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We wanted to send our son to the same independent school his two older brothers went to. We were worried that he wouldn’t be able to get in because he’s always struggled with math and never seemed to have good teachers. We found out about your SSAT math test prep course from a friend. We decided to try it out and it was clear within days that our son really took to the style of teaching. At first, we had to somewhat force him to use the program. After a few days, we couldn’t get him off the computer. It was amazing. Eventually, he took the test and did really well (he actually scored higher than his older brothers did – shhhh).Stephen
I never knew getting my oldest daughter into private school was such a stressful ordeal. I knew that math was going to be an issue for her. We hired a private tutor to help, but it seemed like she needed to somewhat start over as opposed to just getting help with some problems. After an exhaustive day on google, I stumbled onto your SSAT math test prep course. I tried the demo lesson myself and all of a sudden I knew more about slope of a line that I ever cared to know! I had a feeling Cecilia was going to do well with this. We tried it out and she loved it. Yes she loved it. And it was math. Amazing. Thank you so much.Peter
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What is the SSAT Test?
The Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) is an admission test administered by The Enrollment Management Association in the United States to students in grades 3–11 to provide a standardized measure that will help professionals in independent or private elementary, middle, and high schools to make decisions regarding student test taking.
There are three levels of the test: the Elementary Level (EL), for students in grades 3 and 4 who are applying to grades 4 and 5; the Middle Level, for students in grades 5–7 applying for grades 6–8; and the Upper Level, designed for students in grades 8–11 who are applying for grades 9–12 (or PG (Post-Graduate year before college)). The SSAT consists of a brief unscored writing sample and multiple choice sections that include quantitative (mathematics), reading comprehension, and verbal questions and a experimental section at the end which is unscored.[1] The test, written in English, is administered around the world at hundreds of test centers, many of which are independent schools. Students may take the exam on any or all of the eight Standard test dates; the SSAT "Flex" test, given on a flexible date by approved schools and consultants, can be taken only once per testing year (August 1 – July 31).
The SSAT measures three constructs: verbal, quantitative, and reading skills that students develop over time, both in and out of school. The overall difficulty level of the SSAT is built to be at 50–60%. The distribution of question difficulties is set so that the test will effectively differentiate among test takers who vary in their level of abilities. In developing the SSAT, review committees are convened which are composed of standardized test experts and select independent school teachers.
Middle and Upper Level: In the Middle and Upper Level SSATs, there are two 30-minute math sections with 25 questions each. These sections are called the quantitative sections. The quantitative questions measure the test taker’s knowledge of basic quantitative concepts, algebra, and geometry.