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Revolution Prep is an American company that offers
test preparation Test preparation (abbreviated test prep) or exam preparation is an educational course, tutoring service, educational material, or a learning tool designed to increase students' performance on standardized tests. Examples of these tests include ...
courses, including group classes, private tutoring, and online courses for the
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and ACT standardized achievement tests.


History

Revolution Prep, based in
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, began in 2002 after founders Ramit Varma and Jake Neuberg met at UCLA's Anderson School of Business. After years of teaching for Kaplan and The Princeton Review, Neuberg and Varma started a company with the goal of improving traditional educational tools and creating new and innovative solutions to academic problems. They created their own SAT Reasoning Test* curriculum along with a program that offers scholarships to students who otherwise could not afford their services. The firm's products and services now address a range of academic areas, including ACT, GRE, high-stakes
No Child Left Behind The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) was a 2002 United States Act of Congress promoted by the presidential administration of George W. Bush. It reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and included Title I provision ...
testing, and online education. In 2010, the firm worked with the Partnership for LA Schools to offer free SAT classes to students at the Santee Educational Complex in Los Angeles, California and was commended in an open letter by Los Angeles Mayor
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. Revolution Prep does not offer face-to-face individual tutoring, instead providing online SAT and ACT preparation. Additionally, Revolution Prep offers classes on a contract basis. These are held on campus and include fully proctored and timed practice exams. In June 2010, the firm acquired test prep and admissions consulting company Ivy Insiders. Revolution Prep has an office in
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