


SAT: UCSD Intensive Test Prep Course
EDUC-80013
The University of California San Diego is offering an exclusive SAT® Prep Course. This innovative and sophisticated SAT® Prep Course is designed for the student whose busy lifestyle demands efficient prep in a condensed amount of time by focusing on the test topics that impact your score the most. Our UC San Diego team will help you score higher on the SAT® with exclusive test-taking tactics specifically designed to increase your score. Learn strategies and techniques based on actual test data geared towards your strengths and weaknesses. By the end of our UC San Diego Intensive SAT® Prep Course you will be able to test confidently. Students will receive: 16 hours of instruction; experienced instructors; small classes and additional tutoring, as needed.
Course Information
Course sessions
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Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 3/23/2025
- 1st meeting mandatory
- Early enrollment advised
- No UCSD parking permit required
- No visitors permitted
Note:
Schedule:
Instructor: Maysoon Dong
Section ID:
Class type:
All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.
Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
Schedule:
Date | Day | Start | End | Location |
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4/5/2025 | Sat | 9:00 a.m. | 1:00 p.m. | Room 111, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
4/12/2025 | Sat | 9:00 a.m. | 1:00 p.m. | Room 111, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
4/19/2025 | Sat | 9:00 a.m. | 1:00 p.m. | Room 111, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
4/26/2025 | Sat | 9:00 a.m. | 1:00 p.m. | Room 111, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
Instructor:
Flann Maguire

Flann Maguire is a native Californian who has been, among other things, a field worker for U.S. Government surveys, a yacht salesman, a surfboard shop owner, a real estate appraiser, and an educator. He has been in the tutoring/teaching field for nearly 30 years, teaching subjects as varied as Spanish, French, history, English, English as a second language, and math. For the last 15 years he has specialized in test prep, including the SAT, ACT, GRE, and SAT subject tests.
Flann started tutoring in the early 1990s and became the director of the Encinitas Study Hall, a tutoring center that focused not only on school curriculum but also good study habits, shortly thereafter. In 2004 Flann began working with The Princeton Review and rose to the level of Master Teacher/Tutor for the SAT, ACT, GRE, and other admission tests. He started working with UCSD Extension in 2011 and has since taught thousands of students, has created the syllabus for the Extension SAT courses an on-line SAT course, and has trained dozens of other SAT teachers.
Flann studied Romance languages at Palomar College and U.C. Santa Barbara but is largely an autodidact. He has a life-long love of learning that informs his approach to teaching. While running the Study Hall he discovered a knack for the SAT and other admission tests (GRE, GMAT, etc.) and has helped thousands of students overcome the daunting hurdle of these tests.
Section ID:
Class type:
All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.
Textbooks:
The Official Digital SAT Study Guide (Official Digital Study Guide) 1st
by The College Board
ISBN / ASIN: 9781457316708
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 6/30/2025
- 1st meeting mandatory
- Early enrollment advised
- No UCSD parking permit required
- No visitors permitted
Schedule:
Date | Day | Start | End | Location |
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7/7/2025 | Mon | 8:30 a.m. | 12:50 p.m. | Room 311, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
7/8/2025 | Tue | 8:30 a.m. | 12:50 p.m. | Room 311, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
7/9/2025 | Wed | 8:30 a.m. | 12:50 p.m. | Room 311, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
7/10/2025 | Thu | 8:30 a.m. | 12:50 p.m. | Room 311, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
7/11/2025 | Fri | 8:30 a.m. | 12:50 p.m. | Room 311, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
Instructor:
Flann Maguire

Flann Maguire is a native Californian who has been, among other things, a field worker for U.S. Government surveys, a yacht salesman, a surfboard shop owner, a real estate appraiser, and an educator. He has been in the tutoring/teaching field for nearly 30 years, teaching subjects as varied as Spanish, French, history, English, English as a second language, and math. For the last 15 years he has specialized in test prep, including the SAT, ACT, GRE, and SAT subject tests.
Flann started tutoring in the early 1990s and became the director of the Encinitas Study Hall, a tutoring center that focused not only on school curriculum but also good study habits, shortly thereafter. In 2004 Flann began working with The Princeton Review and rose to the level of Master Teacher/Tutor for the SAT, ACT, GRE, and other admission tests. He started working with UCSD Extension in 2011 and has since taught thousands of students, has created the syllabus for the Extension SAT courses an on-line SAT course, and has trained dozens of other SAT teachers.
Flann studied Romance languages at Palomar College and U.C. Santa Barbara but is largely an autodidact. He has a life-long love of learning that informs his approach to teaching. While running the Study Hall he discovered a knack for the SAT and other admission tests (GRE, GMAT, etc.) and has helped thousands of students overcome the daunting hurdle of these tests.
Section ID:
Class type:
Textbooks:
The Official Digital SAT Study Guide (Official Digital Study Guide) 1st
by The College Board
ISBN / ASIN: 9781457316708
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 7/7/2025
- 1st meeting mandatory
- Early enrollment advised
- No UCSD parking permit required
- No visitors permitted
Schedule:
Date | Day | Start | End |
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7/14/2025 | Mon | 1:30 p.m. | 4:50 p.m. |
7/15/2025 | Tue | 1:30 p.m. | 4:50 p.m. |
7/16/2025 | Wed | 1:30 p.m. | 4:50 p.m. |
7/17/2025 | Thu | 1:30 p.m. | 4:50 p.m. |
7/18/2025 | Fri | 1:30 p.m. | 4:50 p.m. |
Instructor:
Flann Maguire

