Binciken The Princeton Review ACT®: Garanti, Mallaka, da Suna

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Zan fara da wani abu da yawancin bincike ba za su gaya muku ba: Na taɓa yin aiki a The Princeton Review, kuma na taimaka wajen rubutawa da gyara littattafansu na shiri don ACT®. Don haka wannan bayyani ne na cikin gida, ba na saman faji ba. Takaitaccen bayani shi ne cewa Princeton Review yana yin wasu abubuwa da kyau da gaske — kuma akwai abubuwa uku da iyaye suke buƙatar fahimta kafin su biya farashi mai yawa, waɗanda yawancin bincike ke tsallakewa.

Wadannan abubuwa guda uku sune garantin maki, tarihin mallaka, da kuma sunan kansa. Za mu dauki kowannensu bi da bi, sune mu zo ga wanda wannan ya dace da shi gaba daya.

Na Farko: Ba Jami'ar Princeton Ba Ce

John Katzman, wani sabon wanda ya kammala karatu a Princeton ne ya kafa kamfanin a shekarar 1981, tare da rance $3,000 daga iyayensa da kuma dalibai 19 a aji na farko. Ya sanya masa suna ne bayan makarantarsa. Bai taba kasancewa da alaka da Jami'ar Princeton ba — su da kansu sun fada haka: ba su da alaka da kowane mai haɓaka jarrabawa ko, ta hanyar haɓakawa, jami'ar da suke ɗauke da sunanta.

Wannan yana da mahimmanci saboda tsammanin da ke bayyana — cewa kamfanin shiri na "Princeton" yana da wani nauyi na hukuma — shine ainihin tsammanin da sunan ke kawowa, kuma kamfanin bai taba kokarin gyara hakan ba. Idan wani bangare na dalilin da yasa kuke la'akari da su shine sunan, ku sani cewa sunan shine kawai hanyar sadarwa.

Na Biyu: Mallaka Ta Canza Hannu Da Yawa

Yawancin bincike suna tsallake wannan gaba ɗaya. An sayi Princeton Review kuma an sayar da shi akai-akai, kuma mallaka tana tsara abubuwan da iyaye ke ji da gaske: farashi, sabis na abokan ciniki, tilasta mayar da kuɗi. Jerin, a takaice: karkashin jagorancin wanda ya kafa har zuwa 2007, a bainar jama'a akan NASDAQ a 2001, sune aka samu ta hynar kamfanin private-equity Charlesbank a 2012, ta Tutor.com na IAC a 2014, by the Korean education company ST Unitas in 2017, and by the Chinese investment firm Primavera Capital in 2022.

An concreto, lieregaratên can sakamako: a watan Maris 2024, Àjọ Ẹ̀kọ́ ti Florida kìlọ̀ fún àwọn agbègbè lòdì sí lílo Tutor.com nitorí àwọn ẹ̀sùn ìsopọ̀ olówó rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú àwọn ọmọ orílẹ̀-èdè China, wọ́n sì mú òfin àpapọ̀ wá láti dín lílo iṣẹ́ ìsìn náà kù fún Àjọ Aláboyò. Ya zuwa Yuli 2025, kamfanin ya bayyana cewa ya dawo gaba ɗaya mallakin Amurka kuma ana sarrafa shi kutoka Amurka.

Don cikawa: wani mai shi na baya (ba gudanarwa na yanzu ba) ya daidaita shari'ar Ma'aikatar Shari'a ta Amurka a cikin 2012 game da zargin hauhawar halartar aji da kuma mayar da kuɗi na yaudara da ke da alaƙa da koyarwa ta tarayya. Wannan ya kasance canje-canjen mallaka guda biyu da suka gabata, amma cikakken bincike ya kamata ya ambaci hakan.

Na Uku: Garantin Maki Shi Ne Ainihin Samfurin

Wannan is the most genuinely valuable thing Princeton Review offers, kuma babu wani babban mai fafatawa da ya dace da shi. Garantinsu na ACT® 31+ da ACT® 34+ guarantees yana yin alkawarin takamaiman maki — 31 ko mafi kyau, 34 ko mafi kyau — ko kuma a mayar muku da kudin ku. Babu wani kuma da ke ba da garanti a waɗannan matakan.

Ga dalibin da ya riga ya kasance a 28-30 wanda ke son turawa cikin kewayon 31+, kunshin $2,200 yana daya muddin samfuran a kasuwa inda zaku iya dawo da kudin ku idan bai yi aiki ba. Wannan garantin shine abinda kuke siya a wannan matakin — ba darussa ba, wadanda zaku iya samu akan farashi mai rahusa.

Matsalar ita ce kamar ta kowa da kowa: dole ne ku cancanci maki na farko na asali, sune ku kammala cikakken shirin tare da halarta da aikin gida. Rasa wani sharɗi kuma garantin ya ɓace. Karanta sharuddan doka kafin siya, ba bayan ba. Kuma a lura cewa garantin akan ƙananan matakan (Self-Paced, Essentials) shine mafi raunin alƙawarin "mafi kyawun maki" ko alƙawarin maki 1 — kasa da karamci fiye da garantin maki 4 na Magoosh akan $129.

