Students for students. The formula of Testbusters, a former training startup born in 2011 and today present in 34 Italian cities, simple but effective. So much to guarantee to the company, which specializes in pre-university teaching, growing numbers: in 2021 there are 4,200 aspiring freshmen trained by senior students compared to 2,700 in 2017. Most of these are graduates who aspire to become doctors, very young that this year will have to overcome the dreaded entrance test to the Faculty of Medicine set throughout Italy on 3 September. Testbusters, which has 680 collaborators, specializes precisely in preparing young people for entrance tests to Medicine and for the health professions. Tough selections, just think that in 2020 about 61 thousand young people signed up for the Medicine test and only 19.8% passed.
The results
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Thanks to its teachers / students Testbusters managed to build a small empire of quality preparation, a business that attracts more and more customers given the good results in the field. According to company data, 65% of those who follow Testbusters courses pass the tests in Medicine, Veterinary and Dentistry. The classroom courses (also held online during the covid-19 emergency) but also the materials and tools made available are useful for students: ranging from books to online simulations. Without forgetting the practical advice: from how to organize study times, to what to bring with you on the day of the exam.
Wide offer and technology
It doesn’t exist for just the Medicine test. The company is expanding its offering by starting a series of courses for very young people interested in facing the selections for admission to Bocconi University. And in the future the goal is to offer test preparation even for degrees such as Engineering and Architecture. One way to further expand the business and surpass the good numbers in terms of balance sheet. Just think that in July 2021 the former startup sold 21,000 volumes and that in 2020, the year horribilis of the pandemic, revenues reached 2.5 million while in 2021 the forecast is to reach 4 million euros. This is also due to the recent acquisition of Ammesso.it which made it possible to enhance the technological tools offered to students. In fact, we are talking about a free app, developed by the company Squezy Srl, for preparing for admission tests to medical-health faculties that allows you to create customized quizzes on your smartphone based on your needs. In these days of countdown in view of September 3, an extra tool for aspiring doctors.