Flann Maguire is a native Californian who has been, among other things, a field worker for U.S. Government surveys, a yacht salesman, a surfboard shop owner, a real estate appraiser, and an educator. He has been in the tutoring/teaching field for nearly 30 years, teaching subjects as varied as Spanish, French, history, English, English as a second language, and math. For the last 15 years he has specialized in test prep, including the SAT, ACT, GRE, and SAT subject tests.
Flann started tutoring in the early 1990s and became the director of the Encinitas Study Hall, a tutoring center that focused not only on school curriculum but also good study habits, shortly thereafter. In 2004 Flann began working with The Princeton Review and rose to the level of Master Teacher/Tutor for the SAT, ACT, GRE, and other admission tests. He started working with UCSD Extension in 2011 and has since taught thousands of students, has created the syllabus for the Extension SAT courses an on-line SAT course, and has trained dozens of other SAT teachers.
Flann studied Romance languages at Palomar College and U.C. Santa Barbara but is largely an autodidact. He has a life-long love of learning that informs his approach to teaching. While running the Study Hall he discovered a knack for the SAT and other admission tests (GRE, GMAT, etc.) and has helped thousands of students overcome the daunting hurdle of these tests.
Section ID:
Class type:
All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.
Textbooks:
The Official Digital SAT Study Guide (Official Digital Study Guide) 1st
by The College Board
ISBN / ASIN: 9781457316708
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 7/14/2025
- 1st meeting mandatory
- Early enrollment advised
- No UCSD parking permit required
- No visitors permitted
Schedule:
Date | Day | Start | End | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
7/21/2025 | Mon | 8:30 a.m. | 12:50 p.m. | Room 312, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
7/22/2025 | Tue | 8:30 a.m. | 12:50 p.m. | Room 312, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
7/23/2025 | Wed | 8:30 a.m. | 12:50 p.m. | Room 312, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
7/24/2025 | Thu | 8:30 a.m. | 12:50 p.m. | Room 312, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
7/25/2025 | Fri | 8:30 a.m. | 12:50 p.m. | Room 312, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
Instructor:
Flann Maguire

Flann Maguire is a native Californian who has been, among other things, a field worker for U.S. Government surveys, a yacht salesman, a surfboard shop owner, a real estate appraiser, and an educator. He has been in the tutoring/teaching field for nearly 30 years, teaching subjects as varied as Spanish, French, history, English, English as a second language, and math. For the last 15 years he has specialized in test prep, including the SAT, ACT, GRE, and SAT subject tests.
Flann started tutoring in the early 1990s and became the director of the Encinitas Study Hall, a tutoring center that focused not only on school curriculum but also good study habits, shortly thereafter. In 2004 Flann began working with The Princeton Review and rose to the level of Master Teacher/Tutor for the SAT, ACT, GRE, and other admission tests. He started working with UCSD Extension in 2011 and has since taught thousands of students, has created the syllabus for the Extension SAT courses an on-line SAT course, and has trained dozens of other SAT teachers.
Flann studied Romance languages at Palomar College and U.C. Santa Barbara but is largely an autodidact. He has a life-long love of learning that informs his approach to teaching. While running the Study Hall he discovered a knack for the SAT and other admission tests (GRE, GMAT, etc.) and has helped thousands of students overcome the daunting hurdle of these tests.
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
The Official Digital SAT Study Guide (Official Digital Study Guide) 1st
by The College Board
ISBN / ASIN: 1457316706
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 8/6/2025
- Early enrollment advised
Schedule:
Instructor:
Andrew colford

Andrew is an expert in all facets standardized testing. He became a tutor in high demand in Manhattan and taught SAT courses at some of the most prestigious high schools in New York City. He has taught the GRE to students of all ages and backgrounds, and he loves revealing the secrets of the test. With a GRE score of 170V/169Q, Andrew brings a deep base of content knowledge and strategy to his courses and students.