SPARKILL, NY – Regents Review is celebrating 20 years of preparing students for higher-learning success.
The company has been preparing students for New York State Regents Exams since 1976. What started out as a basement cram session with a teacher, and some students over 40 years ago has now emerged into New York’s leading one-day bootcamp review for not only Regents Exams, but for Advanced Placement Exams and SAT/ACT Exams.
“We are family-owned and our story is unique,” said Michael, one of the owners of Regents Review. “Our father, now a retired teacher, was known as the best math tutor around. During the spring Regents exam season, he would receive such a high demand from his students that he could not find the time to provide individual tutoring to each of them. So, instead, he developed a six-hour course where he reviewed the entire curriculum in one day. Initially, he held these classes in our basement. The kids loved it!”
“He then hired the best teachers he knew to teach other subjects and the program grew from there. The program remained solely on Staten Island, where we grew up, until 2000. Then, we expanded the program and now offer classes in Westchester (Purchase College), Long Island (Adelphi University), and Rockland County (St. Thomas Aquinas College). In addition to our in-person offerings, we also offer an online option for many of our classes.”
An New Testing Landscape for Today’s Students
Over the years, the exams have evolved. As the exams change, Regents Review coordinated materials to align them with the updated curricula. “It keeps us on our toes! Regardless, every year we have different teachers evaluate our material and we constantly update the material as needed.” Michael said. “For example, this year, there are new Regents exams in Geometry, Biology, and Earth & Space Sciences. Our materials have been updated to reflect those changes, and our teachers are well-versed in the new exam format.”
One typical challenge that many students face is that a regents test covers an entire year’s worth of material. Studies have shown that most students don’t remember topics that they learned in September or October. This usually causes stress as they don’t know where to begin.
Regents education companies such as Regents Review aim to take that stress away and teach them everything that they need to know. “The teachers will advise them on certain facts that they should put to memory because they are included on the exams every year. The instructors will also emphasize which topics require slightly less focus because they are seldom included on an exam.”
Regents Review has been in business over 40 years – and according to Michael during this interview, have been growing each and every year. “We are the original company to offer a one-day test-prep. We do our best to find the most enthusiastic instructors who are passionate about the topic they are teaching. In our experience, students generally enjoy our classes and want to attend for multiple subjects. It’s not uncommon for parents to call us and say that their children learned more in one day with us than they did in class all year.”
Michael also closed out our email interview by sharing this inspiring story:
“Recently, a parent called explaining that her son, whose grades were good all year, was suffering from anxiety because of an upcoming exam. This particular student had trouble remembering subject topics he had learned in September and October and a few others along the way. After taking our one-day class, the mother contacted us to let us know that her son was feeling confident and that he received a 98 on the particular exam. Not only was his grade a success, but even more importantly, he lowered his test anxiety and restored his confidence, the greatest success of all.”
A local office is located directly on campus at Saint Thomas Aquinas College | Maguire Hall | 125 Route 340, Sparkill NY.
Customers can also register on the Regents Review user-friendly website – RegentsReview.com – or by phone at 877-339-5970.