General Information The ACT is a college entrance exam administered by ACT, Inc.  It consists of five sections: English, Math, Reading, Science Reasoning, and Writing. Format and Content Section Subject Question Type # of Questions # Length 1 45 minutes English Usage, Mechanics, Rhetorical Skills 75 MC4 questions (7 reading passages) 2 60 minutes Math1  read more…

General Information The Advanced Placement (AP) examinations are administered by the College Board at the end of every school year. There are over thirty different exams covering a wide variety of subjects. These exams are typically taken by high school students as the culmination to a yearlong AP course in the corresponding subject. Students take  read more…

General Info The Early Childhood Admissions Assessment (ECAA) administered by the Education Records Bureau (ERB) is an assessment for students applying to pre-K through Grade 4.  It is used as an admissions factor at certain private elementary schools across the country.  Students may take the test only once during a given admissions season. Content Verbal  read more…

General Information The Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP) is an assessment of students in grades 1-11 administered at ERB-member schools. Results from the test are used both to inform teachers and parents of individual student needs as well as to help teachers and administrators make curriculum and classroom instruction decisions. Content The content on the exams  read more…

General Information The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is a standardized test administered by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). It is used as an admissions factor or requirement at many graduate level business schools in the United States. It consists of three sections: Analytical Writing, Verbal Reasoning, and Quantitative Reasoning. ***The structure and content  read more…

General Information The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a standardized test administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS).  It is an admissions requirement at many graduate and business schools in the United States.  It consists of three sections: Analytical Writing, Verbal Reasoning, and Quantitative Reasoning. ***The structure and content of the GRE underwent significant changes  read more…

General Information The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is an entrance exam for private elementary, middle and high schools administered by the Educational Records Bureau (ERB). There are three versions of the test: Lower Level (LL) for students in grades 4-5 Middle Level (ML) for students in grades 6-7 Upper level (UL) for students in  read more…

ISEE SSAT Wrong Answer Penalty No. Never leave a question blank Yes. One quarter of a point is deducted from the raw score for every incorrect answer Admissions While some schools accept either exam, some schools prefer one to the other. Families should check the specific requirements for each of their preferred schools. Analogies No  read more…

General Information The New York State English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics Tests are standardized tests administered annually in all New York State public schools to students in grades 3 through 8.  There are different versions of both tests at each grade level.  These tests are used to evaluate and compare schools across the state.   read more…

General Information Regents High School examinations are mandatory exams administered in New York State by the New York State Education Department. High school students typically take these exams as the culmination to a year-long course in the corresponding subject. There are currently ten different Regents exams administered covering a variety of subjects. Regents Exams Administered  read more…