If your student is planning on taking the ISEE, they may be able to benefit from a Los Angeles ISEE prep course provided by Varsity Tutors. The ISEE, or Independent School Entrance Exam, is a standardized test used by independent school admission boards to evaluate incoming students. A lot might be riding on your student's score on the test, so it's important to do well, and a Los Angeles ISEE course can be a valuable tool in getting your student ready for test day.
A Los Angeles ISEE class is taught entirely online through a collaborative online classroom. Your student can benefit from group discussions with their peers, which are led by an expert instructor. There are multiple class sections and new classes start weekly, so you can find the class that feels right for your student and fits into your busy schedule. The ISEE covers a lot of material, and changes depending on the grade level of your student, so you might be unsure of how to get started preparing for the test. A prep class will not only dive deep into the subject matter that the ISEE covers, but will also provide your student with insights into how the test is structured and scored, so they can discover test-taking strategies that may be the extra boost they need to get ahead on the ISEE.
What can a Los Angeles ISEE class help my student learn?
The ISEE is broken into four levels. The Primary Level test covers students entering 2nd through 4th grades, the Lower Level covers the 5th and 6th grades, the Middle Level covers the 7th and 8th grades, and the Upper Level covers the 9th through 12th grades. We'll provide a brief overview of each of these tests here, so you can know what your student will be faced with when they take the ISEE.
At the Primary Level, the ISEE consists of Reading, Math, and Writing sections, plus an Auditory Comprehension section exclusive to students entering the 2nd grade. The Reading section will assess your student's knowledge of grade-level-appropriate vocabulary and reading comprehension, and the Math section will cover basic mathematics. For the Writing section, students are given a picture prompt and are asked to respond with a story. This section is not graded, but is instead meant to be an opportunity for schools to learn more about your student and their creative abilities. The Auditory Comprehension section will ask students to listen to a series of passages and provide answers to related questions.
The Lower Level ISEE is made up of Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Math Achievement, and Essay sections. This structure is used for all levels of the test above the Primary Level. On the Verbal Reasoning section your student will have to understand how context affects the meaning of sentences, and will be tested on grade-appropriate vocabulary words. Quantitative Reasoning will require your student to understand numeric logic, as well as to be able to estimate and compare numbers and understand characteristics of geometric shapes. The Reading Comprehension section will require students to locate the central arguments of passages, and use information from the passages to answer questions. Math Achievement asks students to understand basic math operations, simple geometry, and how to work with decimals and fractions. There is also an Essay section where students will write an essay on a provided topic, so that schools can get to know your student.
For the Middle Level, the Verbal Reasoning section will expect students to have a middle school to high school-level vocabulary, and to be able to use prefixes, suffixes, and roots to determine meanings of words. Quantitative Reasoning will ask students to use algebra and geometry to find lengths of lines, calculate area, and find calculate measurements with formulas. The focus of this section is measurement and problem solving. For Reading Comprehension, students will now have to be able to infer non-explicit information from texts, and be able to understand figurative and literal language. Math Achievement will test students on properties of operations, prime factorization, ratios and proportions, properties of quadrilaterals and triangles, and more. The Essay section is similar to the Lower Level. Students are provided with a prompt appropriate to their grade, and will respond in the form of an essay.
Last, the Upper Level of the ISEE. Here the Verbal Reasoning section will demand a high school-level vocabulary, and students will have to be able to use context, suffixes and prefixes, word roots, and understand synonyms to do well. Upper Level Quantitative Reasoning really puts the focus on your student's ability to think mathematically, with a stress on problem-solving skills, probability problems, and data analysis using concepts from algebra and geometry. The Reading Comprehension section will require students to understand the organization of passages, authorial intent and tone, and how to infer information from texts. Math Achievement will zero on on skills with math operations, asking students to solve equations and word problems involving variables, area and perimeter, quadrilaterals and triangles, and coordinate grids. The Essay section will provide a high school-level prompt and ask students to respond with a well-organized, grammatically precise essay that uses supporting details.
How will a Los Angeles ISEE course teach my student?
A Los Angeles ISEE course is presented in an online classroom format where your student will see, hear, and speak with their teacher and their classmates just as if they were sitting together in a brick-and-mortar classroom. Group discussions with their peers can help your student absorb and retain information more effectively than solitary study might, and exposure to new perspectives and ideas in conversation with classmates can give your student new tools to respond to the questions on the ISEE. An expert teacher will oversee the course and guide students in their study, and will also be available for reserved one-on-one time, if your student has difficulty with certain sections of the test and would like a bit of private instruction.
