How Number2 Reviews Test Prep Courses Like Prep Expert ACT and Higher Scores Test Prep

Number2 reviews individual test prep courses by profiling each provider's background—who founded it, when, and how it grew—then places those reviews alongside its "Best SAT Prep Courses" and "Best GRE Prep Courses" roundups so readers can compare options in one place. Use these reviews when you already know which exam you're preparing for and want context on a specific provider before choosing a course; they are less useful if you need pricing, score-improvement data, or a direct head-to-head ranking, none of which the site's course-review pages are shown to include.

What a Number2 course review covers

Based on the review pages listed on the site, each course profile follows a short background format. The two ACT reviews shown illustrate the pattern:

So a review answers "who is behind this course and how established is it"—founding year, founder, and trajectory—rather than walking through lesson formats or guarantees. Treat each review as a starting profile, not a full evaluation.

How the reviews fit into the wider site

Number2 describes itself as an online education and test prep guide focused on college readiness and career development, established by a group of educators in 1997, with resources written by subject experts. Its content is organized into three layers that work together:

• Exam resource hubs for the ACT, SAT, and GRE—covering test dates, registration, scoring, score percentiles, section breakdowns, formulas, and practice questions.
• Comparison and selection pages—"Best SAT Prep Courses," "Best GRE Prep Courses," and SAT vs. ACT and GMAT vs. GRE comparisons.
• Individual course reviews—like the Higher Scores and Prep Expert ACT profiles.

The practical reading order is: confirm your exam and target date in the resource hub, shortlist providers from the "Best…" roundup, then read the individual review for background on any provider you're seriously considering.

A worked example

Suppose you're a high school junior deciding between ACT courses. You'd check the ACT Test Dates and ACT Registration pages to fix your timeline, scan the "Best SAT Prep Courses" and related roundups to build a shortlist, then open the Higher Scores and Prep Expert reviews to see how long each company has operated and who leads it. A provider founded in 2015 versus one founded in 2016 and described as fast-growing tells you about maturity and momentum—useful context, but you'd still need to confirm current course structure and terms directly with each provider.

What these reviews don't tell you

The review pages as described do not present pricing, refund policies, or verified score-improvement statistics, and the site's pricing signals show no listed prices or payment details. Don't assume a course is free or that enrollment is open without checking—confirm cost, access terms, and any guarantees on the provider's own site before committing.

Choosing between the two ACT providers

Use the reviews as a filter, then decide on criteria the reviews don't cover:

• If you want an established, educator-led boutique: the Higher Scores profile (founded 2015 by Lauren Gaggioli) gives you that context to weigh.
• If scale and growth matter to you: Prep Expert's profile (founded 2016, described as fast-growing) is the relevant signal.
• In both cases: verify current course format, price, and support terms with the provider, since Number2's reviews focus on background rather than those details.

For SAT and GRE, apply the same approach using the "Best SAT Prep Courses" and "Best GRE Prep Courses" pages, and use the SAT vs. ACT and GMAT vs. GRE comparisons if you haven't settled on an exam yet.