No matter what test you’re preparing for, the first step in any successful prep program is understanding the rules of the game. Or, as a wise man once said, “Know your enemy.”
Fortunately, we’ve been doing this for a while now, so we know a few things—almost 40 years’ worth of things, in fact. So if you have questions about the test, from scoring to accommodations to fundamental strategies, you can find the answers here. And if you don’t see the information you’re looking for, let us know at [email protected] and we’ll fill in the gap just as soon as we can.
The SSAT, or Secondary School Admission Test, is a standardized test used in the admissions process for private and independent schools. The term “standardized test” means that the test is administered consistently for all students. That fact also makes the …
A typical GRE verbal overview glosses over the fact that you’ll be tested on many of English’s 1 million words (or at least the most common 60,000 or so) and goes straight into explaining the difference between the different question-types. …
A very common question from parents and students regards “super scoring” the SSAT test and the process of sending scores in general. “Super scoring”, or superscoring, refers to the process of combining section scores from multiple test administrations into one …
So, you took the SSAT test and have been waiting patiently for that all-important SSAT score report. You finally got it and now have a list of numbers, but what do they all mean? We’re here to help you understand …
Many students who’ve decided to take the GMAT for business school break out into a cold sweat when faced with the prospect of studying math for the Quantitative section of the GMAT. Let’s face it—you may not have taken a …
We know that there are a lot of options out there for SSAT prep materials and that the choices can sometimes seem overwhelming. That’s why we periodically review the best prep material options to make it easier for you to …
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