I got my SSAT scores back 
did much better (all percentiles were above 80)
A couple questions-
Does current teacher/school support matter much? I’m going to a public school (not online) now because of reasons beyond my control and while lots of students at this school apply to prep/boarding schools the teachers are not supportive at all (my recommendations are from last year’s teachers so I think they’ll be find).
Also, does anyone know if not having a good ‘reason’ to go to SOHS will affect my chances? I know that lots of people applying either are serious athletes/musicians/etc. who travel a lot for games/performances/etc. or live in places where there’s no (or few) ‘good’ schools. That’s not really the case for me though.