U.S. Boarding School Seminar: How to Ace the SSAT?

November 23, 2018 | Admission Consulting, ssat, Test Preparation, Boarding School

U.S. Boarding School Seminar: How to Ace the SSAT? For students applying to U.S. boarding schools, the SSAT is often a significant hurdle. To help students understand how the SSAT is evaluated in boarding schools admissions process, The Edge has prepared a seminar for parents and students to learn more about the SSAT, strategies to […]

2018-2019 Official ACT, SAT, and SSAT Test Dates

September 10, 2018 | ssat, sat, ACT, Test Preparation, SAT Subject Tests

2018-2019 Official Test Dates ACT *Tests in the U.S. only. ^No test centers are scheduled in New York for the February and July test dates. No test centers are scheduled in California for the July test date. SAT *Tests in the U.S. only. ^See SAT Subject Tests available on these dates SSAT **All dates are […]

The Edge Achievements – Student Leaders

December 13, 2017 | ssat, sat, ACT, TOEFL, IELTS, IB, AP, IGCSE

Studying for the various tests one must take to enter US boarding schools or universities can be an extremely stressful and challenging time for students, but when it ends in success, there are few more rewarding feelings. We at The Edge are dedicating this page to our students who have faced the challenge and come […]

Math Effect: 6 Things You Should Know About the ACT, the SAT, Calculators, Math, and You

July 12, 2017 | ssat, sat, SAT Math, ACT, ACT Math, Test Preparation

  By Steve Leech (Test Preparation (ACT/SAT/SSAT), English Literature, English Builder tutor at The Edge Learning Center) For many students, the mathematics sections of standardized tests are like a skinny guy at a sumo competition: no big deal and nothing to really worry about. As YouTube teaches us (watch here), though, you can’t trust a skinny sumo […]

SSAT vs. ISEE – An in depth analysis of the differences

February 15, 2017 | ssat, isee, Test Preparation

The SSAT (Secondary School Admissions Test) and ISEE (Independent School Entrance Examination) are the two most widely used standardized tests for boarding school, private middle,  and private high school admissions in the United States. While the both of the test contents are very similar, before trying to find out what is the best test for you to […]

The SSAT Narrative Essay

August 23, 2016 | ssat, Test Preparation

Many students who take the SSAT mistakenly believe that the essay is the least important section – that, because it is ungraded, the essay is somehow less significant than Verbal, Reading, or Quantitative Reasoning. While it may be true that the SSAT essay will not affect overall score, as the SSAT essay is ungraded, it […]

10 Things to Understand for the SSAT (for Admissions)

February 2, 2016 | ssat, isee

While we believe there are many more than just 10 important points about the SSAT, these are what Admission.org, the SSATB (the Secondary School Admission Test Board or the folks who administer the SSAT) believe Admissions Officers need to know about the exam for US Boarding Schools (and many other independent schools).  We’ll share the first […]