Finding What's Next

Been taking a little bit of time to think about what direction the iTest might head in after the iTest CS gets launched next year...

Some options:

- iTest Physics
- iTest Finance
- iTest Jr. (an iTest math offering for younger students)
- iTest Medicine (an iTest team event for med school students)

There are others as well...

Physics would be a nice fit. Finance would be good too, but are there really that many students in high school interested in that? We're definitely going to move into some events for younger students, but I don't know if we have the manpower to deal with some of the issues there (e.g. privacy laws, etc.) in modifying our site for younger age kids. iTest Medicine is a great one, but will require a little bit of additional marketing oomph to initially spread the word.

Finance could actually be pretty interesting, combining some basic financial concepts with a stock-picking element in a week-long team-based format. I bet there'd be more than one financial institution interested in helping out. Just some food for thought, for now.

Getting ready for the 2007 iTest

The 2007 iTest is a few months away, but we are still busy preparing to make it the best iTest experience yet.

Southern Company, the 2007 iTest's Title Sponsor, is reviewing the mail-out registration brochure that will hit schools sometime in mid-August. Mathew Crawford (iTest Tournament of Champions testwriting leader and noted competitive math textbook author) and Nathan Savir (Princeton University math club President) have been coordinating the creation of the 2007 iTest exam itself. And the iTest Board of Directors will convene, as they do once a year, sometime in the next 30 days to discuss the next fiscal year.

Keep visiting this blog and www.theitest.com to stay current on iTest news as we approach the 2007 iTest launch.