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Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-18

ACami, a Chicago-specific admissions prep tool

acami.study ↗ · Learning & Exams · score 79.0
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ACami offers CogAT-style practice for Chicago Public Schools Academic Center and Regional Gifted Center admissions, with sample questions, a score calculator, and paid test-season passes.

Why it surfaced

This is unusually specific test preparation: seven practice sections built for one Chicago admissions process, not a general workbook with a local cover. Its free sampler includes 14 questions, while the calculator works from CPS-published point totals to estimate the exam score a student needs.

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This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-18 Domain Arrivals issue.