Preparing for the ISEE - Learning Lab

Preparing for the ISEE

Believe it or not, ISEE season is upon us! If your child will be taking the ISEE, or Independence School Entrance Exam, for admission to a private school, now is the time to choose a testing date and start preparing for the ISEE! The August-November testing window is already underway, and the traditional December-March testing window will be here before you know it!

One of the best ways to prepare is to have your child take a practice test. You can purchase ISEE practice books that have practice tests in them and administer a test at home. Because the scoring for the ISEE is very complicated, it may be difficult to score the test accurately, but a practice test at home can still provide valuable information about a student’s strengths and weaknesses.

To truly simulate the testing experience, some learning centers, such as Learning Lab, offer proctored practice ISEE tests. An official, proctored practice ISEE allows the student to gauge their stamina in a timeframe and setting that will be more comparable to the real thing, and the family also receives a full analysis of the results, as well as counseling about local private schools and recommendations for next steps. Using this information, the family can determine whether their student is fully prepared, or whether they would benefit from some ISEE prep tutoring sessions.

ISEE prep tutoring is similar to SAT/ACT prep tutoring: the curriculum familiarizes the student with the structure and content of the test, teaches the student a variety of test-taking strategies, reviews content that will appear on the test, and provides ample opportunities to work practice questions. These sessions should pay off down the road as well, as many of the test-taking strategies a student learns for the ISEE will also apply to other standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT.

Helping your child to be as prepared for the ISEE as possible will not only help relieve anxiety about the test but may even give your child a leg up in the private school admissions process.

Preparing for the ISEE: Schedule Your Student’s Test Prep Now

For more information about ISEE Prep, contact one of our two Learning Lab locations, or fill out the form below!

Learning Lab Brentwood

5500 Maryland Way, Suite 110

Brentwood, TN 37027

615-377-2929

Learning Lab Nashville

2416 21st Avenue South, Suite 100

Nashville, TN 37212

615-321-7272