Directions: Enter your child’s scores from 5th grade. If you do not know all of your child’s numbers, make an estimate. If your child is in the middle of 5th grade, this calculation is a useful reality check to help demonstrate how current performance can impact high school admissions success. If your child is in […]

It’s important to develop and project the right attitude about the Test. Be positive and supportive. Your child can readily pick-up on any negative attitudes you may have either from your own past testing experience or from anxiety about the Academic Center Admissions Test. Several Weeks Before The Test Practice. Practice, practice, and practice some […]

Attention 5th Grade Parents: Registration for our March 2016 classes to prepare for the 5th grade MAP test is NOW OPEN! SelectivePrep offers the only classroom program in Chicago to help students prepare for the Academic Center Admissions test. The Admissions Test is an aptitude test containing unusual problems that assess your child’s ability to […]

SelectivePrep 5th Grade NWEA/MAP Test Schedule, Spring 2016 In addition to our classes to prepare for the Academic Center Admissions Test, we also offer a 6 week program to prepare for the 5th grade standardized test — which is now the Measures of Academic Progress or NWEA/MAP test. Scores from this test represent one third […]

Fifth Grade Fifth grade is key. Admission to an Academic Center is based on a total possible score of 900 points, and 600 of those points (two thirds) is based on your child’s performance in the 5th grade. Therefore, strong 5th grade performance is vital to your child’s success in the Academic Center application process. Fifth […]

The Academic Center Admissions Test is given each year from November through mid February to 6th grade students seeking admission to one of six Academic Centers. All Academic Centers use the same test and admissions process. The test format has changed from year to year. Lately CPS has used an aptitude test similar to an […]

Some of the Chicago Public Schools’ best kept secrets are its Academic Centers. These are middle schools that offer accelerated programs for 7th and 8th graders and a guaranteed path into their associated high school. These schools are (in alphabetical order): Harlan Academic Center Kenwood Academic Center Lane Tech Academic Center Lindblom Academic Center Morgan […]