Get your teen into UT Austin, Texas A&M and other top Texas colleges.

We help Texas students break 1300+ on the SAT so they are competitive at UT Austin, A&M and the schools on their list, and earn the merit money Texas colleges pay for scores.

+172
average SAT point increase
$10M+
in scholarships our students have earned
66
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Carson Flowers founder of Florida Test Prep on ABC News

Hear from our families

1400 SAT as a sophomore, in 10 weeks
◆Kira B. · Plant High School
200+ SAT points in 8 weeks
◆Jonathan's family · Tampa
1410 SAT in 6 weeks
◆Tamu Tuboku-Metzger · Parent
1400 in 10 weeks
◆Alex F. · Plant High School
+220 SAT points in 8 weeks
◆Rebecca Armstrong · Parent
+140 points in 8 weeks
 
◆EJ · Riverview High School
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Texas admissions are competitive.

UT Austin drew a record 98,841 applications for this fall. Only the top 5% of a Texas class gets in automatically, and every applicant has to send a test score.

School
Middle 50% SAT
Acceptance rate
Rice
1510-1560
8%
UT Austin
Not published
22%
Texas A&M
1160-1390
52%
UT Dallas
1170-1390
69%
University of Houston
1140-1310
76%
Middle 50% SAT of enrolled students who sent scores and acceptance rate, fall 2025. UT Austin does not publish an SAT range. Sources: Common Data Sets 2025-26.
UT Austin: who gets in
 
Admission rules for fall 2027

Texas students in the top 5% of their class are admitted automatically. Everyone else, including every out-of-state student, is reviewed, and UT requires an SAT or ACT score from all of them.

Homeschool and non-traditional applicants qualify for automatic admission with a 1570 or higher. UT drew a record 98,841 applications for fall 2026.

UT Austin Office of Admissions · UT News
UT Austin requires the SAT or ACT for fall 2027. Texas Tech pays guaranteed merit scholarships by SAT score.

In Texas, class rank gets the headlines. The SAT decides the rest.

Of Texas A&M's fall 2025 freshmen who reported a rank, 71.6% were in the top 10% of their class. At Rice it was 90%. Outside UT Austin's automatic top 5%, every applicant is read, and the SAT is the one number that means the same thing at every high school in Texas.

In Texas, the colleges pay for scores.

Texas has no Bright Futures. Its main state grant, the TEXAS Grant, is based on need. The score-tied money comes from the universities, and Texas Tech publishes the clearest grid: guaranteed merit by SAT and GPA for students admitted by April 1.

Award
Worth over 4 years
SAT score needed
What it pays
Texas Tech Presidential Merit
Worth
~$36,000
SAT score needed
1500+
$9,000 a year with a 3.96 to 4.0 unweighted GPA, guaranteed if admitted by April 1. Out-of-state winners pay in-state tuition.
Texas Tech Presidential Merit
Worth
~$24,000
SAT score needed
1200+
$6,000 a year with a 3.96+ GPA, less at lower GPAs. The grid starts at 1100.

Fall 2026 grid. Texas Tech says amounts can change and posts the fall 2027 grid in October. UH's Tier One full-tuition award is competitive: UH says a 1400 SAT and a top 10% rank improve your chances.

The score's bigger job in Texas is admission. UT Austin requires it, admits only the top 5% automatically, and reads everyone else.

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Why “Florida” Test Prep?

I'm Carson, and I founded Florida Test Prep. I grew up with no college fund, and my first SAT was a 1050. So I built a system for myself. By senior year I scored a 1430, and that one number earned me a spot in an honors college, a Presidential Scholarship, and $81,000 in scholarships.

A couple of years after I graduated I started tutoring on the side in Florida, and our first hundred families came from there. That is where the name comes from. Every class and 1-on-1 has always been live on Zoom, and the SAT is the same test in Texas as anywhere else, so Texas families get the same coaching, the same tutors and the same guarantee.

Carson on his weekly webinar for parents.
 

Meet the team your family will actually talk to.

Your teen is coached by career test-prep specialists, not college students working a side job. You get their tutor's direct line, and a written update on your teen's numbers every week.

