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The 1550+ Formula review

The 1550+ Formula has grown 19% between 24 Aug 2026 and 30 Oct 2026, by its published member count. It charges $99 a month.

A review on the numbers, not an opinion: nobody here has joined The 1550+ Formula, and nothing below is a verdict.

The 1550+ Formula is a Skool community for SAT preparation, aimed at students stuck on a plateau who want to break into the 1500s.[1] The group was created in June 2025 and is run by James, the founder of the online tutoring company Project Academic Weapon.[1][2]

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Members
1,177
Published price
$99
per month
Members, last 28 days
-95
2 Oct 2026 to 30 Oct 2026
Size rank in niche
#30
of 131 sellers listed in skills and education, by published members
Price rank in niche
#6
of 60 priced in Skills and education listed here, highest first
Check the Course score
94
A, very strong
Niche
Skills and education
134 listed here
Created
16 Jun 2025
Skool publishes this date
Readings
14
since 24 Aug 2026

About The 1550+ Formula

Members get the group's SAT prep course, weekly one-to-one time with James, 18 practice tests, AI-driven drills and help in the community around the clock.[1] New members can get a full refund within 14 days.[1]

Project Academic Weapon LLC offers online SAT prep through one-on-one tutoring, group sessions and practice materials, including full-length practice tests and targeted practice questions.[2] As of September 2026, its one-to-one tutoring cost $32 an hour, or $103 an hour with James, and every plan carried an $80 upfront software fee.[2] The company says James personally developed its course.[2]

Sources

  1. Skool listing: skool.com/satprep, as collected 24 Sept 2026
  2. Official website: projectacademicweapon.com, retrieved 28 Sept 2026

Compiled by Check the Course from the sources listed, to the best of our ability.

What the listing describes
NicheSkills and educationFormatCommunityAccessFree trial mentioned

Read from the listing’s own words: what is offered, never how well.

What is inside

Course modules
296
Courses
11
Posts, all time
19,425
People running it
1

Counts published by The 1550+ Formula on its own page, read on 30 Oct 2026: how much is included, never how good it is. Listed as run by jameslusat.

How we knowSourced & dated
Observed on 30 Oct 2026 from Skool source page archived copy 322724240fcf.
Observable monthly ceiling
$99
monthly price
1,177
published members
$116,523
theoretical ceiling per month

This is not revenue, earnings or income. It assumes every listed member pays the headline price, which is never the case in practice, and it does not account for free members, trials, discounts, churn, refunds, platform fees or tax.

Against the skills and education niche

Percentile among the other 133 skills and education listings here, each seller counted once for size.

Size78th
smallestlargest
Price · further right is cheaper8th
most expensivecheapest

Held at $99 per month for every week we have tracked it, since August 2026.

Check the Course Score
94AVery strong

Ahead of 94% of the 13,585 Skool communities we track, including ones without a page here, on the measures below, each read from a figure The 1550+ Formula published itself.

  • Size 53% of the scoreahead of 84%
  • Growth 27% of the scoreahead of 80%
  • Track record 20% of the scoreahead of 58%

An algorithmic position among tracked listings: not an endorsement, a guarantee or advice. How the score works.

  • Top 25% by size in skills and education. Measured by Check the Course.Top 25% by size in skills and education. Measured by Check the Course.
  • Listed every week since August 2026. Measured by Check the Course.Listed every week since August 2026. Measured by Check the Course.

    Present in every one of the 10 weeks recorded since August 2026, with no week missing.

  • Members up 19% since August 2026. Measured by Check the Course.Members up 19% since August 2026. Measured by Check the Course.

    Net member count up 19% between our first reading, on 24 Aug 2026, and our latest, on 30 Oct 2026.

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Evidence and signals

Listed on 1,177 members.

Evidence: measured.

Following elsewhere
66,200 at its largest66,200 on YouTube. Followers on another platform, not members here.
First recorded
24 August 2026our first reading, not its launch
Elsewhere
YouTube

Tracked over time

Member change
-10-0.8%over 4 days-95-7.5%over 28 days
Price change
Unchanged at every reading

14 observations over 67 days.

Member count
1,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,17724 Aug 202630 Oct 2026change
Monthly price
$99$9924 Aug 202630 Oct 2026

Observation log

Observation log
ObservedMembersChangePriceCeiling / month
30 Oct 20261,177-10$99 per month$116,523
26 Oct 20261,187+4$99 per month$117,513
22 Oct 20261,183+7$99 per month$117,117
18 Oct 20261,176-17$99 per month$116,424
14 Oct 20261,193-21$99 per month$118,107
10 Oct 20261,214-26$99 per month$120,186
6 Oct 20261,240-32$99 per month$122,760
2 Oct 20261,272+45$99 per month$125,928
24 Sept 20261,227+67$99 per month$121,473
14 Sept 20261,160+85$99 per month$114,840
7 Sept 20261,075+36$99 per month$106,425
5 Sept 20261,039+38$99 per month$102,861
31 Aug 20261,001+13$99 per month$99,099
24 Aug 2026988$99 per month$97,812
Average per week, last 28 days2 Oct 2026 to 30 Oct 2026-24
Average per week, since first reading24 Aug 2026 to 30 Oct 2026+20

Milestones observed

Milestones observed
MembersCrossingBetween readings
1,000Passed24 Aug 2026 and 31 Aug 2026

Seller’s followers on other platforms

Seller’s followers on other platforms
Read, about monthlyYouTubeTikTok
5 Oct 202666,200+9,300
5 Sept 202656,900

Course content readings

Course content readings
ObservedPostsModulesCourses
30 Oct 202619,425+230296+211
22 Oct 202619,195+139294+111
18 Oct 202619,056+293293-2311-3
10 Oct 202618,763+266316+214
2 Oct 202618,497+1,449314+714
10 Sept 202617,04830714
Added per week10 Sept 2026 to 30 Oct 2026+334-1.5-0.4

Common questions about The 1550+ Formula

What is The 1550+ Formula?
The 1550+ Formula is a Skool community for SAT preparation, aimed at students stuck on a plateau who want to break into the 1500s. The group was created in June 2025 and is run by James, the founder of the online tutoring company Project Academic Weapon.
How much does The 1550+ Formula cost?
The 1550+ Formula charges $99 per month on Skool, read 30 Oct 2026. That is cheaper than 8% of the other priced skills and education listings here.
How many members does The 1550+ Formula have?
The 1550+ Formula lists 1,177 members, read 30 Oct 2026.
How has The 1550+ Formula's membership changed?
From 988 members on 24 Aug 2026, our first reading, to 1,177 on 30 Oct 2026: up 189, or 19%.
How does The 1550+ Formula compare with other skills and education communities?
At $99 a month, The 1550+ Formula sits above the $29 median of the 59 priced skills and education listings here. The niche median is 577 members. Pricing benchmarks by niche.
What else does The 1550+ Formula's seller list?
The same seller has 1 other listing we track: SAT Prep.
What do you get inside The 1550+ Formula?
The 1550+ Formula publishes 296 course modules, 11 courses, 19,425 posts, 1 admin. Communities with the most course content.

Other listings by this seller

Other listings by this seller
ListingMembersRead
SAT Prep34,75931 Oct 2026

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