Are you looking to schedule your child for the SSAT this fall? For your convenience, here are the SSAT test dates for the 2017-2018 school year. To register for a test date, please use the link below. SSAT Registration SSAT Test Dates 2017-2018 October 14th, 2017 November 11th, 2017 December 9th, 2017 January 6th, 2018 February 3rd, 2018 March 3rd, 2018 April 21st, 2018 June 9th, 2018
Read More »After SSAT scores are released, we always receive a great deal of calls from parents concerned about their child’s test scores. Parents tell us that their children are high-achieving and bright students who receive great grades in school, and they don’t understand why they didn’t perform better on the test. The problem is, these tests contain content that is above your student’s grade level, meaning there is content that your child has never seen before.…
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Are you looking to schedule your child for the SSAT this fall? For your convenience, here are the SSAT test dates for the 2016-2017 school year. To register for a test date, please use the link below. SSAT Registration SSAT Test Dates 2016-2017 October 1st, 2016 November 12th, 2016 December 10th, 2016 January 7th, 2017 February 11th, 2017 March 4th, 2017 April 22nd, 2017 June 10th, 2017
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One of the most important things to know about the ISEE and SSAT Tests is that there will be content that your child has never seen before, especially in the math sections. It is important that parents understand that this test may be very difficult for your children, even if your child is normally a good student. You need to be prepared to support your child through the stress of learning brand-new content during this…
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When your child begins the private school admission process, one of the first steps should be to begin preparation for the SSAT. The SSAT test is the most commonly used standardized test among private schools, and it requires students to understand a great deal about test-taking strategies, as well as how to maintain their test-taking stamina for the duration of the test. As the following article describes, beginning preparation with a one-on-one tutor as early…
Read More »Although the 2016-2017 SSAT test dates have not yet been released, it’s never too early to start planning your SSAT registration. The testing year begins on August 1st and ends July 31st the following year. Registering early prevents you from having to pay late fees while also giving you first pick at test centers. As the year goes on, test centers fill up and you may not get your first choice. Registering early takes away…
Read More »Now that summer is here, many parents are thinking about having their children begin SSAT test prep for the fall tests. If your child has already taken it, you may have been disappointed by their test scores and wondering how to get the best score results for the SSAT test. We hear parents telling us that their child is usually an A student, and they don’t understand why their child did not do better on…
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Introduction Boston Tutoring Services has developed proprietary materials for tutors to use in SSAT test preparation. There are basic test taking strategies that we enforce in order to make the most of our students’ time on the test. In our training manual, we begin with general SSAT test-taking strategy. One-Two Pass In the Synonym, Analogy, and Math sections, it is important for students to become comfortable with the one-two pass strategy. In the first pass,…
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Many parents are receiving their child’s SSAT test scores this week, and becoming frantic about the results. We hear parents telling us that their child is usually an A student, and they don’t understand why their child did not do better on the test. Many of the students who are typically getting all A’s are receiving 30%, 40%, or 50% on their SSAT test scores. We hear this time and again, and it is important…
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Many students struggle to receive a high score on the verbal section of their test. One of the most important things to do to improve verbal scores is to work on vocabulary as often as possible. Students may want to cram in vocabulary cards last minute, but there should be a slow process of growth in order to develop the vocabulary acquisition skills they need to receive a high test score on these tests. On…
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