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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Spotlight on Small Business

Tutoring, Test Prep and SAT/ACT Tutoring at mAke the grAde

Upper Dublin students learn in both 1-to-1 settings and small group class settings.

Upper Dublin Patch: When did you open your business? mAke the grAde: mAke the grAde was established in 1993 as a full service tutoring and academic support company… and the online division was started in 2010 and has expanded greatly in the past year. UDP: Who is your ideal client or customer? MTG: Any student who is in need of academic support or tutoring for Math, Science or Test Prep.. or any education related matter really… who may find it difficult to travel to a tutor or is time limited.  Online work is very convenient in terms of time and location.  At MTG online, we work with many college level students who need short time amount of help and we also work with 5th graders who need math help daily and most everything in between. …

Friday, September 28, 2012

National Trends Show More Students Taking ACT Over SAT

Trend is not ringing true in the Upper Dublin School District, where the SATs still reign supreme.

The ACT  tests have started to win a national popularity test. According to a blog on the Washington Post, it has overtaken the SAT as the most popular college admissions exam in the United States. A report information from FairTest showed that in 2012, the ACT has finally surpassed the more traditional SAT exams.   2011: 1,623,112 took the ACT; 1,647,123* took the SAT 2012: 1,666,017 took the ACT; 1,664,479* took the SAT   (* Once it saw that the number of ACT-takers had grown larger, based on a historically consistent measure, the College Board revised the 2010 SAT total upward by including more exam administrations, a practice it continued in 2011 and 2012.)  However, in the Upper Dublin School District, students aren’t trending in the …

Deborah Shulman Brecher

12:54 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012

Interesting article. Thanks to Dr. Greene for explaining the differences between the two tests, ie. one scholastic ability, the other reasoning ability.   more ›

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Business Spotlight: 'Make the Grade' Tutoring Service

Steven Greene is a one-man show with a mission to help Upper Dublin students achieve.

If you contact the Dresher-based offices of mAke The grAde academic services, you'll end up talking to Steven Greene. Greene runs a one-man show, acting as secretary, and working with billing and advertising. But most importantly, Greene is a tutor. “I enjoy helping people reach their goals and being part of the community,” said Greene. “I am able to do that in the educational arena.” Dr. Greene has spent most of his life in education. From a family of educators—his mother an elementary school teacher, and father a college professor—he always knew he wanted to follow that path. He received a bachelor's degree in biology and education, with a specialization in teaching comprehensive science and math, from Franklin and Marshall University, …

Dr Steven Greene

1:44 pm on Thursday, September 8, 2011

FYI... a link to the free program hosted by the UD library is www.actsat.eventbrite.com this event will discuss general test prep as well as the similarities and differences between the 2 major college entrance exams: SAT and ACT. thanks UD Patch.   more ›

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