Standardized tests have been
criticized as a culturally-biased and imperfect gauge of an individual’s
academic potential. They are inherently
unfair to the many smart students who are simply poor test takers. However, they are a reality that every student
has to face.
The path to higher education has become increasingly competitive, and test prep is no longer a luxury. Over the past decade, an ever increasing majority has opted to take some form of class or instruction to obtain the highest possible standardized test results. Potential test takers know that they need to put themselves in the best possible position to compete, and theres absolutely no denying that standardized test prep courses help to give students an edge over their academic competitors.
Thats why professional test prep needs to be inexpensive. It should be available to everyone whos willing to put the time and effort into studying for their future. But in fact, the cost of many of todays courses and classes is prohibitively expensive, which aggravates the existing cultural bias of standardized testing.
The high cost of standardized test prep relies, in our opinion, on the exploitation of student and parent fears. Eager to guarantee the best possible results for their children, many agree to pay enormous sums for test prep instruction. You dont have to make that mistake.
Dont be intimidated into thinking that expensive equates to superior. There are many reasons for the high cost of most standardized test prep courses, including high overhead costs, lack of competition, and the predatory intimation that consumers equate higher prices to better products.
TEST-EASE believes that: