637. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: ScoreSmart

637. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: ScoreSmart

Author: Amy Seeley & Mike Bergin April 4, 2025 Duration: 26:17

A test platform by tutors and for tutors

Better SAT and ACT Tests, Smarter Analytics with educators Sonya Muthalia and Neill Seltzer 

What are five things you will learn in this episode?

  1. What is the story behind ScoreSmart?

  2. Which tests does ScoreSmart support?

  3. Who currently uses ScoreSmart? 

  4. What kinds of outcomes do users experience? 

  5. What should someone curious about ScoreSmart know about it?

ABOUT SCORESMART

ScoreSmart is the brainchild of Sonya Muthalia and Neill Seltzer. ScoreSmart is dedicated to giving discerning tutors tests they can trust, scores calibrated to the real thing, and meaningful insights into student behaviors. ScoreSmart was built by tutors, for tutors and is the practice test engine of choice for many of the top tutors and tutoring companies in the world.

ScoreSmart offers 20 DSAT tests, including three "extra spicy" tests for top scorers, 4 Enhanced ACTs with another two on the way, and three ISEEs with another ten on the way. All tests are validated with actual user data and are regularly reviewed to ensure accuracy. 

The ScoreSmart platform is available in a white label format so the entire student experience can be skinned with your company branding. There is no charge for adding students, so tutors can add an unlimited number of students to the platform and all student are automatically given access to a free SAT, a free current and Enhanced ACT, and the ability to upload results for Bluebook tests 1-10 and get performance analysis and branded score reports for each. Students can take full tests or single-subject tests. Tutors only pay for the tests that their students actually use.

If you'd like to learn more about ScoreSmart or try out some tests, reach out to neill@testperformanceanalytics.com or sonya@testperformanceanalytics.com for a tour of the system and some free tests to test. 

LINKS

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: ScoreSmart with educators Sonya Muthalia and Neill Seltzer

NEW SAT TEST SPECIFICATIONS with educators Neill Seltzer and Sonya Muthalia

SUCCESS IN COMPUTER-BASED TESTING with educator Sonya Muthalia

AVOIDING THE PAGEANT APPROACH TO COLLEGE ADMISSIONS with educator Neill Seltzer

ABOUT THIS PODCAST

Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page.

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros and LEAP. If you're interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, feel free to get in touch through our contact page.

 


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