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[quote=Anonymous]ISEE Lower level is for students applying for 5th or 6th who are currently in 4th or 5th. SSAT is one year up - applying for 6th or 7th. No matter which test, students take the same test, and scores are compared only against other 4th graders/6th graders etc. If both tests are accepted some admission pros will recommend that 5th graders take the ISEE because there may be more material on the test that is familiar, as 4th graders also take the same test. A nervous test-taker (or any test-taker!) can find this reassuring. However, a 6th grader applying for 7th might prefer the SSAT for the same reasons because that test is for current 5th and 6th graders. Just know that the SSAT has that 1/4 deduction for wrong answers. We have counseled our ISEE-taking DCs to be take advantage of the 5-min warning to scan remaining questions and eliminate obvious wrong answers and guess at the others - every once in awhile they hit a right answer. (However, schools see the answer sheet and, if it matters, can sorta tell when that happens.)[/quote]

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