SAT Strategists
 
Taylor Beyer
Writes the prep materials other tutors teach from. Nearly a decade in SAT prep.
 
Alex Cross
Cornell. 12+ years, hundreds of students, multiple perfect scores coached.
 
Caleb Henry
Scored a perfect 1600 himself. UC Berkeley, triple major in engineering and CS.
 
Karen Wolff
Two decades of SAT and ACT prep. Former Assistant Director at Huntington Learning Center.
 
Karina Yang
UC Berkeley. Five-plus years coaching students through the digital SAT.
College Admissions Partner
 
Lesley Morter
30 years a school counselor in Tampa, the last eight with IB families at Hillsborough and Robinson. 2023 Yale Educator Award.
Read their full bios →

Our method: Map, Master, Mock

Three steps, in order, built around one teen. Most prep runs every student through the same workbook front to back. We find the exact sub-topics costing your teen points, drill only those, then rehearse under real timing until test day feels routine. That is why our students gain 172 points on average.

01
Map
Find exactly where the points are going.
Your teen takes a full-length diagnostic under real timing. We grade it question by question and find the exact sub-topics costing them points.
02
Master
Drill only what they are missing.
A dedicated tutor every week plus live small-group classes, aimed only at what the diagnostic found. No time wasted re-teaching what they already know.
03
Mock
Rehearse until test day is routine.
More than 20 full-length practice SATs under test conditions, each one reviewed. Test day becomes the fifth time, not the first.

We track every second of your teen's prep. Literally.

Every practice problem your teen touches is measured: the seconds spent on it, the exact sub-topic, and whether the same mistake keeps repeating. Prep aims only at the weak spots, and you see the numbers every week.

See everything we measure
Seconds per question
Sub-topic weak spots
A weekly data text to you
Want the diagnostic before you talk to anyone?
Ask us and we will send your teen a full-length practice SAT plus the question-by-question breakdown of where their points are going. No call required, no cost.
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Is this right for your teen?

We are not for everyone. Here is who we do our best work with, and who we are honestly not built for.

Best fit if
  • ✓You are a Texas family aiming at UT Austin, Texas A&M, or another top school
  • ✓Your teen is scoring under 1300 and has real room to move
  • ✓They can put in four to six hours a week between now and test day
  • ✓You want a plan and accountability, not another workbook on the counter
Probably not a fit if
  • ✕You are shopping for the cheapest way to clear a scholarship cutoff
  • ✕Your teen will not do the work between sessions
  • ✕You want a weekend cram course two weeks before the test
  • ✕Your teen is already above a 1400 and just needs polish

How it works

Every plan is built around one student. Yours.

01
Start any week
There is no semester to wait for and no cohort to catch. Your teen can begin the week you enroll, which matters because every test date that passes is one less shot.
02
Choose the path that fits
Live group classes, private 1-on-1 coaching, or a combination of both. It depends on how far your teen is from their target and how much time is left.
03
We build the plan on the call
The free Strategy Session is where we map it: the exact target score, the gap, and the schedule that gets there. No two plans are identical, because no two students are.
Book your free Strategy Session
45 to 60 minutes on Zoom. You leave with the plan whether you enroll or not.

The Admissions Advantage

Included free with every program. There is more to getting in than a test score, and almost all of it has a deadline. So we run workshops through the year on the parts parents tell us they got wrong the first time. Essays. FAFSA. Scholarship applications. Your family can come to every one.

✓College application strategy workshops
✓Essay coaching, from first draft to submitted
✓A merit aid and scholarship workshop, so no award on your teen's list gets missed
✓FAFSA planning, so the aid your teen qualifies for actually arrives
✓College List Workshop for the schools on your teen's list
✓A deadline calendar for every school on your teen's list
✓A 45-minute college acceptance strategy session

Bought separately from a college consultant, this runs about $4,500. Here it is part of the program.

You are backed by two guarantees.

1
The Score Guarantee

We do not print a number here, because the right number depends on your teen. On your free Strategy Session we set the target score together, based on where they are today, the schools on their list, and the scholarship cutoffs they are chasing. Then we put it in writing: your teen finishes the program and hits that score, or we keep tutoring them free until they do.

