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Brenna O’Neill, President of Test Innovators, joined Mike Bergin and Amy Seeley on their podcast, Tests and the Rest, to discuss the ISEE. Listen to the episode to learn all about the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE), including how and where it’s administered, what materials are covered, and when students should take the test.
The best way to familiarize yourself with the ISEE is to take a full-length practice test. Visit iseepracticetest.com to get started.
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.
We are pleased to introduce Beau, one of our 2022 scholars. Through focus and consistency, Beau increased his ISEE score by 18 points, scoring in the 88th percentile!
The first step to understanding what a “good” score is on the ISEE, is understanding how it’s scored to begin with. If you don’t already feel like you have a solid understanding of that, check out our post on how the ISEE is scored.
Over the summer, we've been poring over the tens of thousands of data points we attained from our ISEE practice test system this year. We were interested to see how students performed by question type, especially when it came to geographic location
A Note from Test Innovators’ CEO, Edan ShaharTo date, students have answered over 20 million questions on the Test Innovators platform. Now, we are diving into this data to understand how students learn and to help them achieve their academic and test-taking goals.After exploring how our students improve, we investigated...
We are pleased to introduce Ryan, one of our 2020 scholars. Ryan’s perseverance and dedication allowed him to increase his SSAT score by 51 percentile points, scoring in the 81st percentile overall.
Why are practice tests such a critical piece of preparation?
The American Psychological Association defines the testing effect as the psychological finding that retention is better when taking a test compared to restudying the same material. The testing effect, also called retrieval practice, indicates that practice tests are a more effective...
The Lower Level ISEE is taken by students applying to grades 5 and 6. Students can take the test on the computer or on paper. It consists of five sections: Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics Achievement, and the Essay.
Our ISEE Prep Guide is now available in both online and print format. Use the Prep Guide along with our web-based practice platform, and you'll be well on your way to test success!
