Vocab and Reading!!!

kemmek
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:12:14 +0000

You can try [url=http://www.freerice.com]FreeRice[/url] as far as the vocabulary goes. If you do it for about 30 minutes or so a day for the next five days it will guaranteed come in handy on at least one or two (if not more) of the SSAT questions and if it helps even at all then I think that it’s worth the time.
Studies have shown that listenining to Classical music before standardized tests helps you perform better as it gets your mind working in like an orderly sort of way… HA I did it before the SSAT And I did pretty well!
Good luck. I can tell you, I’ve been on my friend’s facebook (she currently goes to Exeter) many times and they have this group called Phillips Exeter Academy Class of 2012, and there is one thread in their little discussion board where they all shared SSAT scores. Here are some direct quotes if it makes ya feel any better. (All people who got accepted):
"wow … 91% overall… (58% on the math!!! I’m proud to be probably the worst math student going into Exeter this fall.)… but 99% on the reading so it evens out "

“i dont think it matters that much at exeter cuz i got an 87% overall and my highest was a 91 in reading. wow guys way to make me feel DUMB… just kidding haha :-)”

“1. there is no cutoff. The admission can let you in if you think you had a good interview, liked your essays, or simply cuz Exeter gets money.
2. i got 93% overall. i once got 45% for Critical Reading. hehe XP”

…Don’t stress over the SSAT. They aren’t everything, and if you have good grades in school then the Admissions office will just assume you aren’t a good standardized test taker/didn’t study/ etc. and probably let it fly!