategies and pattern recognition that transfer directly to test conditions. A-Game Access™ is the mindfulness and peak performance system built into every session — addressing the gap between practice performance and test-day performance.
Preparation timelines vary based on a student’s goals, starting point, and upcoming test dates. Some students begin as early as January of their sophomore year, particularly those with National Merit goals. Many students begin preparation during the summer before junior year, with the period after July 4th being a common starting point. Students entering senior year often begin preparation during the summer before senior year, depending on their goals and testing plans. Michael’s free trial session includes a diagnostic and personalized timeline recommendation based on each student’s individual situation.
Several test centers are available in the Belmont and surrounding Peninsula area. Check current availability at collegeboard.org (SAT) or act.org (ACT). Bay Area centers fill 5 to 6 weeks before test day, register on the first day the window opens.
The trial is a two-hour Zoom session where your student works through a diagnostic with guidance and feedback from Michael throughout. Afterward Michael calls both student and parent with a specific recommendation: which test gives the student the best opportunity, how far their score may be able to go, a recommended training plan, and which upcoming test dates are most strategic.
The trial is free with no obligation to continue.