I took the SSAT for the first time.

CC4life
Mon, 18 Feb 2019 07:43:03 +0000

@Moidin If you are that set on a 95% SSAT, which I don’t think you should be, I don’t think you should keep on paying to retake the test (it costs a lot and there are PLENTY of Practice tests you can take and score). Also, keep in mind that most of the schools you’ve listed will only accept SSAT scores from the current academic year. Meaning that when they will only accept SSAT scores from your 8th grade year. As someone who scored a 99% on the SSAT last year and got waitlisted at all of the “top” schools you are referring, I highly suggest you focus on extracurriculars and making yourself stand out in other ways, because at the end of the day, your SSAT score will get a checkmark by your application that signifies that you are in the range for that school–whether that score be in the low 80s or high 90s.