On a fast-paced timed test like the ISEE, you need to be able to effectively manage your time in order to score as many points as possible. Since every question on the test is worth the same amount of points, here’s our advice for maximizing your score:
1. Don’t waste time on hard questions.
2. Use a process for deciding which questions may or may not be worth your time.
3. Leave time at the end to bubble in an answer for every question.
We are happy to introduce you to Yuhao, one of our incredible 2024 scholars. Yuhao increased his SSAT score by 44 percentile points!
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