Governor's Scholars Receive College Admission
Test Preparation Gift Worth $650,000
PrepMe and corporate partners provide scholars premium
ACT and SAT prep courses
Frankfort, KY.” The "Score Your Dream College" project, along with PrepMe and other community partners, announced today the donation of an ACT and SAT online test preparation program to more than 1,000 Governor's Scholars Program participants. The courses will teach students skills to maximize their scores on the college admission tests.
The total value of the gift to Governor's Scholars exceeds $650,000
This is the second year for the partnership. Last year, PrepMe's prep courses helped Kentucky Governor's Scholars enhance their college opportunities and, in turn, receive tens of thousands of dollars in additional scholarship awards. One student, James Rossi of Corbin, the 2009 Ameresco scholar, took the PrepMe course and improved this ACT score to a perfect 36.
PrepMe helps students maximize test scores through a technological platform that not only teaches strategies, but also improves reading, writing and mathematical skills. On average, students completing the courses improve SAT scores by 305 points, and ACT scores by 4 to 5 points. PrepMe has been featured in Business Week, PC Magazine and on the cover of FORTUNE Small Business as leading innovator in college test preparation.
As a premier college readiness program, PrepMe is committed
to increasing the number of high school students who attend college
while also maximizing college admissions and scholarship opportunities
for students. “PrepMe is proud to support the academic dreams of
Kentucky’s Governor’s Scholars,” says Karan Goel, PrepMe CEO. “All
students deserve the opportunity to make their college dreams a reality
and providing Kentucky schools with skills-based college prep gives us
the chance to be a part of this great program and its important
mission.” The donation of the PrepMe online test preparation courses was
made possible through generous sponsors, including, Ameresco, EMC Corp.,
Pomeroy IT, EquaTerra, LexisNexis, Monster.com, Vermedx, Preston-Osborne
and JYB3 Group.
The Governor’s Scholars Program was developed in 1983 to
enhance the next generation of civic and economic leaders. Participants
are selected through a highly competitive application process similar to
prestigious colleges and universities. In the summer of 2010, more than
1,000 students will attend the Program on three campuses: Bellarmine
University, Murray State University and Centre College.
“On behalf of everyone associated with the Governor’s
Scholars Program, I am excited to make the PrepMe online test
preparation program available to the 2009 participants free of charge,”
said Aris Cedeño, Governor’s Scholar Program Executive Director. “Thanks
to PrepMe and our other sponsors, students now have the prospect of
raising their scores on the standardized admission tests. For many of
these scholars, raising their scores just a few points could translate
into thousands of dollars of extra scholarship money.”
For more information about the Governor’s Scholars Program,
please visit the Web site,
www.gsp.ky.gov. More information about the SAT and ACT preparation
courses can be found at www.prepme.com.
Lauren Greathouse
Preston-Osborne
(859) 231-7711 ext. 237
lgreathouse@preston-osborne.com