Directions: Enter your child’s scores from 7th grade. If you do not know all of your child’s numbers, make an estimate. If your child is in the middle of 7th 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 […]

Directions: Enter your child’s scores from 7th grade. If you do not know all of your child’s numbers, make an estimate. NOTE: The results of this calculator use scores from the most recent round of admissions adjusted as if admissions were calculated with 7th grade MAP test scores, instead of ISAT scores. We have included […]

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 […]

Selective Enrollment High Schools offer an accelerated program to meet the needs of Chicago’s most academically advanced students. Attendance is free and enrollment is open to public and private Chicago students. There are 11 Selective Enrollment High Schools. These schools are (in alphabetical order): Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy Hancock College Preparatory High School Jones […]

The Selective Enrollment Entrance Exam The Selective Enrollment Entrance Exam is given from October through January to 8th grade students seeking admission to one of ten Selective Enrollment High Schools. The same exam and process is used by all of these schools. Students must achieve a 24% or or above in Reading and Math on […]

MAP Testing for Private School Students CPS now requires that every student — public or private — desiring to apply to a Selective Enrollment High School submit scores from the Measures of Academic Progress (NWEA/MAP) test as their 7th grade standardized test score. Most private schools do not administer the MAP test. In 2015, this […]

We will start registration for our Fall 2016 classes in April 2016. In the meantime, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. SelectivePrep offers the only classroom programs in Chicago to help students prepare for the Selective Enrollment Entrance Exam. This test is one third of the score required for admissions […]

Registration for our 8th grade classes to prepare for the 2016 Fall/Winter Selective Enrollment Entrance Exam will start in April 2016.  With the SelectivePrep program, students prepare for the Selective Enrollment Entrance Exam in a structured classroom setting with one of expert Instructors. Scores from this test will play a crucial role in determining whether […]