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The saying “practice as you’d like to perform” is applicable to so many things, especially test preparation. Practice tests are the foundation of preparation for this very reason. Practice tests help simulate test day and expose you to the content and structure of the test. But taking a practice test is...
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Meet Scholarship Winner Gerald
Meet Gerald, one of the 2018-2019 Test Innovators' Independent School Tuition Scholarship recipients.
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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. Recipients were awarded $1,000 towards tuition at their new school.
Read MoreHow to Succeed on the SSAT: Part I
Reading Comprehension (RC) is about understanding what you are reading. You do not need outside information to do well on this section. You also do not need to be experienced in the topic of any given passage. Creativity may harm more than help. What you need to do is cover...
Read MoreArthur Benjamin and the Magic of Numbers
Students are required to learn mathematics, starting in first grade and continuing through most of high school. While we may not all enjoy math, there is no denying the beauty present in it. The Fibonacci sequence embodies this beauty.
Read MoreSTUMPERS: 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...
Read MoreSSAT Reading Strategies
The most important rule of reading comprehension is that the passage will always provide all of the information needed to answer the question. This means that reading comprehension is really like a scavenger hunt, and your objective is to get as good as possible at sleuthing, finding the lines that...
Read MoreSSAT Math Strategies
One of the most common mistakes on the SSAT is misreading a question, usually due to reading too quickly. Be sure to take a few extra seconds on every question to avoid careless errors. Underline important information Underline words and numbers indicating the quantities, relationships, and calculations (less than, twice, product, etc.)...
Read MoreTop 5 Most Competitive SSAT Schools of 2016
The results are in! Here are the top 5 most competitive SSAT schools of 2016, based on the number of students who stated their intention to apply.
Read MoreParent’s Guide to Private High Schools: Three Big Questions
Taking the ISEE or SSAT test is only one step in preparing to apply to private high schools. Making a list of schools to apply to can be nearly as daunting as taking a test. Here are three important questions to ask yourself as you get started.
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