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Character Skills Snapshot

How do we know that The Snapshot provides a reliable, valid measurement?

The data collected and analyzed following multiple field trials and operational use by more than 35,000 students who had taken The Snapshot over a two-year period allowed The Enrollment Management Association to conclude that The Snapshot is a reliable assessment...

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Character Skills Snapshot

Can I change The Snapshot results?

Please keep in mind that a student's Snapshot results will provide Admission teams with a better idea of the skills with which your child already identifies strongly, as well as those their school communities can help build and nurture...

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How do I discuss Snapshot results with families?

Perhaps the most important thing to emphasize with families is that the Character Skills Snapshot is just one element in a holistic view of each student that informs the school relative to admissions and curriculum...

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What Snapshot Reports are available?

Member schools utilizing The Character Skills Snapshot will receive reports from those parents/guardians who select them as report recipients, similar to SSAT score reporting...

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How were the character skills selected?

After comprehensive deliberation and a series of surveys...

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Why should schools use The Snapshot ?

Families want schools to see a more complete picture of their students during the admission process...

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How do I log into my Member Access Portal (MAP)?

You can login by going to www.enrollment.org and clicking Login at the top of the page...

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How are Snapshot responses ‘scored'?

The Snapshot measures a student’s preferences, attitudes, and beliefs about their character...

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How and when do students take The Snapshot?

The Character Skills Snapshot is administered online in a student's home or other location with internet service...

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How do I download The Snaphot results?

There are several options available for handling and downloading The Snapshot results from the Member Access Portal (MAP)...

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What is the Character Skills Snapshot?

The Character Skills Snapshot is an online assessment tool that gives a more holistic view of students applying to grades 6-12...

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How long does The Snapshot take?

The assessment is untimed, but...

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How do I access The Snapshot results?

Your school must Opt-In to receive The Snapshot results...

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How long are The Snapshot results valid?

Students can only take The Snapshot once per admission cycle...

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How do I Access The Character Skills Snapshot Fee Waivers for non-SSAT Test Takers?

It is easy to access and apply fee waivers through your Member Access Portal...

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Can students retake The Character Skills Snapshot?

Students may take The Character Skills Snapshot one time per testing year...

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How do you know students are answering honestly?

The Character Skills Snapshot is meant to capture a student’s perceptions of themselves in relation to the character skills...

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What is the cost of taking The Snapshot?

If a student registers to take the SSAT, registration for The Snapshot will be available through the student's SSAT account for $30, which is 50% off the standard fee...

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Character Skills Snapshot

What are the seven character skills?

The Snapshot measures a student’s preferences, attitudes, and beliefs about their character, in 7 skills areas...

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What kinds of questions are asked in The Snapshot?

Each question on The Snapshot was written by assessment development specialists and subject matter experts in psychology and education, as well as members from the independent school community...

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Is The Snapshot ever updated?

After careful study and development, The Snapshot is a reliable and valid assessment, and therefore EMA has no plans to update The Snapshot at this time...

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What are the Release Dates for Snapshot reports?

Reports are provided to parents approximately two weeks following The Snapshot completion...

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How should The Snaphot results be interpreted?

There is a lot that goes into reviewing and interpreting The Snapshot results. Each school will factor The Snapshot into their process a bit differently, and we have feedback from some of our schools in our Learning Center that describes how they do that...

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How was The Snapshot developed?

The Enrollment Management Association established a character assessment working group called the “G32” that was comprised of 46 member schools...

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How do I reset my password?

To reset your password, go to www.enrollment.org and click Login at the top of the page...

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What is the cost of The Snapshot for Members?

The Snapshot is available to members as part of their full EMA membership package...

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What other Snapshot resources are available to Members?

We highly recommend that you check out The Snapshot section in our Learning Center online...

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Can a student take The Snapshot more than one sitting?

The Character Skills Snapshot must be taken in one sitting.

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How do SSAT registrants sign up for The Snapshot?

The first step is to set up an account at SSAT.org, which the family will do to register for the SSAT...

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Are accommodations available for students with learning differences with The Snapshot?

A student with a disability may apply for testing accommodations for The Character Skills Snapshot...

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How is The Snapshot administered to students who do not take the SSAT?

Schools that do not use the SSAT can use EMA-provided messaging...

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How should we incorporate The Snapshot in our admission process?

The Snapshot is meant to complement, not replace, other materials that are part of an application...

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What is the science behind The Snapshot?

Seven years ago, The Enrollment Management Association’s Think Tank on the Future of Assessment was established to create a conversation about 21st century admission and the needs of enrollment managers during their selection process...

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