SSVE & Science Academy exam prep

Every exam has a formula. Money shouldn't be the only way to find it.

Prep from students who've competed at USNCO, AMC 12, and Bio Olympiad, for a lot less than the $100+ an hour top tutors charge.

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USNCO
AMC 12
Bio Olympiad Semifinalist
National-Level Competitor

Why families choose us

Access shouldn't depend on who can pay more.

Taught by someone who's done it

Your student learns from someone who took these same exams recently and knows where people get stuck.

Habits that stick

Top scorers usually got there through steady practice nobody saw. We help students build that habit.

Affordable, on purpose

Top SSVE tutors charge $100 or more an hour. We keep our prices low so money isn't what decides who gets a seat.

How it works

Three steps from stuck to clicked.

Book a free consult

Tell us where your student is now and which exam they're aiming for.

Get a plan

We put together a study plan for your student's exam, based on what worked for us when we took it.

Do the work

Regular sessions and check-ins keep your student on track week to week.

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Our mission

The students who succeed aren't the ones with the most expensive tutors.

The SSVE has gotten a lot more competitive, and money has started deciding who gets in. With fewer seats to go around, top tutors now charge $100 or more an hour. Plenty of talented kids can't afford that.

Formedula is our answer. Prep built by students who went through this exact process, priced so more families can actually use it.

What we hold ourselves to

Closing the price gap

We charge well under what top SSVE tutors do, because a kid's shot at a seat shouldn't come down to their family's budget.

Built by people who've done it

Our materials come from students who've competed at USNCO, AMC 12, and the Bio Olympiad semifinals.

Steady practice

A little work every week beats cramming the month before. We set up a routine your student can keep.

Updates you can see

We track how your student is doing and send you regular updates.

From the founder

Why I started Formedula

I'm a Science Academy student, and I've competed at USNCO, AMC 12, and the Bio Olympiad. The people I saw do well there put in hours nobody watched, because they liked the material. Money can't buy that. Lately, though, it's been buying seats, and that's what I want to change.

USNCO
AMC 12
Bio Olympiad Semifinalist
National-Level Competitor

Our socials

Science should be fun. That's where this started.

Formedula started as a science video project. We wanted science to feel less intimidating and more fun. Tutoring came later, as a way to do the same thing for students in our own community.

Instagram

Science, but unserious.

Quick, goofy videos that make science feel a lot less intimidating. One of them explains probability with a baby.

TikTok

Short, silly, still science.

Short, silly clips that make you want to go try the science yourself.

YouTube

The deep dives.

Longer videos for topics that need more than a minute, like how a slime mold finds the shortest way through a maze. We spend real time on the production.