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2008-2009 MAC Testing & Consulting, Inc.'s Comparison Chart
SERVICES	MAC Testing & Consulting	Huntington Learning Center	Sylvan Learning Center	Kaplan, Inc.	Princeton Review
QUESTIONS	RESULTS OF AN ANNUAL SURVEY OF SELECTED P/SAT PREPARATION PROGRAMS
QUESTION 1	WHAT IS THE COST OF THE PROGRAM?
SAT PRICE	New rate $2,132.00 $8.88 per hour or less w/ books (40-hr. month minimum)	$75/hour	$37/hour	$999 program	$999, $1,099 and $1,298 programs
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FEE	Ongoing *FREE* Diagnostic Testing. In addition, there is extensive, relevant and fascinating testing of, e.g., personality/career, AD/HD, Brain Hemisphere Preference and Burn-Out in the PROFILE which EVERY student takes at MAC--no exceptions.	$195 for Diagnostic	$50 for Diagnostic	Program includes Diagnostic	Diagnostic Testing Fee: Included
QUESTION 2	HOW MANY HOURS ARE INCLUDED IN THE COURSE AND WHAT IS THE HOURLY FEE?
HOURS IN SAT COURSE	UNLIMITED Hours of Instruction Recommended minimum of 5 regularly scheduled classes per week (10 hrs) equals 240 hours of instruction in 6 months	varies depending on diagnostic test results	dependant upon diagnostic test, average of 2 hours/wk	36 hrs	36 hrs
DURATION	Any time up to 6 months	Hourly	Hourly	6 Weeks (12 Sessions) for SAT prep	4-or-6 Weeks SAT programs
COST OF 240 HOURS	$2,132.00 with books	$18,000	$8,640	$6,660	$6,660 for $999 course $7,326 for $1,099 course $8,653 for $1,298 course
COST PER HOUR (SAT)	< $8.88	$75	$36	$27.75	$27.75 for $999 course $30.53 for $1,099 course $36.05 for $1,298 course
HOURS OF INSTRUCTION	+/- 120 hours per week during fall/winter +/- 142 hours per week during summer, depending on enrollment You are invited to all of them. MAKE-UP CLASSES BUILT INTO SCHEDULE.	Based on diagnostic results	Based on diagnostic results	20 hours of Instruction for entire SAT course	24 hours of Instruction for entire SAT course
QUESTION 3	IS THE PROGRAM GUARANTEED; WHAT IS THE AVERAGE GAIN; AND HOW BIG ARE THE CLASSES?
SAT GUARANTEE	SAT 200-POINT GUARANTEE or continue for FREE	No guarantee	Must notify Sylvan Learning Center within 48 hours of 1st class for full refund	If complete all coursework and not satisfied, repeat course for free or full refund of tuition	200-POINT GUARANTEE or repeat course for free
AVERAGE SCORE INCREASE	Well over 200 Points	Between 100-200 Points	100 Points	240 Points	200+ Points
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE	6 Many of our classes run concurrently and/or are team-taught to insure proper personal attention	One-on-One Tutoring	Maximum of 3	Maximum of 18	10 with a maximum of 12
SAT VOCAB COURSES + READING COMP CLINICS	FREE Year-Round Vocab-U-Lab + FREE Reading Clinic + WordSmart - Math Smart and other super computer programs	None	None	Private Tutoring	General SAT Courses; No designated Vocabulary or Reading Comprehension Classes
QUESTION 4	MAY I CONTINUE STUDYING AT THE END OF MY ENROLLMENT PERIOD?
"LIFER'S" PROGRAM	Extend your stay @ MAC for a nominal monthly fee of $150 after your initial 6-month enrollment expires at an astounding $8.88 per hour of 10 hours weekly instruction for the SAT program. (Your program can also be temporarily "frozen", if necessary.)	$75/hour Private Tutoring only	$36/hour	Repeat Program for FREE, if fulfilled requitements of first course	Refresher/wrap-up course included in enrollment or repeat program for 1/2 price
QUESTION 5	MAY I BEGIN PREPPING IMMEDIATELY OR ONLY AT SPECIFIED TIMES AND PERIODS?
