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Old 12-01-2008, 02:18 PM   #10
Periwinkle
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Yawn, this is an 8th grader applying to boarding school. She has taken the SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test), not the SAT.

Sadie2, the largest reason for the SSAT is to provide a measurement tool to permit independent schools to compare students from different schools. Schools have different grading policies. The private day students you know were graded under different standards. I know of private schools in which it is extremely difficult to get an "A". That doesn't mean the students aren't capable.
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