2019 November SSAT

one1ofeach
Sat, 30 Nov 2019 16:19:50 +0000

GoatMama:

southernboyal34:

My parents just said that I could have done so much better because I did not study.

No one can do better than 99th percentile. Your parents know that there is no such thing as 100th percentile, right? Your perfect SSAT score is not what will keep you from being admitted.

But once you’re admitted, chances are you won’t be the smartest kid in your class. What will your parents say when your grades turn out to be mostly high Bs no matter how hard you try? And how will YOU feel about that? These are the important questions to ask yourself and discuss with your parents in the next few months. The combo of unchecked parental ambitions and a pressure-cooker school is way more concerning than a couple of missed SSAT questions.

Yes to this so many times over. Please start having this conversation with yourself and with your parents. Please don’t go into school thinking that because you got a 99% on the ssat you are going to get straight a’s. Everyone thinks it won’t be them and they will be the kid who can still get 95+ on everything. The fight against grade inflation is very real at the top boarding schools. Especially if you are coming from an underperforming public school - expect the adjustment to be intense.