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Free Exeter Admissions Diagnostic

See where your student stands for Exeter 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 Exeter facts behind each one, and a dated plan to the deadline.

  1. SSAT or ISEEWhich grade is your student applying to enter?

    Grade 9 applicants must submit the Upper Level SSAT or ISEE; applicants to grades 10 and 11 submit one of the SSAT, ISEE, PSAT, SAT, PreACT, or ACT; grade 12 and postgraduate applicants submit one of the PSAT, SAT, PreACT, or ACT. Source: exeter.edu

  2. SSAT or ISEEWhere is your student with the required admissions test?

    Exeter is not test-optional: every applicant must submit one of the standardized tests listed for their grade. Source: exeter.edu

  3. SSAT or ISEEHow much timed practice has your student done for that test?

    The Upper Level SSAT takes 3 hours and 10 minutes in total, including a 25-minute writing sample, two 30-minute math sections, a 40-minute reading section, a 30-minute verbal section, a 15-minute experimental section, and two 10-minute breaks. Source: admission.org

  4. Essays and parent statementWhere are your student's two Exeter essays?

    Applicants submit two essays of 200 to 500 words through the Exeter Applicant Portal. Source: exeter.edu

  5. Essays and parent statementDo the drafts tell specific stories in your student's own voice, rather than list achievements?
  6. Essays and parent statementWhere is the parent statement?

    A parent statement is part of the application and is completed in the Exeter Applicant Portal. Source: exeter.edu

  7. InterviewHas your student booked their Exeter interview?

    For the 2027-28 school year, each applicant may book one interview appointment, which must be completed by January 15. Source: exeter.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?

    Exeter says recommendations should come from a current principal or guidance counselor, the applicant's current English and math teachers, and an adult who knows the applicant well, writing a personal recommendation about character and community impact. Source: exeter.edu

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

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