Prep Expert Helps Students Secure More Than $100 Million in College Scholarships

Las Vegas, Nevada – September 1, 2026 – Prep Expert, the SAT and ACT test preparation and college admissions company founded by Dr. Shaan Patel, has helped its students secure more than $100 million in combined college scholarships, highlighting the role that test scores, admissions strategy, and merit scholarship planning can play in reducing the cost of higher education.

The scholarship total comes as Prep Expert has grown to serve more than 100,000 students through its test preparation, tutoring, and college admissions programs. The company has increasingly connected its SAT and ACT preparation services with a broader objective: helping students turn stronger academic performance and college applications into meaningful educational and financial opportunities.

That mission traces back to Prep Expert founder Dr. Shaan Patel’s own experience. Patel earned a perfect SAT score and subsequently received more than $500,000 in college scholarship offers. He later developed the test preparation strategies he used into the program that eventually became Prep Expert.

“Scholarships changed the trajectory of my own education, and that experience has always been central to what we are building at Prep Expert,” said Patel. “Helping our students secure more than $100 million in scholarships shows what can become possible when students approach test preparation, college admissions, and scholarship opportunities strategically.”

Prep Expert first 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. The company has since expanded nationally through live online SAT and ACT courses, one-on-one tutoring, and college admissions and merit scholarship consulting.

A central part of Prep Expert’s approach is the relationship between standardized test performance and merit-based financial aid. Merit scholarships can be awarded based on factors including academic achievement, test scores, talents, and other accomplishments. At some colleges, test scores can factor into scholarship eligibility or award levels, meaning score improvement can potentially affect both admissions opportunities and the overall cost of attending college.

Prep Expert’s live online SAT and ACT courses are taught by instructors who scored in the top percentile on the exams they teach. The company’s teaching model follows a four-step process called Strategy, Example, Practice, and Review, designed to give students a repeatable framework for approaching different question types. Students seeking more individualized support can also work with one-on-one tutors on specific academic weaknesses, pacing, and test-taking skills.

Beyond test preparation, Prep Expert offers college admissions and merit scholarship consulting for families seeking support throughout the application process. Consultants help students develop application timelines, work through essays and activity lists, and identify merit scholarship opportunities that may require additional applications, essays, interviews, or other submissions.

The company emphasizes institutional merit scholarships in particular because some opportunities are integrated directly into the college admissions process and can be overlooked without advance planning. Prep Expert’s consulting model is designed to identify those opportunities while helping students present their academic achievements, extracurricular activities, leadership experience, and personal stories effectively.

With more than $100 million in scholarships now secured by its students, Prep Expert is continuing to position scholarship outcomes alongside score improvement and college admissions as a core measure of its broader mission.

About Prep Expert

Prep Expert is a Las Vegas-based SAT and ACT test preparation and college admissions company founded by Dr. Shaan Patel, who earned a perfect SAT score 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 offers live online SAT and ACT courses, one-on-one tutoring, and college admissions and merit scholarship consulting. The company says it has worked with more than 100,000 students and helped its students secure more than $100 million in combined scholarships.

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Address:930 S. 4th St., Ste 209
City: Las Vegas
State: Nevada
Country: United States
Website: www.prepexpert.com

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