<p>Got my score a while ago... 2118, 78 overall, 98 math, 70 reading and 35 verbal (ok i m not American)
applying for Hotchkiss, Deerfield, Concord, Choate Rosemary Hall, Dana Hall, and Lawrenceville...
Should i retake or what...? </p>
<p>Definitely retake, unless you’re amazing at some sport or EC.</p>
<p>Or even if you are, retake it.</p>
<p>I am still thinking… I am Chinese though = = verbal is my problem… very true, I am thinking doing the ISEE… </p>
<p>but my verbal is really bad = = no point retaking, score is going to come out the same.</p>
<p>Just mass study vocab for a couple of weeks, your score will improve. </p>
<p>… problem is I don’t have time</p>
<p>Isn’t the test in two weeks?</p>
<p>I feel like 78 is enough for Dana Hall though… true 2 weeks but too many things to do.</p>
<p>If you focus just on vocab, even for a week, you can raise that score. </p>
<p>right = = but I think I am not retaking… just give it a shot… I intend to apply for sophomore year anyway.</p>
<p>Mass memorize prefixes- each one normally pertains to more than one vocab and have a higher chance of being useful on the test. Trust me. It worksI(at least for me, I went from always getting 5-6 wrong to a perfect score)</p>
<p>Or Latin roots</p>
<p>If you’re not retaking it… You can consider these schools</p>
<p>Just FYI:::::::</p>
<p>SSATs when admitted-great info:</p>
<p>The data columns below are:
- Admit rate
- SSAT percentile
- SAT score
- Predicted SAT score as a function of SSAT
- how much higher the predicted SAT is vs actual SAT
- school name</p>
<p>32% 84% 2050 2007 43 Concord Academy
14% 84% 2018 2007 11 The Thacher School
35% 84% 1940 2007 -67 St. Mark’s School
22% 83% 2027 1996 31 Cate School
20% 83% 1935 1996 -61 The Taft School
27% 81% 1920 1975 -55 St. George’s School
32% 80% 1885 1964 -79 Hill School
70% 80% 1700 1964 -264 Verde Valley School
60% 80% 1697 1964 -267 Midland School
27% 79% 1935 1953 -18 The Loomis Chaffee
n/a 78% 2095 1942 153 Linden Hall (70% asian students)
53% 76% 1782 1921 -139 Wyoming Seminary Upper
29% 75% 1840 1910 -70 Blair Academy
28% 70% 1926 1856 70 Westminster School
48% 68% 1939 1834 105 Miss Porter’s School ** All girls
38% 68% 1939 1834 105 Cranbrook Schools **
40% 68% 1866 1834 32 Stevenson School
36% 66% 1950 1813 137 Emma Willard School ** All girls
40% 65% 1840 1802 38 Saint Andrew’s
45% 65% 1800 1802 -2 Holderness School
50% 65% 1732 1802 -70 Lawrence Academy
66% 65% 1675 1802 -127 The Ethel Walker
42% 65% 1628 1802 -174 Hawai’i Preparatory
36% 63% 1820 1780 40 Lake Forest Academy
75% 63% 1752 1780 -28 Colorado Rocky Mountain
39% 62% 1844 1770 74 Portsmouth Abbey **
35% 62% 1786 1770 16 Pomfret School
50% 61% 1827 1759 68 Westover School ** - All girls
33% 61% 1790 1759 31 The Williston Northampton
33% 60% 1860 1748 112 Asheville School **
48% 60% 1705 1748 -43 Avon Old Farms</p>
<p>@Halcyenbronte - Thacher’s SSAT is 87%, SAT (avg) is 2030, Admit rate is 13%, Attrition is less than 1%. While the school will ensure that an applicant has enough natural born abilities to handle the academic rigor, the admission’s team spends the bulk of its time focused on the myriad of other qualities that predict a great fit for the student and the school. </p>
<p>SSAT scores, while important on some level, pale in comparison to grades, teacher comments, what the student does with his or her time, and the interview. At Thacher, the interview is especially important and counts heavily. Admissions is not just a number-crunching exercise. Believe me when I tell you that if numbers were the big goal, Thacher could admit virtually all 99% SSAT kids. I’ve said this a million times before, but also pay attention to the attrition rate because it is an important factor in determining how successful the school is at creating a healthy, happy community. If a school loses 10% of its freshman class every year, for example, alarm bells should ring, at least in my opinion.</p>
<p>@Halcyenbronte
Just nitpicking, but a lot of the info seems to be outdated. </p>
<p>thx </p>
<p>@ThacherParent @mrnephew
Thanks for the advice.</p>
What year are you applying for? 9th or 10th? This is a factor that will be considered.
@ajsmiles12 9th, not 10th.