Testtakers (USA) has operated for over 20 years in the New York City metropolitan area. Testtakers Singapore is the sole licensee of Testtakers’ materials for the Asia-Pacific region. Testtakers Singapore has been a ACRA-registered company in Singapore since March of 2001.

The Testtakers Approach

The SAT® and GRE® Test are tests that, for better or worse, use a good deal of American vocabulary and cultural references. Testtakers' instructors are American graduates of top universities with many years of teaching experience. Materials only count for so much – experienced, dynamic and entertaining teachers are what makes the difference. Our instructors are not only knowledgeable about the tests but are also able to translate the American cultural references inherent in the questions to a local audience. Additionally, our instructors engender a creative learning experience where the students learn a great deal, and also have a good time. The objective is for the students to walk out of class with a smile on their face and new knowledge in their heads.

Superior Technology

Testtakers employs advanced score analysis software that generates a score report for each diagnostic test taken. The score report pinpoints areas that require more work and clearly documents how many points the student “lost” from not following the Testtakers techniques. In addition, we are also the only company with the 400-word vocabulary flash-card box that contains the difficult words that occur most often in the SAT®. The course materials themselves have been written for classroom learning and have been honed to near perfection after being used by thousands of students over the last 20+ years in Singapore and the United States. The focus is on new techniques and strategies to out-think the test, not tedious practice and rote memorization.

Class Size

We group students by ability and the average class size is 8-10 students, offering a level of personal attention no one else can match. We reinforce this through mid-term evaluations, graded homework with individual comments and frequent phone calls to all our students.

Results

To date, Testtakers Singapore has run regular full-length programs as well as running programs with schools in Singapore. The Testtakers (USA) SAT® program yields an average score improvement of 140 points and assists over 1,000 students every year. Testtakers Singapore’s regular full-length programs have been nothing short of extraordinary, with an average score improvement of over 170 points. Our test takers have gone on to gain acceptance at the following institutions, among others: Boston University (Honors Program) Carnegie Mellon University Columbia University (Columbia College & Fu Foundation School of Engineering) Cornell University Duke University Georgetown University Harvard University New York University (Honors Program) Northwestern University Michigan State (Honors Program) Middlebury College Princeton University Purdue University Singapore Management University Stanford University Tufts University University of California - Berkeley University of California - Los Angeles University of Chicago University of Illinois Urbana Champaign University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania University of Texas - Austin University of Washington - St. Louis University of Wisconsin - Madison

Principal Instructors

Jeremy A. Craig   Jeremy was born and raised in Massachusetts and has lived in Singapore since 2000. After graduating from the Northfield Mount Hermon School, he attended and received his Bachelor and Masters degrees from Columbia University. During secondary school and while at Columbia, he learned Mandarin and studied abroad in China and Taiwan. He has over 12 years of teaching experience in History, Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, English Composition and SAT®, GRE® Test, LSAT®, GMAT® preparation. His articles on education have been published in The Straits Times and other regional publications. Jeremy has been teaching SAT® preparation since 1993. Khalid H. Barnwell   Now residing in Singapore, Khalid is a native of New York City. After attending St. Paul’s School in New England, Khalid matriculated at Columbia University, where he graduated with a degree in Economics-Philosophy. While at Columbia he served as a researcher at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI), a university-based research centre focusing on telecommunications, computing, and electronic mass media. Khalid has performed research and operations management duties in the financial services and software development industries and has over 5 years of volunteer and professional teaching experience in India, Japan, Singapore and the USA. Ethan Dengate   Ethan was born and raised in Urbana, Illinois, and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in 2000 with a degree in multimedia and digital photography. While in university, Ethan worked for the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), and developed a passion for martial arts. Ethan traveled to Korea to pursue his interest in martial arts and Korean language, and co-developed TOEFL CBT material for an online education company. Deciding to pursue education as a career while training in martial arts in Korea, Ethan taught English conversation and writing while hosting an English education television program for SK Telecom. Ethan then taught SAT®, GRE® Test, and GMAT® and academic writing for over 5 years in Korea and Thailand before moving to Singapore in 2006. Chris Callahan   Chris grew up in London before attending Columbia University, where he majored in Economics. After graduation he went on to study Mandarin in Beijing and then earned his Masters Degree in China Area Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. Residing in Kuala Lumpur since 2000, Chris owns a television production company as well as being the primary instructor for Testtakers' programs in Malaysia. Chris has been teaching SAT® preparation since 2001. Jediah F. Byrom   Jed grew up in Massachusetts and Vermont and began studying Mandarin while at Northfield Mount Hermon. After receiving degrees in East Asian Studies (Chinese Language concentration) and International Politics from Wesleyan University, he traveled to and worked his way throughout the Asian region. He has several years of SAT®, English language and creative writing teaching experience in China, Japan, Vietnam, and Cambodia. He has also worked as a freelance writer and editor both in Asia and the USA. Jed now splits the majority of his time between Cambodia, where he owns and manages a business and is active in sustainable development work, and Vermont, where he is a director of a summer camp for children. "SAT", SAT Reasoning Test" and "SAT Subject Tests" are registered trademarks of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this website and our services. "PSAT/NMSQT" is a registered trademark of the College Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. "GRE" is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Service (ETS). "GMAT" is a registered trademark of Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®). LSAT® & LSAC® are registered by Law School Admission Council, Inc.

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