ROLLING ADMISSIONS	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Set Schedules	Set Schedules
YEARS OF P/SAT EXPERIENCE	25 years / 21 years incorporated	30 years	27 years	69 years	26 years
QUESTION 6	DO THE TEACHERS ACTUALLY TEACH OR DO THEY READ FROM PREPARED SCRIPTS?
TEACHING STYLE	Highly Personlized and Targeted Education NO SCRIPTS EVER Classes taught by TRUE experts Also One-on-One Tutoring available Teaching Styles Match Learning Styles	One-on-One Tutoring	Small Classes	Curriculum based on scripts	Curriculum based on scripted SAT Modules. Teachers have office hours before and after class for no additional fee.
PRIVATE TUTORING FOR P/SAT & SAT II's
QUESTION 7	IS PRIVATE TUTORING ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE P/SAT?
P/SAT PRIVATE TUTORING	P/SAT Private Tutoring $225 per hour-Dr. Mac FYI: Dr. Mac holds a student-designed Ph.D. from NYU in the Measurement and Evaluation of the English Language. Her many tests and texts are used worldwide. $125 per hour-Ph.D., J.D., ABD $100 per hour-Non Ph.D. Specialist $75 per hour-Instructor $50 per hour-Peer Mentor $35 per hour-Peer Tutor	$75 per hour: only private sessions available	$50 per hour	I subject: $900 for 6 hours Private Tutoring ($150.00/hr) $2799 for 20 hours Private Tutoring ($139.95/hr) $3499 for 26 hours Private Tutoring ($134.60/hr) $4199 for 32 hours Private Tutoring ($131.20/hr)	$2250 for 18 hrs Private Tutoring ($125/hr) $4050 for 18 hrs Master Tutoring ($225/hr) $6300 for 18 hrs Premiere Tutoring ($350/hr)
QUESTION 8	IS PRIVATE TUTORING ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE SAT IIs INCLUDING SCIENCE SUBJECTS?
SAT II SUBJECTS/TUTORING	Math Level IC/IIC, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French, Spanish, US History, World History $1,199 for 20 hrs of instruction (books extra)	Only Private Tutoring No Science Subjects	No specific SAT II Program	$399 for 8 hours No Science Subjects	SAT Subjects: Math I, Math II, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and US History. All classes $449, all over 12 hours.
MAC JR: 6TH THROUGH 8TH GRADE TEST PREP ASSISTANCE
QUESTION 9	ARE THERE PREP COURSES FOR THE SSAT, ISEE, GEPA, AND/OR STS TESTS?
SSAT PREP, ISEE PREP, GEPA PREP, STS PREP & MUCH MORE 2008-2009 MAC Jr. *Group Program runs 7/6/07 - 8/26/07	MAC JR FREE Diagnostics 6th to 8th Grade 20 hours of instruction per week available $1,795.00 for MAC JR 7-Week Exciting Summer Test Prep Learning Camp (books included) Plus Super Science & Exciting Writing	SSAT & GEPA only $42 per hour Private Tutoring only	Offers beginner classes for children but none are specific for the SSAT, ISEE, GEPA, and STS Tests	Approximately $709 for classes No GEPA	No Classes Private help available
COLLEGE COUNSELING, SELECTION, PACKAGING ESSAYS AND APPLICATIONS
QUESTION 10	CAN I ALSO GET EXPERT HELP WITH MY COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING THE ESSAYS?
