Category Archives: Private School Admission

Is Test-Optional Really Optional?

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Janis Adams

In response to the Covid crisis, many colleges have temporarily adopted a test-optional admissions policy. However, we are told the overwhelming majority of the top-tier US and International colleges evaluating college applications still prefer to see an SAT or ACT … Continue reading →

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Do Your Child’s ISEE or SSAT Scores Really Matter?

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Janis Adams

Yes. The results of a standardized admissions test indicate to the school what your child knows and doesn’t know academically. Essentially, it would serve no purpose to accept your child only to have her flounder academically. You would be unhappy. … Continue reading →

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Private School Entrance Exams: ISEE, SSAT, HSPT

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Janis Adams

If you are just beginning on the private school application journey, you may ask, what are these tests? How do they differ? How important are they? Here’s a short overview: The ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) is the most common … Continue reading →

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Anxious Children and Learning

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Janis Adams

Anxiety and depression are treatable, but 80 percent of kids with a diagnosable anxiety disorder are getting neither treatment nor accommodations, according to the Child Mind Institute Children’s Mental Health Report. Because anxiety is a normal response to stress factors, … Continue reading →

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Want to go to an Ivy League?

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Janis Adams

“The path to the Ivy League is most successfully traveled through exclusive private schools,” according to CBS Market Watch. In fact, their research showed that of the 100 U.S. high schools sending the highest percentage of students to Harvard, Yale … Continue reading →

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Building Confidence and Resiliency in Young Learners

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Janis Adams

The transition into kindergarten can be difficult. But ultimately, building a foundation of confidence and resiliency will equip children with the mindset, motivation, and capability to succeed in school. Continue reading →

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Waiting for Private School Admissions

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Janis Adams

For many applying to Los Angeles Independent Schools, the anticipation of enrollment decisions is nerve-racking and daunting, or as the LA Times referred to it, “waiting for Black Friday”. After all the research, testing, applying, and interviewing, there is nothing … Continue reading →

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At KinderPrep, Kids get Ready for Kindergarten

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Janis Adams

by Sonali Kohli LA Times Aug. 16, 2016 The summer school students plopped down on an orange mat and listened as teacher Elizabeth read aloud to them from a book. As she pointed out different animals, they took turns pinning the lion and polar bear pictures on a cork board. They had already gone through parts of a book  — front … Continue reading →

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Private Schools Road to Ivy Leagues

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Janis Adams

While it is true that fewer than 9% of applicants were accepted into an Ivy League school last year, some high schools sent over 46% of their students to an Ivy, Stanford or MIT. According to CBS Market Watch, “The … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Private School Admissions

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Janis Adams

After months of researching, preparing, applying, testing, and interviewing, there is nothing left to do now but wait. We want to give families some behind-the-scenes insight about what is going on as final decisions are being made. Despite this being … Continue reading →

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