"ISEE Test Prep"
It’s Never Too Late to Apply to Boarding School
Our new free ebook, Applying to Private School After the Deadline, is now available! You think you’re too late to apply to a boarding school in July. You’re wrong. You can still apply. Applying late, or, coming to the admission process late, doesn’t mean “don’t apply.” It simply requires some different thinking and processes a [...]
Read MoreSSAT & ISEE Study Tips: Verbal Section and Essay Writing
Editor’s note: Building on Aristotle Circle’s first post that looks at the SSAT & ISEE and their math sections, this second entry offers test prep advice for each exam’s verbal essay writing sections. Preparing for the verbal section The verbal section of both tests relies heavily on a strong grasp of vocabulary. This means understanding [...]
Read MoreAn Intro to the SSAT & the ISEE
Editor’s note: Testing is one of the realities of private school admission. Parents and students labor and pour over the tests, test preparation and divine clues about what roles test scores play in each school’s admission decision. Our colleagues at Aristotle Circle are kindly sharing their expertise in private school admission tests through a two [...]
Read MoreBoarding School Admission Test Scores and Their Place in the Selection Process
Editor’s Note: We’re thrilled to welcome Leo Marshall as a contributor to onBoarding Schools. Leo is the Director of Admission and Financial Aid at The Webb Schools in Claremont, CA- a coed, boarding school offering grades 9-12. It seems inevitable at the end of any presentation about our school that we face questions about test [...]
Read MoreMy Introduction to Online Tutoring
I’m a relative newbie when it comes to web tutoring so I was more than happy to hop on a call with the owners of ziizoo.com to learn about their online tutoring company. Tutors that partner with ziizoo set their own rates and students grade the quality of their work, which in turn is posted [...]
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