Just as with any game or sport, knowing the rules of a standardized test is a cornerstone of success. Students who go into a test without any kind of preparation are at a significant disadvantage: they’ll be figuring out those rules as the clock ticks. That’s why Eastside Catholic School wants its applicants to gain experience with the test before they take the test.
Test Innovators is working with Eastside Catholic to offer two free ISEE/SSAT prep classes this fall. Any interested prepper in the Seattle area is invited to attend. Our expert ISEE & SSAT educators will cover what to expect on these tests – their formats, content coverage, and difficulty – and how best to pursue additional test practice.
Prep classes will be held at Eastside Catholic’s Sammamish campus at the following times:
General & Verbal Strategies: Saturday, October 27th, 2018: 10:00 – 11:00AM
You can now take the ISEE at home, making it safe and easy to take this important admissions test. Although the structure and content of the ISEE at home test is the same, the experience of taking the test at home is different from taking the test in person. Understanding...
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As a general rule, we recommend starting your ISEE prep six to four months before your test date.
This means that if you plan to take the test in November, then you should take a diagnostic practice test sometime between May and July.
The day before your scheduled SSAT, you should relax, read a book, perhaps exercise, and get plenty of sleep. In fact, you should prioritize sleep the entire week before the test, as those earlier nights’ sleep will be critical. On the morning of the test, wake up with ample time...
The Mathematics Achievement (MA) section of the ISEE Test is intended to reflect curriculum related questions, in contrast to the Quantitative Reasoning section which is intended to measure students’ reasoning abilities.
At-home testing for admissions exams makes it convenient for students to take these important tests. At-home tests are administered online via a securely monitored remote proctoring program. The structure and content of the at-home version is the same as the traditional paper test, but the means by which you take...
Think of the last time you took a big test. What were you thinking about during the test? Did you feel good or bad during the exam? When thinking about the upcoming test, what are your thoughts and feelings about it? Have these thoughts and feelings motivated you to prepare...
You may know about the content differences between the ISEE and the SSAT from our previous post here. But there are also big geographic differences. Schools in Georgia, for example, never use the ISEE for admission, while schools in Texas never ask for SSAT scores.