WRITING WORKSHOP (Group Class)	CYCLE A: WRITING WORKSHOP GR. 11-12, 16 weeks $2,321.00 with books CYCLE B: WRITING WORKSHOP GR. 12, 16 weeks $2,321.00 with books CYCLE C: WRITING WORKSHOP GR. 12, 16 weeks $2,321.00 with books	Writing classes @ $75/hour	Academic Writing Program (length, price, and qualifications of instructors not provided)	No classes, private tutoring only	Academic private tutoring available
COLLEGE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE	FULL College Counseling/Application Prep Service, ,including resume and application preparation and professional typing/editing service by experts (group and private)	Not Offered	Not Offered	$469 for 3 hrs. $889 for 6 hrs. $1,399 for 10 hrs. Interview Preparation Included	No classes, private help available
COLLEGE ESSAY HELP	Writing Workshops FYI: Workshops conducted by Dr. Mac and 6 other professional writers and trained staff, including 3 professional editors.	Writing classes $75/hour where you can work on essays	Academic Writing	$469 for 3 hrs. $889 for 6 hrs. $1,399 for 10 hrs. Interview Preparation Included	No classes, private help available
INTERVIEW PREPARATION	Call for appointment. Private/Group	Not Offered	Contact	$469 for 3 hrs. $889 for 6 hrs. $1,399 for 10 hrs. Interview Preparation Included	No classes, private help available
QUESTION 11	CAN I ALSO GET EXPERT HELP WITH SOME OF MY OTHER RELATED NEEDS?
PROFESSIONAL PERSONAL COUNSELING	Call for appointment with Dr. Mac and/or one of our other qualified consultants.	Not offered	Not offered	Contact	Online guide
PROFESSIONAL CAREER/GRADUATE LAW/MEDICAL SCHOOL COUNSELING	Call for appointment. Private Only	Not Offered	Contact	Contact	NO
PROFESSIONAL PREP SCHOOL COUNSELING	Call for appointment. Private Only	Not offered	Contact	Contact	No
OTHER RELEVANT DECISION-MAKING INFORMATION
QUESTION 12	WHERE ARE THE PROGRAMS LOCATED, AND WHAT ARE THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION?
LOCATIONS	Tinton Falls	West Long Branch Middletown Manalapan	Shrewsbury Middletown Freehold Brick Eatontown	Tinton Falls Marlboro Middletown Aberdeen Freehold	Freehold Toms River Jackson Wall
HOURS OF OPERATION July 2, 2007 to June 2, 2008	SUMMER HOURS: Open Mon-Thurs 8:30am-8:30pm Fri 8:30am-6pm Sat 9am-3pm SCHOOL YEAR HOURS Open Mon-Thurs 9am-9pm Fri 9am-6pm Sat 9am-3pm	Mon-Thurs 9am-8:30pm Fri & Sat 10am-3pm Sun 10am-2pm	Mon-Thurs 9am-7:30pm Friday; Sunday: By appointment only Sat 8:30am-12:30pm	Contact	Varies according to individual class schedule
QUESTION 13	HOW COMPUTER-READY IS THE PROGRAM?
COMPUTER ADAPTIVE P/SAT PREP	In Progess	No	Yes	$399	$399 for Online course $699 for Live-Online course $2,000 for Real-Time Online Tutoring
QUESTION 14	DOES THE PROGRAM OFFER ACT PREPARATION?
ACT PREP	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
QUESTION 15	CONTACT INFORMATION:
WEBSITE	www.mactesting.com	www.huntingtonlearning.com	www.educate.com	www.kaplan.com	www.princetonreview.com
PHONE NUMBERS	732.741.6112 / 3321	800.CAN.LEARN	888.EDUCATE	800.KAP.TEST	800.2REVIEW
QUESTION 16	HOW QUALIFIED ARE THE TEACHERS?
STAFF FYI: MAC's staff (and Student Body) is Ethnically Diverse with Intention.	Highly personalized and targeted education Learning strategists who actually teach NO SCRIPTS EVER FYI: Dr. Mac teaches/team teaches classes several days a week and sees private clients and/or conducts research 3 days a week. Dr. Mac has taught every grade from 3rd through Post-Doctoral and is the author of numerous books and hundreds of tests used worldwide. 6 Ph.Ds/2 Ph.D candidates 2 Teachers of the Year/ 1 Law School Candidate/ 7 Master's Degree Recipients/ 6 Professional Writers One-on-One, phone, email and fax in absentia tutoring available Outstanding peer tutors also available State Teaching Certification for select staff	State Teaching Certification	Certified Teachers	Has had past success on standardized tests	High School Graduate
OTHER RELEVANT DECISION-MAKING INFORMATION CONCERNING MAC TESTING & CONSULTING, INC.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION	FYI: THIS IS WHO WE ARE AT MAC! Be sure to find out the qualifications of the program's staff wherever your P/SAT program search takes you.
