<p>@girlgeekmom and others,
I made a mistake and referred to elementary FAQ. My apologies. </p>
<p>Scoring method for middle and upper level can be found in the official [SSAT</a> Study Guide](<a href=“http://www.ssat.org/ssat/test/test-prep-orderguide.html"]SSAT”>http://www.ssat.org/ssat/test/test-prep-orderguide.html) or many other prep books. Or in the [SSAT</a> Student Registration Guide.](<a href=“http://www.ssat.org/files/FormStudentGuide/StudentGuide1112.pdf"]SSAT”>http://www.ssat.org/files/FormStudentGuide/StudentGuide1112.pdf) It’s last year’s but still the same. The answer to this specific question can be found in p. 6 under the heading, " Should You Guess?" It will also answer many other questions that CC folks might have.</p>
<p>As a token of my apology, you might want to take a look at this slide set, titled [“SSATB</a> Member Services Training.”](<a href=“http://www.ssat.org/membersite.nsf/AllDocs/Form-AM08-G-4/$File/SSATBServicesTraining.pdf"]"SSATB”>http://www.ssat.org/membersite.nsf/AllDocs/Form-AM08-G-4/$File/SSATBServicesTraining.pdf) I’m not sure whether it was meant for public consumption, but it’s posted on WWW without access control, so I think it’s a fair game to share:). Not only it explains how scores are calculated but also provides a glimpse into how member schools interpret and use SSAT scores. One suspicion of mine got confirmed:</p>
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<p>(*Bold face is my rendering.)</p>
<p>This tells you that if your SSAT scores are above a certain threshold, you don’t get much more benefits. It’s a tool to “differentiate among those” who are “very able prospective students.”</p>