2011 Acceptance Letters

<p>will anyone that has in the past or in the next few weeks get accepted to a BS with low SSAT scores please post and tell how low the SSAT score was. I have been reading a lot of post and it seems the majority of the people that posts scores are mostly in the 90's with few in the 70's and 80's. I want to know if anyone scored significantly lower and got accepted.</p>

<p>Why are you freaking out about low scores now???
To answer your question, yes, but it depends on the school.
You wont get into a GLADCHEMMS w/ a very low score. However, you could get into a school w/ average ssat of 40% or below/rolling admissions. A 3rd tier school will be a good match.</p>

<p>i have been worried since i recieved my scores</p>

<p>Alright, don’t lose sleep. There’s a school for everybody. Lots of schools have rolling admissions. So if you don’t get into any school on M10, start contacting the rolling admissions schools. Do you have any hooks? Are you full pay?</p>

<p>no hooks unless you count a great gpa and live in a small town.</p>

<p>maybe to full pay, don’t what the financial aid cut off is for household income.</p>

<p>W/out naming the town, is it a state that is underrepresented? GPA is good, how about your recs?</p>

<p>don’t know if the state is underepresented. i don’t know of anyone that goes to a BS or even talk about it at least in my town. When I tested there were only a few that were testing for a boarding school the rest were testing for a prep school in the state. The top 10 BS did visit my state for a workshop though.</p>

<p>don’t have any recs. the town is that small, 1 high school with a lot of students so many can’t participate in a sport unless you’re just that great. I do participate in clubs that are academic though.</p>

<p>I PMed you</p>

<p>do you know what states are considered under represented? If so which ones are?</p>

<p>what does that mean?</p>

<p>It means that they don’t have anyone from a certain state(or country) so they can only say that they have students from Xnumber (and a list of names) of states at the school. So if they admit someone from a new state they can say that they have X+1number of states and add the name of state to their list and that makes them look better(more diverse, multi-cultural). </p>

<p>How low exactly are your scores? Are they well below the average of the schools you applied to? Did you apply to any back-up schools?</p>

<p>If you want to find out whether your state is underrepresented you can most likely find a list of states which the they have pupils from on your applicant schools’ websites, and see whether your state is on that list. However it may not be too accurate; When I interviewed at XYZ school I asked my interviewer if they had any students from my country at the school. He said that they did have one, a senior. But that means that next year he will be gone and my country underrepresented again so my being of XYZ nationality is still a hook.</p>

<p>dont worry its not all about SSATs. my friend at SPS knows a girl who got like 30% overall and shes there!</p>

<p>You could apply to some schools that will accept you. I know of one, and it’s called Vermont Academy. It’s in Vermont obviously, with a 50% average SSAT percentile (according to Boarding School Review). Also Avon Old Farms, Brooks School, Canterbury School, Trinity Pawling etc. boardingschoolreview.com has information that may be outdated but is still relevant.</p>

<p>I know that Vermont Academy is rolling, as is Avon and Trinity.</p>

<p>thanks that helps, but how did she get in with onl a 30% what did she have that the school liked?</p>

<p>thanks I am just hoping that I get accepted.</p>

<p>Guys, SSAT scores are in my opinion at least one of the least significant aspects of your application. I got into Exeter, Waitlisted at Deerfield, and Rejected at Andover with an overall average 70%, and I currently attend Exeter. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, TRUST ME(:</p>

<p>70% is way better than a 30%. I was just wondering what else made the student standout with a SSAT score of 30%</p>

<p>I have a 9th grader at a HADES school. Everything was great other than SSAT–mid 60s. But now, one yr in, an honor role student.</p>

<p>My view is you get one area to be average in, and you better hope you can explain it away. </p>

<p>Here are other particulars: </p>

<p>did not apply for FA
athlete (Varsity as 9th grader in 2 sports)
Interviews very well.</p>

<p>On that last pt, i don’t think there’s anything more important than the interview. Can your kid have a conversations with an adult. Not well rehearsed answers, but just talk’s freely, confidently, and intelligently. We NEVER rehearsed for the interview. No last minute “oh and remember to…” before walking in.</p>

<p>I have another kid applying to same schools as 10th grader this yr. Almost identical circumstances. This time we’re applying for FA. We’ll see if my theory lasts until the end of the week.</p>