Schoolhouse.world is one of the best free things available to SAT students, and I am glad to send students there. It is a nonprofit started by Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, and College Board works with it. This page is less a comparison than an explanation of how the two free options fit together, because they do very different things.
Full disclosure: I built freepracticeSAT.com. The Schoolhouse.world details come from College Board's announcement of the partnership, published February 3, 2026.
It is a free four-week course run online. A small group, usually five to ten students, meets twice a week with a tutor. The sessions go over concepts and strategies, work through real SAT questions, and include practice tests. You can sign up for math, reading and writing, or both.
Peer tutors: high school students and recent graduates who scored 700 or higher on the section they teach and passed Schoolhouse's tutor certification. That is a real strength. Students often find it easier to ask questions of someone close to their own age who took the test recently.
It also means the tutor is a strong test taker, which is not always the same as an experienced math teacher. Knowing how to solve a problem and knowing why a particular student keeps getting it wrong are different skills. I wrote about that difference in how to choose an SAT math tutor. Many peer tutors are very good at it. The point is to come prepared.
A bootcamp works through the SAT topics with the group. It can't spend much time on any one student's mistakes. My site is the opposite: it is all about one student's mistakes.
If a student of mine joined a math bootcamp, here is what I would ask them to do:
A tutor can help you much more when you can say "I keep distributing to only the first term" than when you can only say "I'm bad at algebra."
Bootcamps start on set dates and fill up, so the timing will not always line up with your SAT. If that happens, you can still do most of the work on your own: take free math tests on my site to find your mistakes, use Khan Academy or College Board's question bank to practice those skills, and take an official Bluebook test every week or two to check progress. When a bootcamp opens up, join it and bring your mistake list.
| Schoolhouse.world bootcamp | freepracticeSAT.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | Free tests and results. Optional $29 plan. |
| Format | Live online group, twice a week for four weeks | On your own, any time |
| Who helps you | Peer tutors who scored 700+ | Questions and lessons written by a math teacher with 32 years in the classroom |
| Sections | Math, reading and writing | Math only |
| Your own mistakes | If you ask | Named after every test |
Bootcamp details from College Board's newsroom, February 3, 2026. Check schoolhouse.world for current bootcamp dates.
Walk into your first bootcamp session knowing exactly what to ask.
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