<p>my overall score was a 2256 (96 percentile)
math- 794 97%
reading- 710 89%
verbal- 752 93%</p>
<p>I’m looking at andover, exeter, deerfield, sps, taft, choate, loomis, peddie, and lawrenceville. i’m not sure where i’m going to apply yet but thats where i’m looking. Do i have a good chance of getting in. My principal doesn’t like me so she might write bad comments but all my teachers like me. I’m a straight a student. I play piano, play soccer, and do loads of community service.</p>
<p>Of course it’s a good SSAT socre! Anytime you can score a 96% it’s good! :)</p>
<p>But it comes down to a lot more than SSAT scores. Your piano, soccer and community service should help. Strong recs and a solid interview are very important, too. These schools are looking for a strong character as much as grades and smarts. You don’t need to give rec letters to your teachers/prinicipal until early December. What can you do between now and then to change your principal’s opinion of you? Leadership, attitude? Why doesn’t she like you?</p>
<p>That is an excellent SSAT score, but you may not be able to submit the result of that particular test to your schools. Check with them, but I believe that most schools want an SSAT taken during and scored for the grade you are in when you apply. For example, if you took that test in the spring of 8th grade, but will be applying this year when you are in ninth grade you probably need to take the test this fall or winter. You will likely do well again but your scores could vary a bit.</p>
<p>Did anyone apply with scores from the year before?</p>
<p>I was just about to post what Cartoger just posted. Most schools require a test score taken during the year of application (the school year, not calendar year). you will most likely need to take it again – check and make sure you register, the first test is in October. With a previous score of 96%, you will most likely score very well on the next test, also.</p>
<p>Anything above 50% is something to be very proud of… and that’s with an average group of kids. In this pool, anything above 30% is probably good… anything about 90% is really significant and you should go buy yourself an ice cream cone or something. Be thankful you have the brain capacity to do such work… there are many who would sacrifice a limb to be able to do some basic math problems/read without having their head hurt.</p>
<p>I second the ice cream cone part. I did that. But I didn’t know that my scores would be high at the time; it was right after the test. I went to a movie with my sister. It was a good way to realx after that.</p>
<p>even though you did well, keep taking the ssat/practicing. better scores can’t hurt.</p>
<p>i scored in the 96th percentile and was valedictorian of my eighth grade class, vice president of the student council, editor of the newspaper, and got rejected from exeter and waitlisted at groton and sps.</p>
<p>Sorry i couldn’t respond back. I went on vacation. Thank you for everybody who posted back. I was actually rather dissappointed with my scores. I prepped a whoooooooooole lot. On my last practice test i actually got a perfect 2400. My nerves got to me on the test. I realize i have to take the ssat again. I will hopefully score over 2350 this time.
To anxiousatandover: a. what school are you attending now?
b. did you play any sports or instruments?
c. did you eventually get into groton and sps?
One last question, does being bilingual help. I know schools want diversity, i’m half brazilian. Does that do anything on top of everything else?</p>
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