An online Los Angeles ISEE course means no commute, easy enrollment, and easy scheduling. Courses are offered in 2-week and 4-week long sections and begin on a rolling weekly basis, so whenever you're beginning to think about ISEE prep, you can find a course to suit your schedule. Plus, not only can a group class offer serious educational benefits for your student, but it also helps you save, giving you access to a highly-qualified instructor at a great value.
How can I get signed up for a Los Angeles ISEE class?
Varsity Tutors is offering a variety of ISEE courses to meet diverse student needs. Reach out to us today and we can provide you with more information as to course offerings as well as what the course covers and how your student can benefit. The ISEE might be just the first step in your student's academic career at an independent school. The test-taking skills and fundamental content knowledge that a Los Angeles ISEE course can help teach your student may continue to pay off throughout their time in school, giving them a solid foundation to build off of as they strive for success.
Ada: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...and be able to help contribute to the emotional and cognitive growth. I bring management experience, the understanding of children, creativity, enthusiasm and patience. My promise is to present subject material in logical steps promoting Common Core curriculum through motivation and a variety of teaching strategies. My personal interests include movies and television shows. I...
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- University of Phoenix - Bachelor of Science, Business Management
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- ISEE
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Aline: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...15 years. My undergraduate education at St John's Collegea unique school that has retained the traditions of classical educationprovided fertile ground for my work as a tutor. By engaging deeply with a range of texts, from Euclid's Elements to Pascal's Penses, I developed close reading skills and a love for all things literary. I then...
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- ISEE
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Varun: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...matter how long it takes, I will make sure you get the most out of your sessions and will tailor my personal approach to whatever you need. I have been tutoring middle school, high school, and college students for five years. As an Ivy League graduate, I know what it takes to succeed in a...
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- Dartmouth College - Bachelors, Government/Film and Media Studies
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- ISEE
- SSAT
- ECAA
- California Proficiency Program (CPP)
- +149 subjects
Humberto: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
MIB, MSc. Marketing & Industrial Engineer. Twelve years of experience in marketing, business intelligence and business development at multinational and local companies. Ability to achieve team objectives. Multilingual (English, Spanish, French) and IT super user (SAP-BO).... All students are individuals, and everyone learns in their own unique way.... To clarify all reasonable questions students might have relative to the course objectives, as well as your expectations for their performance in class. As students leave the first meeting, they should believe in your competence to teach the course, be able to predict the nature of your instruction, and know what you will require of them. To give an understanding of who is taking your course and what their expectations are.
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- Universidad de Lima - PERU - Bachelors, Industrial Engineer
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- ISEE
- ACT
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- +95 subjects
Sarah: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...program, through which Junior and Senior students were paired with lower classmates to help improve their writing skills. Afterward, in college, I helped run an after school program for middle school children in downtown Los Angeles. In 2013 I graduated from UCLA with a major in English literature and minors in both French and Latin....
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- University of California-Los Angeles - Bachelor in Arts, English
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- ISEE
- SSAT
- SAT
- SAT Subject Tests
- +38 subjects
John: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...grew up in a family of teachers, and I spent my years in high school and in college working as a peer tutor. While at university, I also served as a part-time English teacher at two elementary schools in inner city Pittsburgh. Since college, I have lived and worked as a tutor in New York,...
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- Carnegie Mellon University - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drama
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- ISEE
- SAT
- Social Studies
- College Essays
- +47 subjects
Marty: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...the San Francisco Bay Area. I have been tutoring for five years with LAUSD, the No Child Left Behind program,and private students. I’ve tutored people in Language Arts who are in Kindergarten through the 12th grade, and in math, through the 4th grade. I enjoy working with all age groups. I love to get to...
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- San Jose State University - Bachelor in Arts, Art
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- ISEE
- High School English
- College English
- Phonics
- +4 subjects
Kiersten: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. For the past two spring semesters I worked as a CollegeSpring Mentor, tutoring Green Dot Charter high school juniors for the SAT and teaching them predatory skills for college. In addition to my experience tutoring for the SAT, as a screenwriting major I most enjoy teaching my favorite subject,...
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- University of Southern California - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Writing for Screen and Television
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- ISEE
- SAT
- SSAT
- ACT
- +5 subjects
Pooja : Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...began tutoring students in high school for science and math and picked up private tutoring for calculus and physics in college. I graduated UC Irvine as a biology major and a psychology minor. I enjoy private tutoring because it gives me an opportunity to alter my teaching habits and see which style best fits the...
