Test Prep Courses in Canada

The North American country Canada is world’s second largest country in the world in terms of land area. The country borders the United States of America in south and has close economic, social and political ties with its neighbor. Even though the educational system in Canada is well developed, studies in 2007-2008 have shown that a large number of students want to move to the USA for higher education. Among several tests, GMAT and SAT are two of the most popular tests Canadian students take to get an entry in American colleges and Universities.

The large cities in Canada such as Montreal, Calgary, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, North York, Scarborough, Mississauga, Vancouver, Laval send several hundreds of students to American colleges and Universities. Even though there are a number of Test Prep companies in Canada, it is quite challenging for aspiring students to find a program that can help them prepare for the exams like GMAT and SAT. Sometimes, students resort to the private tutoring sessions for GMAT and SAT prep, especially in large cities in Canada. However, the GMAT tutoring or SAT classroom review courses remain inadequate in several ways. The problem is more acute for those who have difficulty with the Math portion of the exam. In short there are not many GMAT / SAT Math prep course options for students in Canada.

The best GMAT / SAT Test Prep program in Canada (2007-2008):

The new online learning method for test preparation is really changing the landscape for GMAT preparatory program in Canada. The online interactive GMAT Math course (http://WinGMAT.com) and SAT Math course (http://TargetSAT.com) has made it easy for students in cities like Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal to access the best resources and test instruction right in their home. The flexible, affordable course comes with hundreds of problems and their solutions transmitted on the Internet. The approach adopted in these online courses is technologically latest and therefore anyone having high-speed Internet connection can make use of it. Other cities in Canada such as Calgary, Winnipeg, North York, and Edmonton are thus not excluded for making use of the best resources. The websites include free practice tests, sample problems and their solutions, and other test taking resources for all Canadian students. Scoring high in the tests like ACT, SAT, GMAT and GRE is now a click away for students in Canada as well as the US. Chuck from Toronto says, "…initially I was skeptical about the claims of WinGMAT, and therefore I enrolled in the most expensive classroom course in the city. But soon I discovered that it was not for me. This forced me to look back at the option of online prep courses…and I am glad that I chose WinGMAT.com as it is the only real online video course with powerful methods for improving your actual score in the actual test…thanks WinGMAT."

Online Tutoring for GMAT / SAT Prep in Canada:

Even though some companies have started offering online tutoring for individuals in the USA and Canada, they lack credibility and are not secure. Further they provide a limited access to tutors and priced very high. Often the tutor in some part of the globe is not trained in Canadian system of education, and therefore communication barriers can dampen the interaction effectiveness. For example, John Peterson from Vancouver (2006) found that his tutor did not know about the official guide for GMAT, and was unable to solve several problems asked in the textbook. The tutor was also unable to get around difficult data sufficiency questions asked in the official guide. This story got repeated with Tim B, a resident of Montreal, Canada in March 2007. Survey and research studies have shown that there is an increasing trend among top students in Canada to turn to online Test Prep Programs like http://www.wingmat.com and http://www.targetsat.com - a true online video course. The team behind the idea of these test prep courses includes top instructors from several provinces of Canada. Canadian members have contributed in the all sections of Math program including problem solving, data sufficiency, grid-in, word problems and others. Watching free samples and solving the diagnostics test may make this evident.

Sample question contributed by Canadian Instructor (GMAT/SAT area)

Question: The St. Lawrence River (in Canada) is 100 feet at a point S. At point T the river is 40 feet deep. If point S and point T are 80 feet apart from each other on the surface of the water, what is the actual diagonal distance between S and T?

Answer:
(A) 50
(B) 75
(C) 100
(D) 120
(E) Cannot be determined


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Correct Answer is C.

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