ISEEs - Independent School Entrance Exams

A criterion for entrance to most New York City Private Schools, the ISEEs are a difficult test to do very well on because it often tests students beyond their grade level. The test requires an elevated vocabulary and the ability to do quantitative comparisons. Further complicating matters, students are scored and curved relative to the very small and high functioning pool of other applicants applying to New York City private schools. Achieving high scores on these tests is a challenge and, for those who take it, the first taste of SAT style exams.

SSATs - Secondary School Admission Test

Like the ISEEs, the SSAT is used for admission to private schools, but generally for those outside the New York City area. The SSAT contains many of the characteristics of the SAT, including one of its oldest most infamous sections: the analogies. The analogies require a knack for concretely defining words and using our very precise methods to cope with those words you don’t know.

We prep students one-on-one for the ISEEs and SSATs, and students work directly from our ISEE binder and practice tests. Our gifted instructors cover all the material on the test, its special types of questions and vocab, vocab, vocab!

All SSAT and ISEE prep is supported with proctored practice exams.