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Free Andover Admissions Diagnostic

See where your student stands for Andover today, and what to work on first.

10 questions · about five minutes · free

Answer for where your student is today.

Answer a few questions about where your student stands today. You see a free readiness snapshot right away. Enter your email to unlock the full report: every area scored, the Andover facts behind each one, and a dated plan to the deadline.

  1. Standardized testingWhich grade is your student applying to enter?

    Applicants submit one of these tests: the Upper Level SSAT, the Upper Level ISEE, the PSAT, the SAT, or the ACT. Source: andover.edu

  2. Standardized testingWhere is your student with the required admissions test?

    Standardized testing is required; Andover is not test-optional. Source: andover.edu

  3. Standardized testingHow much timed practice has your student done for that test?

    The SSAT lists the Upper Level test's total duration as 3 hours and 10 minutes, and its parts include two ten-minute breaks. Source: admission.org

  4. Essay, writing sample and videoWhere are the essay response, the graded writing sample and the video response?

    After the Candidate Profile, applicants submit a graded writing sample, an essay response, a short video response, a parent/guardian statement, current and previous grades, and four recommendations. Source: andover.edu

  5. Essay, writing sample and videoDo the drafts tell specific stories in your student's own voice, rather than list achievements?
  6. Essay, writing sample and videoWhere is the parent statement?

    A parent/guardian statement is part of the application and is submitted through Gateway to Prep Schools. Source: andover.edu

  7. InterviewHas your student booked their Andover interview?

    The interview is Step 2 of Andover's application; applicants choose an on-campus interview, a virtual interview, or an interview recording. Source: andover.edu

  8. InterviewHow comfortable is your student talking with an adult for 20 minutes or more about their interests?
  9. Recommendations and recordsHave the teacher recommendations been requested?

    Four recommendations are required: principal/counselor, current English teacher, current math teacher, and a personal recommendation. Source: andover.edu

  10. Recommendations and recordsWill your family apply for financial aid?

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