Entrance Testing

Grades 5 – 8

Overbrook School is a member of the Nashville Consortium of Independent Schools, which includes:

Overbrook School
St. Cecilia Academy
Battle Ground Academy
Ensworth School
Franklin Road Academy
Harding Academy
Harpeth Hall School
Montgomery Bell Academy
University School of Nashville

Overbrook joins with these schools in administering the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE). This allows a student to apply to several schools and take only one test. All fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders wishing to apply to Overbrook must take the ISEE.

Taking the Independent School Entrance (ISEE) Exam

ISEE is a secure, standardized test which contains two ability sections — verbal and quantitative — two achievement sections, reading comprehension, mathematics achievement, and an essay question for seventh and eighth graders.

Test Fee: $78
Candidates must register at least three weeks prior to the date chosen.
The consortium encourages registration for the earliest possible test date.
If unmitigated circumstances cause you to miss the registration deadline for a particular date, you may call the Admissions Director at the desired test site to determine if a walk–in spot is available. If so, you must take your registration form and test fee (plus a late fee) to the test site by the designated time. Call the test site location for walk-in time.
The test takes approximately three hours. Students should arrive no later than 8:30 a.m. to check in. Testing will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m.

ISEE 2007– 2008 Test Schedule

Students Entering Grades 5-12
2008– 2009 School Year

Test Date	Site	Registration Deadline
Dec. 1, 2007	Battle Ground Academy	Nov. 10, 2007
Jan. 12, 2008	Harding Academy	Dec. 22, 2007
Jan. 19, 2008	Ensworth School	Dec. 29, 2007
Jan. 26, 2008	Harpeth Hall & University School of Nashville	Jan. 5, 2008
Feb. 2, 2008	St. Cecilia Academy/Overbrook School and Montgomery Bell Academy	Jan. 12, 2008
Off rotation: Franklin Road Academy

Please contact the Overbrook Admissions Office at (615) 292-5134 or e-mail us at admissions-os@overbrook.edu to request an Overbrook application and/or the ISEE Student Guide (available in the fall). Registration forms, local and nationwide testing locations, and sample questions are included in the guide.

To register online for the Independent Schools Entrance Exam: www.iseetest.org or contact ERB at 1-800-989-3721, ext. 312 and/or by E-Mail at isee@erbtest.org

If unmitigated circumstances cause you to miss the registration deadline for a particular date, you may call the Admissions Director at the desired test site to determine if a walk–in spot is available.