Hi, I’m applying to Lawrenceville and Peddie as a 9th grade day student (in 8th right now, female). No idea how my chances are and very hopeless right now! would be applying for financial aid as well.
credentials:
i’m in a fairly competitive public middle skl rn. all A’s from 6th-8th except for 2 B’s, both in first marking period for 6th and 7th, no B’s for 8th though.
in honors math (only honors i can take so far, but there is honors and above for math right now).
my interviews went very well (had some compliments from both interviewers at the end of each, no idea if that means much) and have good letters of rec
im african-indian
been playing tennis since 2018, quit this summer to pursue volleyball. did some camera work and editing on the side, played viola since 4th grade and have been first chair a few times, assistant to my family’s business, have been baking/cooking consistently since 7th (but have been baking/cooking since 6th). have been doing clothing donations probably since i was born but its mostly me getting my family to donate. also did money donations to my local mosque also probably since i moved here. moved 6 times in 12 years around NJ, immigrated here as well. not sure if that means anything either!
i took my SSAT recently and got a 67th percentile (not very good…) i’m retaking it this monday so ill see how well i do, probably will update if i remember to! aiming for at 80th percentile hopefully.
Please lmk my chances.
I don’t think your SSAT plays a huge role in admission or not admission, but retaking it will definitely be good. Good luck! I’m also applying as a 9th, but your application looks strong, just do well on your essays
We applied to Peddie and Lville last year. Our Peddie interviewer told us that they want to see an SSAT score of 75th percentile or above. My kid got a 75th percentile and was admitted to Peddie but not Lville. However, we really, really did not like Lville, and I think it was clear from both our side and the Lville interviewer’s side that this was not a fit. In other words, I don’t think the SSAT score is why she wasn’t admitted to Lville.
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Not to dispute what the Peddie interviewer said, but I wouldn’t want applicants thinking that they have no shot if their SSAT score is below the 75th percentile. My DD’s score was well below that number and she was accepted. Peddie reviews applications holistically and your SSAT score is just a part of the whole picture. I suspect the same goes for other schools as well.
yeah, I don’t think that the interviewers want the students thinking that their ssat is the end of the world
To clarify, the interviewer at Peddie did not say we didn’t have a shot with an SSAT below 75th percentile. My daughter got a 68th percentile on her first attempt. That was the score she had at the time she interviewed at Peddie. My daughter said she was taking the SSAT again, and the interviewer said he was glad to hear that because Peddie likes to see applicants with a 75th percentile or higher. The interviewer did not suggest it was a hard cutoff. I’m sure Peddie accepts applicants with lower scores.
We applied to seven schools, and Peddie was the only one that discussed SSAT scores during the interview.
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