StudyPoint

StudyPoint, Inc. (formerly StudySmart, Inc.) is a nationwide, private education and tutoring company.

The company now operates in ten metropolitan areas including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington DC. StudySmart is headquartered in the Boston area, offering standardized test preparation as well as academic subject and study skills tutoring.

History

StudySmart, Inc. was founded in 1999 by Rich Enos and Greg Zumas, who started the business in order to deliver personalized in-home tutoring solutions as an alternative to uniform classroom courses. In 2006, StudySmart opened its first Los Angeles and San Francisco area offices.

The company changed its brand name to StudyPoint on October 15, 2007; [cite web
url = http://www.studypoint.com/about_us/news/rebranding.php
title = StudyPoint Announces Rebranding and Website Relaunch
publisher = StudySmart, Inc.
date = 2007-10-15
accessdate = 2008-07-18] the company name change to StudyPoint, Inc. was approved by the state of Massachusetts on March 3, 2008. [cite web
url = http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/corp/corpsearch/display_pdf.asp?CORP_DRIVE1/2008/0303/000245003/0001/200812444030_1.pdf
type = PDF
title = Restated Articles of Organization
date = 2008-03-03
publisher = Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
accessdate = 2008-07-18]

Services

* StudyPoint Standardized Test Prep helps high school students to achieve higher scores on the SAT, ACT, PSAT and SAT II.
* StudyPoint Academic Subjects assists students of all grade levels (K-12) to improve their classroom performance in academic subjects such as Math, Science and Foreign Language.
* StudyPoint Study Skills refines students’ learning strategies in Time Management, Test Preparation, Goal Setting, Test Taking, Organization, Paper Writing, Note Taking and Reading.

Competitors

StudyPoint has several competitors in each of its focus areas: Kaplan, Inc., Sylvan Learning, The Princeton Review and Peterson's are among StudySmart's largest competitors. However, the company's exclusive in-home tutoring services distinguish it from other education providers.

References

External links

* [http://www.studypoint.com/ StudyPoint] — official website