How important is your SSAT score?

mexusa
Sun, 15 Nov 2015 22:26:16 +0000

The overall number (2070) is not as important as is the percentage vs the same grade/gender. Every school is different, but most of the top schools like to see above 85%. Exeter/Andover is 92/93%. The SSAT score lets them know you can actually handle the work at the school. I know several legacy/sibling students who were right around the average for their schools.
However, if you are looking for FA, then your score should be ABOVE the average, so you can really be an asset to the school. From what I have read on cc, it seems that a minimum of 10-15% higher than the average SSAT for the school is what will help with the FA question. I know several students at different schools who got generous FA packages who were over 10% above the average. AND…it seems the Quantitative score is especially important, as in, the higher, the better.