SSAT or ISEE?

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<p>I’ve taken both the SSAT and the ISEE and now I can’t decide which one to send to which school. I’m applying to the following schools:</p>

<p>SSAT Only

  • Lawrenceville
  • Taft</p>

<p>SSAT Preferred, ISEE Accepted

  • Andover
  • Choate</p>

<p>SSAT or ISEE

  • Exeter
  • Hotchkiss</p>

<p>Here are my percentiles for ISEE (I’m an 8th grade male):</p>

<p>Verbal- 57 (I know, it’s bad)
Reading- 95
Quantitative- 98
Mathematics- 99
For the essay, I did two full pages and I think it was pretty good.</p>

<p>Here are my percentiles for SSAT:</p>

<p>Verbal- 70
Math- 99
Reading- 77
For the essay, I did one full page and I think it was pretty bad.</p>

<p>I know for Lawrenceville and Taft I have to send the SSAT, but for the other schools, which one should I send? And for Lawrenceville and Taft, should I send my scores or re-take in December?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>What was your overall percentile on the SSAT?</p>

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<p>Those weren’t too bad of scores, I think you’d be better off sending the ISEE to those schools.</p>

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<p>My SSAT overall percentile was 88, what is usually the norm for those schools? </p>

<p>For the ISEE, I’m just worried about the terrible verbal score, as 57 is pretty low…</p>

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<p>Well, it seems kind of 6 to 1. The ISEE had stronger math/reading scores, but your SSAT was more consistent and lacked the ‘bad’ SSAT score.</p>

<p>If you don’t mind eliminating Taft and Lawrenceville, than I’d use your ISEE - especially since you essays were supposedly strong.</p>

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<p>You can probably use either one and get the same reaction from the schools, but if I were you I would probably use the SSAT scores just because they are very consistent. For any of your reaches, however, I would use the ISEE scores because of your stellar scores, and maybe that will help you get noticed more.</p>

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<p>Why not send both?</p>

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<p>WHOOPS. I realized a typo… I meant “but your SSAT was more consistent and lacked the ‘bad’ <strong>verbal</strong> score”</p>

<p>I didn’t know you could send both? I don’t think you can.</p>

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<p>you can send multiple ssat scores, why can’t you send a ssat and isee score?</p>

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<p>there are pretty good</p>

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<p>i mean they are pretty good sorry</p>