Test Innovators is committed to helping students gain access to quality education and opportunities. In support of this mission, we provide scholarships for test preparation and school tuition.
We are excited to introduce our 2020 Independent School Tuition Scholars! We selected four students with the greatest overall score improvement and three students with the greatest possible score improvement. The four students with the greatest overall score improvement were Arianna, Joshua, Mohammed, and Ryan, and the three students with the greatest possible score improvement were Cassandra, Emillina, and Mia. Recipients were awarded $1,000 towards tuition at their new school.
Meet our Scholars
Arianna increased her score by 31 percentile points on the ISEE. She is in 6th grade at Brooklyn Friends School.
Joshua increased his score by 30 percentile points on the ISEE. He is in 9th grade at The Stony Brook School.
Mohammed increased his score by 67 percentile points on the SSAT. He is in 9th grade at Concord Academy.
Ryan increased his score by 51 percentile points on the SSAT. He is in 9th grade at Lawrence Academy.
Cassandra scored in the 92nd percentile on the ISEE. She is in 9th grade at Sage Hill High School.
Emillina scored in the 99th percentile on the SSAT. She is in 4th grade at Punahou School.
Mia scored in the 94 percentile on the SSAT. She is in 9th grade at Phillips Academy Andover.
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