Welcome to NTPA, the association for test prep professionals. We are a professional association dedicated to supporting test prep professionals, upholding the highest ethical standards, and promoting best practices in the test prep industry. Here you’ll find opportunities to learn, connect, and collaborate with colleagues across the country.
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Our mission is built on driving best practices and supporting professional activities in the test prep community.
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NTPA membership comes with networking opportunities, mentorship, inclusion in our Member Directory, and many other benefits. We offer membership at the Solopreneur, Organization, and Showcase tiers.
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All NTPA members subscribe to our Code of Ethics. Membership in NTPA lets your clients know that you adhere to the highest standards of professional conduct. Code of EthicsFeatured blogs
An Authentication Crisis in College Admission
Sometimes cheaters do get caught. In 2013, Cavya Chandra was eventually caught by the American Medical Application Service when it suspected she had forged her transcripts to medical school. Only then was it discovered that she had forged transcripts and letters of...
Can Google Gemini replace your SAT tutor?
Google just launched free, unlimited SAT practice tests inside Gemini. Headlines call it "another nail in the coffin for SAT tutors." But does the hype match reality? For many students, AI has become an everyday study tool, and its full integration into SAT/ACT...
When A’s Don’t Add Up: What a UC San Diego Study Reveals About College Readiness in the UC’s Test-Blind Era
Here's a number that shouldn't be possible: approximately 132 students with straight A’s in their high school math classes are now in remedial math courses at UC San Diego (courses that cover elementary and middle school material). How does a top math student end up...
Recognizing How Standardized Testing Benefits Society
The societal benefits of standardized testing are easy to undervalue. After all, clever advertisements from larger test prep companies frame their messaging to simplify most standardized tests into a laundry list of tricks kids can simply commit to memory. Hence,...