Directions for Independent School
Entrance Examination (ISEE)
General Information
The ISEE should be taken by students in the 4th grade or above who want to apply to independent schools. Many schools require the test as part of the admissions procedure. If you do not know the schools to which you are going to apply, you should take the test. If you do know, ask them if this test is necessary.
Plan to take the test as soon as possible. The cost to register for the ISEE is $78.00, and the late registration fee is an additional $20.00
Walk-in registration is limited and is not guaranteed, and there is an additional fee of $30.00. You must call the test site directly to see if you can be accommodated.
For more information:
Independent School Entrance Examination
423 Morris Street
Durham, NC 27701
(800) 446-0320
isee@erbtest.org
A sample ISEE test is available online at: www.testprepreview.com
When filling out the registration and test forms, include the names and codes of the schools that you have selected AND the Black Student Fund, code 090321. Please remember to read instructions carefully.
TEST DAY:
Be sure to:
1. Get a good night's rest.
2. Arrive 30 minutes before the test
is scheduled to begin.
3. Take your ticket - sent to you by
ISEE.
4. Take 3 or 4 sharpened #2 lead
pencils.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION!
- Use a #2 lead pencil to complete the application form or on line.
- Be prepared to see a lot of students, most of them will be white.Remember to follow all directions carefully.
- Don't get upset if there are questions you cannot answer or if you do not complete the test.
- No one can get everything right.
When filling out test forms, put the Black Student Fund #090321 in the column where they request names of schools where test scores are to be sent, as well as the numbers of those schools you want to receive the scores. You must put # 090321 in the space or we will not get your test scores.
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