Cikakken Hoton Farashi

Princeton Review yana da matakai da yawa, kuma sun fito fili fiye da kowane mai fafatawa a cikin wannan jerin — daga $299 na gaskiya zuwa $7,000 mai wahalar bayyana dalili.

Biyu daga cikin waɗannan sun cancanci yin lissafi akai. Darasin Essentials akan $949 na tsawon awanni 18 na koyarwar rukuni na kai tsaye yana aiki zuwa kusan $53 a awa guda, wanda ke da gaske gasa ga koyarwar rukuni ta kai tsaye. Koyarwar 34+ akan $7,000 tana aiki zuwa kusan $389 a awa guda — kuma a nan ne abubuwa ke rugujewa, saboda kwararrun masu zaman kansu suna cajin kankanin kudin wannan don daidai awanni na daya-akan-daya.

Gargadi guda daya na gaskiya akan darussan rukuni gabaɗaya: Da kyar na gamsu cewa sun cancanci hakan sai dai idan akwai alaƙar da ta rigaya ta kasance tsakanin ɗaliban — rukunin makaranta ko rukunin abokai. Dakin baki da ke tafiya a kan taki daya sulhu ne, ba sifa ba ce.

Masu Koyarwa da Littattafai

Princeton Review yana horar da malamansa fiye da 4,000 sosai fiye da masu fafatawa da yawa, kuma azuzuwan kan layi na kai tsaye ana girmama su sosai — masu duba masu zaman kansu yana raba su a cikin mafi kyau a masana'antar don koyarwar rukuni ta kai tsaye. Ingancin samarwa yana da girma kuma tsarin karatun yana da ƙarfi.

Amma irin sukar da na yi wa Kaplan ya shafi nan ma: Babu wani sharadi ga masu koyarwa su kasance masu cin maki mafi girma da kansu. Kuna iya biyan farashin premium kuma ku sami malami mai horarwa wanda bai taba samun maki da kansa ba inda yaranku ke kokarin zuwa. A matakin garanti musamman, wannan yana da kyau a sani.

Littattafan sune mafi fice a hankali. Princeton Review yana gudanar da ainihin aikin bugawa — lakabi 150-plus tare da Penguin Random House — kuma bayan na yi aiki a kansu, zan iya gaya muku littattafan jigon ACT® suna da kyau. "Cracking the ACT®" a kusa da $25 shine, ga dalibin da ke nazari da kansa, tabbas mafi kyawun abu mai inganci wanda kamfanin ke sayarwa. Ba kwa buƙatar kunshin $7,000 don amfana daga ɓangaren aikin da ke da gaske ƙarfi.

Gwaji da Samun Dama ga Masu Ba da Shawara

Sharuɗɗa guda biyu a nan sun doke gasar. Gwajin kyauta na darasin Self-Paced ACT® yana gudana kwanaki 14 — mafi kyau fiye da 7 na Magoosh ko 3 na Kaplan (yana buƙatar hanyar biyan kuɗi akan rikodin). Kuma zaku iya yin rajistar shawarwari kyauta tare da mai ba da shawara kan rajista kafin siyan komai, wanda shine ainihin mutum don yin magana ta hanyar zaɓuɓɓuka. Wannan ba sabon abu bane a wannan sarari.

Inda Zaku Karanta Binciken Princeton Review Da Kanku

• TestPrepInsight — binciken darasi na farko da cikakken farashi.
• Sojourning Scholar — matakan farashi, taga gwaji, da samun dama ga mai ba da shawara.
• PrepMaven — horar da malamai da nazarin shaidar karatu.
• Sharuɗɗan garantin kamfanin kansa — karanta waɗannan kafin siyan kowane matakin garanti.

Babban Sakamako na Shiri don ACT®

Ga yadda zan kashe kuɗi tare da Princeton Review, mataki-mataki. Darasin Self-Paced akan $299 an sanya farashi mai kyau, kuma takarda "Cracking the ACT®" a kusan $25 shine, ga yawancin masu bincike da kansu, mafi kyawun abu mai inganci guda ɗាយ da suke yi — haɗa su biyu kuma kuna da shirin gaske akan ƙasa da $325. Darasin Essentials akan $949 yana da ma'ana idan ɗalibin ku yana son tsarin rukuni na kai tsaye. Kunshin garantin 31+ akan $2,200 shine matakin mafi ban sha'awa, saboda garantin kansa shine samfurin, kuma yana da gaske ga ɗalibin da ya riga ya kasance kusa da wannan kewayon.

Koyarwar 34+ akan $7,000 shine wanda zan yi nesa da shi. A kusan $389 a awa guda, kuna biyan alama da farashin gudanarwa don lokacin daya-akan-daya wanda kwararre mai zaman kansa mai sadaukarwa ke bayarwa akan kankanin kudin — tare da ƙarin bambanci cewa duk mayar da hankali ga kwararre shine akan wannan jarrabawa guda ɗaya kawai. Idan wannan shine kwatancen da kuke aunawa, ga yadda nake aiki tare da iyalai, da kuma abin da ke kan wannan rukunin yanar gizon kyauta don ku iya gani hanyar kafin ku himmatu ga komai.

Dubi yadda koyarwar ACT® na daya-akan-daya tare da kwararre ke aiki

→Binciken Shiri na Kaplan ACT®: Abin da Iyaye Ke Biya da Gaske