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>>> WE
>>> WE SAW ON THE NEWS RECENTLY HOW SEVERAL CELEBRITY PARENTS
GOT THEIR CHILDREN INTO TOP
COLLEGES BY BRIBING OFFICIALS.
LESSON LEARNED, THAT'S ILLEGAL.
OUR NEXT GUEST SAYS THEY CAN
HELP YOUR KIDS EARN THEIR WAY
INTO THE COLLEGE OF THEIR
CHOICE.
CHOICE.
CHOICE. BOOST TEST SCORES BY AN AVERAGE
OF ABOUT 230 POINTS.
JOINING US IS DR. GREG RICHEY
CAMPBELL AND HIS SON JONATHAN
AND HIS BEST FRIEND.
THEY BOTH USED HUNTINGTON
LEARNING CENTERS TO BOOST THEIR
TEST SCORES AND RECEIVE OFFERS
TO HARVARD AND YALE.
SO THERE ARE SEVERAL TUTORING
SERVICES OUT THERE.
Y'ALL CAN OFFER THAT COMPONENT
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. WHAT YOU REALLY GET TO IS THE
FOUNDATION OF LEARNING.
>> WE HELP STUDENTS THAT ARE
STRUGGLING AND STUDENTS THAT
JUST WANT TO BE ENRICHED.
FROM THAT ASSESSMENT WE'RE ABLE
TO IDENTIFY SKILL GAPS.
READING, WRITING AND MATH.
WE DEVELOP A PROGRAM AROUND
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. WE
THAT. WE PINPOINT THOSE ISSUES.
>> WITH MY SON WHO HAS LEARNING
DIFFERENCES I COULDN'T FIGURE
OUT WHAT THE DEAL WAS UNTIL I
TOOK HIM IN FOR TESTING WITH
YOU ALL.
YOU ALL.
YOU ALL. I REALIZED HE'S MISSING THAT
FOUNDATION PART.
FOUNDATION PART. HE WOULD LOOK AT AN ESSAY AND
KEPT THINKING I HAVE TO FILL
THE PAGE?
THE PAGE?
THE PAGE? YOU'RE LIKE JUST START THE
PAGE.
PAGE.
PAGE. IF
PAGE. IF YOU START THE PAGE YOU'LL
FILL THE PAGE.
IT'S 245 FOUNDATION THAT'S NOT
REALLY TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS
NECESSARILY.
NECESSARILY. THAT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE
IN THE WORLD.
WHEN YOU TEACH THAT FOUNDATION
YOU'VE SEEN AMAZING THINGS
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. >> WE HAVE.
OVERALL WHAT WE SEE THAT'S
CONFIDENCE AND MOTIVATION IS
CONNECTED TO SKILLS.
WE BUILD THOSE ON AN INDIVIDUAL
BASIS.
BASIS.
BASIS. ATTITUDE CHANGES.
ATTITUDE CHANGES. >> AND THE TEST SCORES CHANGE.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. DR. CAMPBELL.
DR. CAMPBELL. YOU HAVE YOUR PH.D.
YOU CERTAINLY KNOW ABOUT
ADVANCED TESTING.
ADVANCED TESTING. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> SO WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE THAT
YOU WOULD USE THIS PROGRAM FOR
YOUR SON?
YOUR SON?
YOUR SON? >> I'M A PART OF AN
ORGANIZATION AND WE HAVE AN
EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
EDUCATION FOUNDATION. EPSILON EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON STUDENT
ATHLETES.
ATHLETES.
ATHLETES. WE TARGETED THOSE STUDENT
ATHLETES BECAUSE WE WANTED TO
HELP THEM BRIDGE THAT GAP.
THEY WERE EXCELLENT
ATHLETICALLY.
ATHLETICALLY. WE WANTED TO HELP THEM
ACADEMICALLY.
ACADEMICALLY. >> THEY DON'T NEED THE
ACADEMICS.
ACADEMICS. THEY'RE GOING TO GET DRAFTS.
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. EDUCATION IS A PRIORITY.
>> I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON
THE DIFFERENT COMPANIES.
I SELECTED HUNTINGTON BECAUSE
OF ITS ONE ON ONE TUTORING AND
BECAUSE IT DID THE PRETEST TO
IDENTIFY SPECIFIC GAPS.
