1. Schools may select their own test dates.
2. A student may only take the ISEE once within a six month period.
3. Rapid turnaround of ISEE scores – available online to test site schools at no charge.
4. The ISEE is given by a consortia of schools in cities throughout the country where schools have joined together to use a common entrance exam. Families may register for a large group test online or by mail for $89, or by fax/phone for an additional fee.
5. The ISEE is given at individual school test sites, either open or closed, at a wide variety of schools throughout the country and abroad, on a number of test dates.
6. The ISEE pays the test site school staff to administer large group testing.
7. The ISEE is given at the ERB office in New York City and at offices in other parts of the country and abroad.
8. Arrangements for testing with accommodations may be made with the ISEE Associate Director, Chandler Hopkins, at 1-800-989-3721, ext. 9813. There will be no indication on score reports of testing with accommodations.
9. Updated preparation guides available online free of charge.
10. Distribution of fee waivers to all ISEE test site schools to distribute to families in need.

Preparation Books available at no fee.

ERB understands the value and desire for parents and students to “see” the types of questions that will be presented on each level of the test, and help make it as fair as possible for all families to gain access to the same information preparing students for the test. Beginning in September, ERB is pleased to offer new preparation books for each level FREE of charge when downloaded from the website www.iseetest.org, or for $20 each in hard copy format.

Preparation books available are:

What to Expect on the ISEE – Lower Level (Applicants to Grades 5 & 6)

What to Expect on the ISEE – Middle Level (Applicants to Grades 7 & 8)

What to Expect on the ISEE – Upper Level (Applicants to Grades 9-12)

Each book includes level specific background information about the ISEE test and experience, sample questions, a full-length practice test, scoring information, as well as a section on understanding the Individual Student Report (ISR) that will be received after testing. Please understand that these books are not training books for exam strategies, and they are not a shortcut to higher scores. The goal of these books is to help families understand the format of the test being taking, the directions given, the types of test items, and the answer sheet used. While other companies claim to have ISEE preparation books, know that these books are the only books authorized and approved by ERB.