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22Apr

Important Information About Changes to Upcoming ACT and SAT Test Dates

In response to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 situation, the ACT and College Board have rescheduled upcoming ACT and SAT test dates to keep students safe and healthy. Read on to learn about new dates and other important changes.

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26Mar

COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 is impacting people all around the world. Now more than ever, we need to come together and support one another. At Test Innovators, our mission has always been and will always be to support students. Our team is actively working to add to our ongoing list of resources that...

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12Oct

Meet Jolie

We are pleased to introduce Jolie, one of our 2022 scholars. Jolie’s focus and drive led her to increase her SSAT score by 16 points, scoring in the 82nd percentile!

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22Jul

SSAT Featured School #1: Pingree

Nestled among the farms and forests of northeastern Massachusetts, Pingree began as a school for girls in 1961. The school gets its name from the Pingree family, who generously donated its fifty acre homestead to house a school. The 9th through 12th grade high school has been growing ever since,...

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24Jan

Why Test Taking Is Like Basketball

The ability to successfully take tests will serve you throughout your life. From the ISEE and SSAT, to the LSAT and the GRE, success and upward mobility in life often comes down to the ability to perform well on tests.

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26Mar

The Library May Be Closed but the Digital Library Is Still Open!

As we do our part and stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, it can be challenging to keep our kids (and ourselves!) academically engaged. Thankfully, public libraries offer plenty of free online learning resources, from online courses and research databases to educational activities for school-aged children. Check out...

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11Mar

ACT and SAT Test Day

Learn what you should do the day before and the day of the ACT and SAT, as well as what to bring and what not to bring to the test.

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26Aug

Lev’s Story

Meet Lev Lev’s daughter Lily recently took the Secondary School Admissions Test (SSAT). According to Lev, Lily was very driven and motivated. Although she’s only 14 years old, she has a pretty good understanding of what she wants to do and where she wants to go. This conviction led them to...

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08Feb

9 Cutting-Edge STEM & STEAM Programs

Over the last couple decades, the United States has placed increasing emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. In recent years, some programs have added Art (STEAM), generally placing a greater focus on creativity and design thinking.

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19Aug

Where do top-performing SSAT practice test takers come from?

The SSAT has three sections: Verbal, Reading, and Quantitative. When we looked at our practice test data from this past year, we noticed that five states—Massachusetts, New Jersey, California, Florida, and Washington—attained the highest scores on these sections, but there were variations between each state's particular strengths.

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