History 
                  of Studyworks

                  

Studyworks was an early pioneer of test preparation. It had its first students in 1975.  Its founder, Mr. Miles Fulton Pewitt, had recently finished law school but was interested in creating a business that utilized his best skill: doing well in standardized tests.

Forsaking a legal career was a dubious choice in those days. Prep courses were not popular and in some cases were even considered to be gimmicky business activities. At that time many people considered that tests such as the SAT measured a student’s math and reading ability. Miles knew that for the most part, this test really measured the student’s ability to take standardized tests.

This claim seemed contemptuous to the educational establishment. For years and years the creator of the SAT, the Educational Testing Service (ETS), claimed that prep programs were a waste of time and money. Their reasoning - they claimed that the SAT was not manipulable and measured long-term skills that could not be taught in short periods of time. With such claims coming from such a prominent source, Studyworks’ early years were difficult. Slowly Studyworks grew and times have changed. We are now the third largest SAT prep group in America and have courses coast to coast. More remarkable is the fact that ETS now promotes its own preparation programs.

Although we have grown substantially, we endeavor to maintain the quality and concern that we have had for over 25 years. Our teachers are the best-paid and best-trained teachers. Good teachers must not only have advanced degrees, but must also prove that they can motivate students. Studyworks’ philosophy to test preparation has always been that teachers should not only know their subject material - they must also know how to deliver it in a fun and interesting fashion. Our decision to limit our services to just test preparation and tutorial classes has enormous drawbacks economically, however, it allows us to concentrate on the strategies that are peculiar to those exam. But our subject limitation and our teaching philosophy are not the only things separating us from our competitors.

We have distinctively better guarantees, schedules, and prices. Our maximum class size is 15 students. However, it is rare for all classes to fill up to their maximum and on the average, you should expect about 12 students in your class. We also have the only 200-point guarantee in the industry for our SAT program. Even if your score improves, we will give you $10 for every 20 points you fall short of the 200-point goal.

This guarantee gives the student some assurance that Studyworks is dedicated to their improvement. More importantly, it gives Studyworks the best record of how well its students improve. Since Studyworks requires a copy of the official results from students if they do not improve 200 points (and actually pays the student for sub - 200 point improvements), only Studyworks has a statistically valid way to measure student performance. Average improvement on the SAT is 180 points for students who scored between 1000 & 1200 before attending the Studyworks course.

At Studyworks (Singapore), we recognize the needs of the local students in preparing for their education. These include test preparation (SSAT, SAT, etc.,), school preparation (tutorial classes in English, Math and Literature) as well as language preparation (English, Mandarin classes). For a full range and description of our service offerings, please refer to the individual links below or to your left. Studyworks is "the real Prep source"!

We hope this has provided an adequate summation of how Studyworks has evolved over the past 25 years.

If you have any further questions or would like to discuss our curriculum with an instructor, please do call us at (65)-64682621. If you wish, you may also email your enquiries to info@studyworks.com.sg.

Studyworks, The Real Prep Source.