2
The first-week refund

Start the program, and if you or your teen are not happy in the first week, you get every dollar back. One hundred percent, no forms, no argument.

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“We signed up for this course this summer and it was a success. 240 point increase in overall score! I would recommend!”

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“Jonathan jumped 200 points, 1020 to 1220, and the weekly texts meant we always knew where he stood.”

Parent of a 10th grader
★★★★★

“I used Fl Test Prep to prepare for the August SAT and increased my June score from a 1360 to a 1430. I got to have Karina as a tutor!”

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Questions Texas parents ask me every week

We cover all of this and more on the free Strategy Session: 45 to 60 minutes on Zoom, and you keep the plan either way.

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Why not just use an app, or a $40-an-hour tutor?
An app has nobody watching, nobody adjusting the plan, and no accountability. Most teens quit by week three and nobody notices. An hourly tutor sees your teen once a week and reviews strong topics as much as weak ones, with no timing data, no mock program, and no guarantee. We pair a dedicated tutor with live small-group classes, aimed by per-question data, with a weekly text to you and a guarantee in writing.
What does the program cost?
It depends on how much 1-on-1 time your teen needs and how long we have before test day. Group-heavy plans sit at the lower end, heavy private coaching at the upper end. We give you the exact number on the Strategy Session, with no pressure to decide on it, and you can weigh it against what the score is worth at UT Austin and in Texas Tech's merit grid.
How much can my teen realistically raise their score?
Our students average a 172-point increase, and many gain 200 or more. Every plan starts from a full-length diagnostic, so the target we set is realistic and specific to your teen rather than a number we made up.
How much time does this take each week?
Classes run two hours, with several sessions a week to choose from, so your teen picks the ones that fit around practice, work, and AP classes. Most families find 4 to 6 focused hours a week is enough. We build the schedule around your teen's life, not the other way around.
What if my teen hates studying for the SAT?
Most of them do at first. That is exactly why the structure matters. Live classes with a coach create accountability that a workbook never will, and because we only drill the sub-topics they are actually missing, they stop wasting hours on material they already know. Progress showing up on mock tests is what changes their attitude.
Does UT Austin require the SAT?
Yes. UT Austin requires an SAT or ACT score from every applicant for fall 2027, and the CLT counts too. Texas A&M, Rice, UT Dallas, Houston, Baylor and Texas Tech are test optional, though Texas Tech's guaranteed merit scholarships are awarded on the score.
When should my teen start?
Sophomore or early junior year is ideal because it leaves room for multiple test dates. Seniors can still make it work, but every remaining date counts. Most teens only get two or three attempts that genuinely matter, so the earlier you start the more room there is to improve.
Should my teen retake the SAT?
Usually yes, and the data tells us when. We track the score curve across every mock test, so we recommend the real test date once the curve is stable rather than guessing. After an official attempt we can tell you exactly what a retake would take and whether it is worth it.
What does the top 5% mean for UT Austin?
Texas students in the top 5% of their class are admitted automatically for fall 2027. Many sites still say 6%, which is out of date. Everyone else is reviewed with their test score, and homeschool and non-traditional students qualify with a 1570 or higher.
Is this online or in person?
Fully online and live on Zoom, anywhere in Texas. Group classes and 1-on-1 sessions are scheduled around your family. No driving across town on a school night.

Your teen gets two or three test dates that count. Every one without a plan is a wasted shot.

Book the free Strategy Session. 45 to 60 minutes on Zoom, with me. You leave with three things whether we ever work together or not.

1
The exact score your teen needs

For UT Austin, A&M and every college on their list, and for the merit money on top of it. Not a range, the number.

2
A 6-to-12 week plan

Built on where your teen is losing points today. Yours to keep either way.

3
A straight answer

Whether professional prep is even worth it for your kid, or the gap is small enough to close on your own.

This is not a sales meeting. Families take the session, keep the plan, and never sign up. That is fine with us.

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Your kid did their part in the classroom. This part is yours. Book the call, and let's get them into the school they actually want.
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