Get your best Duolingo English Test score with Your Dream School
An expert Duolingo English Test tutor, a tailored study plan and graded practice tests to help you reach the score your university requires.

Why prepare for the Duolingo English Test with us?
The Duolingo English Test (DET) is an online English test accepted by many institutions. Check whether it is accepted, what scores are required and whether there are any subscore requirements for your program and year of entry.
Selective universities in the UK, the US, Canada, Ireland and elsewhere require a high score, so thorough preparation is key to maximizing your chances of admission.
Your Dream School prepares you with a personalized approach: a level assessment, a study plan built on that assessment, and an expert tutor who supports you all the way to test day.
For further reading, see: Preparing for the Duolingo English Test in 4 weeks: a training plan.
What your Duolingo English Test preparation includes
- An assessment of your starting level of English to identify your strengths and the areas you need to work on.
- A tailored study plan built around your target score and your application timeline.
- One-on-one online coaching with an expert Duolingo English Test tutor.
- A structured method adapted to your starting level and your goals.
- Speaking and Video Interview practice under real test conditions, with personalized feedback.
- Your essays corrected between sessions, with detailed advice to help you improve.
- Unlimited access to the online practice platform, available 24/7 on computer, tablet and mobile.
Who is this preparation for?
This preparation is for students in their last three years of secondary school, as well as undergraduate and graduate students applying to an English-taught university program that requires the Duolingo English Test.
Your tutor builds a plan suited to your starting level and the score required by the programs you are aiming for. If you don’t yet know where you stand, start with the free level test: nine questions to give you an initial picture of your skills. This quiz is only indicative and does not replace a full assessment or an official score.

Our score improvement commitment
We commit to coaching you until your Duolingo English Test score improves significantly. If it doesn’t, we continue coaching you at no extra cost.
Duration, price and prerequisites
Duration
10 to 40 hours
Depending on your starting level, as determined by the initial assessment.
Price
From €800
For 10 hours of preparation.
Prerequisites
High school to university
High school and university students applying to an English-speaking university.
Our Duolingo English Test preparation packages
Essential package: 10 hours
800 €
Ten hours of private lessons with an expert Duolingo English Test tutor, corrections of your essays between sessions and access to the online practice platform.
Intensive package: 20 hours
1 500 €
Twenty hours to work on all four skills tested, with Speaking and Video Interview practice and a progress review halfway through.
Excellence package: 30 hours
2 100 €
Thirty hours to aim for a high score, with full practice tests under real conditions and close support right up to test day.
Complete package: 40 hours
2 700 €
Forty hours of one-on-one coaching, graded practice tests and full access to online resources. Your target score is set together at the initial assessment, with a progress review halfway through to adjust your study plan.
A tutor who specializes in the test and a study plan adapted to your level and your goals.
Unlimited package: coaching until you reach your target score
Support with no cap on hours, until you achieve the score you are aiming for. The pace, number of sessions and duration are set with your coach after the level assessment, and the price is quoted at that point.
Test your level in 3 minutes, for free
Nine questions to get an initial picture of your English skills. This quiz is only indicative: it does not measure every skill tested and does not predict your official score.
Package content and objectives
Whichever package you choose, your preparation follows the same structure: we start from your actual level, focus on the sections where you lose points, and work until your target score is within reach on test day.
Assessment of your starting level and a personalized study plan
We start by assessing your level of English to pinpoint the skills and sections to focus on. We then design a preparation programme tailored to your profile so you can reach the score you are aiming for.
One-to-one coaching with an expert Duolingo English Test tutor
You work one-to-one with one of our teachers. All native English speakers, they were selected for their teaching excellence and have many years of experience preparing students for the Duolingo English Test. Attentive and responsive, they focus on the key points and questions of the test, and their techniques help you avoid the traps in each section and improve quickly.
A programme built around your areas for improvement
Your programme is fully personalized and focused on your areas for improvement, so you see clear, fast results in every section. Our teachers are available in the evenings and at weekends and fit around your schedule.
Realistic Speaking and Video Interview simulations
To prepare you as well as possible for the Speaking and Video Interview sections of the Duolingo English Test, your teacher runs mock exams under real test conditions, followed by personalized feedback on your performance.
Essay marking between sessions
To improve your writing in English, you can send essays to your teacher between sessions. They are corrected and graded using the exam’s official scoring criteria.
Unlimited access to an online practice platform
We give you access to a leading Duolingo English Test preparation platform, so you can study wherever and whenever you like. Available on computer, tablet and mobile, it lets you track your progress and practise between sessions. With more than 700 targeted practice questions, a full-length mock test and more than 100 video lessons covering every concept, trap and tip in the test, it is one of the most highly regarded platforms on the market.
Dozens of past papers and shared resources
You also get access to dozens of past papers and online resources to practise with throughout your preparation.
Score improvement commitment
We commit to coaching you until you achieve a significant improvement in your Duolingo English Test score. If you don’t, we continue coaching you at no extra cost.
Still deciding between tests?
The Duolingo English Test isn’t the only test accepted by English-speaking universities. If your university accepts more than one, compare it with our PTE Academic preparation, our TOEFL preparation and our IELTS preparation. You can also take our free PTE mock test to get a feel for the Pearson format.
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