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- University of California-Irvine - Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
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- ISEE
- College Biology
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- Middle School Math
- +16 subjects
Jacob: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...and Para Los Ninos Charter School. I taught 6th grade math, science, language arts, and social studies. In addition to teaching regular school subjects, I have experience teaching standardized test prep. and study skills. I completed my BA from UC Irvine and MA in Education from UCLA. I received my teacher's credentials from UCLA's Teacher...
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- ISEE
- SSAT
- Reading
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Gelsey: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...with the U.S. Peace Corps. I recently completed two years of volunteer service in Rwanda where I taught 8th grade English and 10th grade English Communication Skills for two years. Before that, I tutored middle and high school students in Seattle Public School District. My favorite subjects to tutor are English writing and composition, ESL...
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- University of Washington - Bachelor in Arts, International Studies
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- ISEE
- SAT
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- ACT
- +21 subjects
Patrick: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...Arts in Theatre Studies and a minor in Writing, Literature, and Publishing. While in college in Boston, I was struck by a quote on the side of the Boston Public Library: "The Commonwealth requires the education of the people as the safeguard of order and liberty." This statement gives me great inspiration as I work...
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- Emerson College - Bachelor in Arts, Theatre Studies
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- ISEE
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- ACT
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Luke: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...(and have loved every minute of it). I am an artist, having received my Master of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where I also taught Sculpture. I've taught a broad range of topics, from Art History to to Web Design. In addition to Art, I love History, Philosophy,...
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- ISEE
- SSAT
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Dorothy: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...to New Orleans to pursue my B.A. in English at Loyola University New Orleans. I taught high school English in that city for three years until I could no longer resist the pull of Southern California. Here, I continued to teach in private and charter schools for six years while I worked toward my teaching...
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- Loyola University New Orleans - Bachelor in Arts, English
- Cal State Dominguez Hills - Unknown, Education
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- ISEE
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- PSAT
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Andrew: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...no reason anyone should feel subpar or inadequate for that vast amount of time. I completed my undergraduate coursework at the University of California, San Diego, where I graduated cum laude with a major in Literature in English and a minor in General Biology, so whether you're an aspiring engineer struggling with poetry, or a...
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- University of California-San Diego - Bachelors, Literatures in English
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- ISEE
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Jessica: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...understands what we're working on. The great thing about tutoring one on one is being able to go at each student's pace and work with their unique learning styles. I'm personally very visual and need to draw a picture to figure out a problem. I enjoy learning about the student's interests and incorporating them into...
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- University of Miami - Bachelor in Arts, Psychology
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- ISEE
- SSAT
- Math
- Summer
- +13 subjects
Ferid: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
I am a very dedicated and responsible person. I hope to only help students feel comfortable asking me anything they need help with. I have a great deal of patience and determination to help students fully understand topics they need help with. I have had immense tutoring experience, tutoring for...... Making sure the student fully understands the topic they are having trouble with. I want to make them an expert at what they once saw as an academic hurdle.
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- University of Southern California - Bachelors, Biology, General
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- ISEE
- ACT
- SAT
- Test Prep
- +23 subjects
Brian: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...college, I tutored disadvantaged students in the community. As an Army officer, I was responsible for showing soldiers how to most efficiently perform their duties in the service of their country. As a businessman, I trained my employees how to best serve our customers. As a teacher for the past twenty years, I have taught...
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- University of Notre Dame - Bachelor in Arts, English
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- ISEE
- Middle School Math
- Differential Equations
- Public Speaking
- +26 subjects
Elizabeth: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...academic success and never have a 'my-way-or-the-high-way' mentality, but am flexible to trying to find new ways of teaching for however a particular student learns. I think this flexibility and dedication to making school work as easy as possible for my students is my strongest attribute as a tutor. I am available to work up...
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- Occidental College - Bachelors, Biology, General
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- ISEE
- PSAT
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- ACT
- +58 subjects
Layan: Los Angeles ISEE course instructor
...Sustainable Development at Columbia University. I have experience tutoring most subjects, but my strengths are test prep, studying and time management skills, and reading, writing, and critical thinking skills at any level. I love helping students find the way that works best for them to approach problem solving and learning. I am very interested in...
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- Columbia University in the City of New York - Bachelor in Arts, Anthropology/Sustainable Development
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- ISEE
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- SSAT
- REGENTS
- +123 subjects