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Feb 15

How I Rocked My ISEE Upper Level Test: Part II

By Angela B. High School, ISEE, Practice Tests, Test Prep

This blog is Part II of our How I Rocked My ISEE Upper Level series. To read Part I, check out: How I Rocked My ISEE Upper Level Test: Part I Sections and Strategies Angela: What section or strategy did you feel needed the most of your attention? Ariana: I would say more of the…

Feb 10

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How I Rocked My ISEE Upper Level Test: Part I

By Angela B. High School, ISEE, Practice Tests, Test Prep

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,…

Feb 05

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How to Foster Trust and Independence With Your Teenager

By Angela B. High School, Learning Differences, Middle School

1. Be honest and open with them about your expectations for their academic career. I think this is the hardest one. If you’re like me, you grew up in a household with expectations that were never spoken of, but were known. My parents, both with graduate degrees and more, expected me to go to a…

Jan 29

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What is the Character Skills Snapshot?

By Angela B. Elementary School, High School, Independent School Admissions, SSAT, Test Prep

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…

Jan 24

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Say Goodbye to the SAT Subject Tests and the Optional Essay

By Katherine Friedman College Admissions, High School, Practice Tests, SAT, Test Prep

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…