Learn everything you need to know about the Character Skills Snapshot.
The Snapshot measures a student’s preferences, attitudes, and beliefs about their character...
Students may take The Character Skills Snapshot one time per testing year...
The Character Skills Snapshot is administered online in a student's home or other location with internet service...
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...
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...
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...
A student with a disability may apply for testing accommodations for The Character Skills Snapshot...
Reports are provided to parents approximately two weeks following The Snapshot completion...
It is easy to access and apply fee waivers through your Member Access Portal...
The assessment is untimed, but...
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...
You can login by going to www.enrollment.org and clicking Login at the top of the page...
These guidelines for using the Character Skills Snapshot are intended to provide enrollment professionals with information needed to support the appropriate use and interpretation of the Snapshot report and ensure consistent use of this tool among schools.
The Snapshot measures a student’s preferences, attitudes, and beliefs about their character, in 7 skills areas...
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...
The Snapshot is meant to complement, not replace, other materials that are part of an application...
Schools that do not use the SSAT can use EMA-provided messaging...
The first step is to set up an account at SSAT.org, which the family will do to register for the SSAT...
The Character Skills Snapshot must be taken in one sitting.
We highly recommend that you check out The Snapshot section in our Learning Center online...
The Snapshot is available to members as part of their full EMA membership package...
To reset your password, go to www.enrollment.org and click Login at the top of the page...
The Enrollment Management Association established a character assessment working group called the “G32” that was comprised of 46 member schools...
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...
The Character Skills Snapshot is meant to capture a student’s perceptions of themselves in relation to the character skills...
Students can only take The Snapshot once per admission cycle...
Your school must Opt-In to receive The Snapshot results...
The Character Skills Snapshot is an online assessment tool that gives a more holistic view of students applying to grades 6-12...
There are several options available for handling and downloading The Snapshot results from the Member Access Portal (MAP)...
Families want schools to see a more complete picture of their students during the admission process...
After comprehensive deliberation and a series of surveys...
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...
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...
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...
Associate Head of School and Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Lakeside School (WA), discusses how his school uses the Character Skills Snapshot in their admissions process
