Test Innovators Blog

11Dec

What is a Good Score on the SSAT?

What is a good score on the SSAT? That's a question we get asked a lot here at Test Innovators. Maybe you just got your score report back, or perhaps you've just taken a practice test and wonder whether or not your scores are acceptable.

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27Nov

Greater Los Angeles’ Most Competitive Schools of 2017

Test Innovators has helped over 65,000 students prepare for the standardized tests required for admission to the most competitive independent schools in the country since 2012. Every year we review our data to determine that year's most competitive schools.

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26Nov

The 25 Most Competitive Middle Schools of 2017

Since 2012, Test Innovators has helped more than 65,000 students prepare for the SSAT and the ISEE, the admissions tests required for applications to the most competitive independent schools in the country. Every year we review our data from thousands of test-takers to find out the schools that students are...

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23Nov

New York’s Most Competitive Schools of 2017

Test Innovators has helped more than 65,000 students prepare for the standardized tests required for admission to the most competitive independent schools in the country. Below is our updated list of the 15 most competitive schools in New York, based on the number of students who stated their intention to...

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21Nov

SSAT Essay Topics

For the first section of the SSAT, you will have 25 minutes to produce a sample of your best writing. For the writing sample, you will choose from two prompts: one is a creative prompt in the form of a partial sentence.

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15Nov

STUMPERS: The Hardest SSAT Verbal Question

The SSAT’s analogies are one of the very hardest parts of the test, especially for first-time test takers. To perform well on the analogies section, students not only must be adept at finding relationships between concepts, but also must have a solid mastery of above-grade-level vocabulary. The Test Innovators platform gathers...

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08Nov

A Tale of Paper & Diagnostics: Timed Paper Test Mode

Test Innovators has yet another test prep innovation that we’re excited to share with you – Timed Paper Test Mode. For years, we've offered detailed timing feedback on our online platform, which provides valuable insights for students and educators to see how much time is spent per question, as well as...

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03Nov

Test Innovators launches the ACT!

If you haven't heard yet, Test Innovators has officially launched ACT prep! The ACT is the most widely used standardized test required for college admissions in the United States, and it's now available on the Test Innovators platform. It's easy to get started – go to testinnovators.com/act to take a Test Innovators...

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25Oct

The 25 Most Competitive High Schools of 2017

Over the past five years, Test Innovators has helped more than 60,000 students prepare for the SSAT and the ISEE, the high school admissions tests required for applications to the most competitive independent schools in the country. Every year we review our data from thousands of test-takers to find out...

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