Steve Odabashian

Steve Odabashian (Col ’91) and his wife, Maggie, welcomed their fourth son on Nov. 13, 2020. Given the date, Friday the 13th, they wisely rejected the idea of naming him Jason and instead opted for Kevork Simon. Steve and his wife live in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, with older sons Arthur, 7, Shant, 5, and Raffi, 2. Steve is a renowned test prep tutor who runs Main Line Test Prep and Tutoring.  

Steve Odabashian (Col ’91) and his wife, Maggie, welcomed their third son, Raffi Aram, on Jan. 21, 2019.  Steve is the owner and head tutor of Main Line Test Prep and Tutoring, where he helps kids (both locally and worldwide) with standardized test prep and other academic needs. He officially takes the SAT and ACT on a yearly basis and consistently scores in the 99th percentile. He has helped dozens of UVA alumni children maximize test scores.  

Steve Odabashian (Col ’91) was fortunate enough to make a couple of fun TV appearances.  In May 2016, he and his then 3 year (and 1 month) old son Arthur appeared on Philadelphia’s local Fox morning program, Good Day Philadelphia.  Arthur dazzled the hosts with his uncanny knowledge of world capitals (he knew 56 of them at the time, and he now knows over 100.)  His dialogue with Steve Harvey’s Little Big Shots has hit a bump in the road, but he hopes to make an appearance in an upcoming season!

In October 2016, Steve fulfilled a 15-year old goal by finally appearing on the syndicated game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.  He got within 4 questions of the million dollars, but had to settle for $50,000.  In 2001, Steve set the speed record on VH1’s game show Name That Video and won a Toyota 4Runner for his efforts.