THESE STUDENTS ARE BUSY IN THE
CLASSROOM AND ON THE ATHLETIC
FIELD.
FIELD.
FIELD. WE
FIELD. WE WANTED TO HAVE SPECIFIC
TARGETED TUTORING AND S.A.T.
PREP.
PREP.
PREP. >>
PREP. >> WHEN YOU SAY GAPS.
THAT'S THE THING.
BY THE TIME YOU'RE TRYING TO GO
TO A TOP COLLEGE YOU CAN'T HAVE
GAPS.
GAPS.
GAPS. YOU
GAPS. YOU CAN BE STELLAR, BUT YOU
CAN'T HAVE GAPS.
JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE A GREAT
ATHLETE DOESN'T MEAN YOU'LL GET
INTO THOSE SCHOOLS.
THEY WANT YOU TO BE GREAT AND
SMART.
SMART.
SMART. HARVARD, GREAT AND SMART.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. JONATHAN, YOU WERE A GOOD
STUDENT TO BEGIN WITH.
BUT AS WE TALKED ABOUT HOW
COMPETITIVE THINGS ARE AND WHAT
COLLEGES YOU WANTED TO LOOK AT
YOU NEEDED TO BE AN EXCEPTIONAL
STUDENT.
STUDENT.
STUDENT. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO WENT TO
HARVARD.
HARVARD.
HARVARD. I SAID YOU'RE GOING TO GET IN.
YOU HAVE LIKE A 20.0 AND HE
GOES SO DOES EVERYBODY ELSE
TRYING TO GET INTO HARVARD.
OKAY, YOU'RE GOING TO GET IN
BECAUSE YOU HAVE GREAT
EXPERIENCES.
EXPERIENCES. SO DOES EVERYBODY ELSE AT
HARVARD.
HARVARD.
HARVARD. YOU'RE GOING TO GET IN BECAUSE.
SO FOR YOU WHAT KIND OF COLLEGE
WERE YOU LOOKING AT GOING TO?
>> I WANTED OPTIONS.
APPLY DAD AND PARENTS
EMPHASIZED THAT YOU NEVER WANT
TO JUST HAVE ONE COLLEGE YOU
HAVE TO GO TO THIS PLACE.
I WANTED TO HAVE MULTIPLE DOORS
I COULD WALK THROUGH.
IT STARTED WITH THE
PREPARATION.
PREPARATION. I WANTED A COLLEGE THAT GREAT
ACADEMICALLY.
ACADEMICALLY. I COULD COMPETE IN FOOTBALL AND
THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
COACHES WOULD BE GOOD.
THAT'S WHY I PICKED THE SCHOOL
I WENT TO.
>> TELL US WHAT THAT PROGRAM
WAS LIKE FOR YOU.
I MENTIONED YOU'RE A SMART
STUDENT.
STUDENT.
STUDENT. HOW DID THIS MAKE THE
DIFFERENCE?
DIFFERENCE? >> WE WENT THROUGH MULTIPLE
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. IT'S IMPORTANT JUST LIKE YOU
HAVE COACHES.
HAVE COACHES. YOU NEED TO HAVE COACHES IN THE
CLASSROOM AS WELL.
WE PREPARE.
WE PREPARE. WE PREPARE.
WE PREPARE. THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU GET THE
GRADE YOU WANT BECAUSE THE WORK
YOU PUT IN.
IT'S WORTH.
IT'S WORTH. >> YOU'VE HAD A COUPLE OF
OFFERS.
OFFERS.
OFFERS. HOW MANY?
HOW MANY?
HOW MANY? >> 22 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> NOT WHYTOUS ANY SCHOOL.
>> MOST IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS LIKE
YALE, DARTMOUTH AND THOSE
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS. >> COULD HAVE GONE TO HARVARD
HAVE.
HAVE.
HAVE. >>
HAVE. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> HE JUST LEAVES OUT HARVARD.
THERE'S A REASON YOU DIDN'T
CHOOSE HARVARD.
CHOOSE HARVARD. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY CHOOSE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. THIS IS WHERE YOU USE YOUR
SKILL OF LOOKING AT WHAT'S THE
BEST FIT.
BEST FIT.
