This blog is Part I of our How I Rocked My ISEE Upper Level series. To read Part II, check out: How I Rocked My ISEE Upper Level Test: Part II Due to the pandemic the Educational Records Bureau has closed most of its paper and prometric test sites offering the primary level, lower level,…
The Character Skills Snapshot is a tool that the admission teams of private schools use to learn more about students outside the confines of the standard application process–interviews, essay questions, and test scores. It presents the student with real life scenarios where they must choose what responses are most or least like them. What is…
This past Tuesday, the College Board—the organization that runs the SAT testing program and AP exams—announced that it is dropping the SAT Subject tests and the optional essay section of the SAT General Exam. The official reasoning of the College Board is “to reduce and simplify demands on students.” In addition, it plans to allocate…
For any performance, practice is vital. If you want to do well on an athletic or artistic skill, you know that you have to practice. When your students want to learn an educational skill, you will review, give them worksheets, and encourage them to practice the material. Knowing this, you know that it is important…
You’ve focused on the four primary sections of the ISEE. You’ve spent hours studying with tutors and parents. Most students look at the essay as the throwaway moment. However, this is not the case. Sure, private schools need to know you can write at grade level. Yep, you better know how to structure. But do…