Everything You Need to Know About SSAT Test

Going to an independent school is a great proposition but enrolling in one depends on your disposition, and of course your SSAT test score! The SSAT is an admission test your child needs to take if you want to enroll her in one of the 900 independent schools in the US, Canada and many more around the world.

So if you’re looking forward to sending your child to an independent school then here are the steps to prep for this very competitive test:

1.    Identify the SSAT level for your child...the SSAT goes by which grade your child will be seeking to enroll in.

2.      Register your child on the official SSAT website ssat.org

3.     Familiarize your child with the SSAT section and format. After all, an SSAT middle-level test will be different from an SSAT elementary level test.

4.    Go through various SSAT sample questions to get acquainted with the level and kind of questions on the SSAT. Other than the writing section, all other sections contain multiple choice questions.

5.   The SSAT assesses a student’s basic verbal, math, and reading skills which your child has already acquired at school. So now, doing well on the SSAT comes down to practice. An SSAT online practice test is a great way to perfect the required skills

6.   If your child is eligible for the SSAT Elementary level, then have your child practice to fill in the answer directly on the SSAT elementary practice test. If your child is older, get a separate answer sheet for the middle level or the SSAT upper-level practice test.

7.     If needed, don’t hesitate to get SSAT test prep help for your child. Expert tutors can contribute greatly towards building up your child’s SSAT scores.

The SSAT has 4 levels:

1.     SSAT Elementary Level (Grade 3) – For 3^rd graders seeking admission in grade 4

2.     SSAT Elementary Level (Grade 4) – For 4^th graders seeking admission in grade 5

3.     SSAT Middle Level – For students in grades 5-7 seeking admission in grades 6-8

4.  SSAT Middle Level – For students in grades 8-11 seeking admission in grades 9 through Post Graduate.

Your child can take the standard SSAT test on as many eight designated Saturdays during the academic year. However, every child can take the flex test just once during the academic year.

The SSAT has these sections:

·      Writing Section – that is unscarred and sent directly to the schools your child is applying to.

·      Quantitative Section – includes multiple choice questions about level appropriate math concepts and mental math skills

·     Verbal Section – includes analogies and synonyms.

·     Experimental Section (only for middle and upper levels) – unscored but vital to the development of new tests.

The SSAT norm group of any particular level consists of all the test takers (same grade) who have taken the test for the first time in the United States and Canada in the last three years. The SSAT reports percentiles. The same scaled score on the SSAT may have a different percentile every year.

SSAT test scores are only a part of the entire admission application that school admission officers consider.

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