BEST FIT. >> AS A PARENT, IT WAS TOUGH TO
MAKE A DECISION.
DO WE SENT OUR KID TO AN IVY
LEAGUE SCHOOL.
LEAGUE SCHOOL. THEY DON'T OFFER ATHLETIC
SCHOLARSHIPS SO IT'S ALL NEED
BASED.
BASED.
BASED. WE
BASED. WE LOOKED AT OUR INCOME AND I'M
A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE
STUDENT.
STUDENT.
STUDENT. >> IT WAS $40,000 A YEAR.
TODAY IT'S ABOUT.
>> $70,000 OR SO TO GO TO ONE
OF THE IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS.
SO THE OPTIONS IS WHAT WE
WANTED HIM TO HAVE.
SO HE HAD A UNIVERSITY THAT
OFFERED HIM AN ATHLETIC
SCHOLARSHIP WITH AN ACADEMIC
SCHOLARSHIP OR WE COULD HAVE
PAID FOR HIM TO GO TO AN IVY
LEAGUE SCHOOL.
LEAGUE SCHOOL. >> GRAD SCHOOL AT HARVARD.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU
GROW UP?
GROW UP?
GROW UP? >> I'M IN GENERAL BUSINESS.
THAT'S MY MAJOR RIGHT NOW.
AFTER THAT I WANT TO GET MY MBA
WHILE I'M AT UCA.
I'LL GRADUATE WITH MY BACHELORS
IN THREE AND WORK ON MY MASTERS
IN FOUR AND AFTER THAT I WANT
TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL.
>> YOU'RE A GOOD STUDENT AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. TELL ME WITH HUNTINGTON HOW IT
HELPED YOU.
HELPED YOU. >> SO I THINK THE MAIN THING
THAT HELPED WAS THE PRETEST AND
FINDING OUT WHAT YOU'RE
LACKING.
LACKING.
LACKING. WHAT AREAS YOU'RE LACKING IN IT
AND TARGETING THOSE AREAS TO
MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR MEETINGS
AND TUTORING LESSONS.
>> LIKE WHEN YOU ALL, THE AREAS
YOU LACKED IN.
YOU MISSED ONE QUESTION, IS
THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. AND
YEAH. AND AS I SAID YOU CAN BE A GOOD
STUDENT AND STUDYING IN SCHOOL
AND TURNING IN HOMEWORK IS
DIFFERENT THAN TEST TAKING.
ESPECIALLY THIS TYPE OF TEST
TAKING.
TAKING.
TAKING. IT'S BASICALLY EVERYTHING, A
CULMINATION OF EVERYTHING
YOU'VE LEARNED.
YOU'VE LEARNED. IN DOING THAT WHAT KIND OF
RESULTS DID YOU SEE?
>> I FINISHED WITH A 1310.
I THINK THE MAIN THING THAT
HELPED THAT.
HELPED THAT. >> TELL FOLKS WHAT THE TOP
NUMBER IS.
NUMBER IS. >> 1600.
>> 1600.
>> 1600. >> AND THE MAIN THING WAS JUST
THE PREPARATION.
THE PREPARATION. IF YOU FAIL TO PREPARE THEN
YOU'RE PREPARING TO FAIL.
I THINK JUST GOING IN ONE ON
ONE TUTORING AND ALL THAT IS
JUST SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR
SUCCESS.
SUCCESS.
SUCCESS. >> SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR
SUCCESS.
SUCCESS.
SUCCESS. THE COOL THING IS WHAT YOU
LEARNED WITH THIS TEST IT GOES
FAR BEYOND THE TEST.
>> I STILL USE THESE TEST
TAKING TOOLS IN COLLEGE TODAY.
>> WHERE ARE YOU IN SCHOOL?
>> YALE UNIVERSITY.
>> ALSO FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY
NOT HAVE THAT LEVEL OF ACADEMIC
SKILL.
SKILL.
SKILL. EVERYTHING IS STILL AN
IMPROVEMENT.
IMPROVEMENT. >> WE MEET THE STUDENT WHERES
THEY ARE AND BUILD THEM UP.
WHETHER THEY'RE STRUGGLING OR
THEY WANT ENRICHMENT TO GET
AHEAD.
AHEAD.
AHEAD. >>
AHEAD. >> GED EVEN.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
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