MAC STAFF/ REFERRAL STAFF QUALIFICATIONS	World Renowned Test Writer Renowned International Lecturer Award-Winning Educator Multi-Cultural Educational Specialist *Advanced Computer Specialist	6 Members of the Staff Hold Ph.Ds LSAT Specialist Experienced & Certified teachers/Professors 2 Doctoral Candidates *Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist	Professional Guidance/Career Counselors Statistician International Physics Olympiad Winner AD/HD Specialists *Cognitive, Auditory and Vision Specialists	International Literature Olympiad Winner Clinical Psychologist College Honors Program Student Teachers Engineers *Learning Disability Specialist	MBA-International Business Child Psychiatrist/Pediatrician National Merit Scholarship Winners Attorney-at-Law *Professional Writers/Editors
	At MAC, you not only will learn in totally comfortable and fresh ways to master the P/SAT but you will also learn to prove your answers are correct while you take the test.
MAC PERSONALIZED AND TARGETED EDUCATION	We offer relaxed and brain-engaging teaching/learning environments and ongoing Mock Tests and Test Review classes. Personalized learning based on the findings of the MAC ACTION INDICATORS and ongoing Test Review diagnoses. We cater to insanely busy people - athletes, performing artists, community servants and scholars and others--and teach them according to their respective learning styles. We also provide extensive flexible scheduling and on-going monitoring of progress. We boast worldwide student attendance. We will show you that the P/SAT is a straightforward test, on in which every answer is provable by definition of standardization-- MAC is vehemently opposed to the "Wise Guy" tricks mentality of some other test prep companies. All the myriad of academic and thinking skills you will learn at MAC are immediately transferable to your studies, to classroom testing, to other standardized testing and to life. If necessary, we will make a survey of all the math skills that you should have been taught and should have learned by the end of the eighth grade and then systematically plug in your math "holes" at your pace. At MAC, we diagnose, analyze, prescribe, teach, apply and remediate, and you learn, succeed and feel self-confident. WE, IN ALL WAYS, HAVE YOUR BEST INTERESTS AT HEART, AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE A SAY IN THE LEARNING PROCESS. Our students leave as empowered lifelong learners who are competent, self-aware and self-directed.
FREE @ MAC TESTING & CONSULTING, INC.
MAC PERKS	WHAT ARE THE PERQUISITES (PERKS) OF ATTENDANCE AT MAC?
FREE Time/Stress Management Strategies FREE Extra Help During Breaks FREE Vocab-U-Lab FREE Unlimited Classes FREE Focusing Strategies FREE Speed Reading Clinic FREE Cable FREE Food & Drink FREE Test Review Sessions FREE College Resume Preparation Advise
Use of our Luxurious Student Lounge in Tinton Falls
^^^ FREE MAC-ATHON ^^^ SNACKS AND DINNER PROVIDED FREE* BY DR. MAC *6 HOURS OF INTENSIVE SAT INSTRUCTION BY SPECIFIC SKILL ZONE & MUCH MORE FOR EXAMPLE, PROVEN VISUALIZATION, RELAXATION AND CONCENTRATION TECHNIQUES MAC-ATHONS HELD EVERY WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO AN SAT EXAM FROM 3PM TO 9PM
FYI: This is an assemblage of public information gleaned from internet websites, pamphlets, brochures, advertisements and phone conversations with consultants from the respective companies. To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of June 2007 BUT is subject to change without notice for reasons obviously beyond MAC's control. Feel free to contact MAC and/or the various companies surveyed to verify the above and/or to note any upcoming changes, additions and deletions in services offered.
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