OBSIDIAN
The required first step

The Obsidian Diagnostic.

A private SAT performance assessment for accepted candidates. It reveals the student’s realistic score potential range, hidden score leaks, performance risks, and the most efficient path to a stronger result.

$250Private assessment + parent debrief

The Diagnostic fee is fully credited toward an Obsidian Private Performance Program when enrolment is confirmed within 14 days.

What the Diagnostic reveals

Normal practice tests tell a student how many questions were missed. The Diagnostic identifies how those points were lost, which errors are structural, which are recoverable, and whether a premium intervention is justified.

Score potential range

An evidence-based estimate of what score range is realistic within the available test cycle.

Priority leaks

The few underlying behaviours likely to unlock the most material gains.

Pressure profile

How timing, uncertainty, answer changing, and fatigue affect actual execution.

Program fit

A clear recommendation: private enrolment, lighter intervention, defer, or no program.

What the family receives

The Diagnostic produces a confidential written report and a parent strategy debrief. It is intended to be useful even if Obsidian does not recommend enrolment.

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Timed SAT performance assessment
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Obsidian Score Profile and Performance Leak Map
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Score potential range and test-cycle recommendation
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Personalised preparation protocol
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Parent strategy debrief and program recommendation
Diagnostic fee

One engagement, not a separate add-on.

The $250 Diagnostic is valuable on its own: every family receives the complete private report and parent debrief. When Obsidian recommends enrolment and the family confirms a Private Performance Program within 14 days, the full $250 is applied to that program.

How access works

Families first request an invitation. Obsidian reviews readiness, timing, target score, and capacity for the current SAT cycle. Suitable candidates receive a private link to book the Diagnostic.

Request an Invitation