Test preparation. Buy points.
It is an entire industry.
It exists to relieve One exam decides too much. That is the whole reason it is here: nothing enters this map without a human problem behind it.
4 organisations in this map sell it, 3 of them publicly listed.
Its neighbourhood
Everything this entry connects to directly. Click any point to follow it.
The line back to a human being
4 hops from a person at a phase of life. The further a thing sits from the person, the more abstract it looks — and the more it tends to be mistaken for something that came from nowhere.
- SolutionTest preparation
- FrictionOne exam decides too much
- SolutionStandardised tests
- FrictionProve worth to institutions that will decide the next phase
- Life phaseAdolescence
- Rooted inStatus
- Rooted inUncertainty
Relieves
Who sells it
| Organisation | Value | Type | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Oriental Education | $9B | public · EDU | tutoring, test prep, study abroad |
| Kaplan (Graham Holdings) | $4B | public · GHC | test prep, professional certification, university partnerships |
| Nerdy (Varsity Tutors) | $0.3B | public · NRDY | live online tutoring |
| The Princeton Review | private | SAT/ACT prep, Tutor.com |