Why take the SSAT?

Public high schools in the United States are only permitted to accept foreign exchange students for a legal maximum of one year, and do not accept foreign applicants as independent students for long-term study in public schools. U.S. private high schools, however, are legally allowed to accept foreign students on long-term visas until they graduate from high school and enroll in college, according to their own school regulations. Therefore, applying to U.S. private high schools has become the first choice for the vast majority of Chinese elementary and middle school students going to the U.S. to study. Basically, American private high schools require international students to take the SSAT. Only by successfully passing the SSAT can they be admitted to a high quality private middle school and take a solid first step to further study in a U.S. university.

In the process of admitting foreign students to private high schools in the United States and Canada, in addition to the students' school grades, teachers' recommendation letters, interview performance, etc., it is more important to refer to a "fair, impartial, and trustworthy" assessment standard as an important reference for understanding and measuring the actual ability of the students and hiring them. The SSAT, as a standardized admissions test, is particularly important in the process of admitting overseas students, making it possible to measure students from different educational backgrounds, and is an indispensable tool for schools to decide whether or not to admit students.