Educational Testing Methods, Inc. originated in Springfield, Illinois in 1979. A national marketing program began in 1983, and, today, ETM test preparation is being offered to thousands of students across the country. It is a proven program that garners impressive results nationally for its students. ETM has been a leader in test preparation, always one of the first companies to have current materials and information.

            Barbara Budinger, the author of the ETM program, graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. degree in education and earned her Master of Education degree at Boston College where her study was concentrated in counseling psychology. She has extensive experience in education, high school counseling, and career development counseling.

"The vocabulary portion of the ETM course has proven to be an excellent asset to me...This program has improved my reading comprehension and assisted me in several areas beyond SAT/ACT preparation."

Susan Brubaker
Lafayette, CA

"The ETM preparation course helped me gain admission to the college of my choice. If it hadn't been for my good SAT score I wouldn't have been admitted."

Tracy Donnelly
Naperville, IL