Boarding School Test Scores

nanaasare
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 02:30:54 +0000

Hello,

I am a rising 7th grader and the public school I go to isn’t that great academic wise. I’ve always ranked the top of my class and have been put into the gifted and talented program at my school because I would always excel in my classes. I am applying to top boarding schools/prep schools this fall for 8th grade placement but if I don’t get into the schools I want I will apply for high school because during high school there are more options. During admissions to these schools, you have to take the SSAT and/or ISEE. I am taking the SSAT in 2 days and the ISEE in 8 days. I have realized that the current school I go to does not do well teaching fundamental topics you need in order to answer majority of the questions on the ISEE and SSAT. I have been doing poorly on my SSAT and ISEE practice tests because I don’t have a full grip on those fundamental topics. The first time I took an SSAT middle level practice test, my overall score was the 1st percentile. The last SSAT practice test I took, my total score was the 19th percentile, my verbal section percentile was 41st and my reading was 24th but my math sections don’t look too great, therefore it brings my total percentile below 30. I plan to take full practice tests again so I can improve because again I wasn’t 100% focused on the last practice test I took.

I took an 8 week SSAT practice course with Test Innovators this summer that went over math, verbal, writing, and reading questions that you would see on the test and how to answer them but it was during the summer; plus it was 3 hours a day covering all sections of the SSAT and I didn’t take full advantage of the course because I didn’t take it as serious as I should have. They recorded each class so I am going to go back and watch the recordings of the areas I am struggling with. I don’t think im going to do well on the SSAT or the ISEE because I fail to grip onto those core topics you need to get a high percentile on the tests.

I am also in the A Better Chance Cohort if anyone is familiar with this program. If not, it’s a program that helps POC get into the top prep schools. ABC wants you to get the 30th percentile or above on the SSAT and no less than a 4 stanine score on the ISEE.

Please let me know some ways I can intensely study so I can raise my total percentile. I take the SSAT in 2 days and I probably won’t do too well but I have more time to intensely study for the ISEE so worst case scenario I can always submit whatever test I do better on because usually people do better on a certain test.

PLEASE HELP!!